2011 College Football Thread

[bdoughty]

They have to finish out their contract with the BIG 12 or pay a big fine. They might have some inside deal with the SEC to finish out their contract while the SEC works on getting other schools.

[bdoughty]

Good news for anyone playing the Longhorns this year. Gilbert Grape is once again the starter for the Shorthorns.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...r-vs-rice-owls

[jaymo76]

Found this and




also

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...cording-report

Big 12 officials expect Texas A&M to announce within the next week that it plans to leave the conference.

This "feature" needs to be in Madden 13!!!

[bdoughty]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...new-conference

Texas A&M, which has been in the Big 12 since its founding in 1996, said it will submit an application to join another, unspecified conference. If accepted, Texas A&M will leave the Big 12, effective June 30, 2012.

[SmoothPancakes]

Big East, Pac-12 or SEC. Those are the only ones I see them leaving the Big 12 for. The Big Ten and ACC won't take them, and they would never drop from the Big 12 down to the MWC or C-USA.

[morsdraconis]

10 team Big East would be great. I'd love that, very much so, but I don't see it happening.

[bdoughty]

Looks like OU might be saying piss off to UT and the Longhorn Network.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...le-conferences

[morsdraconis]

Good. Make Texas move to being an Independent.

[bdoughty]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...ed-source-says

The concept of the Pac-16 is again being actively discussed by Pac-12 officials as well as officials at Oklahoma and Texas, a source close to the situation told ESPN's Joe Schad.

The source said those schools know the opportunity to join the Pac-12 is their decision. Oklahoma State is expected to follow Oklahoma's lead and Texas Tech is a possibility as the fourth school. The Longhorn Network is a potentially complicating factor but Pac-12 officials believe the parties could work through that.

[Nothingface]

Yikes. Georgia looks like some paint job you'd see on Forza 3. Didn't get a look at what Boise looks like.

[jaymo76]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...ed-source-says

The concept of the Pac-16 is again being actively discussed by Pac-12 officials as well as officials at Oklahoma and Texas, a source close to the situation told ESPN's Joe Schad.

The source said those schools know the opportunity to join the Pac-12 is their decision. Oklahoma State is expected to follow Oklahoma's lead and Texas Tech is a possibility as the fourth school. The Longhorn Network is a potentially complicating factor but Pac-12 officials believe the parties could work through that.

I think a lot of the charm with college football will die with these so-called super conferences. My .02c