Lol. Just giving you the same business I give to my buddy who is a Texas fan. :nod:Quote:
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Lol. Just giving you the same business I give to my buddy who is a Texas fan. :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by bdoughty
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What is ironic about all this too me, is logistically none of this makes sense. They don't want a playoff because kids would miss too much school, yet to play some of these teams would have miss a day or more for travel to play these "regular" season games.
This is such a money grab and hypocritical its ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by bdoughty
Oh you know damn good and well there are no playoffs because means potentially less money in their eyes. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by oweb26
Oh yeah I know and any rational person knows, but now that argument doesn't even hold up.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
Good for the Pac-12! To hell with those greedy fuckers.
Ya...Texas seems to be pissing everyone off. I think schools should do what's best for them but sometimes being a good partner is what's best for them.
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It seems like Pac-12 has stabilzed things. If they would have grabbed those four schools, then chaos would have ensued. It truly would have been a game of musical chairs.
OU and OSU just need to leave for the SEC. The SEC can pick up one more school and you have your super conference. T-Sippers can stay in the Big 12 with Tech and pickup SMU, Rice, Houston and some other scrubs so they can feel invincible.
Been that way for a long time.Quote:
This is such a money grab and hypocritical its ridiculous.
I think someone here already posted this, but the NCAA, ESPN, the bowls, schools, etc. is just a big money-making suckhole:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...ngle_page=true
East Carolina applies to join Big East.
East Carolina of Conference USA announced on Wednesday it has applied for membership in the Big East Conference.
"While we have formalized our interest in Big East Conference membership as a viable option, ECU will remain focused on competing at the highest level through the efforts of Conference USA," chancellor Steve Ballard and athletic director Terry Holland said in a statement Wednesday.
The Big East is regrouping after Syracuse and Pittsburgh joined the Atlantic Coast Conference.
A source told ESPN's Joe Schad on Tuesday that the Big East's initial expansion targets would be the service academies -- Army, Navy, and Air Force -- with Central Florida and East Carolina as second-tier possibilities.
The Associated Press, citing a person with knowledge of the discussions, reported Wednesday that Navy and Air Force are the top choices, but as football-only members.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity on Wednesday because the conference does not want to publicly disclose its plans.
Navy is an independent and Air Force plays in the Mountain West Conference.
Leaders from the Big East football schools and TCU, which is to enter the league in 2012, met with commissioner John Marinatto in Manhattan on Tuesday night. All the league's members, including the eight nonfootball-playing schools, committed to recruit new members.
But the league's status is still less than stable, especially with another piece of the realignment puzzle missing.
Once Texas A&M makes a clean break from the Big 12, the SEC will be at 13 teams, and likely looking for No. 14. Missouri seemed a candidate, but Big 12 officials are working to save that league.
There has been speculation the SEC could have West Virginia of the Big East as a target to be the 14th school.
"As I stated before, WVU is an excellent flagship, land-grant University, with national-caliber athletic and academic programs," West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck said in a statement Wednesday. "We are, and will remain, a national player in college athletics."
There also has to be concern in the Big East that the ACC could come back for more of its members.
A source with direct knowledge of the meeting told ESPN.com's Andy Katz that UConn didn't commit to remain in the Big East and is still actively pursuing membership in the ACC.
UConn president Susan Herbst addressed her school's future in a statement released Wednesday.
"The past several days have magnified the period of instability that exists today in the world of college athletics. I want to say thank you to all of our loyal supporters and fans of UConn and our athletic programs for their patience during this time," she said. "Please know that we will always do what is in the best interests for the University of Connecticut."
West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck commented on Tuesday night's Big East meeting in a statement released Wednesday.
"The group concluded the meeting with a strategy to recruit top level BCS-caliber institutions that match the league's strong athletic and academic histories and traditions," Lucks said. "As I stated before, WVU is an excellent flagship, land-grant university, with national-caliber athletic and academic programs. We are, and will remain, a national player in college athletics. The conference office will coordinate any further discussion on this issue."
Villanova, a Colonial Athletic Association team in football that won the FCS championship in 2009, wants to be considered as a candidate for the Big East, according to a source. The Wildcats already are in the Big East in basketball.
But the source said that with the Big 12 likely staying intact, at least nine schools other than the Huskies may have to wait for the ACC to decide if it will add two more schools to extend the league's membership to 16.
"The ACC is the preferred place for (Connecticut)," the source said. "That hasn't changed."
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Wednesday he doesn't foresee involvement from congressional leaders in current issues facing college athletics.
"I don't think the universities need any advice from Congress about how to run their business," McConnell, a Louisville alumnus, told ESPN.com's Pat Forde. "I have concerns about it, but I'm not an expert on why the universities are doing what they're doing. I assume it is in their own best interests. From a fan perspective, it is a little perplexing. I don't know what's going to happen to traditional rivalries when they're traveling thousands of miles to play."
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Adios Dan Beebe.
I don't mind losing Syracuse and Pitt if we add Navy, Air Force, ECU, and maybe Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Iowa State, and UCF. The Big East could easily go to 14-16 schools if it needed to to keep up with the Super Conference stuff if the Big 12 collapses and the Pac-12 and/or SEC come along to scavenge up teams.
Shoot, with this list of schools, I'd be fine with WVU staying in the Big East:
WVU
Rutgers
Louisville
Cincinnati
USF
Connecticut
UCF
Baylor
Kansas
Kansas State
Navy
Air Force
ECU
Iowa State
TCU
That's a pretty decent 15 teams. Throw in Boise State or Houston and you have yourself a nice split for conference setup:
East
WVU
Connecticut
USF
UCF
Rutgers
Navy
Louisville
ECU
West
Cincinnati
Air Force
TCU
Boise State/Houston
Baylor
Kansas
Kansas State
Iowa State
Fake Chuck Neinas had a farewell for Fake Dan Beebe.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
https://twitter.com/#!/ChuckNeinas/s...93535553630208
Hey @DanBeebe could you be a dear and set the thermostat to 61 on the way out. Leave the bowl of Werthers.
Fake twitter is serious business.
Oh Mors...
We now have us a headhunter as commish. The Big 12 just got off life support.
Now let's Super Size The Big 12 add 4 more and have a TRUE Big 16.
North
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas St
BYU
Air Force
Cincinnati
Notre Dame
Iowa State
South
Oklahoma
Oklahoma St
Texas
Texas Tech
Baylor
Houston
SMU
TCU
...while Texas still gets to rake in the cash and keep it :D
They can keep making the money, we will continue dominating the BIG 12 in football.
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Originally Posted by bdoughty
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I'm going to give it until February or March before this all starts again. Unless the SEC does agree to add Missouri, then all bets are off.