General College Sports Talk

[SmoothPancakes]

kinda begs the question as to how they havent been penalized yet?

My thoughts exactly.

The big thing, this is going to get confusing as to who would be banned from postseason play in each sport. Taking UAB as example. Their 2010 multi-year APR scores, they'd be banned from bowls in football due to a 887 APR, they'd be banned from the NCAA tournament in basketball due to their 825 APR, but they would qualify for the baseball postseason with a 958 APR. It's going to get confusing fast trying to go school by school to figure out who is banned and who isn't in each individual sport every year.

[SmoothPancakes]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...sioux-nickname

While this issue has been going on for years now, I am still so sick of this fucking PC bullshit. The entire NCAA and their "brilliant" ideas can go fuck themselves.

[baseballplyrmvp]

so the SEC doesnt want a&m?

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...s-options-open

[bdoughty]

I doubt they ever did. A&M is just butthurt that Texas got it's own network. Why would anyone want A&M? Football is usually the #1 reason a school is wanted and outside a few years they have been at the bottom of the Big 12 South. Texas Tech has owned them 11-5 since 1995 although they did lose the last two.

[psusnoop]

I doubt they ever did. A&M is just butthurt that Texas got it's own network. Why would anyone want A&M? Football is usually the #1 reason a school is wanted and outside a few years they have been at the bottom of the Big 12 South. Texas Tech has owned them 11-5 since 1995 although they did lose the last two.

But they do have a Texas market that helps any conference out and that is a factor big time.

[cdj]

But they do have a Texas market that helps any conference out and that is a factor big time.

When Nebraska bolted for the B1G last year, there was a lot of articles stating the SEC really wanted to get into Texas somehow. I still think A&M ends up there.

The regents gave the TAMU president the authority to investigate conference realignment this afternoon. He said he has been in contact with the SEC since 7/21. It's just a matter of time now as well as the SEC deciding who else to add and/or when to do so.

EDIT - Now there are reports from A&M sources saying the SEC is looking to expand to 16 teams. Hello, super-conferences!

[psusnoop]

When Nebraska bolted for the B1G last year, there was a lot of articles stating the SEC really wanted to get into Texas somehow. I still think A&M ends up there.

The regents gave the TAMU president the authority to investigate conference realignment this afternoon. He said he has been in contact with the SEC since 7/21. It's just a matter of time now as well as the SEC deciding who else to add and/or when to do so.

EDIT - Now there are reports from A&M sources saying the SEC is looking to expand to 16 teams. Hello, super-conferences!

Yea I'm interested to see how fast super conferences take shape once the SEC moves on this.

I like yourself think Texas A&M not getting the support on Sunday was just SEC figuring out who else to invite with them.

[SmoothPancakes]

Yea I'm interested to see how fast super conferences take shape once the SEC moves on this.

I like yourself think Texas A&M not getting the support on Sunday was just SEC figuring out who else to invite with them.

Yep, they're not going to make a move until they have at least one more team 100% on board to bring in at the same time as Texas A&M. They're not going to bring them in now, and set themselves up as only 13 teams next year, and then try and start searching for and try to get a 14th team to come and join them. They're going to have everything laid out, worked out, planned, and all the back door lawyer crap done and paperwork signed before official invitations are extended to anyone.

[bdoughty]

This is where the Big 12 screwed up. They should have gone after TCU and Houston to replace Nebraska and Colorado. It also would have given them schools in the DFW and Houston markets.

[SmoothPancakes]

This is where the Big 12 screwed up. They should have gone after TCU and Houston to replace Nebraska and Colorado. It also would have given them schools in the DFW and Houston markets.

At that point, they may as well just call themselves the Big Texas Conference. It already is since clearly Texas is running the show, and everyone else is just sucking on their teat. Sure, Oklahoma and others can make it sound like they're also running the show as well, but clearly everyone in the present day Big 12 is nothing but Texas' bitch when it comes to the shape and stability of the conference.

[cdj]

I agree, bdoughty. If they don't make some moves (and very soon) they might find themselves losing more top programs (such as Oklahoma and Oklahoma State to Pac-12 or SEC) on the road to becoming a non-BCS conference or wiped out completely.

[bdoughty]

OU is just sitting back and watching to see what happens. OU can pick and choose as they please. The teams that are shitting in their britches are Texas Tech and Baylor (in the South). I think Oklahoma State will follow OU wherever they go and with T Boone Pickens and his pocketbook they will look attractive to any conference.

[cdj]

The entire remnants of the North division are probably scared to death as well. Mizzou probably thinks they have a B1G invite in their cards at some point down the line, but the rest may be screwed. Kansas may get a Big East invite (based upon bball alone), but Kansas State and especially Iowa State may be left in the cold (read: MAC).

[bdoughty]

I doubt anyone would end up in the MAC. I would not wish that on anyone.

There is always the C-USA where Baylor and Tech would be a good fit, joining Rice, SMU and Houston

The MWC could add Kansas, KSU and possibly Iowa State. A couple good basketball teams in the conference already (UNLV, New Mexico) and the last thing the Big East needs is more basketball teams.

Missouri is still in talks with the SEC and B1G but could also end up in the MWC.

Tons of options that are making my head hurt processing them all. Thankfully NCAA 12 gives me the option to play out every scenario.

[SmoothPancakes]

Yep, pretty much anyone left out in the cold from the Big 12 would have an invite to the MWC long before they'd ever go to the MAC. C-USA could have a shot at some the Texas schools like bdoughty said, but most likely anyone not going to the Pac-12, Big 10, or SEC, would be calling the MWC their new home.

[JBHuskers]

A Kentucky farmer ... or a KY Farmer carves a corn maze of Calipari.

[morsdraconis]

[JBHuskers]

I wonder if you make it through the maze, Calipari hands you a check.

[psuexv]

That's crazy, if it's real that's some wicked talented man with a tractor.

[JBHuskers]

That's crazy, if it's real that's some wicked talented man with a tractor.

Something tells me that's not the first time you've uttered that phrase