09-23-2011, 10:38 AM | #5501 |
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09-23-2011, 10:40 AM | #5502 |
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I'm so confused. If MU is holding offers from SEC, ACC, B1g, and the PAC-n, why do they even bother staying in the B12? If Texas is allegedly sucking the life out of the conference and nobody thinks it will even be around in another few years, why not just go for the better offer?
Also, I thought conferences didn't invite teams.
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09-23-2011, 10:43 AM | #5503 |
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Do you see the ACC adding two more (Rutgers and UConn)?
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09-23-2011, 10:48 AM | #5504 | |
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09-23-2011, 10:59 AM | #5505 |
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Totally unscientific with no sources, but it makes sense to me. That said, if you're the ACC, you can just sit back and wait. It's not like the SEC or Big 10 are coming knocking for them so they're yours whenever you want them. But, who knows, maybe something odd will kick loose and you'll try to snag someone else as maybe Texas decides they want to go there or at least use the conference for possible leverage. I don't think there's any hurry SI
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09-23-2011, 11:33 AM | #5507 |
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I don't think it happens, for quite some time, unless other conferences make the jump to 16, some of the current ACC schools get poached by the Big Ten or SEC, or Notre Dame somehow decides the ACC is their best fit. The current mood on UConn seems to be that they are being blocked by Boston College. There is some bad blood between the school related to the 2003 move (UConn had invested a lot of money to move up to DI and they were probably the most aggressive and outspoken in the lawsuit against the defecting teams) and the simple fact that they are the two primary New England schools (and UConn seemed to rapidly pass by the more established BC). I read somewhere that they inquired and were told that they could join if they partner with Notre Dame, which is a not so subtle way of saying, "NO!" Outisde of the early talk of the ACC quickly moving to 16, which died down after a few days and now appears to have mostly been blog speculation, Rutgers seems to have been left out of all the conversations. They seem to have that Missouri-dynamic going on, where they look good in a pair with a strong partner or in a group of additions, but can't seem to get enough traction on their own. As an aside, with the addition of Pitt and Syracuse, Penn State has been mentioned a little bit. I read today that the Big Ten has had a deal in place since 2007 that signs away all of their media rights for 20-years. So, if Penn State were to leave, they could not earn any television revenue until 2027. That should put that rumor to bed. |
09-23-2011, 12:27 PM | #5508 |
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I get the feeling that the ACC wants to take UConn right NOW, but that would force them to add another team to balance it out, and no one is really high on Rutgers - which is the only other team in the Big East the ACC would even consider.
The plan is to sit back and wait for ND to finally get fed up with the Big East and see what they do. If they say yes to the ACC, then they invite UConn and they're done. If ND stays independent or goes B1G, then the hand-wringing begins. I think UConn is going to join without a doubt. Not now, maybe not next year, but they're in - it's just a matter of finding a partner for them. |
09-23-2011, 01:47 PM | #5509 |
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Any truth to the rumor that hours after the UN accepts Palestine's membership application, Mizzou will be taken in as well?
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09-23-2011, 02:07 PM | #5510 |
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I heard rumor that Palestine really wants East Jerusalem, but to balance things out, they've made an unofficial offer to Missouri .
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09-23-2011, 02:23 PM | #5511 |
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09-23-2011, 02:25 PM | #5512 |
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Has one school ever had invitations to join every single conference at the same time? Inconceivable!
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09-23-2011, 02:39 PM | #5513 | |
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09-23-2011, 02:45 PM | #5514 |
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I would have thought a better League joke for the Big XII (IX?) right now would be the League of Nations
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09-23-2011, 02:46 PM | #5515 | |
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09-23-2011, 03:03 PM | #5516 |
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09-23-2011, 03:56 PM | #5517 |
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I think Missouri has an Ivy League invite too, but the rumor is that it's contingent on Oxford starting a football program (my sources say that Cambridge and Wellesley already declined the invite)
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09-23-2011, 05:30 PM | #5519 | |
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Interestingly enough, I read a story written by a Baltimore Sun reporter who says that the ACC isn't as high on UConn as the UConn PR machine is making it sound. |
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09-23-2011, 05:32 PM | #5520 | |
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While UConn adds basketball cred, it's not like the ACC is hurting in that regard. A school with a better football rep would likely benefit them more.
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09-23-2011, 06:00 PM | #5521 | |
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See, you know what this keeps reminding me of? If you've read the Song of Ice and Fire, think about the backstory for Brienne of Tarth. Does that sound familiar at all? I'm as big a fan of Mizzou athletics as any of the others here (although probably more understated in that love than some), but that's exactly the vibe this thread gives me. |
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09-23-2011, 08:10 PM | #5522 |
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I was thinking you were gonna compare MBBF to George R.R. Martin. "Next book's coming out soon, I swear... just need to untie the Meereen knot... one more chapter to go... everything's finalized, I can't give the release date yet, but it's definitely happening."
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09-23-2011, 09:25 PM | #5523 | |
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what?? No way that could be true. There's no way a college PR machine would do that. Next you're going to tell me a school would start rumors about several other conferences being interested in it at one time. |
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09-25-2011, 06:13 PM | #5525 |
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Man I cant believe no one is talking about ANYthing on this subject
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09-25-2011, 06:58 PM | #5527 |
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09-25-2011, 07:26 PM | #5528 |
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Im afraid this thread is going to die.
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09-25-2011, 07:54 PM | #5529 |
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09-27-2011, 10:57 AM | #5531 |
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SEC: No plans to add 14th team when A&M joins - NCAA Football - CBSSports.com
You can't keep making statements like this and then turn around and add a school that's been widely rumored for weeks. I mean, you can, but then you look pretty stupid. Then again, this is the conference employing Bobby Petrino and Nick Saban, so...
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09-27-2011, 11:24 AM | #5532 |
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Well, who's more likely to look stupid? The SEC or WVU?
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09-27-2011, 11:25 AM | #5533 |
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More gubernatorial shenanigans in the ACC:
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09-27-2011, 11:47 AM | #5534 | |
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Eh... Not saying the WVU rumor has any validity to it, but didn't the SEC deny the A&M stuff right up until it was official? Didn't the ACC say they had no interest in expansion right up until Pitt and Syracuse were accepted? To me it's no different than all of the coaches that have "no interest" in leaving X school (and/or the Dolphins in Nick Saban's case) and leave 2 weeks later. |
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09-27-2011, 11:57 AM | #5535 |
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I don't know... the length of time this has been going on, coupled with the fact that all of these issues have basically been resolved across the country, make it feel a little different at this point. It'd be one thing if there was chaos still going on, but things seem to be settling down, so you either grab one of the two or three easily accessible teams who can move right now, or you sit on your hands until someone makes the next move.
I just think if it's going to be Mizzou or WVU, making a statement like this is ridiculous, since everyone knows they want in and are available. Nothing will have changed between now and then. Now, if they're looking at ND or FSU or VT, etc., then I can understand a "circumstances have changed" alibi. Otherwise, shit or get off the pot, as my dad says.
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Hows this for the rumor mill...if it matters..
BYU has an official offer from the Big XII.....they are hashing over the details right now. Sticking points...Sunday Play (rumor is it has been met) BYUtv rebroadcast rights (falls under third tier and should be ok) Not pissing of the WCC (Commissioner of WCC knew this might happen and stated as much and their would be no blocking on their end) The rumor mill also states one thing that is helpful for all schools involved is bringing in the existing BYU deal with ESPN and spreading that wealth to the conference members which is currently being negotiated as well. Now I won't jump up and down and cheer...or anything else...I want this to happen just for the trek to the cartman house and Salt Lick BBQ when we play in Austin..
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I never understood why Sunday play was an issue; my guess is that's the other sports, right? Not so much the football program as the other sports which could, conceivably, get scheduled on a Sunday. |
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09-27-2011, 03:41 PM | #5538 |
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Does Texas het a bigger chunk of the BYU/ESPN money then everyone else. They saved the BigXII, you know.
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09-27-2011, 03:45 PM | #5539 |
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The contract proceeds are being diverted to Missouri to keep them from leaving, of course.
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I know basketball is a big deal, probably a lot of the smaller sports also. (Weekend baseball series, gymnastics meets...) |
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09-27-2011, 08:44 PM | #5541 | |
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Yes, most of the other sports have sunday games as well as championships. There was a big to do about their Women's Rugby Team walking away from either the Championship game or Semi-Final game because it was on a Sunday...and being fine with their decision.
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09-27-2011, 10:28 PM | #5543 |
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Tough to link on the phone but sportspickle.com has a copy of he SEC and Big East conference applications that's worth a look.
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09-27-2011, 11:15 PM | #5546 |
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I don't really like the moves, but it would replace zero BCS wins in the last decade with 5 BCS wins. Only two appearances by the four departures in that time period.
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09-27-2011, 11:33 PM | #5547 |
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Personally I don't think so, and there's no bigger booster for Boise than me. A big reason: outside football, Boise is awful. They will get pounded in most sports. Any basketball win would be a huge upset.
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09-27-2011, 11:50 PM | #5548 | |
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After a 22-13 season last year? 2 CBI appearances in the last 3 years (yeah, I know it's weak but still better than nothing at all). I wouldn't think they're what you'd call real good exactly but I'd think they'd win 2-4 games a year just based on the travel hangover the opponents could have alone. Am I missing something here?
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09-28-2011, 12:06 AM | #5549 |
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Yeah, they're still an above average D1 program. Better than Texas Tech and Oklahoma. I don't see why they couldn't have competed with Iowa State, OK State, and Baylor last year. Won't finish near the top or anything, but won't be embarrasing themselves either.
And BYU would have been the 3rd best team in that conference last year. Last edited by RainMaker : 09-28-2011 at 12:07 AM. |
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I might just having a curmudgeon moment here, but I hope that if Boise joins a BCS conference they make them get rid of that god-damn awful gimmicky blue turf.
It was cool for a while, and it got you noticed, but trying to watch players in blue run around on the same shade of blue turf for a whole game gets old real quick. And god help me if Eastern Washington ever plays a team I'm interested in because I think I'm going to have a seizure. Bah, grumble, humbug. |
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