t_BuckeyeScott;1713658; said:
Well we'll know today, or atleast we'll know if Orangebloods.com actually has credible sources.
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Well we'll know today, or atleast we'll know if Orangebloods.com actually has credible sources.
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woofermazing;1713664; said:
Omaha paper says Friday announcement for Nebraska although I'm sure the leaks will only get louder if it's true.
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Husker fans think it's a done deal and are asking if getting the Big Ten network means they won't have to PPV games anymore.woofermazing;1713664; said:
Come to think of it, BTN A/V editors are probably splicing up the '83 Orange Bowl to run on "The Big Ten's Greatest Games" as we speak.
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woofermazing;1713664; said:
Living in Austin, I hope this crap ends soon. The local sport talk is all guys who work at Orangebloods, they think are Woodward and Bernstein on this subject.
I'd love for Texas and aTm to join the Big Ten, but man they are arrogant and IMHO the PAC 16 will be just as crappy as the PAC 10 & the Big 12 now. USC, OK, and UT will always be near the top, every once in a while you'll get someone else rising up. Probably could say the same for the Big 10. I hope it ends soon so they can get back to their man crush on Garret Gilbert and everyone else on the UT team which will go undefeated
sorry for the rant :osu:
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AuTX Buckeye;1713679; said:
I've had similar thoughts recently. I really don't know what the Pac-10 has to offer Texas. They don't get the Eastern time zone coverage that they crave, their academics are not uplifted, and it's a completely different culture.
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AuTX Buckeye;1713679; said:
Being in Austin, what's your opinion on the whole "Tech Problem?" Is UT really being forced to take Tech and Baylor by the legislature against their will and would prefer to go somewhere by themselves or only with Aggy, or are they really manipulating the whole process so that they bring along a firm block of rubber stamp votes to support them in conference matters?
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AuTX, what do your longhorn friends think of expansion? I know the Texas boards used to prefer the B10 and now the P10, but I'm curious what the less-informed fan thinks of all of this. Message boarders don't reflect the average fan very accurately.
To me, the pac-10 will be about like the big 12, Texas, OU and some other teams who pop up occasionally unless USC can find a way to remain as dominant as the mid-00s under Petey.
LA fans do not support their team unless they are dominant. If USC becomes the Colorado or Nebraska of the Pac-16 - make the CCG frequently to lose - that stadium will be emptying in a hurry.
To me, the pac-10 will be about like the big 12, Texas, OU and some other teams who pop up occasionally unless USC can find a way to remain as dominant as the mid-00s under Petey.
LA fans do not support their team unless they are dominant. If USC becomes the Colorado or Nebraska of the Pac-16 - make the CCG frequently to lose - that stadium will be emptying in a hurry.
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They can always put up more giant cardboard cutouts of past player jerseys. They might consider adding a NCAA violator section.jwinslow;1713690; said:
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ghost of tibor;1713543; said:
I think it should be really important to any expansion candidate. Only a school like Texas would think they can do just as well on their own, and they'd still be stupid for it anyways. When Notre Dame got the offer to join the Big Ten in 1999, the faculty voted on joining the CIC with a resounding yes. They still wanted in the CIC after they alumni and fan base went bat[censored] crazy and they declined the Big Ten invite, but we said no.
It's a ton of money, the 12 schools together account for $6 billion in research revenue, no other league can comes close to that. There aren't many schools that compare to what all of ours average in research revenue. Member schools account for 15% of the PhD's awarded every year. I think CIC membership is far more valuable to any school and their state than the athletic money being discussed.
ORD_Buckeye;1713671; said:
Colorado is supposed to make a big announcement today also.
http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1092201
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The "Tech" issue is turning into the "Tech/Baylor" issue. Personally I don't think the legistlature is letting UT & A&M go anywhere without them, but stranger things have happened. To much revenue to be lost for the state (I think we have a 18 Billion dollar shortfall, on the plus side still no state income tax).
The alumni bases and fans from UT and A&M would prefer to dump them. As far as the local fans go, they seem not to care as long as they put the screws to the BIG 12/OK/anyone else to get more money. I think they would be more excited about going to LA and the west coast for a while, but that would wear out and I don't think there alumni bases are big there. It honestly seems to me Texas doesn't want to move, they like being the biggest fish in a small pond. They want to keep bullying the BIG 12 into giving them a bigger share of the revenue.
Caveat I don't have a whole host of UT friends, this place is a melting pot because of all the tech companies.
Jwinslow - I agree completely PAC 16 will be just as weak as the PAC 10 & BIG 12, They wont be able to get any more money from TV because they don't have anything inside the Eastern (god's time as a friend once called it) timezone. The guys on the radio keep mention UCLA,Standford, Cal, Washington, as being on the rise, but like you said, West Coast fans are more fickle than anyone, they only support winners, if you aint winning then we're headed to the beach or to hug a tree somewhere.
I've kinda stopped listening to the sport talk here because of alot of this... i'll try to keep listening to see what else they have to say... incase your interested the website is ESPN Austin
I will give the local guys some credit, they do occasionally mention the academic side of this, which I have to believe will play a bigger role than anyone is saying... I'm not quite sure how the Big Ten and the Pac 10 stack up as far as rankings and research money goes.
The alumni bases and fans from UT and A&M would prefer to dump them. As far as the local fans go, they seem not to care as long as they put the screws to the BIG 12/OK/anyone else to get more money. I think they would be more excited about going to LA and the west coast for a while, but that would wear out and I don't think there alumni bases are big there. It honestly seems to me Texas doesn't want to move, they like being the biggest fish in a small pond. They want to keep bullying the BIG 12 into giving them a bigger share of the revenue.
Caveat I don't have a whole host of UT friends, this place is a melting pot because of all the tech companies.
Jwinslow - I agree completely PAC 16 will be just as weak as the PAC 10 & BIG 12, They wont be able to get any more money from TV because they don't have anything inside the Eastern (god's time as a friend once called it) timezone. The guys on the radio keep mention UCLA,Standford, Cal, Washington, as being on the rise, but like you said, West Coast fans are more fickle than anyone, they only support winners, if you aint winning then we're headed to the beach or to hug a tree somewhere.
I've kinda stopped listening to the sport talk here because of alot of this... i'll try to keep listening to see what else they have to say... incase your interested the website is ESPN Austin
I will give the local guys some credit, they do occasionally mention the academic side of this, which I have to believe will play a bigger role than anyone is saying... I'm not quite sure how the Big Ten and the Pac 10 stack up as far as rankings and research money goes.
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CleveBucks;1713763; said:
That fits with what is being hinted at by reliable insiders on Mizzou's pay site. Also the last month Mizzou has been exceptionally quite. I've never seen MU so good at keeping news from leaking out. I'm guessing that has something to do with the Big Ten conference.
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Here in Austin as well. Heard yesterday on KLBJ jeff ward show that gov Perry (an aggie) prefers the SEC for A&m. He is supposedly meeting with UT & AtM presidents by the end of the week...
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