UT, A&M Petition Big10 for Inclusion
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HuskerfaninOkieland
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Right now, Nebraska is like the new hot stud quarterback that every cheerleader in school wants to date. The remaining teams from the Big 12-1 are like the Omega Moo's. They'll get a date to the prom but it'll be out of pity.
Mike N
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Hmmmmm....OK, point taken. But if wishes were fishes...........
One unspoken reason for no Texas in the Big 10 is that the high dollar TexasExes that travel would rather go to the coast than anywhere in the Big 10. No, it's not the deciding factor. But it counts.
This thing really needs to be put out of its misery. dedhoarse
(And I do so hope I'm right! :facepalm: )
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HuskerfaninOkieland
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http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/MYSA081405_2N_SWCmain_1ca3d21_html8522.html?showFullArticle=y
That's the best article I found. It also sounds as though the schools in the conference were turning in each other for cheating, but I haven't found much in the way of specifics. Considering that Arkansas wasn't hit by sanctions and that Texas nudged Arkansas out, I'm not sure you should be giving Arkansas the Voldemort treatment.
muffler dragon
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It's not even a matter of wishes. It's a matter of playing chess to see how the game proceeds.
I don't believe it's unexpected that while Dodds thinks of the athletic department Powers considers the universal aspects of Texas. Texas is a money maker. The Big Ten Network is a money maker. Couple them together for a HUGE money maker.
Furthermore, the Big Ten is academically the superior choice for Texas. It's the next best thing to the Ivy Leagues.
I read a lengthy post this evening that spoke about Chip Brown. In essence, Chip Brown still serves a purpose. Right now, it could very well to be the mouthpiece of disinformation. Texas doesn't need to move in an expedient fashion; however, whatever moves they may or may not be making will probably be best served without public knowledge. Thus, Chip is probably being told things; however, whether they're correct or not is debatable. One key point that is just a shot in this regard is when Chip stated the Texas and the Big Ten haven't been in contact. Equine Excrement. Everyone is privy to the email from Gordan Gee that discussed the "Tech" problem, and the contact he made to Powers.
I'm not saying that what I have heard is gospel. I'm not even saying that it's got a great possibility of occurring; however, I do believe it's just as valid as anything that comes out of orangebloods (if not more so). Nobody and their brother thought that Nebraska would be the first lynchpin for the Big Ten. Yet, it's occurred. The Big Ten, in my opinion, is more guarded on their plannings and workings that media outlets tend to believe.
Mike N
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All points well taken, but I'm still not accepting that that school was "nudged" out. Frank Broyles and co. could read the financial tea leaves just as well as anyone in Austin or College Station.
But the article is completely right when it talks about slipping attendance. That was a huge problem in the final years of the SWC. And when you combine that with the coming of the bigtime TV dollars I can see what I perceive as the article's point that what happened was simply inevitable.
Thanks...I really appreciate that link.
Oh, and Muffler Dragon...Chip Brown did indeed throw out a large cowchip with that line about them not being in contact. But that doesn't blow the rest of his credibility. I'm now wondering if the Big 10 has any desire to accept all three Texas schools. That's probably what it would take to run the political traps here in Austin and make a Big 10 merger happen.
But then...what happens to OU and OSU?
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husker98
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Danimal
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OK, I was a little cold there, apologies to everyone who loves WI. :worshipAre you insinuating that life in Wisconsin is somehow "less" than a state that swelters like the devil's arse crack? My dear sir, people do come here to vacation, fish, hunt, and enjoy our friendly culture--and just try snowmobiling in Austin sometime in January.
And indeed, snowmobiles don't sell well in Austin in January. We're too busy standing around the barbecue pit in shorts, pounding down cold ones! :snacks:
But as for Texas getting "slapped back", please tell me which conference....for real now....wouldn't bend over backwards to have a cash machine like UT-Austin in its back pocket. Don't let your emotions rule your head when considering who might go where. The money continues to talk. When Texas hinted it might head for the Pac10, there was a good reason OU, OSU and Tech pulled up stakes. And Baylor cried as it was thrown off the bus.
The "Tech problem" for Texas is well-known. If not for that sticking-point I think Texas and ATM may have bolted a month ago to the 10. I think the 10 will make another run at circumventing the problem before Texas signs-on with the PAC. Could be some big drama yet to come.
Personally, I wouldn't mind having Texas in the 10. They add a lot of value to the con and with the considerably different group-dynamic the 10 has I think our programs would get along better.
There is absolutely zero chance that the Big Ten would accept Texas Tech. TT comes nowhere near the realm of merit to the CIC, which is worth much more than the television contracts to member universities, and the CIC money is much more important to us in the Big Ten then television money. I am still mystified at how few in the media get that we are an academic as well as an athletic conference-- and the money rolling in for the academic part dwarfs the amount from the athletic part, as lofty as that may be. By all accounts the Big Ten split around $220 million in television money, more than any other conference per team or overall. We also split $6 BILLION in research money for the CIC.
And yet ignorant talking heads discuss such ridiculous schools without a chance in the wind at the CIC as West Virginia. . .
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nemajordude
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Kirk Cameron looking all rough and unshaven. That just hurts my eyes.killer cacti said:
Complements of Baylor
nemajordude
Five-Star Recruit
The mighty Longhorns program asking to be accepted into the Big 10? But I thought everybody wanted them? I am a former native Texan and let me tell you, I want to be far far away from those a-holes. If the Big 12 stayed somewhat intact and we had the chance to beat up on them the next few years that would be great, but moving to a new conference is a new beginning. It's time to be done with them and move on to new traditions now.
nemajordude
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They will suck the life out of any conference they join. Go West Big Orange, Go West.
Notre Dame Joe
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That conference belongs to the Big2: scUM and eOSU. Texas had better bring along the entire old SWC if they plan to sway the Big#.