Until it happens I stand by what I said. This time of year is full of rumors. Take conference realignment, almost no one went where they were "rumored" to go.

Why would the "old boys network" dislike this? They voted to invite the teams. They made a concerted effort as a conference to pillage the Big 12 and take two of their best teams. They did this because expanding the conference with more strong teams will enrich them the end. It's going along exactly the way it was supposed to.

huh? I neither think MU or the Big 12 is great. I just think it would be entertaining to see someone besides the big 6 in the SEC win the conference.

But yes. The fact that 80% of the MU starters were recruited to play in the Big 12 won't go unnoticed by the old guard of the SEC.

It's just an opinion. It's entertaining regardless.

More so than seeing another LSU-Florida or something.

Of course. Rumors are fun though. And the main reason most people check this thread.

That and to see what stupidity you and your sidekick PB will spout. I haven't noticed people coming here to check on rumors. Guess we see different things.

wtf is wrong with you? Did I do something to piss you off? This thread is about talking shit just like the title states and all you do is constantly call people names and throw insults.

It's ****ing boring.

I called you what name? Damn cheer up, you take what is said on here too seriously.

apologies. that was the Jack talking. :shake:

Whether Saban stays or goes that article/blog is laughably absurd. He ain't leavin' Alabama bc his OC jumps ship.

But if he does leave I volunteer to help him pack. I don't need the best coach in the country in my league unless he's at my school.

I'd have to sit and think about the parallels to Urban Meyer at Florida. UM always had ties to Ohio so it wasn't inconceivable that he would jump.

However UT is the ultimate. Everyone here likes to banter back and forth but there isn't a more powerful job in America than Texas. The highest concentration of athletes is in Texas and it really isn't close. What Saban could do there is scary. Especially in a conference that only has Oklahoma as a true blue blood competitor.

Winning a title at UT would cement him as the greatest of all time. Why not make a run at it. I think he's maxed what can be done at BAMA.

It's really only relevant if you live in a world where you are so delusional you consider it impossible for another league capable of producing a team that could win yours. And yes there are people out there that stupid.

But it doesn't speak to strength of the SEC in other years.

Urban didn't leave Fla for Oh St. The Tressel stuff hadn't even come out yet. That all went down the following spring. He took a year off and probably really wanted to take more than that but big jobs only come open so often so you strike when you must.

I will be surprised if Saban leaves but anything is possible.

Regardless I cannot conceive that he could be MORE dominant than he is now. In his off years they win 11 games.

I agree. I know the SEC has won 7 straight titles or whatever but there have been certain years where it could be argued that they did not have the best team (or at least another league should have been given the opportunity to prove otherwise)

But yes, the SEC has been and is the best football conference. However there are schools there that have been competing for 50 years and never won the conference. MU is still in that group until they do it. And it won't come without resistance.

The last time someone outside the Big 6 won was a split in 1976 where Kentucky shared with Georgia. Before that it was 1963 with Mississippi!

If Missouri wins Saturday it will make tremendous waves across the conference. There's no doubt in that.

I was trying to see if there was any connection between Saban and Texas. Which I don't think there is.

Who knows what Meyer knew or didn't know. Have you read The System? They talk extensively about OSU and that program has been dirty for a while. Tressel was in trouble long before anything was made public.