****The official NEW new conference realignment thread.****

[Saul Good]

the second thread has been pronounced dead.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

If going out and getting more on your own is so important, why aren't you advocating going independent? Isn't that antithetical to the idea of conference affiliation?

The conference provides means to regionally compete with neighboring schools so travel and expense is kept to a reasonable level.

Of course you play "the team across the river". That's how sports has always been run. It's the right way to do it.

If your brand is strong enough to have a running independent media deal and network ala Texas and KU then so be it. Money doesn't buy success on the field. Just look at UT Football the last couple years.

[qabbaan]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

In the last decade WVU is 4-3 in bowl games with 3 BCS wins. In that same time Texas A&M is 1-5 and hasn't even sniffed the BCS.

Army was good at football once too.

We all know who Rich Rodriguez was. He had some success and the school has been trading on his tenure ever since.

He left for a school in a first tier football conference. I guess that's probably a trend to get used to.

[kcchiefsus]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

Every conference has their anchor schools. PAC has USC and UCLA.... SEC has Alabama and Florida.... Big 12 has Texas and Oklahoma.... BIG has Michigan and OSU.....

There's no situation that is different than any other.

The only reason I'm making an argument is that SG was claiming that Texas and OK were the only ones who weren't "better off". Well now the SEC schools have to split the same $$ with 2 more schools. Why aren't they now not "better off"?

It's just hypocritical. No big deal.

Contract renegotiations have already begun, the money being split will increase immensely in the very near future and will far surpass that of the Big 12. SEC sports are a far more valuable product than the Big 12 and the contracts will reflect that.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

Yea, those jokes would have made sense had they lost their BCS games.

Sometimes BCS frauds luck out and end up playing other BCS frauds.

Sort of like the 2008 Orange Bowl.

[qabbaan]

Originally Posted by Codered

Let's not pretend that SEC is some down grade. It's obviously an upgrade to being a member of the Big 12. WVU, no doubt wanted the spot Missouri was offered before even considering the Big 12.

Oh, come on. No way the SEC would want MU instead of WV. No way would WV rather be in the SEC than the Bog 12. Clearly what happened was that WV was dying to get into the Big 12, so the Big 12 kicked Missouri out for such a massive upgrade, and the SEC became so frightened they added Missouri in a panic move their certainly regret, or they will after their media deal gets negotiated downward as the Big 12 has clearly passed them up in football.

[Codered]

Originally Posted by qabbaan

Oh, come on. No way the SEC would want MU instead of WV. No way would WV rather be in the SEC than the Bog 12. Clearly what happened was that WV was dying to get into the Big 12, so the Big 12 kicked Missouri out for such a massive upgrade, and the SEC became so frightened they added Missouri in a panic move their certainly regret, or they will after their media deal gets negotiated downward as the Big 12 has clearly passed them up in football.

Wickedson will now use this post as if it's truth!

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

The conference provides means to regionally compete with neighboring schools so travel and expense is kept to a reasonable level.

Of course you play "the team across the river". That's how sports has always been run. It's the right way to do it.

If your brand is strong enough to have a running independent media deal and network ala Texas and KU then so be it. Money doesn't buy success on the field. Just look at UT Football the last couple years.

In our ongoing effort to make sure that travel costs are kept to a minimum, we would like to welcome West Virgina to the Big XII. West Virginia comes to us from the Big East Conference where they and Syracuse will be replaced by San Diego State and Boise State.

In other news, Kansas has declined Missouri's offer to play in the non-conference instead opting to play against Northern Illinois, Rice, and the aforementioned San Diego State.

Any questions may be directed towards our fearless leader, Chuck Neinas who is joining us on remote from Kemper Arena where he eagerly awaits the tipoff of the Big XII tournament.

[qabbaan]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

In our ongoing effort to make sure that travel costs are kept to a minimum, we would like to welcome West Virgina to the Big XII. West Virginia comes to us from the Big East Conference where they and Syracuse will be replaced by San Diego State and Boise State.

In other news, Kansas has declined Missouri's offer to play in the non-conference instead opting to play against Northern Illinois, Rice, and the aforementioned San Diego State.

Any questions may be directed towards our fearless leader, Chuck Neinas who is joining us on remote from Kemper Arena where he eagerly awaits the tipoff of the Big XII tournament.

Now why would the Big 12 hold a tournament in a state where they have no teams?

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by frazod

Sometimes BCS frauds luck out and end up playing other BCS frauds.

Sort of like the 2008 Orange Bowl.

You're still thinking about that?

That's too bad. I'm concentrating on winning another Championship this weekend.

Move on bro.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by qabbaan

Now why would the Big 12 hold a tournament in a state where they have no teams?

That's a good question. Wickedson also assures me that its also a very dangerous city, this place KU calls KANSAS City.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

In the last decade WVU is 4-3 in bowl games with 3 BCS wins. In that same time Texas A&M is 1-5 and hasn't even sniffed the BCS.

Army was good at football once too.

How many of those BCS games were as an at-large bid?

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by qabbaan

Now why would the Big 12 hold a tournament in a state where they have no teams?

Because there are thousands upon thousands more KU fans in the Kansas City, MO area than any other school.

Kansas is making a push to overtake the area completely by lowering tuition rates in three prominent counties on the Missouri side of the border. They aren't hiding from the fact that already they've been taking advantage of MU's decision to leave the area.

There's a reason why you see more KU gear at Chiefs and Royals games than any other school.

Where the game is played is immaterial. The Giants and Jets both play in New Jersey. They are powerful NFL teams because of their ties to NY however.

Sometimes that's how these things work out.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

How many of those BCS games were as an at-large bid?

I don't know. I'm at work and don't have time to check.

But if they would have lost them it would make sense that they weren't deserving.

Too bad they won them all.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

Because there are thousands upon thousands more KU fans in the Kansas City, MO area than any other school.

Kansas is making a push to overtake the area completely by lowering tuition rates in three prominent counties on the Missouri side of the border. They aren't hiding from the fact that already they've been taking advantage of MU's decision to leave the area.

They'd better do something to stop their declining enrollment.
Http://www.news.ku.edu/2011/september/27/enroll.shtml

Meanwhile Mizzou keeps setting records for enrollment and is planning a massive project to increase the football stadium's capacity.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

I don't know. I'm at work and don't have time to check.

But if they would have lost them it would make sense that they weren't deserving.

Too bad they won them all.

So you were able to post an article about LGBT rankings, but you can't check on this? Do you have The Advocate bookmarked or something for quick and easy reference?