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Baylor was too busy hitting on Herbst to get their vote in.
Adding Memphis does nothing for B12 recruiting. Larger stadium with fewer fans. Fedex stuff has already been debunked.
I think we're clearly a better program overall than Memphis, and the B12 knows that, too, but the problem is, this isn't in a vacuum of Pure Value. Geography may not be the factor, but it's certainly a factor. If you're not going football-only, that's a lot of lacrosse flights to Storrs, and it all adds up and turns into a scheduling headache.
Plus, the idea that FedEx doesn't matter is silly. Could Nike technically fund Oregon? Of course not. But Phil Knight could and did. T. Boone Pickens certainly helped Okie State. Wealthy donors can be a huge boon to a program and if you're on the fence about two programs, you might think, well, gosh, this FedEx guy could maybe turn Memphis into a Okie St Lite.
Again, I think objectively, we're the better program, but the geography and recent lack of football success could really be enormous dealbreakers for us at the moment, and tearing down Memphis as such a ridiculous pick seems naive to me.
lolEven our negatives, like academic ranking (popularity contest)
That's a whopper of a false equivalency you just constructed.Memphis is in the heart of SEC country. The B12 schools are most assuredly looking for payback to A&M and Mizzou.
That's a whopper of a false equivalency you just constructed.
Iowa St is AAU. In other words, academics matter. I have them as a 'Yes'. But my opinion counts as much as much as a flaming bag of poop.
With the networks cracking down, I think they only get two schools. Texas gets Houston, Oklahoma gets BYU.
Then the AAC gets Rice. The AAC's academic profile goes up and its athletic profile goes down.
And life goes on in purgatory.
If Houston gets in there will be 4 schools.
Why is Iowa St. a no? They aren't still bitter over the mascot thing, are they?
The FedEx bribe talk is so ridiculous. The bribe amounts to "nothing" more or less.
They're a publicly-traded company; they are not going to commit to paying above-market for anything. They can only offer promises with essentially no economic value.
It's like me offering to "contribute" $100M to the U.S. Mint by ordering 100 million dollar bills. Doesn't move the needle.
If FedEx execs were offering to donate millions from their private holdings, that would be one thing. But they're not. This is an obvious PR con job.
I know fans of each school are going to put a biased slant all information but you should look closer at the agressive sports marketing and advertising philosophy practiced by FedEx. Publicly held yes but don't underestimate the power Fred Smith welds in all aspects of company leadership. If he commits to something and puts it writing as he did in this case he already has enough support to back it up. The Sponsorship offer is real and it is substantial and The FedEx sports advertising clout is undeniably among the most influential.
The FedEx execs separate from advertising dollars are committing millions. The donor list already affirms that. Everyone understands what the B12 invite means to any of our cities and all candidates are lining up the support with extreme urgency.
Try another apology. The mint one you provided is faulty.
Agree with your overall point but Rutgers was not chose for its academics. The sole reason they were chosen was their proximity to NYC.The metrics being competed against aren't all weighted evenly by each voting school...and sometimes the conference.
example... the B1G...academics trumped athletic performance when Rutgers was taken.
...the ACC valued football when Louisville was taken
What will the Big 12 weight more heavily...market, athletic performance, football, academics, Texas politics?
That's the question.
The metrics being competed against aren't all weighted evenly by each voting school...and sometimes the conference.
example... the B1G...academics trumped athletic performance when Rutgers was taken.
...the ACC valued football when Louisville was taken
What will the Big 12 weight more heavily...market, athletic performance, football, academics, Texas politics?
That's the question.
FedEx money only means anything if it's over and above what the B12 could get from other sponsors and advertisers. Where has it been stated that FedEx is paying over market rates for both, and if so, won't shareholders want to know why they are overpaying?I know fans of each school are going to put a biased slant all information but you should look closer at the agressive sports marketing and advertising philosophy practiced by FedEx. Publicly held yes but don't underestimate the power Fred Smith welds in all aspects of company leadership. If he commits to something and puts it writing as he did in this case he already has enough support to back it up. The Sponsorship offer is real and it is substantial and The FedEx sports advertising clout is undeniably among the most influential.
The FedEx execs separate from advertising dollars are committing millions. The donor list already affirms that. Everyone understands what the B12 invite means to any of our cities and all candidates are lining up the support with extreme urgency.
Try another apology. The mint one you provided is faulty.
...and the fact that never materialized in the AAC should make any reasonable person skeptical.FedEx money only means anything if it's over and above what the B12 could get from other sponsors and advertisers. Where has it been stated that FedEx is paying over market rates for both, and if so, won't shareholders want to know why they are overpaying?
FedEx isn't the only sponsorship/advertising game in town.
FedEx money only means anything if it's over and above what the B12 could get from other sponsors and advertisers. Where has it been stated that FedEx is paying over market rates for both, and if so, won't shareholders want to know why they are overpaying?
FedEx isn't the only sponsorship/advertising game in town.