Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[SubbaBub]

The stadium seats 40,000 but can be easily expanded. Houston doesn’t need to expand now. It needs to build up that fan base so that stadium expansion is necessary. And the Cougar brass knows that.

Hmmmm...a supposed major university in the heart of Football worshiping Texas can't fill it's stadium any better than a school from pro sports town New England? Guess that's not a factor in this decision then.

 

[nhHusky]

A win over OK today would really fire up any typically lukewarm UH fans. Would probably improve attendance at their next home game.

 

[huskymedic]

Greg Abbott@GregAbbott_TX 24 mins ago
Congratulations Houston Cougars on the awesome win. #HTownTakeover@UHouston

 

[jostar1]

Chuck Carlton ‏@ChuckCarltonDMN · 1h1 hour ago
Houston makes it Big 12 case with an upset of No. 3 Oklahoma. The Cougars timing could not have been better.
With Houston upsetting Sooners, Big 12 expansion question becomes 'How can you not add Cougars?' | SportsDay

Gary Fuller ‏@fullergary · 1h1 hour ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN
So you think OU votes for them now?

Chuck Carlton‏@ChuckCarltonDMN
@fullergary
That's a great question. I don't have a great answer.

Bill Bryan ‏@billbryan1953 · 41m41 minutes ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN
so is membership based solely on a football score or the complete academic/athletic package a school offers?

Chuck Carlton‏@ChuckCarltonDMN
@billbryan1953
Timing is everything. And if you're in a good position (like Houston) and do this, it surely helps.

Bill Bryan ‏@billbryan1953 · 34m34 minutes ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN
I might have agreed if the B12 wasn't dragging their feet. Isn't that how/why TCU is now a member? Other factors matter.

Chuck Carlton ‏@ChuckCarltonDMN · 33m33 minutes ago
@billbryan1953
True. But Houston was probably one of the top three before today. If nothing else, this doesn't hurt the cause.

 

[don356]

I could see why beating the b12 teams could hurt your chances. If these Texas schools elevate Houston, it's likely at there expense.

 

[jostar1]

Renu Khator ‏@UHpres · 8h8 hours ago
Go Coogs...with @GovAbbott and @TilmanJFertitta

 

[huskymedic]

Renu Khator ‏@UHpres · 8h8 hours ago
Go Coogs...with @GovAbbott and @TilmanJFertitta

You didnt like this version 4 posts back? Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

 

[jostar1]

You didnt like this version 4 posts back? Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

Feel better now?

 

[huskymedic]

Feel better now?

C'mon, LOL... it wasn't like it was 6 pages back.

 

[auggie22]

Renu Khator ‏@UHpres · 8h8 hours ago
Go Coogs...with @GovAbbott and @TilmanJFertitta

Seems like she is slipping her hand in the gov's pants.

 

[CL82]

Seems like she is slipping her hand in the gov's pants.

A president's got to do what a president's got to do.

 

[noeynox]

Anyone notice how hard this C. Austin Cox continues to pimp Memphis? Must be a Memphis fan.

C. Austin Cox ‏@C_Austin_Cox 1h1 hour ago
Memphis rolled through Week 1 with a 35-17 win over SEMO. Almost too much too like about the Tigers. They make #Big12Expansion sense.

10 retweets22 likes

 

[huskymedic]

Anyone notice how hard this C. Austin Cox continues to pimp Memphis? Must be a Memphis fan.

C. Austin Cox ‏@C_Austin_Cox 1h1 hour ago
Memphis rolled through Week 1 with a 35-17 win over SEMO. Almost too much too like about the Tigers. They make #Big12Expansion sense.

Yup - He keeps positioning it like the ESPN Memphis out story (and independently confirmed by the AP) isn't factual. Keeps driving them clicks.

 

[4in16]

Anyone notice how hard this C. Austin Cox continues to pimp Memphis? Must be a Memphis fan.

C. Austin Cox ‏@C_Austin_Cox 1h1 hour ago
Memphis rolled through Week 1 with a 35-17 win over SEMO. Almost too much too like about the Tigers. They make #Big12Expansion sense.

10 retweets22 likes

Well I don't know why the Big 12 wouldn't jump on them quickly, now that they've beaten Southeast Missouri St by 18. Might want to grab Tulsa while they're at it after their 45-10 win over San Jose St and East Carolina for their 52-7 shellacking of Western Carolina too. That makes #noexpansionsenseoranysenseatall sense.

What a moron, I think all of his tweets are officially non-key from now on.

 

[kyleslamb]

Here is the full nda.

http://media.jrn.com/documents/big12nda.pdf

A lawyer on the byu board posted that releasing the NDA would be a violation of the agreement especially Schedule A where they disclose who is on a need to know basis.

Also said it shows a complete lack of professionalism and they should probably terminate negotiations if they haven't already.

On first reading, I was going to post that simply disclosing a NDA doesn't in itself constitution a violation of the agreement unless it's specifically covered in the terms. Sure enough, though, one doesn't even need to be an attorney to see that in Graph 1., the Agreement, including its terms and existence , is specifically covered as "Conference Confidential Information" meaning those inviduals on Schedule A and the university attorneys are the only ones that would be authorized to see the agreement. Basically if the NDA includes the agreement as being confidential, the terms can't be disclosed. If it's not listed, it could be. In this case, upon inspection, he's right that it's definitely listed. I don't know if that BYU guy you mentioned is or isn't an attorney, but the agreement definitely spells out the NDA as being confidential.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

FOIA is specifically carved out in Section 5.

 

[Adios]

Anyone notice how hard this C. Austin Cox continues to pimp Memphis? Must be a Memphis fan.

C. Austin Cox ‏@C_Austin_Cox 1h1 hour ago
Memphis rolled through Week 1 with a 35-17 win over SEMO. Almost too much too like about the Tigers. They make #Big12Expansion sense.

10 retweets22 likes

The man can't even spell "to" right. Memphis has a loooooong way to go.

 

[specialisthusky]

Anyone notice how hard this C. Austin Cox continues to pimp Memphis? Must be a Memphis fan.

C. Austin Cox ‏@C_Austin_Cox 1h1 hour ago
Memphis rolled through Week 1 with a 35-17 win over SEMO. Almost too much too like about the Tigers. They make #Big12Expansion sense.

10 retweets22 likes

The guy went from a virtual unknown to thousands of Twitter mentions and multiple appearances on sports radio by pimping Memphis. He's going to ride this out as the desperate Memphis fanbase will let him.

 

[MattMang23]

The man can't even spell "to" right. Memphis has a loooooong way to go.

Must be a Maymfuss grad. Probably Dean's List.

 

[junglehusky]

Also mentioned in Platinum Top Shelf, the media tweeters are taking notice.

 

[upstater]

Also mentioned in Platinum Top Shelf, the media tweeters are taking notice.

I'm more surprised than anything else. Granted, Texas is a big market. But I thought they loved football down there.

You're telling me they do a 11 rating for the big bowl games in Houston?

Houston, it seems, behaves more like a pro football town than practically anywhere down south.

This is a big market though, so any decent number like that is worth $$$.

Which I guess is the point.

But for some reason I would have thought more would have tuned in.

 

[huskymedic]

Latest MB Article synopsis

Pat Smith@patsmithradio 4 mins ago
Big XII two team expansion has one lock (Hou) & other 'serious' candidates of BYU (football only) Cinc, UCF & UCONN
Big 12 trifecta or bust

 

[shizzle787]

Latest MB Article synopsis

Pat Smith@patsmithradio 4 mins ago
Big XII two team expansion has one lock (Hou) & other 'serious' candidates of BYU (football only) Cinc, UCF & UCONN
Big 12 trifecta or bust

If Houston is in all sports, BYU doesn't have a chance. UCF doesn't either. I fear it's between us and Cincy.

 

[MattMang23]

Why does everyone keep saying Houston is a lock? Cincy was a lock before them and neither of them are in yet. There are no locks till there is an announcement, it would seem.

 

[SubbaBub]

Did OU, OSU, KU, KSU, ISU and WV just stop caring about adding a 5th school from Texas?
Is the Houston market all of a sudden producing double it's number of households?
Is UH+1 revenue neutral to the corporations footing the bill for this?

UH as one of two adds in a 12 team league is no more likely today than it was a month ago. Please stop listening to media whores.