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BoatShow said:
Every time I read that 27k for Texas on a cold Thursday night I cringe at how every bit of that is uninformed hyperbolic BS and he got paid to press the entire terms button.
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My favorite quote was when he said he imagined Texas in East Hartford when it was 27 degrees and raining sideways.

Ignoring what actually happens to rain at 27 degrees....when does that actually happen? Is he at all familiar with the Big Ten? Has Miami or Florida State ever died in Boston?

It's the fall in New England. The GD roads are impassible because of all the GD tourists and this thinks we're in the north pole.
 
don356 said:
I have to admit this has gone on so long, and is so repetitive that i'm starting to checkout. God football season cannot get here quick enough to take the focus off all this b.sh.t
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This is where im at also.

We will see what happens. Im hoping the networks actually bribe the conference into not expanding.
 
Fishy said:
My favorite quote was when he said he imagined Texas in East Hartford when it was 27 degrees and raining sideways.

Ignoring what actually happens to rain at 27 degrees....when does that actually happen?
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The only time that happens is when Forrest Gump was in Vietnam.
 
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USA TODAY Sports' George Schroeder is joined by CBSSports.com senior college football columnist Dennis Dodd to dig into the details about Big 12 Conference expansion.



UConn discussion @ 22:40. Schroeder thinks UConn "longshot" better fit for ACC/Big10. Dodd top 4 - BYU. Houston, Cincy and UCF. If two... BYU/Houston but waffles w/ Cincy. Schroeder thinks UConn is possible as outlier 4. Really not a bad discussion if sitting on deck w/ an adult beverage. Not pot shots @ UConn.
 
Much of the US is incredibly insular and Texas et al and the sports dudes who cover them are no exception. I have a friend who now lives in Houston interview at a law firm in that town. The fact that he attended an eastern law school apparently was the subject of much mirth by the interviewer and he was told to go see the (name of the school he attended) law firm across the street. Luckily, he found a firm run by a former New Yorker and got hired. Expecting weather intelligence from an uneducated sports writer, blogger or football fan is expecting a cat to be able to fly a 787.
 
The thought that UCF could receive a B12 invite is so ridiculous it will probably happen...
 
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huskymedic said:
USA TODAY Sports' George Schroeder is joined by CBSSports.com senior college football columnist Dennis Dodd to dig into the details about Big 12 Conference expansion.



UConn discussion @ 22:40. Schroeder thinks UConn "longshot" better fit for ACC/Big10. Dodd top 4 - BYU. Houston, Cincy and UCF. If two... BYU/Houston but waffles w/ Cincy. Schroeder thinks UConn is possible as outlier 4.
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Outlier? What not a glorified community college coming off a 0-12 season, or a bizzaro religious institution?

Love how Provo, Utah and Orlando, FL are right in the neighborhood but Storrs (East Hartford), CT is in Mars.
 
The same old drivel from guys that like to hear themselves talk. Not once did they disagree with each other. Group Think. "There are few bands or markets in this deal", meaning among the expansion candidates. OK. And, "If UConn was a P5 school they'd be in a P5 conference already". Right, no mention of the decade we did quite well in the Big East. Just tiring to listen to these guys and their perception of UConn.
 
huskymedic said:
USA TODAY Sports' George Schroeder is joined by CBSSports.com senior college football columnist Dennis Dodd to dig into the details about Big 12 Conference expansion.



UConn discussion @ 22:40. Schroeder thinks UConn "longshot" better fit for ACC/Big10. Dodd top 4 - BYU. Houston, Cincy and UCF. If two... BYU/Houston but waffles w/ Cincy. Schroeder thinks UConn is possible as outlier 4. Really not a bad discussion if sitting on deck w/ an adult beverage. Not pot shots @ UConn.
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It's the whole, "well if they were any good, they'd be in." It is a simplistic argument, devoid of logic or knowledge of history, but it is out there. For that reason, as much as any other, we need to hop on board the first lifeboat and lose the stank of the G5.

Dodd is such a freaking douchenozzle. BYU acts like a P5, and the Big 10 already recognizes them as such. Hello asswipe? Can you think about one else who meets that criteria?!
 
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cttxus said:
The same old drivel from guys that like to hear themselves talk. Not once did they disagree with each other. Group Think. "There are few bands or markets in this deal", meaning among the expansion candidates. OK. And, "If UConn was a P5 school they'd be in a P5 conference already". Right, no mention of the decade we did quite well in the Big East. Just tiring to listen to these guys and their perception of UConn.
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Except, they vacillate. They say UConn would have been a good fit for the B1G or ACC in the last round of expansion, and it seems obvious to both - but then they trip up in the next sentence on this random idea that "if they belonged in the P5, they'd have been taken." Which implies that Rutgers or Maryland or Louisville or Syracuse or Pitt almost missed out on being a P5 schoool, but because they were selected, they must belong? Obviously, there is a fallacy in that logic. The precise size of the P5 is arbitrary. We'd totally fit in five seconds after being accepted.
 
1. Can't that that be said for every other single G5 school?

2. BYU is not P5. If they were, they'd have the same sweetheart deal as Notre Dame.

3. UConn is recognized as a P5 contest by the Big Ten for their upcoming games vs. Indiana and Illinois.
 
CL82 said:
It's the whole, "well if they were any good, they'd be in." It is a simplistic argument, devoid of logic or knowledge of history, but it is out there. For that reason, as much as any other, we need to hop on board the first lifeboat and lose the stank of the G5.
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Yup... and if the Presidents decide not to expand - that G5 stink will be coming from an exacerbated festering open sore to the bone for anyone left behind.
 
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uc1974 said:
The thought that UCF could receive a B12 invite is so ridiculous it will probably happen...
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UCF getting a spot wouldn't be ridiculous, I don't think. They could turn into a legitimate power in Florida with a P5 invite.

I think the 4 best adds are Houston, BYU, UConn, UCF.
 
amory said:
UCF getting a spot wouldn't be ridiculous, I don't think. They could turn into a legitimate power in Florida with a P5 invite.

I think the 4 best adds are Houston, BYU, UConn, UCF.
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I fail to see how Houston and UCF are better than Cincinnati. Cincinnati's athletics, academics, facilities, and geography are all superior to those two.
 
amory said:
UCF getting a spot wouldn't be ridiculous, I don't think. They could turn into a legitimate power in Florida with a P5 invite.

I think the 4 best adds are Houston, BYU, UConn, UCF.
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Cinci?

My 4 preferred: UConn, Cincinnati, UCF, USF.
 
amory said:
UCF getting a spot wouldn't be ridiculous, I don't think. They could turn into a legitimate power in Florida with a P5 invite.

I think the 4 best adds are Houston, BYU, UConn, UCF.
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I won't argue the idea that UCF could become a legitimate power (but reserve the right to do so later) I do however want to know your thoughts on how UCF could but USF could not (as you did not say the same about them).
 
FfldCntyFan said:
I won't argue the idea that UCF could become a legitimate power (but reserve the right to do so later) I do however want to know your thoughts on how UCF could but USF could not (as you did not say the same about them).
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Well, I won't pretend to be an expert on these schools, but UCF just seems to have a better upside. It's a bigger school, they've had major football success recently (even though they were terrible this past year), and they've never actually been in a "power" conference so we're not sure what they'd bring.

USF spent a good amount of time in the old Big East and never made much of themselves.

Slasher said:
I fail to see how Houston and UCF are better than Cincinnati. Cincinnati's athletics, academics, facilities, and geography are all superior to those two.
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I like Cincy too. They'd be a good add as well. It'd be cool if UConn and Cincy ended up in the same conference. We've been kindred spirits for a while now.
 
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WingU-Conn said:
Other than the year they got as high as #2 in the polls, and the 4-2 bowl record over 8 years in the Big East?
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They've had a couple good starts over the years before imploding, I'll give them that. Clemson was a nice bowl win in 2010. The rest (Memphis, UNI, ECU), meh.

UCF already won a Fiesta Bowl over a highly ranked Baylor team, and their 2013-2014 seasons were more impressive than anything USF has done.

I'm just saying if I'm buying one of them long term, it's UCF.
 
amory said:
They've had a couple good starts over the years before imploding, I'll give them that. Clemson was a nice bowl win in 2010. The rest (Memphis, UNI, ECU), meh.

UCF already won a Fiesta Bowl over a highly ranked Baylor team, and their 2013-2014 seasons were more impressive than anything USF has done.

I'm just saying if I'm buying one of them long term, it's UCF.
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They also won 0 games last year. Zero. Zip.
 
amory said:
I'm just saying if I'm buying one of them long term, it's UCF.
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That's fair, but head to head resumes, USF has accomplished as much, if not more. Yes UCF won the Fiesta Bowl. But they also went 0-12.
 
WingU-Conn said:
Other than the year they got as high as #2 in the polls, and the 4-2 bowl record over 8 years in the Big East?
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I'm actually pretty surprised they fell off the way they did after Leavitt was canned... especially because ol' Skip actually has a pretty good track record as a head coach. That being said one of the problems with Florida is there's just far t0o many schools competing for the talent there.. Outside of FSU, Miami and Florida... you've got basically every program on the east coast and the Big 10... FIU, UCF, and Florida Atlantic... there's probably enough talent for 4 maybe even 5 successful FBS schools... but to do it consistently has got to be tough. UCF proved that in spades over the last few years. Hell Miami has proved it.
 
cttxus said:
"If UConn was a P5 school they'd be in a P5 conference already". Right, no mention of the decade we did quite well in the Big East. Just tiring to listen to these guys and their perception of UConn.
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Never understood that one either. Does it hold true for Cincy too? BYU? Houston? Cincy might get picked because they are apparently a P5 school just happening to play in a G5 league, but they shouldn't pick us because if we were a P5 school, we would already be in a P5 league...

Sparkling logic. With that thinking, their only candidates should be from P5 schools because only they are deserving of a spot. Maybe they should go after all those great P5 athletic programs at Washington State, Purdue, Wake Forest, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Rutgers and... Wait for it.... Boston College. Because, remember, since they're all in the P5 they must all be better than any single G5 school.
 
There was a positive post a few months back by a member who is apparently very well respected here. I don't remember his ID, but everyone swore by him. Any idea who or what he said? Just curious since he was apparently in the know.
I know this is very vague...
Skiblets! Someone just posted his name literally 1 minute ago!
whatever happened to Skiblets' post about something this summer?
 
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