Non-Key Tweets

[noeynox]

Great. I got caught and quoted in the non key tweets thread. I hang my head in shame.

 

[CL82]

Headquarters are in Shelton now.

How the heck did Louisville get picked over us?! I forgot.

 

[Adios]

We should rename this thread, "Shootin the About CR and Useless Tweeters"

 

[CL82]

We should rename this thread, "Shootin the About CR and Useless Tweeters"

It's implied.

 

[Adios]

It's implied.

I have yet to see Fishy say, "Non-Key Tweets or else..."

 

[jostar1]

Chip Brown ‏@ChipBrownHD · 3h3 hours ago
#Baylor regents will remove 6-yr school prez Ken Starr by end of the month, sources tell Texas Longhorns Football, Basketball, and Recruiting .
Sources: BU Regents Preparing To Oust Starr

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 1h1 hour ago
The B12 is about to lose another yes vote on expansion.

 

[upstater]

Chip Brown ‏@ChipBrownHD · 3h3 hours ago
#Baylor regents will remove 6-yr school prez Ken Starr by end of the month, sources tell Texas Longhorns Football, Basketball, and Recruiting .
Sources: BU Regents Preparing To Oust Starr

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 1h1 hour ago
The B12 is about to lose another yes vote on expansion.

People who are saying expansion talk should slow down until schools fill their president slots might want to imagine a world in which all presidents at 10 different universities are not in the process of moving on, because that world is surely not this world. Chances are, 2 out 10 presidents will be on the move in any given year.

 

[SC Husky]

Chip Brown ‏@ChipBrownHD · 3h3 hours ago
#Baylor regents will remove 6-yr school prez Ken Starr by end of the month, sources tell Texas Longhorns Football, Basketball, and Recruiting .
Sources: BU Regents Preparing To Oust Starr

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 1h1 hour ago
The B12 is about to lose another yes vote on expansion.

That's the first time I've heard of Starr being a "yes" vote. Everything thing that I've read noted that he was "on the fence" or leaning against expansion. The Dude is nuts.

 

[jostar1]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
The B12 is about to lose another yes vote on expansion.

Wesley Jackson ‏@WesJacksonUSF · 34m34 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV Baylor?

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV
@WesJacksonUSF Yes.

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV
@Mountaineer_Ste If Starr is out at BU the interim will not want to vote.

 

[NYUConn]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
The B12 is about to lose another yes vote on expansion.

Wesley Jackson ‏@WesJacksonUSF · 34m34 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV Baylor?

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV
@WesJacksonUSF Yes.

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV
@Mountaineer_Ste If Starr is out at BU the interim will not want to vote.

This is so fundamentally flawed it's unbelievable.

First of all, the decision to vote for expansion was never Starr's alone. Nor is it David Boren's or any other university president's decision. Certainly these men are influential, but the ultimate decision is made by university boards, so one would not be crazy to assume that Starr being pro-expansion was not isolated and independent from the university's wishes.

Secondly, Baylor's interim president will be a conduit of it's board's wishes. The idea that this person cannot or will not vote if expansion comes up is ridiculous. Baylor is going to sit on the sidelines and abstain from voting on something that has such a huge impact on the school's athletic future? Ridiculous.

Is there anything lower than non-key that we can stick this guys tweets into?

 

[CTMike]

This is so fundamentally flawed it's unbelievable.

First of all, the decision to vote for expansion was never Starr's alone. Nor is it David Boren's or any other university president's decision. Certainly these men are influential, but the ultimate decision is made by university boards, so one would not be crazy to assume that Starr being pro-expansion was isolated and independent from the university's wishes.

Secondly, Baylor's interim president will be a conduit of it's board's wishes. The idea that this person cannot or will not vote if expansion comes up is ridiculous. Baylor is going to sit on the sidelines and abstain from voting on something that has such a huge impact on the school's athletic future? Ridiculous.

Is there anything lower than non-key that we can stick this guys tweets into?

We can make a thread just for Dude tweets, but he'd probably end up with a more inflated ego, if that's possible.

 

[Huskybite]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV
@Mountaineer_Ste If Starr is out at BU the interim will not want to vote.

Dude, please. Want to vote. Seriously? Sort out like the third grader who does want to go to school? Great potential headline here: The B12, which is actually 10, passes on expansion because one refuses to vote--leaving 9. Normally I'd say you can't make this stuff up--oh wait it's the Dude--never mind

 

[Adios]

We can make a thread just for Dude tweets, but he'd probably end up with a more inflated ego, if that's possible.

He very likely knows about this thread. We've already helped inflate his ego into the land of no return.

 

[CTMike]

He very likely knows about this thread. We've already helped inflate his ego into the land of no return.

He's insufferable.

 

[Husky25]

That's the first time I've heard of Starr being a "yes" vote. Everything thing that I've read noted that he was "on the fence" or leaning against expansion. The Dude is nuts.

The Baylor AD came out against expansion.

As Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw told me Sunday, “We’re good with the way things are. We’re happy with 10.”

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/sports/bohls-big-12-expansion-likely-at-some-point/np7y7/

Back in January, @jostar1 posted an article stating the Baylor AD was fine where they are.

Of course, the Dude is far more plugged in.

 

[whaler11]

We can make a thread just for Dude tweets, but he'd probably end up with a more inflated ego, if that's possible.

The Dude shared that his sources are saying Ken Starr was fired.

From what I can tell about
25 minutes after legit news sources put it on Twitter. Can't make him up.

 

[don356]

This is so fundamentally flawed it's unbelievable.

First of all, the decision to vote for expansion was never Starr's alone. Nor is it David Boren's or any other university president's decision. Certainly these men are influential, but the ultimate decision is made by university boards, so one would not be crazy to assume that Starr being pro-expansion was not isolated and independent from the university's wishes.

Secondly, Baylor's interim president will be a conduit of it's board's wishes. The idea that this person cannot or will not vote if expansion comes up is ridiculous. Baylor is going to sit on the sidelines and abstain from voting on something that has such a huge impact on the school's athletic future? Ridiculous.

Is there anything lower than non-key that we can stick this guys tweets into?

You have to give him a pass on this one, after all he knows nothing better given Don Blankenship of Massey Coal ran the state of West Virginia for about 20 years.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

MH ver3 ‏@MH ver3 2h2 hours ago
If Ken Starr is out at Baylor this could be bad for expansion. His was one of the strongest voices pro-expansion.

MH ver3 ‏@MH ver3 2h2 hours ago
Especially since we are less than a week away from the biggest meetings in the new B12's history.

MH ver3 ‏@MH ver3 2h2 hours ago
I have heard that all the requested research is complete and B12 presidents will be receiving information packets for the meeting by Friday

SugarBear ‏@sugarbear197342 2h2 hours ago
@MH ver3 I believe what's going on down at #Baylor is more important than expansion. #BaylorScandal #FireBriles

MH ver3 ‏@MH ver3 1h1 hour ago
@sugarbear197342 oh I agree. And if the rumors are true you will get your wish.

Aerocat ‏@aerocat08 1h1 hour ago
@MH ver3 Is anything really going to happen in the May meetings or do we have to wait until June to find out?

MH ver3 ‏@MH ver3 38m38 minutes ago
@aerocat08 about the only thing that can happen is a vote to expand. No candidates will be chosen yet.

 

[kyleslamb]

This is so fundamentally flawed it's unbelievable.

First of all, the decision to vote for expansion was never Starr's alone. Nor is it David Boren's or any other university president's decision. Certainly these men are influential, but the ultimate decision is made by university boards, so one would not be crazy to assume that Starr being pro-expansion was not isolated and independent from the university's wishes.

Secondly, Baylor's interim president will be a conduit of it's board's wishes. The idea that this person cannot or will not vote if expansion comes up is ridiculous. Baylor is going to sit on the sidelines and abstain from voting on something that has such a huge impact on the school's athletic future? Ridiculous.

Is there anything lower than non-key that we can stick this guys tweets into?

Believe me, I'll never get in the way of discrediting The Dude, and your point still stands about him.

However in this case, the Baylor board would not be voting on a matter of expansion. The board would have to approve matters directly relating to conference affiliation, but they would not have any voting procedure on adding new conference members. That vote is solely done by the Big 12 Board of Directors, which is comprised by one CEO delegated to and from each voting member. If Starr were terminated, Baylor would simply send one person to do its voting on its behalf for conference matters. Only if they changed affiliation would the Baylor board be called upon for a vote.

 

[NYUConn]

Believe me, I'll never get in the way of discrediting The Dude, and your point still stands about him.

However in this case, the Baylor board would not be voting on a matter of expansion. The board would have to approve matters directly relating to conference affiliation, but they would not have any voting procedure on adding new conference members. That vote is solely done by the Big 12 Board of Directors, which is comprised by one CEO delegated to and from each voting member. If Starr were terminated, Baylor would simply send one person to do its voting on its behalf for conference matters. Only if they changed affiliation would the Baylor board be called upon for a vote.

Yes, that's what I meant. Sorry if that was unclear from my post.

 

[Charley Horse]

...IF anyone thinks that Texas and Oklahoma are going to be in the same division and have to play each other prior to the Big 12 championship they are crazy. ...

On the contrary. As long as Texas and OU remain in the Big 12, they will insist on keeping their annual October game - regardless of whether they are in the same division or opposite ones.

 

[kyleslamb]

Yes, that's what I meant. Sorry if that was unclear from my post.

No problem. I see what you meant after I read it again. I agree with you completely.

 

[Adios]

He's insufferable.

The Key Tweets thread gets 31.727% more viewership than this thread. I don't know if that's good or bad.

 

[Seaa Blue]

1. @Bluevodreal has the big12 not announced any expansion because they are waiting on ACC implosion after B1G Ten moves?
   

Bluevod‏@Bluevodreal
@iamcanadian76 yep

me: my head hurts trying to make sense of it.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 2h2 hours ago
The B12 is about to lose another yes vote on expansion.

Wesley Jackson ‏@WesJacksonUSF · 34m34 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV Baylor?

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV
@WesJacksonUSF Yes.

Christopher Lambert‏@theDudeofWV
@Mountaineer_Ste If Starr is out at BU the interim will not want to vote.

Not sure I get this. If the B12 does not expand and thus allowing them to create a network, the B12 is dead in less than 10 years. Baylor has a major investigation going on that could significantly hit their marquee program (football) which could set them back years on the field and in the pocketbook (see new football stadium). So if the B12 collapses in less than 10 years, where exactly is a small, religion based private university that could be at the bottom athletically and finally go? Whoever is leading Baylor at the time a vote happens, if it happens, should be screaming 'YES' when it comes to expansion.