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The more that seems to come out about this Baylor situation certainly would support going to 14. That could get messy if reports are correct. Correction, messy to a "major cluster". I guess the good news is it's a texas school where the conference already has a large inventory.
 
My source indicated 2 aac teams leave in 2017, and one in 2018. Thus, byu would not join until 2018. I'm not sure if byu having all independent games makes it easier or harder to go, but that cannot be simple. At least with a conference schedule you can negotiate a big block of games.
 
Definitely seems to be heading in the wrong direction for us. Sounds a lot like the last ACC expansion. The noise seems to be BYU and Cincy are a lock. Houston has a political advantage and we're stuck with the others trying to convince everyone to bless us with an invitation to their dysfunctional group. Hoping for a good result but I'm ready for that kick.
 
noeynox said:
Helps our cause?

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I would think that if there is ANY chance of a network now or later then they can't just ignore all information that was provided to them by the TV consultants can they? Everything I read indicated that UConn would be best addition according to those consultants due to location. I just want this to be over - wake up - check Twitter, check Conf. realignment board, rinse and repeat all day, every day :confused:
 
JMick said:
If that's true this is absolutely awful news
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Why is anyone worrying about random Twitter users that have created their profiles in the last few days with Big12 expansion in their names just to make them sound somewhat official. These people are just looking for attention and are not involved with the Big12 expansion committee or presidents, so who cares what they think, prefer or "heard". The only non-key tweeter I'd consider putting any stock in is Flug essentially because of his longevity and the WFRR guy at the car wash just because it's so ridiculous I want to believe.
 
Chuck said:
Definitely seems to be heading in the wrong direction for us. Sounds a lot like the last ACC expansion. The noise seems to be BYU and Cincy are a lock. Houston has a political advantage and we're stuck with the others trying to convince everyone to bless us with an invitation to their dysfunctional group. Hoping for a good result but I'm ready for that kick.
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If we lose to Memphis, there is nothing left to complain about. If we can't beat Memphis, than we don't deserve to be in a BCS league. The market will have spoken. As a result, I am not going to worry about it.

Big 12 Steve claims to have been the former head of Social Media for the Big 12. Strange that he didn't use the actual title, which is Director of Social Media. I went into Linkedin, and the current person in the role, Laura Rasmussen, has had the job since July 2014. I tried a few different searches, and couldn't find anyone named Steve that was a former employee of the Big 12, but that doesn't mean much because Linkedin's searches suck. In any event, this guy claims to have had a real title that would put him in the know, and is not hiding behind an anonymous twitter handle. That said, if he really was that close to the Big 12, you would think Bowlsby or someone would tell him to stop tweeting. We will find out soon enough.
 
I would say that if the Aresco knows that schools are leaving and that they are leaving in a staggered fashion, that he knows which schools. The fact that he mentioned Diaco a couple of days ago in talking up the future of the conference is a little more alarming now. He did not mention Cincy or Houston coaches. At the same time, UConn was very quick to tell Jacobs that big 12 expansion had cooled in June. Nothing like that has been stated yet, which is good news.

Is the statement above true? Did Aresco say the programs will leave on good terms and in a staggered fashion? Hopefully, that fact is just made up.
 
Well, it's very plausible that his info could be accurate based on the other source saying Memphis, CSU were also options in some of the packages

Maybe Fred Smith has come in and formally pledged huge investments like T Boone

If they beat us out we're screwed with the whole UT and Tex forcing UH in and then just overall geography

I'm now below 50% on us getting in and thinking college football RIP and can we remain competitive in hoops

nelsonmuntz said:
If we lose to Memphis, there is nothing left to complain about. If we can't beat Memphis, than we don't deserve to be in a BCS league. The market will have spoken. As a result, I am not going to worry about it.

Big 12 Steve claims to have been the former head of Social Media for the Big 12. Strange that he didn't use the actual title, which is Director of Social Media. I went into Linkedin, and the current person in the role, Laura Rasmussen, has had the job since July 2014. I tried a few different searches, and couldn't find anyone named Steve that was a former employee of the Big 12, but that doesn't mean much because Linkedin's searches suck. In any event, this guy claims to have had a real title that would put him in the know, and is not hiding behind an anonymous twitter handle. That said, if he really was that close to the Big 12, you would think Bowlsby or someone would tell him to stop tweeting. We will find out soon enough.
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Hoophound said:
I would say that if the Aresco knows that schools are leaving and that they are leaving in a staggered fashion, that he knows which schools. The fact that he mentioned Diaco a couple of days ago in talking up the future of the conference is a little more alarming now. He did not mention Cincy or Houston coaches. At the same time, UConn was very quick to tell Jacobs that big 12 expansion had cooled in June. Nothing like that has been stated yet, which is good news.

Pretty sure he mentioned.

Is the statement above true? Did Aresco say the programs with leave on good terms and in a staggered fashion? Hopefully, that fact is just made up
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I'm pretty sure he did mention Tom Herman.

I agree with Nelson, for once. Except I'll add if we lose to Memphis we have no closers on our side. Louisville, WVU, they found a way to not get squeezed out. Ultimately this is a pass fail course.

I believe the people here are doing everything they can, and you applaud that, but at the end of the day to watch your competition beat you out time after is deflating.
 
Hoophound said:
I would say that if the Aresco knows that schools are leaving and that they are leaving in a staggered fashion, that he knows which schools. The fact that he mentioned Diaco a couple of days ago in talking up the future of the conference is a little more alarming now. He did not mention Cincy or Houston coaches. At the same time, UConn was very quick to tell Jacobs that big 12 expansion had cooled in June. Nothing like that has been stated yet, which is good news.

Is the statement above true? Did Aresco say the programs will leave on good terms and in a staggered fashion? Hopefully, that fact is just made up.
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It is made up.
 
Assuming Aresco has inside info, why would any departures be staggered? Is it about paying exit fee? I assume we can afford to pay to get out asap.

Is it because BYU needs more time and their partner would be added when they are added? They have to wind down their own network to some extent. It might require more time. If BYU is not leaving now, we might still be on first train out with Cincy, no?
 
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I agree, Manuel looked awful and was awful during the whole ACC thing and Benedict no idea

Some of lots of this falls on Suzi, her legacy will be impacted with this and the whole emphasis on academics will have yielded nothing when community colleges like Louisville, Cincy, Memphis, Houston end up in better spots

noeynox said:
I'm pretty sure he did mention Tom Herman.

I agree with Nelson, for once. Except I'll add if we lose to Memphis we have no closers on our side. Louisville, WVU, they found a way to not get squeezed out. Ultimately this is a pass fail course.

I believe the people here are doing everything they can, and you applaud that, but at the end of the day to watch your competition beat you out time after is deflating.
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Hoophound said:
Is the statement above true? Did Aresco say the programs will leave on good terms and in a staggered fashion? Hopefully, that fact is just made up.
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Well considering it doesn't come up on a google search I high doubt its real when you add it being from a person who's made a grand total of 1o tweets
 
noeynox said:
I'm pretty sure he did mention Tom Herman.

I agree with Nelson, for once. Except I'll add if we lose to Memphis we have no closers on our side. Louisville, WVU, they found a way to not get squeezed out. Ultimately this is a pass fail course.

I believe the people here are doing everything they can, and you applaud that, but at the end of the day to watch your competition beat you out time after is deflating.
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It's not Susan's fault we're located in Connecticut
 
My suspicion is that nothing has been decided yet, because McMurphy would be the first to know if it had. I think there are probably 6 finalists, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UConn, Memphis, and UCF, for 4 spots. BYU and Cincinnati are ahead of the other 4, but not home yet. There are a lot of reasons not to believe the "Fred Smith will donate $500 million" stories, most important of which is, if Smith had so much money to pour into Memphis, why hasn't he done it? Memphis is in the heart of SEC country and will never get market share. I can't come up with a single advantage that has over UConn, other than Smith, which I don't believe anyway.I don't think ESPN wants to dig deeper in a Florida market where it already has 3 programs, so while UCF is on the list, I don't see it getting picked.

I think it is BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UConn. I am also skeptical about staggering the AAC members, since the whole purpose of this expansion is a money grab by the Big 12. I think the Big 12 will help BYU out with breaking some of the 2017 game contracts, including substituting Big 12 teams for BYU in the contract.
 
I may be stupid, but I fear UCF more than I do Memphis.

Mark Blads may be many things, but he is usually on the money.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
My suspicion is that nothing has been decided yet, because McMurphy would be the first to know if it had. I think there are probably 6 finalists, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UConn, Memphis, and UCF, for 4 spots. BYU and Cincinnati are ahead of the other 4, but not home yet. There are a lot of reasons not to believe the "Fred Smith will donate $500 million" stories, most important of which is, if Smith had so much money to pour into Memphis, why hasn't he done it? Memphis is in the heart of SEC country and will never get market share. I can't come up with a single advantage that has over UConn, other than Smith, which I don't believe anyway.I don't think ESPN wants to dig deeper in a Florida market where it already has 3 programs, so while UCF is on the list, I don't see it getting picked.

I think it is BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UConn. I am also skeptical about staggering the AAC members, since the whole purpose of this expansion is a money grab by the Big 12. I think the Big 12 will help BYU out with breaking some of the 2017 game contracts, including substituting Big 12 teams for BYU in the contract.
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Don't know if this is what you meant - McMurphy would know if the ACC were about to announce something. I don't think he has contacts in the B12.
 

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