Non-Key Tweets

[noeynox]

WV has fired warning shots at the Big 12. That is all.

Love how WVU who has been in the Big 12 all of 20 minutes is already a shot caller ahead of schools like Kansas.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Pretty sure it was MH3 he claimed was plugged in.

You can look it up. I did, and still do, believe that MH3 has a contact in an athletic department, probably at WVU, although he may have another in a Big 10 athletic department (Ohio State?), that feeds him information occasionally. MH3 was way ahead of WVU leaving the Big East and also called it to the Big 12. He has gotten a lot wrong since, but he is occasionally correct with something that he would have to have a source to know. The Dude has never been right about anything, other than maybe by pure accident, and I have never felt otherwise.

I did think Florida State and Clemson were going to the Big 12, and I was not the only one that thought the ACC was breaking up. I actually based that more on a Clemson "insider" on the Scout board (I believe) than just MH3. I have gotten a lot of "I told you so's" from various posters about that, even though all but 2 or 3 didn't actually "tell me so". They just like to say "you were wrong" to the posters that actually contribute to this board.

Whaler was one of only a small handful that I recall who was firm that the ACC would not break up, no matter how much message board chatter and even news articles there were to the contrary. I do believe that the ACC leveraged all of that activity to get ESPN to reopen a 15 year deal and practically double it. And NO ONE predicted that would happen.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 1h1 hour ago
@JBruceHarris Well... clearly Oklahoma and WVU are pushing expansion. Clearly Texas is happy at 10 & sees no need for a B12N.

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 1h1 hour ago
@JBruceHarris Clearly OU and WVU have fired warning shots at the Big 12. But that's only half of the equation.

The Dude changes direction faster that Mitt Romney during the last presidential election and I find it hard to digest that suddenly WV power-wise is on par with Oklahoma in the XII and is now after Texas. Afterall, WVU is in the XII by Texas's good graces. I suspect that if the Long Horns told WVU to shut-up, WVU would put a moonshine flavored pacifier in its own mouth. The only reason for WVU not to follow Texas's lead is if they know the XII is already doomed.

 

[Afroabe224]

Christopher Lambert ‏@theDudeofWV · 1h1 hour ago
@JBruceHarris What I don't want to do is put something out that isn't factual or plausible.

It's good to see the Dude is committed to only delivering news of the factual/realistic variety.

 

[whaler11]

I still don't think the ACC is going to break up. I think the schools are generally very happy to stay in the ACC.

I think an underrated reason is that Florida State and Clemson understand their chances to make the CFB playoffs are much better in the ACC than any other league.

The more I contemplate what is going on at ESPN - you either want to be negotiating right now or you want to have a long term deal. You don't want to be getting to the table in 2019-2020 or so - absolute panic might be setting in for the industry at that time.

Having 90% of the people voluntarily subsidize 10% was only going to work for so long.

The Big Ten is going to have to expand to grow their network. I look at the SEC network and almost everyone looks like a net negative on the rake - the Big Ten still can grow their revenue with the right schools. I think those schools are UVA/UNC and maybe Georgia Tech/VPI.

 

[OkaForPrez]

"When it comes to recruiting news, I, Nelson, believe that the Dude of West Virginia is truly wired into the pulse. I implicitly endorse him and his tweets. He is the man." - Nelsonmuntz, July 23rd, 2014, 5:43 pm.

Unfortunately, you can't find the post because the entire thread was deleted after HFD threatened to blow up the Bolivian embassy if UConn wasn't invited into the Pac 12 three posts later.

But trust me, there it is.

I pray that on the off chance UConn does get the P5 invite, I happen to be somewhere in the general vicinity of HFD when he gets the news. If that happens, I'll film it.

 

[CL82]

I pray that on the off chance UConn does get the P5 invite, I happen to be somewhere in the general vicinity of HFD when he gets the news. If that happens, I'll film it.

Perhaps something like this?

 

[noeynox]

@nelsonmuntz , I agree. MH has been ahead of the curve on Big 12 expansion as well. Right down to saying they will be G5 schools. Maybe he is wrong maybe he is right we will see, but he was ridiculed for saying this would happen way before the GOP expired.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

It's good to see the Dude is committed to only delivering news of the factual/realistic variety.

Did you notice the Dude's statement was "factual or plausible" not "factual and plausible". As long as he views what he tweets as plausible he's adhering to his self imposed standards.

 

[Limbo Land]

This explains being all over the place.... he's just cranky!

 

[GG]

MHVER3 broke the RU and MD to Big 10 (at least that is the first that I had heard about it). The Dude is just giving me whiplash. Oddly, I continue to read his tweets.

 

[DudeOfCT]

Anybody seen any interesting CR tweets today? I expected way more activity today after the flurry last night.

John Kerry ‏@JohnKerry 9h9 hours ago
P5+1 & #Iran reached agreement, bringing insight & accountability to nuclear program - not for small # of yrs, but lifetime of program.

666 retweets807 favorites

And yet we are still in the G5

 

[nelsonmuntz]

broke the RU and MD to Big 10 (at least that is the first that I had heard about it). The Dude is just giving me whiplash. Oddly, I continue to read his tweets.

Actually, a poster on this board broke that. To my knowledge, it was that posters only post ever.

 

[Point6]

John Kerry ‏@JohnKerry 9h9 hours ago
P5+1 & #Iran reached agreement, bringing insight & accountability to nuclear program - not for small # of yrs, but lifetime of program.

666 retweets807 favorites

And yet we are still in the G5

One more:

Paul F Paulding ‏@PFPCSP
Space News. Pluto reinstated as a proper Planet again , to rejoin the Solar System Planetary Family of 9. PFP.

 

[Point6]

BTW, if the above is true, it means Pluto will be leaving the TNO (planetary equivalent of Mountain West). This will hurt. With Eris, it was one of the bell cows:

 

[billybud]

Great...the P8 of planets expands to P9.

Pluto now in the P9...no longer an outsider.

 

[Durks07]

Just when I thought that the non-key thread could sink any lower into the abyss, I'm once again pleasantly surprised

 

[Jerry27]

Great...the P8 of planets expands to P9.

Pluto now in the P9...no longer an outsider.

Being that it was kicked out and invited back wouldn't it be more...well the "Temple" of solar system!?

 

[BoatShow]

broke the RU and MD to Big 10 (at least that is the first that I had heard about it). The Dude is just giving me whiplash. Oddly, I continue to read his tweets.

You single? There's a thread some guy started looking for dates.

 

[GG]

You single? There's a thread some guy started looking for dates.

I am not, but that is interesting.

 

[Jarhead_1775]

@nelsonmuntz , I agree. MH has been ahead of the curve on Big 12 expansion as well. Right down to saying they will be G5 schools. Maybe he is wrong maybe he is right we will see, but he was ridiculed for saying this would happen way before the GOP expired.

The GOP has an expiration date? Sweet.

 

[CL82]

John Kerry ‏@JohnKerry 9h9 hours ago
P5+1 & #Iran reached agreement, bringing insight & accountability to nuclear program - not for small # of yrs, but lifetime of program.

666 retweets807 favorites

And yet we are still in the G5

Wow, that hurts. I mean if Iran gets a P5 deal while we are still on the outside looking in it, I think we should just shut down this board, fold the tents and call it a day.

 

[The Funster]

No way the ACC breaks up. The big 12 will get eaten and I think, through a combination of threats, saber rattling and common sense that there will eventually be 4 twenty team super conferences.

 

[noeynox]

The GOP has an expiration date? Sweet.

I knew someone was going to jump on that. Autocorrect for you .

 

[CoastAtlantic]

It looks like we have a new twitter yahoo joining in the fun, TCU fan this time:

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
The B12 is dealing with an internal fight over the future, which is not news to anyone. But the stakes have been raised this week.

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
The average new piece about the B12 after the last month of Boren comments amounts to: UCF, Houston, Cincy or BYU. No longer the case.

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
When Boren first spoke a month ago he made news when he said the contract would grow with new teams. This was the real news. Party line...

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
For over the last two year has been that new teams had to meet a financial threshold to "grow" the contract. Turns out you add it grows.

eoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
When Boren broke that news it all of a sudden made expansion at least a realistic option. B12 is at a psychological disadvantage with 10.

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
The last two weeks have been rumors and message board "facts" about OU and some variation or OSU WVa looking at SEC if there is no expansion

frey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
If you listen to OU fans they want out of current B12 faster than Cliff Barnes out of a JR Ewing oil deal. Well their president is acting.

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
I'm not sharing this to because I'm the new guy for realignment (my pointless timeline should prove that). This is just what I've learned.

offrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
The pro expansion voices of the B12 are now aware that the ACC has their own "contract" smokescreen w/ their GOR. Their GOR is not a B12 GOR

chael‏@micjame 3h3 hours ago
@geoffmitchell Can you elaborate? What makes the ACC GOR vulnerable? Why would ESPN allow ACC to dissolve and stengthen fox conferences?

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 3h3 hours ago
@micjame GOR is void because of lack of ACCN. ACC with 14 current teams could add two and remain P5

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
The pro expansion B12 voices are ready to make a move and pay the exit fee for FSU Clemson- and maybe two more.

Hook'Em‏@UTexLonghorns 4h4 hours ago
@geoffmitchell the big question is if FSU would be interested

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
@UTexLonghorns FSU made real cuts to afford cost of attendance. I'd have to think they are.

Hook'Em‏@UTexLonghorns 4h4 hours ago
@geoffmitchell well, those 2 were my first choices to join after aggy left. Hope it happens. I would love to have UL also for basketball.

AZ‏@azescobar1 4h4 hours ago
@geoffmitchell - that's big money if true- UConn to the ACC makes more sense than Memphis Cincy and the other honkey tonk Florida schools

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
All the rhetoric of no candidates in Gang of 5 looks to be void. The B12 is looking to offer the ACC. Guess which one tea, doesn't want to?

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
So there is a large battle between OU and UT, as well as other schools now finding a spine in dealing with Austin. But Austin is weak now

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
Story just this evening about UT AD on the outs with current UT president. Now is the time to strike is their thinking.


ME: If you're a fan of a school that could end up being one of the left behinds then why not go to that well again?

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Don‏@Don_304 4h4 hours ago
@geoffmitchell @JoeMcMurphy I have to run but I will say that I truly trust Geoff. He's not one of those secretive insider types.

Geoffrey Mitchell‏@geoffmitchell 4h4 hours ago
@Don_304 @JoeMcMurphy If I'm wrong, I'll own it. Because I have nothing to gain- no message brd blog or site to drive you to!

Don‏@Don_304 2h2 hours ago
@geoffmitchell @JoeMcMurphy Au contraire! I'd love for you to be an admin on my site.


ME: Hahahahahahahahahaha!