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Well there ya go. If the Big Ten comes knocking, might as well listen. That's what I'm talking about with "selling".
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Well there ya go. If the Big Ten comes knocking, might as well listen. That's what I'm talking about with "selling".
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There is no honor amongst thieves. Swofford was called "a visionary" and was "ahead of the curve." He wasn't. He was a hatchet man. He did ESPN's bidding and killed the Big East. I don't think he made many decisions himself. Always a pawn of Tobacco Road and he was probably told he had to take Miami by ESPN. Shalala wanted BC and he had VT forced on him. Then, the 2nd time around, He took Syracuse and was coerced into taking Pitt and the of course ND came knocking with their proverbial "sweet deal". I picture Swofford smugly thinking he pulled a fast one cutting his son and Raycom into the action. How sweet it is to think that that brilliant Swofford move is a key stumbling block to getting a network from his "benefactor" ESPN.
The puppet master itself, ESPN, ignores the ACC and goes and creates the SEC network and starts the Long Horn Network only to find out that its customer base is quickly eroding. The LHN is a disaster for ESPN and although the SEC network is good for the SEC it is considerably less so for ESPN. The ABC/ESPN/Disney empire is big enough to survive ESPN's poor vision and has the resources to stay afloat while it refocuses but not without the puppet master getting his peepee slapped. Not so for Swofford and his ACC. Once again, the steely knives are out and the ACC is vulnerable.
Personally, I hope they get gutted and fileted.
ESPN deserves worse.
The puppet master itself, ESPN, ignores the ACC and goes and creates the SEC network and starts the Long Horn Network only to find out that its customer base is quickly eroding. The LHN is a disaster for ESPN and although the SEC network is good for the SEC it is considerably less so for ESPN. The ABC/ESPN/Disney empire is big enough to survive ESPN's poor vision and has the resources to stay afloat while it refocuses but not without the puppet master getting his peepee slapped. Not so for Swofford and his ACC. Once again, the steely knives are out and the ACC is vulnerable.
Personally, I hope they get gutted and fileted.
ESPN deserves worse.
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Let's hope the tide is changing to 24x7x365 content and a conference network which includes a hefty portion of the advertising dollars.
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After the recent 2016 NFL Draft, I think Ole Miss has a lot more to worry about than its SOS for next season, like trying to avoid getting mugged by the NCAA. While they are in the SEC, they are not Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Florida, etc. and, in fact after the recent success that they have had against some of the SEC heavyweights, especially Alabama, I doubt many tears would if they get hammered.
Where there's smoke ... there's the Ole Miss NFL draft Class of 2016
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Oh my god he's going to hunt us down one by one.
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Yeah...since 23 of my years as a fan since I began at FSU were as an Independent....I have just now gotten used to the conference thing.
I have traveled to Nebraska, Ohio State and Michigan games but missed the games in Lansing. My dad was a Michigan grad and I did post grad at Wisconsin. The family farm on my father's side, since 1856, has been a little south of Neenah, Wi. My ancestors, including father and brother, are buried up there.
But I am a southerner. As much as I enjoyed beating Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Michigan, and Indiana, these OOC games felt more like bowls. I do not like the loss of geographic meaningfulness. That's why I despise the lumping of Syracuse, Boston, Pitt, et al in the ACC.
Rivalries are built on a certain proximity...neighboring states or within state. Ohio State- Michigan, FSU-Florida,
FSU-Miami, Alabama-Auburn....
Is beating Florida or Miami a hell of a lot more important than beating any one else on the schedule? You bet.
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[QUOTE="billybud, post: 1682563, member: 3850"
But I am a southerner. As much as I enjoyed beating Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Michigan, and Indiana, these OOC games felt more like bowls. I do not like the loss of geographic meaningfulness. That's why I despise the lumping of Syracuse, Boston, Pitt, et al in the ACC.
Rivalries are built on a certain proximity...neighboring states or within state. Ohio State- Michigan, FSU-Florida,
FSU-Miami, Alabama-Auburn....
Is beating Florida or Miami a hell of a lot more important than beating any one else on the schedule? You bet.[/QUOTE]
Billybud I completely agree with your assessment regarding rivalries and conference realignment. It is the proximity and rivalries which makes college sports great. IMO the big loser throughout conference realignment has been the fans.
Conference realignment was never about improving the games for the fans or even improving the competitiveness. Dumb fans will scream "football drove realignment" without understanding it is really the money driving realignment and there just happens to be more money in football.
All that said, the most predatory of all the conferences has been the ACC. The ACC ripped apart the natural rivalries in the NE without regards to the programs or fans. And yes, the Big East programs were stupid to not stick together but it was the ACC which systemically dismantled the BE. To use an analogy, the ACC killed the parents (Big East) and separated the kids, allowing some to be rescued and dooming the rest to life alone and separated.
Listening to ACC fans now complain about potentially losing their rivalries is the ultimate hypocrisy. Did the ACC care about Syracuse-UConn when they blew up the BE? No but suddenly the prospect of losing UNC-Duke is an outrage? Losing FSU-Miami may seem an outrage to fans in Florida but I am sure to the fans of WVU-Pitt "the backyard brawl" is an equally huge loss.
The ACC was a true invader and it would be poetic justice if they lose critical programs from a similar invasion. It is hard to play the victim when one was first the assailant. I am just perplexed that fans in the ACC never considered what their conference was doing to other schools until the shoe was on the other foot. The problem with starting a war in a neighboring country is it eventually spills over the border. I don't think the ACC will receive a lot of sympathy on the BY as we've watched what the ACC did to UConn and our rivalries.
Separating the ACC from its fans, I do feel sorry for the ACC fans. They deserve better than what they will probably get. But "deserve" has nothing to do with this...this is about money.
FSU will be fine and may even further prosper but it probably won't be with all its former rivals. Sadly this is the new world of college sports and there is no going back.
But I am a southerner. As much as I enjoyed beating Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Michigan, and Indiana, these OOC games felt more like bowls. I do not like the loss of geographic meaningfulness. That's why I despise the lumping of Syracuse, Boston, Pitt, et al in the ACC.
Rivalries are built on a certain proximity...neighboring states or within state. Ohio State- Michigan, FSU-Florida,
FSU-Miami, Alabama-Auburn....
Is beating Florida or Miami a hell of a lot more important than beating any one else on the schedule? You bet.[/QUOTE]
Billybud I completely agree with your assessment regarding rivalries and conference realignment. It is the proximity and rivalries which makes college sports great. IMO the big loser throughout conference realignment has been the fans.
Conference realignment was never about improving the games for the fans or even improving the competitiveness. Dumb fans will scream "football drove realignment" without understanding it is really the money driving realignment and there just happens to be more money in football.
All that said, the most predatory of all the conferences has been the ACC. The ACC ripped apart the natural rivalries in the NE without regards to the programs or fans. And yes, the Big East programs were stupid to not stick together but it was the ACC which systemically dismantled the BE. To use an analogy, the ACC killed the parents (Big East) and separated the kids, allowing some to be rescued and dooming the rest to life alone and separated.
Listening to ACC fans now complain about potentially losing their rivalries is the ultimate hypocrisy. Did the ACC care about Syracuse-UConn when they blew up the BE? No but suddenly the prospect of losing UNC-Duke is an outrage? Losing FSU-Miami may seem an outrage to fans in Florida but I am sure to the fans of WVU-Pitt "the backyard brawl" is an equally huge loss.
The ACC was a true invader and it would be poetic justice if they lose critical programs from a similar invasion. It is hard to play the victim when one was first the assailant. I am just perplexed that fans in the ACC never considered what their conference was doing to other schools until the shoe was on the other foot. The problem with starting a war in a neighboring country is it eventually spills over the border. I don't think the ACC will receive a lot of sympathy on the BY as we've watched what the ACC did to UConn and our rivalries.
Separating the ACC from its fans, I do feel sorry for the ACC fans. They deserve better than what they will probably get. But "deserve" has nothing to do with this...this is about money.
FSU will be fine and may even further prosper but it probably won't be with all its former rivals. Sadly this is the new world of college sports and there is no going back.
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Chuck Carlton @ChuckCarltonDMN 2h2 hours ago
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said data from Navigate Research indicates a football title game improves playoff chances by 4-5 percent.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN Chuck, 4-5% probability increase doesn't justify expansion without a network & increased revenues.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN Any idea on the projections concerning B12N earnings & the $15M threshold necessary for UT?
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN Logic says UT would allow B12N if kept whole. But is there enough $ left over to justify expansion for the others?
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN Also have to point out that losing a CCG decreases odds of losing team making playoffs by 100%.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN So -100% >> +4-5%.
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 2h2 hours agoAtlanta, IN
@ChuckCarltonDMN Which means add 2 to 4 teams or the BXII will be constituted by different schools in 2024?
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
@Expansion_Crush @ChuckCarltonDMN what no one is saying is that expansion without increased $ does as much to doom B12 as doing nothing.
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 1h1 hour agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN get to 12 then see what shakes with the other P5. 12 seems to be the natural number to sustain a conference
Andy smith @Doctor_alesmith 1h1 hour agoBeachwood, OH
@Expansion_Crush @theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN so Nebraska Iowa to the b12
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 1h1 hour agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN I think the BXII can still monetize on some things yet. CCG added markets etc
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 1h1 hour agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN Then the BXII is in a bad place either way of that's what it boils down to. But I don't think it's inevitable.
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 1h1 hour agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN I mean they will likely add 2 to 4 teams. Adding markets and recruiting areas close to the east coast helps.
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 1h1 hour agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN UCONN and Cincy would easily pay for themselves while adding recruiting and marketing areas
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
@Expansion_Crush @ChuckCarltonDMN Big 12 can only expand if the $ justifies doing so.
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 1h1 hour agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN I believe it will in the shadow of the recent Big Ten contract rumors.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
@Expansion_Crush @ChuckCarltonDMN what no one is saying is that expansion without increased $ does as much to doom B12 as doing nothing.
RedDirtSport@RedDirtSport
Everything Boren has been stumping for is apparently best for the league If your AD sides with the LHN what happens next isn't OU's fault
Omega Supreme@OmegaSupreme914
Omega Supreme Retweeted RedDirtSport
Say it again! @Expansion_Crush
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 46m46 minutes agoAtlanta, IN
@OmegaSupreme914 @RedDirtSport OU looks at the separation of some schools and sees themselves being treated like less than peers.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 45m45 minutes ago
@Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 @RedDirtSport That's a stretch. Take a look at OU's revenues.
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 43m43 minutes agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @OmegaSupreme914 @RedDirtSport Only in regards to T1.
RedDirtSport @RedDirtSport 45m45 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 We're fine now. We won't be after 10 years of this horseshit
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 43m43 minutes ago
@RedDirtSport @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 OU wants the B12 to survive because the B12 is best for OU.
RedDirtSport @RedDirtSport 42m42 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 No. OU wants the Big 12 to adapt or we'll old yeller this bitch. Play time is over
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 40m40 minutes ago
@RedDirtSport @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 Be careful of emotional analysis.
RedDirtSport @RedDirtSport 39m39 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 added TCU over drunk cowboys. Boren has been analytical. Time to turn up heat
Jake TrotterVerified account@Jake_Trotter
Bowlsby: data from the consultant league hired shows having 12 teams w/ an 8-game conference schedule is best league model for reaching CFP
Chris Anderson @CMAnderson247 55m55 minutes ago
Chris Anderson Retweeted Jake Trotter
But will the Big12 actually do something about it?
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 47m47 minutes ago
@CMAnderson247 @Jake_Trotter But only increase chances 4-5%.
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said data from Navigate Research indicates a football title game improves playoff chances by 4-5 percent.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN Chuck, 4-5% probability increase doesn't justify expansion without a network & increased revenues.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN Any idea on the projections concerning B12N earnings & the $15M threshold necessary for UT?
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN Logic says UT would allow B12N if kept whole. But is there enough $ left over to justify expansion for the others?
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN Also have to point out that losing a CCG decreases odds of losing team making playoffs by 100%.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 2h2 hours ago
@ChuckCarltonDMN So -100% >> +4-5%.
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 2h2 hours agoAtlanta, IN
@ChuckCarltonDMN Which means add 2 to 4 teams or the BXII will be constituted by different schools in 2024?
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
@Expansion_Crush @ChuckCarltonDMN what no one is saying is that expansion without increased $ does as much to doom B12 as doing nothing.
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 1h1 hour agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN get to 12 then see what shakes with the other P5. 12 seems to be the natural number to sustain a conference
Andy smith @Doctor_alesmith 1h1 hour agoBeachwood, OH
@Expansion_Crush @theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN so Nebraska Iowa to the b12
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 1h1 hour agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN I think the BXII can still monetize on some things yet. CCG added markets etc
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 1h1 hour agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN Then the BXII is in a bad place either way of that's what it boils down to. But I don't think it's inevitable.
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 1h1 hour agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN I mean they will likely add 2 to 4 teams. Adding markets and recruiting areas close to the east coast helps.
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 1h1 hour agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN UCONN and Cincy would easily pay for themselves while adding recruiting and marketing areas
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
@Expansion_Crush @ChuckCarltonDMN Big 12 can only expand if the $ justifies doing so.
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 1h1 hour agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @ChuckCarltonDMN I believe it will in the shadow of the recent Big Ten contract rumors.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 1h1 hour ago
@Expansion_Crush @ChuckCarltonDMN what no one is saying is that expansion without increased $ does as much to doom B12 as doing nothing.
RedDirtSport@RedDirtSport
Everything Boren has been stumping for is apparently best for the league If your AD sides with the LHN what happens next isn't OU's fault
Omega Supreme@OmegaSupreme914
Omega Supreme Retweeted RedDirtSport
Say it again! @Expansion_Crush
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 46m46 minutes agoAtlanta, IN
@OmegaSupreme914 @RedDirtSport OU looks at the separation of some schools and sees themselves being treated like less than peers.
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 45m45 minutes ago
@Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 @RedDirtSport That's a stretch. Take a look at OU's revenues.
Expansion_crush @Expansion_Crush 43m43 minutes agoAtlanta, IN
@theDudeofWV @OmegaSupreme914 @RedDirtSport Only in regards to T1.
RedDirtSport @RedDirtSport 45m45 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 We're fine now. We won't be after 10 years of this horseshit
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 43m43 minutes ago
@RedDirtSport @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 OU wants the B12 to survive because the B12 is best for OU.
RedDirtSport @RedDirtSport 42m42 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 No. OU wants the Big 12 to adapt or we'll old yeller this bitch. Play time is over
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 40m40 minutes ago
@RedDirtSport @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 Be careful of emotional analysis.
RedDirtSport @RedDirtSport 39m39 minutes ago
@theDudeofWV @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 added TCU over drunk cowboys. Boren has been analytical. Time to turn up heat
Jake TrotterVerified account@Jake_Trotter
Bowlsby: data from the consultant league hired shows having 12 teams w/ an 8-game conference schedule is best league model for reaching CFP
Chris Anderson @CMAnderson247 55m55 minutes ago
Chris Anderson Retweeted Jake Trotter
But will the Big12 actually do something about it?
Christopher Lambert @theDudeofWV 47m47 minutes ago
@CMAnderson247 @Jake_Trotter But only increase chances 4-5%.
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I love how The Dood comes up with these nonsensical figures. I'll try one as they seem fun. There's a 4-5% probability that The Dood is not actually an escaped mental patient tweeting from the phone of some guy named Christoper Lambert tied up in the trunk of his car.
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Greg Flugaur @flugempire 3h3 hours ago
http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaaf/writer/dennis-dodd/25575360/big-12-learns-what-we-all-knew-12-teams-title-game-are-best-for-league… This is exactly what our OU contacts anticipated....and UCONN/UC have most traction without Data input..
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 3h3 hours ago
.....OU contacts anticipate (tweeted on Feb 15th) Data will be used to buttress options with most B12 traction.
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 3h3 hours ago
That being said....nothing has changed perception of OU contacts strong perception...UC/UCONN number 11/12 of newly reformed B12
J @UCONNfan14 3h3 hours ago
@flugempire how are you feeling about this UCONN and UC to big 12 now? I see random people post the list of 4 from jan 3 uconn uc UM UH
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 3h3 hours ago
@UCONNfan14 Nothing has changed. UC/UCONN since Feb 15th -
Jared Kotler @JaredKotler 3h3 hours ago
@flugempire when would expected start date be?
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 3h3 hours ago
@JaredKotler I have dinner with BTM next Saturday...but it has always been put to us FB season of 2017. Maybe OU contacts are wrong on this
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 2h2 hours ago
@JaredKotler Maybe OU contacts were too optimistic...maybe they were flat out wrong and we will take the flaming..some say "18"..we say "17"
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 2h2 hours ago
So let me get this straight...there has people (Boren+ me + others) been saying B12 EXP + CCG + 8 Conf games increase odds of playoffs...
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 2h2 hours ago
and those(you know who)who've been saying B12CCG would decrease odds,now those same people are bitching it to only increase playoffs 5%?LOL!
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 2h2 hours ago
Greg Flugaur Retweeted RedDirtSport
https://mobile.twitter.com/RedDirtSport/status/727255904907726848… For those who called Boren senile when he spoke out that B12 must reform....shame on you. And how stupid of you.
http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaaf/writer/dennis-dodd/25575360/big-12-learns-what-we-all-knew-12-teams-title-game-are-best-for-league… This is exactly what our OU contacts anticipated....and UCONN/UC have most traction without Data input..
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 3h3 hours ago
.....OU contacts anticipate (tweeted on Feb 15th) Data will be used to buttress options with most B12 traction.
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 3h3 hours ago
That being said....nothing has changed perception of OU contacts strong perception...UC/UCONN number 11/12 of newly reformed B12
J @UCONNfan14 3h3 hours ago
@flugempire how are you feeling about this UCONN and UC to big 12 now? I see random people post the list of 4 from jan 3 uconn uc UM UH
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 3h3 hours ago
@UCONNfan14 Nothing has changed. UC/UCONN since Feb 15th -
Jared Kotler @JaredKotler 3h3 hours ago
@flugempire when would expected start date be?
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 3h3 hours ago
@JaredKotler I have dinner with BTM next Saturday...but it has always been put to us FB season of 2017. Maybe OU contacts are wrong on this
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 2h2 hours ago
@JaredKotler Maybe OU contacts were too optimistic...maybe they were flat out wrong and we will take the flaming..some say "18"..we say "17"
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 2h2 hours ago
So let me get this straight...there has people (Boren+ me + others) been saying B12 EXP + CCG + 8 Conf games increase odds of playoffs...
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 2h2 hours ago
and those(you know who)who've been saying B12CCG would decrease odds,now those same people are bitching it to only increase playoffs 5%?LOL!
Greg Flugaur @flugempire 2h2 hours ago
Greg Flugaur Retweeted RedDirtSport
https://mobile.twitter.com/RedDirtSport/status/727255904907726848… For those who called Boren senile when he spoke out that B12 must reform....shame on you. And how stupid of you.
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M. David Rudd is University of Memphis President:
Dr. M. David Rudd @UofMemphisPres May 1
Why U of M and Tiger athletics matter locally and nationally. Great story. Compelling data. Sharing it this week! pic.twitter.com/MwbM9G2Eoy
Dr. M. David Rudd @UofMemphisPres May 1
More data on why Memphis matters. pic.twitter.com/ZIZXSC5eZM
Dr. M. David Rudd @UofMemphisPres 13h13 hours ago
pic.twitter.com/bWiUIlt6D7
Swearingen20 6:36pm via Twitter for iPhone
@McMurphyESPN hearing it's Memphis & Cincinnati. Memphis is a top 5 tv market for college football & Cincy adds a bridge for West Va
Swearingen20 8:38pm via Twitter for iPhone
@McMurphyESPN UCONN fans..F'ball drives ratings & expansion. U might be a huge tv market but no one watches or goes to UCONN football games
Dr. M. David Rudd @UofMemphisPres May 1
Why U of M and Tiger athletics matter locally and nationally. Great story. Compelling data. Sharing it this week! pic.twitter.com/MwbM9G2Eoy
Dr. M. David Rudd @UofMemphisPres May 1
More data on why Memphis matters. pic.twitter.com/ZIZXSC5eZM
Dr. M. David Rudd @UofMemphisPres 13h13 hours ago
pic.twitter.com/bWiUIlt6D7
Swearingen20 6:36pm via Twitter for iPhone
@McMurphyESPN hearing it's Memphis & Cincinnati. Memphis is a top 5 tv market for college football & Cincy adds a bridge for West Va
Swearingen20 8:38pm via Twitter for iPhone
@McMurphyESPN UCONN fans..F'ball drives ratings & expansion. U might be a huge tv market but no one watches or goes to UCONN football games
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Need a Dooley bat signal for when a Twitter fool needs some educating...
This feels like a hail mary from Memphis.
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When you put out a tweet like that as a President this late in the game...desperation reigns!
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We better be doing something behind the scenes. Dave Benedicts comments at his press conference gave me some "here we go again" feelings. New AD at a time when a P5 league is expanding. Louisville and West Virginia showed last go round, all hands on deck are needed. Make promises that may cost you financially short term. Whatever it takes, pull out all the stops.
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A guy from Tennessee with 45 followers posts something about UConn and you think it requires a response?
Dooley would look like a nut responding to that sort of thing.
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Awwwwww thanks man. This just might be the nicest thing you've ever said to me.
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Oh this kind of a signal would bring me to the internet alright...but not the part you're talking about.
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A silhouette of a husky mounted on a giant spotlight on a roof?
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Didn't go through the whole DudofWV thing (I never can) but he's a moron for not realizing the 4-5% increase most likely accounts for (i.e., the simulation INCLUDES) scenarios where the higher ranked team loses the B12CCG.
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Well, we know he can make at least one call...
The day Benedict got hired:
Chris Del Conte, Director of Athletics, TCU
"Congratulations to the University of Connecticut on hitting a home run with its hire of David Benedict! He will be a perfect fit for the Huskies and Storrs. I have known David for quite some time and he's a winner! He has been in leadership capacities at several of the top Universities in the country and will draw upon those vast experiences. David will serve UConn and its constituents in a first-class manner. I'm very excited for him."
"Congratulations to the University of Connecticut on hitting a home run with its hire of David Benedict! He will be a perfect fit for the Huskies and Storrs. I have known David for quite some time and he's a winner! He has been in leadership capacities at several of the top Universities in the country and will draw upon those vast experiences. David will serve UConn and its constituents in a first-class manner. I'm very excited for him."
... and since the interweb and twitterverse are speculating abut a Texas, TCU and TT voting block on BIG12 expansion I sure hope he uses the "phone a friend" option often!
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Yeah but Del Conte is off to U-Dub. Anybody know exactly when?
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I think you're thinking President Kent Schulz from K-State and he's going to WSU, not U-Dub: Regents approve contract with President Kirk Schulz | WSU News | Washington State University
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USF's "new" AD (hired in 2014) also has a relationship with Del Conte: Amid Big 12 expansion chatter, USF Bulls seek greater stature
"All those factors likely will be considered, as well as some less conspicuous ones (such as the fact TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte is a close friend and former co-worker of Harlan)."
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I have a hard time believing that adding a directional school from Florida provides stability for the Big 12 in the future.
If the goal is to keep OU and UT in the fold long into the future, than you aren't going to do that by adding the 4th and 5th most prestigious football programs from the state, who have an academic reputation that is slightly better than CCSU.
Conferences are more than just what happens on the field or on the court. It's a financial agreement to that ties universities together and associates them with one another. From that perspective, do you think UT alums and administration want to be associated with USF?
Not going to happen.
If the Big 12 goes to 14 it will be with UConn, Cincy, BYU and Houston/Memphis before UCF/USF.
If the goal is to keep OU and UT in the fold long into the future, than you aren't going to do that by adding the 4th and 5th most prestigious football programs from the state, who have an academic reputation that is slightly better than CCSU.
Conferences are more than just what happens on the field or on the court. It's a financial agreement to that ties universities together and associates them with one another. From that perspective, do you think UT alums and administration want to be associated with USF?
Not going to happen.
If the Big 12 goes to 14 it will be with UConn, Cincy, BYU and Houston/Memphis before UCF/USF.
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Stop it. You are implying that there is something that we could have promised to get us in that would have gotten us in but we didn't do it. Do you have any evidence for that at all? That the ACC would have taken us if we added men's lacrosse, or if we agreed to expand the football stadium, and we said no?
There is no reason to think there is any reasonable commitment we would not make to get in the P%. So stop implying that this has been the case.
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