The View From Section 241 -- Realignment Update

[FfldCntyFan]

I'm beginning to wonder if they stopped teaching reading comprehension in schools over the past couple of decades.

 

[BlueMAB]

Yeah, I didn't think you had a plan to land BYU, TCU and Baylor. So you know what you can do....

If you aren't interested in a real conversation where you respond to what I actually post, and choose instead to find new ways to pick a fight, then why bother responding?

I didn't think you had the ability to show where I was wrong and why, it would have been fun to see you at least try.

 

[BlueMAB]

It is not out of the realm of possibility that both Houston and SMU end this season ranked. I doubt the same can be said about Navy (nor do I believe that any service academy will ever be able to help us maintain a BCS bid). Using Navy kind of destroys your mandate on immediatel help with BCS status. I don't know off the top of my head where BYU sits in the rankings but I'm not sure that they would be much more of a help than the two above mentioned Texas schools even if we could lure BYU to the BE.

Yes, TCU did finish undefeated & #2 last year and not much lower than that with one loss the year before. Unfortunately that ship has sailed but while that ship is sailing, the two former SWC schools from major demographic markets in the state of Texas each appear to be close to being where TCU was a few years ago. I don't believe that it is a seven to ten year quest for SMU and Houston to equal (consistent on field performance) Baylor and TCU, it appears that if they aren't there already, they will be within a season or two.

WVU will very likely finish ranked for the next couple years, BSU is our number one priority, and will too. UCF is a strong possibility and they finished ranked last year. With those three schools, and hopefully one or two others already in the conference finishing ranked over the next 2+ seasons then we don't have to worry about whether or not Navy did. Also, I've stated (and you may agree) that we don't get Boise without Air Force, and don't get Air Force without Navy. If we get all three, I think we have a shot at BYU. I believe they are more valuable than Houston/SMU. They have a better tradition and stronger more established program.

If Houston and SMU both finish ranked I'll be excited about adding them. Right now, I'm begrudgingly willing to accept them. I understand the reason for adding them, and I don't recall every saying that I opposed them. I said I'm not excited about them. Nothing anyone has posted about their potential or locker room, or market size changes that for me.

 

[HuskyHawk]

That is your argument against Boise? I guess we wouldn't want to add LSU to the conference either, they are currently ranked # 1. Nowhere to go but down.

Don't be absurd. I merely believe that Boise's success won't be sustainable. Right now they appeal as a top 10 team. If they even slip to a team that is sometimes ranked and sometimes not, I think we regret adding them.

 

[tzznandrew]

Don't be absurd. I merely believe that Boise's success won't be sustainable. Right now they appeal as a top 10 team. If they even slip to a team that is sometimes ranked and sometimes not, I think we regret adding them.

I think, facing real competition, they are going to decline. But, they will add some credibility. Let's focus on stabilizing until we can get out. I doubt UConn will be in the BE long enough for some of our deeper concerns to play out.

 

[HuskyBarker]

If not, we not only have the worst commish, but the worst legal team ever.

I'm going with Worst commish Ever! The sooner Marinate gets fired or let go the better! In the Game of Chess, Marinate was playing Tic-Tac-Toe, and losing.

 

[RS9999X]

Barring an embarrassing bowl loss Houston is going to end the season highly ranked. They probably have a 60% chance of going 12-0. Their schedule is absolutely pathetic.

Houston's doing it the right way. Beating up on the non-BCS teams and building new facilities and waving their hands and saying "BCS ready".

Memphis OTOH wants to put the winning and the facilities on hold while begging for a BCS bid. It's almost comical. Nova's proposed soccer stadium upgrade (3,000 portable bleachers makes us a BCS school!) and FCS Championship look like a quality add in comparison.

 

[SAMCRO]

Houston's doing it the right way. Beating up on the non-BCS teams and building new facilities and waving their hands and saying "BCS ready".

Memphis OTOH wants to put the winning and the facilities on hold while begging for a BCS bid. It's almost comical. Nova's proposed soccer stadium upgrade (3,000 portable bleachers makes us a BCS school!) and FCS Championship look like a quality add in comparison.

Agreed. Houston, and even more so UCF are making major improvements to facilities, and UCF is investing like crazy to build their athletic programs.

I've read several people post about all the Fed Ex money that will be behind Memphis if they land in a BCS league. Maybe is Fed Ex started investing now, Memphis would actually be an attractive option for a BCS league. Just sayin'.

 

[SubbaBub]

Certainly, the current situation requires teams that immediately add to our AQ profile. Beyond that short term need, this league would be much better off with programs that are committed to BCS competition. That means facilities, fan base, and an attitude that screams we care about college football.

Who can fill a stadium, draw TV eyeballs in their market, or better yet, nationally? Who has a natural recruiting base? Whose fans will travel? Memphis does have a 62k stadium and sold 24k tickets last year and has about the same number of students. But they haven't made the commitment in terms of facilities. I think if they announced a credible plan to build a Shenkman Center of their own, they would help themselves.

To me, UCF and ECU are the most ready. Houston and SMU need stadium expansions but both get the FB culture, so they are more attractive than Memphis. Navy and Air Force bring a nation wide following. Boise brings the recent credibility but little else. Once they joined they would lose much of their national appeal as a cinderella story, especially as they drop off. They strike me as desperation invite and a poor fit.

I'd live with UCF, Hou, SMU, and add Navy/ in FB only, or ECU/Temple in all sports. That makes 11 for FB. Give Nova, Memphis, Umass, or whomever else a chance to position themselves as #12. Boise would be my fall back to replace Navy if they are not interested.

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[The Funster]

All we need is some kind of football setup that provides stability and maintains the AQ for the new BCS (or equivalent) in 2014. Once we have achieved that, all bets are off, conference affiliation wise for UConn.

 

[RS9999X]

Houston and SMU need stadium expansions

The University of Houston placed a hefty bet on its future in college athletics on Thursday, unveiling a $160 million plan to upgrade its football and basketball facilities.

The football stadium, which would be built at the existing Robertson site, would seat 40,000 and be expandable to 50,000-plus. The basketball facility renovation would include the addition of practice facilities for the men's and women's teams and feature a seating capacity of 8,593

Houston announced in March 2011 they were 1/2 way to their $80 mil fundraising goal and expect to make formal construction announcements in Spring 2012.

 

[metsfan2323]

The University of Houston placed a hefty bet on its future in college athletics on Thursday, unveiling a $160 million plan to upgrade its football and basketball facilities.

The football stadium, which would be built at the existing Robertson site, would seat 40,000 and be expandable to 50,000-plus. The basketball facility renovation would include the addition of practice facilities for the men's and women's teams and feature a seating capacity of 8,593

Houston announced in March 2011 they were 1/2 way to their $80 mil fundraising goal and expect to make formal construction announcements in Spring 2012.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if Houston is the premiere football program in our league in 5 years.

 

[RS9999X]

Then there's Nova's vision statement: 3,000 Rent-a-Seat Bleachers!

And the Memphis vision statement: We will build it if you will come.
AND -- we will start winning. Until then, we won't take this football thing too seriously.

 

[metsfan2323]

And the Memphis vision statement: We will build it if you will come.
AND -- we will start winning. Until then, we won't take this football thing too seriously.

Memphis has the Liberty Bowl which was good enough to host NFL games in the 90's. People knock it, but personally I love old stadiums. I'll take the Yale Bowl over The Rent any day and that is not a knock at the Rent, I just like stadiums with alot of history.

 

[Nostical]

Well then Mets you would have loved Legion Field in Birmingham where we played South Carolina. It was an absolute s**ithole.

 

[metsfan2323]

Well then Mets you would have loved Legion Field in Birmingham where we played South Carolina. It was an absolute s**ithole.

Why do people love Fenway? Is it their Skyboxes, modern bathrooms, the comfortable seats, the parking? Every Yankee fan I know misses the old Yankee Stadium.

 

[Nostical]

I love Fenway and the owners were smart to refurbish and expand it. A new stadium would never draw the many folks who come just to tour it each day. But that requires maintenance and attention. If they had let the rats roam free and the toilets leak, it wouldn't be worth the mystique.

 

[BlueMAB]

Well then Mets you would have loved Legion Field in Birmingham where we played South Carolina. It was an absolute s**ithole.

Correction... it IS an absolute s**thole.

 

[whaler11]

Houston's doing it the right way. Beating up on the non-BCS teams and building new facilities and waving their hands and saying "BCS ready".

Memphis OTOH wants to put the winning and the facilities on hold while begging for a BCS bid. It's almost comical. Nova's proposed soccer stadium upgrade (3,000 portable bleachers makes us a BCS school!) and FCS Championship look like a quality add in comparison.

Yeah they say BCS READY and no one but the 'Big East' looks.