Top Dogs Podcast

[August_West]

Evidently our fan base is more enamored with our opponents than our team.

We took over ( or in other cases close to it) providence, St. John’s, Villanova ( the rafters were shaking with UConn chants in Philly) and Georgetown where we outnumbered them 3-1 on their home floor. But yeah let’s go to Lubbock!

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Evidently our fan base is more enamored with our opponents than our team.

if we were enamored with our team, would we think its ok for them to have to fly half way across the country for every away game?

 

[navery12]

if we were enamored with our team, would we think its ok for them to have to fly half way across the country for every away game?

Half of the fan base does, so yes

 

[FfldCntyFan]

We took over ( or in other cases close to it) providence, St. John’s, Villanova ( the rafters were shaking with UConn chants in Philly) and Georgetown where we outnumbered them 3-1 on their home floor. But yeah let’s go to Lubbock!

So what you are saying is we can only get worked up for home games against schools that we can easily visit for road games (after all this discussion began with a debate over whether our fans could get worked up for games against quality opponents in the B-12).

Personally I'm most concerned about what is best for our school, our athletic department as a whole and our individual programs. If people only want to care about the men's basketball program, specifically the men's basketball program as long as we are playing PC, Seton Hall and Georgetown, they have that right.

The thing is, you can call the deficit that we've been dealing with fake but the fact is it is real and it is not sustainable. If you want the athletic department to survive one of possibly a few things need to happen: some billionaire decides to become a benefactor and begins underwriting the deficit; the school starts receiving ND level money for broadcast rights of its football games and is able to generate an additional few million dollars in ticket revenues from all events or we end up in an all sports conference that compensates its members five to six times what we are currently earning in the Bog East. The only one of those that is remotely possible is the third.

 

[August_West]

So what you are saying is we can only get worked up for home games against schools that we can easily visit for road games (after all this discussion began with a debate over whether our fans could get worked up for games against quality opponents in the B-12).

Personally I'm most concerned about what is best for our school, our athletic department as a whole and our individual programs. If people only want to care about the men's basketball program, specifically the men's basketball program as long as we are playing PC, Seton Hall and Georgetown, they have that right.

The thing is, you can call the deficit that we've been dealing with fake but the fact is it is real and it is not sustainable. If you want the athletic department to survive one of possibly a few things need to happen: some billionaire decides to become a benefactor and begins underwriting the deficit; the school starts receiving ND level money for broadcast rights of its football games and is able to generate an additional few million dollars in ticket revenues from all events or we end up in an all sports conference that compensates its members five to six times what we are currently earning in the Bog East. The only one of those that is remotely possible is the third.

Whelp none of it is possible is it? Because we were never getting a Big12 invite. Weve survived a decade without P5 Im sure we can survive another.

All you CR people fell for it AGAIN!

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Whelp none of it is possible is it? Because we were never getting a Big12 invite. Weve survived a decade without P5 Im sure we can survive another.

All you CR people fell for it AGAIN!

I'm not so sure it's over (although I fully believe our fate is entirely dependent on the Arizona schools).

If you are so sure that it is over I will offer you a challenge, if we do end up in the B-12 you have to attend one football game (you can choose the game) at the Rent. I'll provide the tickets (you can invite others, on me), I'll provide the tailgate. All it will cost you is your time.

 

[CTBasketball]

I'm not so sure it's over (although I fully believe our fate is entirely dependent on the Arizona schools).

If you are so sure that it is over I will offer you a challenge, if we do end up in the B-12 you have to attend one football game (you can choose the game) at the Rent. I'll provide the tickets (you can invite others, on me), I'll provide the tailgate. All it will cost you is your time.

My tailgate likely is better if you want to get beyond wasted, listen to the Dead, eat beyond average tailgate food, and stomp on the bleachers of 106.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

My tailgate likely is better if you want to get beyond wasted, listen to the Dead, eat beyond average tailgate food, and stomp on the bleachers of 106.

We don't get wasted at my tailgate but the food and drink is always top tier. You're welcome to stop by at any game.

 

[HitDog]

I'm not so sure it's over (although I fully believe our fate is entirely dependent on the Arizona schools).

If you are so sure that it is over I will offer you a challenge, if we do end up in the B-12 you have to attend one football game (you can choose the game) at the Rent. I'll provide the tickets (you can invite others, on me), I'll provide the tailgate. All it will cost you is your time.

Why would you want to go to a football game with a guy who wants to kill the football program?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I'll extend the offer to any boneyarder. All it will cost you is your time. A tailgate that always has too much food and plenty of beer and seats to the game.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Why would you want to go to a football game with a guy who wants to kill the football program?

My belief (unfortunately in some cases it is merely a hope) is that once the non-believers attend a live game they'll be hooked.

 

[August_West]

Why would you want to go to a football game with a guy who wants to kill the football program?

I don’t want to kill the football program. I just don’t want it to hurt the hoops program any longer. Family members have had multiple season tickets for over the last 10 years.They only needed two , but bought more to help the AD. And COULD NOT GIVE THEM AWAY multiple games every season.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

I don’t want to kill the football program. I just don’t want it to hurt the hoops program any longer. Family members have had multiple season tickets for over the last 10 years.They only needed two , but bought more to help the AD. And COULD NOT GIVE THEM AWAY multiple games every season.

I know we pray on here to have a really good football team which I want as well. But first and foremost we are a basketball school and our identity is tied to the northeast. We basically tried to kill bball off once and came back. I know the argument is going to be well the Big 12 is way better than the AAC, which it is but I also don't want to be Rutgers in football and get beat by 40 points every week to other teams in our conference.

 

[navery12]

I'll extend the offer to any boneyarder. All it will cost you is your time. A tailgate that always has too much food and plenty of beer and seats to the game.

You did invite me last year although I never made it out to a game. Maybe it'll happen this year

 

[CTBasketball]

I'll extend the offer to any boneyarder. All it will cost you is your time. A tailgate that always has too much food and plenty of beer and seats to the game.

Boneyard Tailgate?

On second thought that might turn into a fist fight.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Boneyard Tailgate?

On second thought that might turn into a fist fight.

I'll do my best to make sure it doesn't.

 

[Umami Zen]

I'll do my best to make sure it doesn't.

No name tags/plenty of grog-- and things should be fine..