NCAA Re-Alignment

[jimmy40]

Trust me Arkansas hasn't "sucked".

yea they have.

 

[UnoDallas]

yea they have.

they beat the number one team LSU

should have beaten Florida if not for the refs

Nutt resigned on November 26, 2007, three days after the Razorbacks defeated the #1 LSU Tigers 50–48 in three overtimes.[29] Over the course of his 10 seasons coaching the Arkansas Razorbacks, Nutt compiled a record of 75–48 and his coached teams went to bowls 8 out of the 10 seasons.[29] His teams were first in the SEC West 3 times


an Petrino in making them better

 

[peplaw06]

LOL At Deloss

Dodds has said he wants to keep the Big 12 together

of cousre he does

why quit a lousey conference

Lousy conference? They've been, at worst, the second best conference for football since the BCS started.

Lemme guess... SEC fanboi?

 

[DFWJC]

oh they only had Daryl Royal as coach and as AD - Jeesh

Darrell Royal was gone before the time I period that I mentioned. Texas was not great in the 15 or so years before Brown. They did have had a few bright spots, but for the most part they were not great....and revenue-wise, they certainly were not on top. Look it up

15 years pre-Mack

1997--

4-7
8-5
10-2-1
8-4
5-5-1
6-5
5-6
10-2
5-6
4-7
7-5
5-6
8-4
7-4-1
11-1

 

[Doomsday101]

Darrell Royal was gone before the time I period that I mentioned. Texas was not great in the 15 or so years before Brown. They did have had a few bright spots, but for the most part they were not great....and revenue-wise, they certainly were not on top. Look it up

15 years pre-Mack

1997--

4-7
8-5
10-2-1
8-4
5-5-1
6-5
5-6
10-2
5-6
4-7
7-5
5-6
8-4
7-4-1
11-1

I agree. Texas went through a rough patch during the time of Fred Akers and showed John Mackovic. Mac Brown has done a great job of building Texas into one of the top college programs in the nation. I recall some of Mac critics claimed Texas would never win a national title with Mac Brown well those critics were wrong.

 

[UnoDallas]

Darrell Royal was gone before the time I period that I mentioned. Texas was not great in the 15 or so years before Brown. They did have had a few bright spots, but for the most part they were not great....and revenue-wise, they certainly were not on top. Look it up

15 years pre-Mack

oh well I really don't care

I hate UT's arrogance

even worse the Okies

 

[Dallas]

Darrell Royal was gone before the time I period that I mentioned. Texas was not great in the 15 or so years before Brown. They did have had a few bright spots, but for the most part they were not great....and revenue-wise, they certainly were not on top. Look it up

15 years pre-Mack

oh well I really don't care

I hate UT's arrogance

even worse the Okies

You do realize its the same arrogance you show when the Dallas Cowboys are riding high and on top and the guy next to you is thinking..."I hate the arrogance of Cowboy fans."

Same arrogance...

 

[UnoDallas]

You do realize its the same arrogance you show when the Dallas Cowboys are riding high and on top and the guy next to you is thinking..."I hate the arrogance of Cowboy fans."

Same arrogance...

oh well not my problem - I never spew stuff about my teams

like UT Grads do

they think the invented sliced bread

and I even graduated from UT Arlington




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[UnoDallas]

Texas Will Stay In The Big 12, Unless They Leave It Really Soon (UPDATE)

Glenn Davis | 12:28 pm, June 14th, 2010

Sports fans were deluged with compelling matchups all weekend: England vs. the U.S.A., Celtics vs. Lakers, Stephen Strasburg vs. all comers. Today, thanks to the latest potential developments in the NCAA’s conference realignment saga, The Big Lead’s Jason McIntyre presents us with a new matchup to keep an eye on: ESPN’s Joe Schad vs. Orangebloods.com’s Chip Brown!
We’ll forgive you for not getting quite as juiced over Schad vs. Brown as you did when Robert Green let Clint Dempsey’s shot slide by, but depending on whether Schad or Brown is correct about the Texas Longhorns’ future plans, the future of college athletics will be pushed in one of two very different directions.



Here’s Brown’s report. What’s the latest, Chip?

sources tell Orangebloods.com Texas has been convinced by a plan presented by commissioner Dan Beebe to stay in a 10-member Big 12.​

Wow! Might have to do something about that conference name, but man, imagine that, if Texas just stopped all that expansion talk and stayed put. And now, here’s Schad’s report. What’s he hearing?

The departure of Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State to the Pac-10 is imminent, four sources within the Big 12 said Monday.​

One source said commissioner Dan Beebe’s last-minute plan to save the conference has “zero” chance to succeed. Another source said it is “very unlikely” to succeed.​

Well, someone’s source is way off on this one, no?



And now we hear that SportsCenter is reporting Texas is still open to a Big 12 commitment, contrary to Schad’s latest reporting (ESPN.com’s article still says Texas’ move to the Pac-10 will happen soon). It’s also worth noting that both Schad and Brown seem to be hedging their positions ever so slightly via Twitter. Brown:

My sources say Texas is committed to coming to the table with the 10 remaining B12 schools to see if there’s consensus for the Beebe plan.​

“Committed to coming to the table” is a lot different than a commitment to actually remain in the conference. Here’s Schad’s latest tweet:

[Chip Brown] is reporting that Texas has decided to save the Big 12. Certainly possible, though the Big 12 didn’t know this earlier today​

So…both guys might be right, both guys might be wrong. It still seems to us like it would make more sense for a powerhouse school like Texas to spearhead efforts to strengthen a conference (in this case, the Pac-10) than to remain in a weakened one, but at this point, we’ll believe pretty much anything. Stay tuned, and we’ll update if anything more concrete materializes.
UPDATE: ESPN’s story on the situation now jives with Brown’s initial report, saying Texas is now “leaning toward” staying in a 10-team (and suddenly inappropriately named) Big 12. Texas would get a network of its own if the Big 12’s last-ditch plan comes to fruition, and would lead to them receiving $20 million-$25 million annually in TV revenue. Seems like an extraordinary step, but if it keeps the Big 12 together, most will probably see it as worthwhile. And if Texas does stay, Chip Brown gets some major, major scoop points

way to decisive
down there in the heart of Texas

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[Doomsday101]

Nebraska (Big Ten) and Colorado (Pac-10) are the 2 teams who bolted, Texas has been taking a wait and see how anyone wants to blame Texas is beyond me.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Nebraska (Big Ten) and Colorado (Pac-10) are the 2 teams who bolted, Texas has been taking a wait and see how anyone wants to blame Texas is beyond me.

To be honest, Colorado is no big loss. Nebraska, while up and coming with great history doesn't do a lot as far as TV audience. Nebraska will be a fine Football addition to the Big 10 but they are not going to get stronger because of them IMO. The Pac 10 will either have to add somebody or kick somebody to the curb. If they can pick up Utah, it might work out well for them. If they can't, then I think they have a bit of a problem. Anybody else only makes the Pac 10 weaker.

 

[Doomsday101]

To be honest, Colorado is no big loss. Nebraska, while up and coming with great history doesn't do a lot as far as TV audience. Nebraska will be a fine Football addition to the Big 10 but they are not going to get stronger because of them IMO. The Pac 10 will either have to add somebody or kick somebody to the curb. If they can pick up Utah, it might work out well for them. If they can't, then I think they have a bit of a problem. Anybody else only makes the Pac 10 weaker.

I'm not saying either will be a big loss only that they not Texas choose to bolt the Big12. Having said that if others bolt then Texas will have no choice but to move however Texas will have no problem finding a conference if it comes down to that.

 

[UnoDallas]

To be honest, Colorado is no big loss. Nebraska, while up and coming with great history doesn't do a lot as far as TV audience. Nebraska will be a fine Football addition to the Big 10 but they are not going to get stronger because of them IMO. The Pac 10 will either have to add somebody or kick somebody to the curb. If they can pick up Utah, it might work out well for them. If they can't, then I think they have a bit of a problem. Anybody else only makes the Pac 10 weaker.

then it how does a college say to their paying students we are charging you more - you know the price of going to school there just went up

were joining the pac ten

then paying for the team to fly to Oregon - Washington - etc

it just does not make any sense

UT sense

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I'm not saying either will be a big loss only that they not Texas choose to bolt the Big12. Having said that if others bolt then Texas will have no choice but to move however Texas will have no problem finding a conference if it comes down to that.

Not implying otherwise. Only saying that Nebraska and Colorado were not as big a loss as some may think.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

then it how does a college say to their paying students we are charging you more - you know the price of going to school there just went up

were joining the pac ten

then paying for the team to fly to Oregon - Washington - etc

it just does not make any sense

UT sense

My experience is that you don't need an excuse to raise tuition. They just do it.

 

[UnoDallas]

I see guys blasting Arkansas on here - when they made the right move years ago -


During this tumultuous period, Broyles engineered the move from the dying Southwest Conference to the flourishing Southeastern Conference (SEC). The conference also added the University of South Carolina for 1991

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

I'd love it if Virginia Tech ended up in the SEC.

I'd enjoy rooting for the Vols against them every year.

 

[UnoDallas]

My experience is that you don't need an excuse to raise tuition. They just do it.

true enuf - and the book prices outrageous

 

[DFWJC]

My experience is that you don't need an excuse to raise tuition. They just do it.

Athletic budgets and general student body tuition costs are not related.

But yes, they have really been gigging people with the rate of tution increases the past 10 years.

 

[peplaw06]

I see guys blasting Arkansas on here

You'd probably see more.... if Arkansas was good at something and anyone actually cared.