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  1. 4 minutes ago, Steel Shank said:

    Man, I bet the head honchos on the Rose Bowl Committee ("Granddaddy of Them All") are shitting their pants right now.

    Do they have 7-11's in LA?  (Asking for UH)

     

     

    For youngsters:

    The day the Houston and Boston College teams got to Dallas, a quote from an anonymous Cotton Bowl official appeared in a local newspaper saying that half the University of Houston students would be eating at the city's 7-11 stores, and the other half would be robbing them.

    https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/01/03/Repercussions-from-this-years-Cotton-Bowl-the-49th/4976473576400/

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  2. 2 hours ago, TKthunder2 said:

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    Baylor pulls less than 1/3 the tv viewers than Texas waning they are a 1/3 less valuable (and that’s being generous).  Despite that the Big 12 tv deal is an aggregate and Baylor pulls in an equal payout as Texas. Back in the day when we had unequal revenue distribution UT/OU (and USC/UCLA) would have received more money equal to their increased value to the conference, but after the 2010 realignment that all went away and everyone went to equal revenue sharing after Nebraska’s bitching.  The unintended consequence is that the bluebloods felt unappreciated and were no long satisfied to sit in a weaker conference with a weaker payout while their peer institutions were about to pull in $100 million a year.  Had the Big12 or PAC12 realized how beneficial the tv payouts were to the Baylor/Washington States of the conference and how they negatively impacted their blueblood and made adjustments then perhaps this could have been avoided.  Instead the lesser members of the conference enjoyed a free decade of big $ payout that they only received because they leached money away from their bluebloods, meanwhile they complained about the LHN and the LA schools wanting additional revenue from the region channel, and now they are pissed that the gravy train is over. Funny enough the very first thing both conferences offer was to provide UT/OU and USC/UCLA more money, there wasn’t a long drawn out discussion as everyone knew they were worth more than they were getting, but at that point the damage was already done, why stay with the conference that knew for a fact that they were underpaying you and complaining about you at the same time for a decade.  If you knew UT/OU USC/UCLA we’re key to your entire conference to survive then why treat them like shit.  Greed.  Which ironically is the same sin they are throwing back at the departing schools on their way out the door.

    Gotdam, buy some paragraph breaks from Vanna!

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  3. 1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

     

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    r u Texas Wolf?

  4. Lots of rumors, including from Wilner, that USC may have requested the FOXb1g NOT add Oregon.  Would prefer they and UCLA be an island, in part for recruiting reasons.  No idea on the accuracy, but it's out there.

    While the athletes will certainly spend more time on planes, it should be a net neutral to maybe even a slight improvement for the average of how late they arrive back home.  The 2 hour earlier difference for central time zone schools, which would be the sizeable majority of their schedules, more than makes up for the extra miles when compared to the WA, OR, and CO schools (and for much of the Spring and Fall AZ is on Pac time).  Longer flights, but games ending 2 hours earlier.  

  5. If the B1G succeeds in luring ND and taking some ACC schools, our schedule would likely have been pretty good had we gone north. 

    Say it had ended up at 24, with USC, UCLA, ND, us, OU, UNC, UVA, GT, MIA, and Stanford.  Or maybe with the star power and pay boost of adding USC, ND, us and OU, they also are able to lure FSU and Clemson instead of MIA and Stan. 

    We probably end up playing OU and Neb every year, and more from the newcomers than the traditional B10 schools.  Thus mostly south and west games.  FOX is probably going to go NFL style and have the blue bloods play each other more frequently than a balanced rotation would, so most years we'd play ND, USC, and a Florida school.  Ohio St, Mich, and Penn St far more than Purdue or Minnesota.

    If USC and UCLA ended up the only PAC additions to the B1G, we'd play them every year.  So a yearly game in SoCal and a home slate every year of USC/UCLA, Neb every other year, 1 of Ohio St/Mich/Penn St, 1 of FSU/Clem/ND, and probably 1 of Wisc/UNC on the years we are at Neb.  At least 4 good names at home every year.

    I'd rather play that schedule, but the travel remains better in the SEC, and more importantly, I don't think the B1G can add enough blue bloods and star programs to eliminate the recruiting advantage of playing in the SEC.

     

    BTW, I've heard on ESPN and seen several of the college reporters on Twitter say this week that the AAU is a factor but not a requirement for the FOXb1g.  Hence schools like Mia, Clemson, VT, and maybe FSU would have a shot.  This is creating an AFC/NFC now. 

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  6. 1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

    Some people were giving me shit for saying wait on Jake, wait on Jake, wait on Jake- he’s the solution to our CF problem. 
    we are seeing this play out. The guy has an awesome bat for a CFer that hits 8th in this lineup when everyone is healthy. 
    he’s got to be by far the best #8 hitter in MLB. 

    Dusty's gonna bench him now

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  7. 3 hours ago, 66BUFF said:

    When did SDSU move to LA?

    Last year:

    https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29892165/san-diego-state-play-2021-home-football-games-dignity-health-sports-park-carson-california

    San Diego State to play 2021 home football games at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California

    ...Tuesday's announcement notably said the Aztecs would play a spring season at Dignity Health Sports Park, home to the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer and the former temporary home of the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers....

     

    A pattern is emerging...

  8. Wasn't clear on the broadcast, did Uran's group catch back up down the bridge totally on their own, or did the peloton slow to allow them back in?

    Got a Talladega, but bummed that we won't have Adam Blythe's humor on the motorbike.

  9. Also swaim, a few days before UH was confirmed:

    @GSwaim
     
    Replying to
    @GSwaim
    After Tuesday's #Big 12 meeting, #BYU, #Bearcats, #UCF and #BoisesState may well be the four teams invited, as we've mentioned before that Houston and SMU are likely out.

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  10. I've been thinking about all that late night travel for USC and UCLA athletes, now that 14 of their 15 opponents will be 2 to 5 hour flights away.  With this new money they could open up athletes only USC-O'Hare & UCLA-Midway campuses and just shuttle in and out of there.

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