Hey Missouri

**aauummm** · 07-12-2011, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by CycloneErik

I guess I'll change all of my thoughts because a Husker fan with their balanced view of Texas tells me that nobody else in the conference that they are leaving supports this sort of thing.

Good one! I was going to tell him to go away. His No. 1 team flunked out of the Big 12. But your comment was better so I'll let it go at that.

**CycloneErik** · 07-12-2011, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by aauummm

Good one. I was going to tell him to go away. His No. 1 team flunked out of the Big 12. But your comment was better so I'll let it go at that.

Thanks. It's good to see the trailer park champions move on to the academic excellence of the Big Ten.

Oh, wait, the other schools are really good. Well, somebody has to be at the bottom.

**Swanson10** · 07-12-2011, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by huskerman

i cant believe some of you are trying to justify this! wow.

i follow ISU as a second team considering i went to school there, so i hate to see this happen.

Al_4_state, you might as well just bend over and take it, because that is what you are doing without complaint.

essentially what is happening here is that UT is going to make more money off of other fans that have to buy the network to watch one game and that money could be spent on that fans own team! and tv is tv sure but not everywhere is going to have access to the longhorn network.

ISU fans are the ONLY fans in the big12 that seem to be ok with this happening other that UT of course. there is a reason that the other 8 teams arent too happy about it. i mean give me a break, i understand that ISU has not had historically great teams but that doesnt mean they need to just bend over.

Husker fan or not, this post deserves some recognition! I am unsure why it took a Nebby fan or this long through the thread for someone to say things along these lines.

+100 to you sir!

**Tre4ISU** · 07-12-2011, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by huskerman

i cant believe some of you are trying to justify this! wow.

i follow ISU as a second team considering i went to school there, so i hate to see this happen.

Al_4_state, you might as well just bend over and take it, because that is what you are doing without complaint.

essentially what is happening here is that UT is going to make more money off of other fans that have to buy the network to watch one game and that money could be spent on that fans own team! and tv is tv sure but not everywhere is going to have access to the longhorn network.

ISU fans are the ONLY fans in the big12 that seem to be ok with this happening other that UT of course. there is a reason that the other 8 teams arent too happy about it. i mean give me a break, i understand that ISU has not had historically great teams but that doesnt mean they need to just bend over.

So one game for one year means all of this huh? I suppose I cannot expect a Husher fan (or Hawkeye fan for that matter) to actually have knowledge of what is going on here, especially with how it pertains to ISU, but it has been stated in the thread already. This won't be a big game, likely a 2nd tier game, it won't be ISU, and it won't happen after this year. My guess is also that they will have to "buy" the game as rights belong to the conference. What most of the other teams don't understand outside of those points is that without Texas, this conference is gone and in all likelihood we are much worse off (That includes everyone outside of OK, aTm, and Texas).

**Tre4ISU** · 07-12-2011, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by Swanson10

Husker fan or not, this post deserves some recognition! I am unsure why it took a Nebby fan or this long through the thread for someone to say things along these lines.

+100 to you sir!

Because the ones in this thread have actually read what's going on and aren't sensationalizing the whole thing.

**jsmith86** · 07-12-2011, 11:46 PM

i follow ISU as a second team considering i went to school there.

This is probably one of the best "how you know you are a loser" quotes I've ever seen

**Tre4ISU** · 07-12-2011, 11:47 PM

Also, this game will actually give us more exposure by putting a game on a more premier slot and channel than it would have otherwise been.

**CycloneErik** · 07-12-2011, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by yaman3

Also, this game will actually give us more exposure by putting a game on a more premier slot and channel than it would have otherwise been.

I'm sorry. The reasonable posts that point out all of the benefits this has for us have to stop. The husker has spoken, and we all need to bow down before our master.

**CYphyllis** · 07-13-2011, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by huskerman

i cant believe some of you are trying to justify this! wow.

i follow ISU as a second team considering i went to school there, so i hate to see this happen.

Al_4_state, you might as well just bend over and take it, because that is what you are doing without complaint.

essentially what is happening here is that UT is going to make more money off of other fans that have to buy the network to watch one game and that money could be spent on that fans own team! and tv is tv sure but not everywhere is going to have access to the longhorn network.

ISU fans are the ONLY fans in the big12 that seem to be ok with this happening other that UT of course. there is a reason that the other 8 teams arent too happy about it. i mean give me a break, i understand that ISU has not had historically great teams but that doesnt mean they need to just bend over.

Bend over to what exactly? So one conference game not including ISU will be shown on the LHN and in turn ISU has a much better chance of getting a better television slot for that weekend in return. What would ISU fans possibly have to be ****** off about?

I understand the Nebraska faithful will always have a blood feud with Texas due to the fact that they wrecked Nebraska at their own game and sent them running, but please, keep your psychotic, misplaced views to yourselves.

Seriously, you all sound like recently dumped, extremely bitter ex-girlfriends.

**3GenClone** · 07-13-2011, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by huskerman

i cant believe some of you are trying to justify this! wow.

i follow ISU as a second team considering i went to school there, so i hate to see this happen.

Al_4_state, you might as well just bend over and take it, because that is what you are doing without complaint.

essentially what is happening here is that UT is going to make more money off of other fans that have to buy the network to watch one game and that money could be spent on that fans own team! and tv is tv sure but not everywhere is going to have access to the longhorn network.

ISU fans are the ONLY fans in the big12 that seem to be ok with this happening other that UT of course. there is a reason that the other 8 teams arent too happy about it. i mean give me a break, i understand that ISU has not had historically great teams but that doesnt mean they need to just bend over.

The thing is, that the Longhorn Network HAS to succeed if the other Big 12 teams want to see an increase in revenue. ESPN has invested too much $ to see this network fail and the stability of the conference is dependent on Texas generating as much TV revenue as possible.

I'm not for OU or A&M playing on the Longhorn Network, but universities such as ISU, Kansas, and Kansas State playing on the Longhorn Network would mean those universities saving money with Texas footing the bill to broadcast those games, and ESPN gets the immediate credibility they are looking for with their investment.

If schools like OU and A&M want to eventually have their own networks with ESPN/ABC/FOX/Whoever, then they need the Longhorn Network to succeed.

**00clone** · 07-13-2011, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by CYphyllis

Bend over to what exactly? So one conference game not including ISU will be shown on the LHN and in turn ISU has a much better chance of getting a better television slot for that weekend in return. What would ISU fans possibly have to be ****** off about?

Originally Posted by huskerman

Al_4_state, you might as well just bend over and take it, because that is what you are doing without complaint.

essentially what is happening here is that UT is going to make more money off of other fans that have to buy the network to watch one game and that money could be spent on that fans own team! and tv is tv sure but not everywhere is going to have access to the longhorn network.

I can't think of a better way to illustrate the difference between Iowa State and Nebraska fan bases than these two quotes.

Iowa State fans realize we're not a national power, and we won't be unless we make more money. This situation makes us more money, so that's what's important. Texas getting one game on their network could be annoying for us (if it's our game, but I doubt it will be), could be neutral for us (not us, doesn't affect our TV broadcasts), or could be good for us (not us, we get on nat'l TV instead). Right now, a rising tide in the Big XII floats all boats. True, Texas is floating a supertanker, but if we whine about that, our dinghy sinks.

Nebraska fans have yet to or are starting to realize they haven't been a national power for a while. Could they get back, sure. But like ND, they still have the illusions that they're a shot caller no matter where they go. They also believe that something that is good for another school means it HAS to be bad for Nebraska. They will fight against anything that's good for another school, without regard to whether it has any impact on them. That doesn't make for a good conference partner...which may be why the Big XII by all accounts is a lot more harmonious lately. There are exceptions to this, of course, but they're from people like this guy:

Staff: David Briggs

THAT dude is DEFINITELY from Missourah.

BTW: Huskerman, shouldn't you be trolling BIG message boards? The move was mutually beneficial, you got away from Texas, we got rid of you. We didn't ruin your party, don't ruin ours. And "I root for ISU as a secondary team" as a Nebraska fan is like saying I root for Jesus when he's not playing satan, far as I'm concerned.

**Al_4_State** · 07-13-2011, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by huskerman

i cant believe some of you are trying to justify this! wow.

i follow ISU as a second team considering i went to school there, so i hate to see this happen.

Al_4_state, you might as well just bend over and take it, because that is what you are doing without complaint.

essentially what is happening here is that UT is going to make more money off of other fans that have to buy the network to watch one game and that money could be spent on that fans own team! and tv is tv sure but not everywhere is going to have access to the longhorn network.

ISU fans are the ONLY fans in the big12 that seem to be ok with this happening other that UT of course. there is a reason that the other 8 teams arent too happy about it. i mean give me a break, i understand that ISU has not had historically great ams but that doesnt mean they need to just bend over.

Give me one reason, just one, how this negatively affects ANYONE.

It's all about bitterness towards Texas that's rooted in jealousy. The difference between ISU and all these other schools is that ISU is far more in touch with the reality of the situation and doesn't see the point in whining about it. Without marquee schools, half of the schools in BCS leagues wouldn't be there. We benefit from Texas getting what they want.

HOW are we getting bent over? WHAT are we going to do about it?

Texas gets one freaking game on the LHN for one freaking year. It's just insane to me that fans from these other schools are so up in arms about "getting bent over". Who is Texas bending over? How are they doing it? I don't get it. People make a big deal over this for no reason. If anything kills the Big 12, it won't be Texas's greed but 8 other schools' irrational anger over Texas's greed.

**Al_4_State** · 07-13-2011, 08:22 AM

One more thing: it's fans and sportswriters who are upset about this. Not university presidents. They couldn't care less. Why? MORE MONEY. Their job isn't to get butt hurt about Texas, it's to make their schools more cash.

**00clone** · 07-13-2011, 08:29 AM

Just realized this. Other than the crazazy part, Iowa state is like Charlie Sheen, the only things that matter are Winning and Getting Paid.

**heitclone** · 07-13-2011, 08:40 AM

This is ONE game, ONE year. I don't see this as Texas trying to get more money out of an opposing fanbase. I mean how many KU fans are really going pony up for the LHN just watch one game that don't have enough interest in Big 12 sports to actually want the LHN anyway? It's just a way for them to sell the network to their own fans. If anyone is really that bent out of shape over this they won't watch the game anyway. MOving this game bumps another game up the pecking order and gives 2 other teams a televised game, I just don't see this as catastrophic.