Encouraging news from Orangebloods

[cyclone1975]

I think the 10 team Big 12 is a ridiculously good bb conference. We just got rid of by far the 2 worst programs. Imagine an 18 game, double-round robin schedule. SWEET!

Good thing GMAC left, otherwise we might win about 1 conference game a year.

[HandSanitizer]

I can't believe people are resisting this idea.

Keep what we currently have in place with a few tweaks for double our money 14-15Mil. (Tex and OU will would probably get closer to 20)

OR
Go to the MWC and play Wyoming, New Mexico, CSU, SDSU in front of 20,000 people in football. AND net about 5 million per year which would set our bugget back almost 5 million per year.

OR
Go to the Big East and put our head in the sand hoping they will not be poached by anyone else.

Think about this. If the B10,SEC and ACC go to 16 teams (assumming TAM goes to the P10) There is 14 BCS teams left to pick from in the east and midwest. the 3 conference only need 12 teams to complete their structure. Who the frick do you think are the 2 teams that get left out of this?

ND

KU
KSU
ISU
Mizzou
BU

Rutgers
UCONN
CUse
Pitt
West Virginia
Cincy
Lville
Sforida

Other teams worth noting that are not BCS teams
Memphis
Central Florida
Houston

[CySmitty]

I would like to see the Big 12 10 stay together and then poach some teams in the upcoming year. There is no reason the Big 12 should not be a power conference. I wish the big 12 comish had some balls. At least JP goes for it.

[Three4Cy]

I would like to see the Big 12 10 stay together and then poach some teams in the upcoming year. There is no reason the Big 12 should not be a power conference. I wish the big 12 comish had some balls. At least JP goes for it.

Memphis is your first - FedEx willing to pay $10 million a year to be in BCS conference. So, we would have to have FedEx advertising all over the place, but another $833k to add to the athletics budget (based on 12 team payout).


Shipping exec willing to pay millions to get Memphis into BCS conference - Sporting News staff reports - College Basketball - Sporting News

And we have to get over this - they're not a great academic school. This is about maintaining a place in a BCS conference and the ramifications if we don't are very harmful to ISU.

[Wesley]

RUN NOW. Texas will never allow us to "fairly" compete. Our budget will never compare to theirs, and we can not compete with them. It is like fighting in a duel where only one person has a gun. If we can get out now and land in a conference that has or will have an automatic qualifier, run like the wind! Get he heck away from Texas!

Looks like TCU competed in baseball tonight against Texass.

[singsing]

This is more living to fight another day.

Yeah, because we're gaining such ground on them. This is hoping Texas holds the rest of the conference and if not take we take the next best option.

[Wardecker]

Looks like TCU competed in baseball tonight against Texass.

First time TCU has ever gone to the CWS.

[cyingreen]

I've got reservations about staying in the soon to be big X, or big IX if aTm bolts to the SEC. But monetarily wise, staying with the leftovers of the Big XII makes the most sense. If this new TV revenue package comes true. There's been much comment about equal revenue sharing vs. a graduated sharing based on other factors. It does seem unfair that the Texas schools, UT in particular get larger shares than we do, since we ARE in the same conference. However, revenue is never going to be equal, unless the conference requires all donations to each school's athletic department go to a common big X (or IX) pot, then doled out equally. Isn't that what we're demanding by insisting on equal revenue sharing? That we have access to other people's money?

[Stormin]

I've got reservations about staying in the soon to be big X, or big IX if aTm bolts to the SEC. But monetarily wise, staying with the leftovers of the Big XII makes the most sense. If this new TV revenue package comes true. There's been much comment about equal revenue sharing vs. a graduated sharing based on other factors. It does seem unfair that the Texas schools, UT in particular get larger shares than we do, since we ARE in the same conference. However, revenue is never going to be equal, unless the conference requires all donations to each school's athletic department go to a common big X (or IX) pot, then doled out equally. Isn't that what we're demanding by insisting on equal revenue sharing? That we have access to other people's money?

If Texas A&M goes, then a future vote on revenue sharing would now be 7-2 in FAVOR of revenue sharing.

Going to the Pac 10 has ramifications as well. Massive travel costs and two time zones to overcome.

The backlash has already started amongst the BB coaches in the South. They are not happy in looking at the Pac 10.

[cyclonenum1]

Also, it has been brought up that Mack Brown and Bob Stoops hate the championship game. This would be the only situation that they would not have to play in one. With a round 9 game robin schedule, there is no reason to have a championship game (other than money).

Lots of coaches don't like the extra hurdle of the championship game but they are huge money makers for the conference and huge marketing tools for the schools that make the game.

[cyclonenum1]

First time TCU has ever gone to the CWS.

TCU has a great coach.

[CarolinaCy]

There will still be no Big 12 network because Texas wont allow it to happen since they will have their own network. Does Beebbe realize that is why we are here? Texas got all the power and ****** the rest of the conference off, now he wants to give them more power.

Well, Beebe has indicated that this new deal would not prevent teams from having their own network (i.e. Texas) in addition to the Big 12 deal. This is obviously being offered in an attempt to appease UT.

Also, I doubt it will be a Big 12 network, more likely just a new deal with one of the existing networks.