This is all I could get with cf poll limitations.

Ross, Forrest, Bassett, Fellers, Hinson, Jeter, Honnold, etc. Discuss

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Jamie will be dealing with a new university president less than a year from now.

Not shocked at this. Big Ten could have quite a few openings after this year. Possible or likely:

Indiana
Minnesota
Iowa

What are ten shows that more or less define your tastes that may also reveal your sense of humor or your interests.

In no order:

Arrested Development
VEEP
Happy Valley
Seinfeld
Succession
Six Feet Under
Parks and Rec
Planet Earth/Our Planet
Game of Thrones
Schitts Creek

Using the “10 shows” thread started by @dahliaclone as inspiration, build an album of 10-15ish songs with some kind of theme. I’ll start with these I like to listen to when I want to wind down. There are likely a million songs that would be as good or better for this purpose, but my “Sleep” album:

1. Champagne - 311
2. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) - The Talking Heads
3. Riders on the Storm - The Doors
4. Santeria - Sublime
5. Althea - Greatful Dead
6. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
7. Dirty Work - Steely Dan
8. Ripple - Greatful Dead
9. Officer - Slightly Stoopid
10. Fearless - Pink Floyd
11. Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
12. Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath
13. West LA Fadeaway - Greatful Dead
14. The End - The Doors

If Hali can get the Cers to the NBA Finals, a Cyclone will have LED his team to both a Super Bowl and an NBA title game over the span of three years.

Seriously. Read that again.

Y'all, we are in our golden years.

So why bring this up? Seems like a pretty obvious piece of trivia...

Because, new fans, there was a time when recruits LITERALLY didn't know who we were. I remember reading the athletic department rebrand document that led to our current I STATE logo (reserve that discussion for another thread) and the primary motivation for the change was that recruits DID NOT KNOW WHO WE WERE.

If you're a doomsayer in these forums, I have one, genuine piece of advice: stop and enjoy the ride. When I was a kid, we were nothing. We weren't even a joke because that would mean that people had even freaking heard of us at all.

Do yourself a favor and enjoy the ride. Good programs dream of runs like this, and we built this era on character and grit. There is literally no hyperbole for our success story, and if you refuse to see that, you're going to regret it for a long, long time.

Seacrest out.

We've got a large crew here this weekend. Started it off grilling burgers and brats last night. Going to smoke some ribs today with potato casserole, baked beans and slaw. Tomorrow with the weather being crappy going to do pasta, italian sausage cavatelli, and chicken alfredo with garlic bread. Everyone will leave mid-day Monday, so it may be leftovers if we have them, otherwise I'll grill some steaks and baked potatoes.
What's your plan for the weekend?

I just finished watching The Six Triple Eight on Netflix. For the most part, I thought it was a rip off of Tuskegee Airmen only with women and not nearly as compelling a plot. I mean, come on. Mail sorting during World War II? And let's face it, it's not like they had any great impact on the war. I mean, after all, they didn't start sorting the mail until February of 1945. That's after the Battle of Bulge, when the war was all over except for the shouting (and some shooting), but Germany had already shot its last shot at turning the tide of war and it was all downhill from there. So they had less than a month or so (after they figured out what they were doing in the first three months) to actually deliver the mail while there were still bullets flying. Minimal impact.

But for some reason, I can't stop thinking about this very mediocre movie. I watched it last night and laid in bed thinking about it after that, and it's the first thing I thought of this morning and I've been thinking about it all day. Frankly, I'm shocked I didn't forget it as soon as I finished watching it.

Are there movies like that for anyone else? Movies that were bad, but you can't stop thinking about them and the thoughts are not necessarily how bad the movie was?

What is a movie that you love and has a ton of deep meaning to you that you either suspect or know that your wife or husband or significant other would totally not feel nearly as moved by as you are? Mine is "Good Will Hunting".

Have the dates/towns been announced yet?

Anybody interested in joining me for the St. Louis Battleclones UFL football game on Friday, May 23rd, 7pm?

Cyclones on the roster include:

• Hakeem Butler (UFL Offensive Player of the Year)
• Willie Harvey (All-UFL First Team)
• Mike Rose
• Chase Allen

Coached by Rocco Becht's dad.

I'm scoping out tailgate opportunities.

DId something happen to the Premium Board? It is no longer showing up- Like it's disappeared. No problem accessing the other forums, just the Premium one.

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Chicken butt!



Someone in the office just set me up with the "Guess what?" part and I slammed it home. Pretty proud of that.

ESPN has been doing this for all the MBB power leagues.

This is majorly stupid…makes Britney Griner's infraction in Russia look simple. When you work in a country where the penalty for smuggling drugs is execution what do you do? Have drugs mailed to you….

Here's what Chat GPT said:

What would a media rights deal be valued at for the original Big 12 members if they were all in the conference today?

ChatGPT said:​

To estimate the value of a media rights deal for the original Big 12 members (i.e., the 12 schools that made up the conference at its founding in 1996), we need to consider current market dynamics, value drivers (like TV viewership and brand strength), and recent media rights trends in college sports.

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Original Big 12 Members (1996):​

• Texas
• Texas A&M
• Oklahoma
• Nebraska
• Colorado
• Missouri
• Kansas
• Kansas State
• Iowa State
• Baylor
• Texas Tech
• Oklahoma State

Assumption: All 12 are still in the same conference today.

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Key Variables in Valuation​

1. Comparable Conference Deals (as of 2024–2025):​

• Big Ten (2023–2030): ~$1.1B/year (Fox, CBS, NBC) → 16 teams → ~$70M+ per school
• SEC (starting 2024): ~$710M/year (ESPN/ABC only) → 16 teams → ~$60–65M per school
• Big 12 (new version) (2025–2031): ~$380M/year → 16 teams → ~$31.7M per school

2. Original Big 12’s Market Power (Hypothetical Today):​

If the original Big 12 still existed today, it would include blue bloods like:

• Texas and Oklahoma (huge ratings drivers)
• Nebraska (strong history, though less relevant now)
• Texas A&M, Colorado, and Missouri (top 25 potential)
• Strong rivalries and footprint across TX, OK, MO, CO, KS, NE, and IA

This lineup would arguably be the third-most valuable conference behind the Big Ten and SEC, possibly even competing for second if it retained Texas and Oklahoma.

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Estimated Media Rights Valuation (2025 Market)​

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Assumptions Behind Estimate:​

• Valuation assumes Tier 1 & Tier 2 rights only (TV + digital)
• Does not include conference-owned networks or third-tier rights (like Longhorn Network)
• Assumes current 2025–2030 media rights landscape, not a future-shifted scenario
• Uses recent valuations of comparable college football brands and viewership

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Conclusion:​

If all original Big 12 schools were still in the conference today and negotiating a new deal for 2025+, the media rights deal would likely be valued between $700M and $850M per year, with per-school payouts approaching $60–70 million annually, rivaling or surpassing the SEC.

Goodbye Soldier Field...

https://abc7chicago.com/sports/bears-confirm-deal-to-buy-arlington-park/11060214/