As I pointed out, he's the leagues head administrator. He should have formalized, in writing, what the remaining 10 schools committed to last year. It was stated there would be stiffer penalty for exit after NU/CU left. By all accounts this year, the same by-laws were reviewed to determine the exit of A&M, that was not what was stated after the loss of NU/CU. He should be fired for not doing his job to protect the interests of those remaining...
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As I pointed out, he's the leagues head administrator. He should have formalized, in writing, what the remaining 10 schools committed to last year. It was stated there would be stiffer penalty for exit after NU/CU left. By all accounts this year, the same by-laws were reviewed to determine the exit of A&M, that was not what was stated after the loss of NU/CU. He should be fired for not doing his job to protect the interests of those remaining...
The Big East won't go to 14 football teams. That would mean 22 basketball teams. 16 in football is a possibility so they can split basketball into 2 12 team divisions.
Hmm, Delany, Scott and Slive seem pretty powerful to me.
This reminds my of McDermott's coaching tenure at ISU with all the players leaving. It is the guy at the top's job to keep things together. When that doesn't happen, guess what, it is his fault.
One word. Money. Our bball and other teams could do well. Your games would be on TV.
Beebe was nothing more than a puppet for Texas. As it all unfolds, the fractured remnants of the Big XII should make a symbolic firing to ensure his services are not rendered elsewhere in the future (not that any entity would ever entertain the thought of him as their head administrator again).
I think they would take all 5. Problem is if Mizzou goes SEC then that is only 4 spots and creates a 13 team league. I suppose in that scenario they could also grab a Houston, ECU, or UCF.
Me, I do. That's a league we can certainly compete in. That conference would be a pretty decent football conference with Pitt, TCU, and WVU with up and comers like ISU, USF, Cinci, and Louisville.
The Big East is going to make money. As much money? Probably not but we will get by.
Look up Big East football attendance averages. We're solidly in the top half of the league. They'd be insane not to take ISU if they're expanding in close states like Missouri and Kansas or adding another Texas Team.
That's good to hear. I mean, with you guys in the league, KSU adds nothing. You deliver KC and the state of Kansas.
If the Big East took KSU over ISU, they leave 3,000,000 people on the table. I just don't see why they'd do it. Especially when you guys aren't attached to KSU.
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A conference commissioner isn't bigger than the members. Beebe has no control over what UT, OU, OSU, A&M, Neb are going to do- their money talks & Beebe is forced to listen.
In the case of the Big 12 Beebe is powerless in a couple regards:
A conference commissioner isn't bigger than the members. Beebe has no control over what UT, OU, OSU, A&M, Neb are going to do- their money talks & Beebe is forced to listen.
In the case of the Big 12 Beebe is powerless in a couple regards:
- The Big 12 is a new conference, so their isn't the historical loyalty among schools like in the Pac 10, SEC or Big 10. In some ways the loyalty that existed among former Big 8 members was weakened by how the conference was divided North vs. South. The Biggest rivalry in the Big 8 was OU/Neb and that disappeared.
- I don't know what the schools where forced to agree to last summer. I think EVERYONE went along because they felt it was better to bide their time instead of forcing any issue. Does anyone thing that Beebe could have forced A&M, Texas, OU or OSU to sign any agreement that included too rich of a penalty for leaving?
I agree with this. Mizzou may actually prefer BE if B10 is not an option. Nobody wants to be the northernmost school in the SEC.
Not necessarily true. It's UT's power that has created the instability in the B12. It's like the King that becomes too powerful and oppresses the serfs. But in this situation the serfs have the ability to flee the kingdom.
The only way to make the conference stable is to even the playing field and that isn't going to happen with UT.
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