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Wobbie said:

mrussel1 said:

Vitalogensia said:

Sounds like the Big XII is about to get bigger.  As a WVU alum/fan, I guess that's good, but man I'd rather be in a regional conference.  Fuckin' early-2000s ACC.

Regional conferences....how quaint.  

the idea of the “student athlete” is fucking quaint, too….at least in big time hoops and football.

The only ones that call them student-athletes are the NCAA

Vitalogensia

Wobbie

Vitalogensia said:

CU buffalo behind him. are you telling me Coach Prime isn’t bringing in “student athletes”?

Vitalogensia

Wobbie said:

Vitalogensia said:

CU buffalo behind him. are you telling me Coach Prime isn’t bringing in “student athletes”?

If Neon Deion wasn't on the up and up, I don't think I could bear it.

Wobbie

I doubt anyone could convince me these mega-conferences are in any way “good for college football.”

I’d love to hear someone try, though.

Wobbie

The Utah AD is really trying to spin this. He actually said there were some “incredible cities” in the Big 12. Waco, Lubbock, Stillwater and Ames to name a few. Are those even “cities”? Yeah, way better than SoCal, the Bay Area, Phoenix, Seattle, etc. No Utah fan is happy about joining this hick conference.

Wobbie

Week Zero is upon us!

fuck USC.

Wobbie

Fuck Michigan and Bama, also.

mrussel1

Wobbie said:

Fuck Michigan and Bama, also.

Agreed

darwinstheory

Wobbie said:

Week Zero is upon us!

fuck USC.

Wobbie said:

Fuck Michigan and Bama, also.

I think we just because best friends! 

darwinstheory

Anyone else read about or considered the idea that some of the marquee programs venture out on their own and, like ND, become independent? I'm referring to the biggest brands (Texas, Bama, Florida State, UGA, Michigan, LSU and Ohio State) doing this in football only and leaving the other sports alone. Those football programs can support themselves independently. I like the idea. 

F Me In The Brain

darwinstheory said:

Anyone else read about or considered the idea that some of the marquee programs venture out on their own and, like ND, become independent? I'm referring to the biggest brands (Texas, Bama, Florida State, UGA, Michigan, LSU and Ohio State) doing this in football only and leaving the other sports alone. Those football programs can support themselves independently. I like the idea. 

Hahaha.  I love how you baited me into replying by leaving out a program that has far more history than some of those others.  

I have read about that and see how it can make sense.
The NCAA is a bunch of crooks anyhow.

darwinstheory

F Me In The Brain said:

darwinstheory said:

Anyone else read about or considered the idea that some of the marquee programs venture out on their own and, like ND, become independent? I'm referring to the biggest brands (Texas, Bama, Florida State, UGA, Michigan, LSU and Ohio State) doing this in football only and leaving the other sports alone. Those football programs can support themselves independently. I like the idea. 

Hahaha.  I love how you baited me into replying by leaving out a program that has far more history than some of those others.  

I have read about that and see how it can make sense.
The NCAA is a bunch of crooks anyhow.

Oh yeah, I forgot that Oklahoma could probably support themselves as well. Hahahaha! It has been awhile my man! Hope all is well.

Yeah, I mean, why do all those schools have to play by the dumb NCAA rules. If the top tier teams began to branch out, there is no way the NCAA would exclude them. In that event, the teams listed above (and maybe UCLA) could just form their own league independent of the NCAA. NCAA football would be toast!

F Me In The Brain

Ha, right on.
We gotta meet up in a few weeks.

Wobbie

I haven’t read or thought about the pros and cons, but my first inclination is I don’t like it. I think it would dictate “who’s who” forever and not allow for other non-traditional powers to bubble up occasionally.

F Me In The Brain

Wobbie said:

I haven’t read or thought about the pros and cons, but my first inclination is I don’t like it. I think it would dictate “who’s who” forever and not allow for other non-traditional powers to bubble up occasionally.

Correct.  However it would also allow other sports to escape the sucking vortex of greed that is football and ncaa.  Think of how bad it is going to be for non-football sports (most who will have many more games) to travel coast to coast as part of conference play....

Wobbie

F Me In The Brain said:

darwinstheory said:

Anyone else read about or considered the idea that some of the marquee programs venture out on their own and, like ND, become independent? I'm referring to the biggest brands (Texas, Bama, Florida State, UGA, Michigan, LSU and Ohio State) doing this in football only and leaving the other sports alone. Those football programs can support themselves independently. I like the idea. 

Hahaha.  I love how you baited me into replying by leaving out a program that has far more history than some of those others.  

he was talking about programs that have been relevant in the past 20 years.

F Me In The Brain

Wobbie said:

F Me In The Brain said:

darwinstheory said:

Anyone else read about or considered the idea that some of the marquee programs venture out on their own and, like ND, become independent? I'm referring to the biggest brands (Texas, Bama, Florida State, UGA, Michigan, LSU and Ohio State) doing this in football only and leaving the other sports alone. Those football programs can support themselves independently. I like the idea. 

Hahaha.  I love how you baited me into replying by leaving out a program that has far more history than some of those others.  

he was talking about programs that have been relevant in the past 20 years.

Hahaha.
Suck it, Wobert!   
Still relevant!

JojoRice

Go Dawgs!! 

darwinstheory

F Me In The Brain said:

Ha, right on.
We gotta meet up in a few weeks

My man! Are you coming to the Indy show?