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Baylor takes steps to preserve Big12 football and integrity in college athletics
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:03 am
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:03 am
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POSTED BY THE BAYLOR PROUD TEAM IN ALUMNI, ATHLETICS, STUDENT LIFE
Since the news of a possible Texas-A&M-to-the-SEC move broke about a month ago, Baylor officials have been consistent in their stance and message, emphasizing the importance of not throwing away successful, historic rivalries for the sake of bigger TV contracts.
Recently, it has looked as if college athletics was about to turn into a free-for-all, with conferences raiding one another just to avoid being raided themselves. Lost in the midst of this mad scramble for the next lucrative TV contract is any sense of what's best for the universities involved. Absent from the discussion is any consideration of the welfare of the student-athletes, the best interests of the fans (who watch historic rivalries go by the wayside), the effect on the home states involved (which have much to lose in the shuffle), and the impact such hysteria can have on the very essence of the collegiate football experience.
At the moment, the carousel's turning has at least slowed as regards the Big 12. Currently, SEC leaders are awaiting written assurances from each Big 12 school that they will agree to waive their institutional rights regarding future conference expansion and any negative impact that might have on member institutions. In a statement issued earlier today, Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe made it clear that each of the schools in the Big 12 retains its individual rights. He further noted that significant changes to the Big 12 membership could negatively affect Big 12 institutions that were counting on revenue streams from contracts that were previously approved unanimously by Big 12 members, including Texas A&M. I have yet to hear of any Big 12 institution that has signed such a waiver.
As always, Baylor officials are working hard with the university's best interests in mind. It's important that Baylor remain on the national stage, so that people nationwide get to learn about BU and all that it has to offer -- as they did with the big win over TCU Friday, and the men's basketball team's Elite Eight run, and the women's basketball national championship, and ... well, you get the idea.
But there's something bigger than just Baylor's interests at stake here. This is about doing the right thing. There are real costs when universities begin to break commitments and contracts (beyond simply setting a bad example for the young minds on campus) -- up to and including anarchy in the world of college athletics.
Baylor is standing up for itself and for the integrity of college athletics, and people are starting to take notice. The Sporting News called Baylor "the closest thing to a hero at this point," adding that BU "is fighting to keep alive a workable business that has value to literally millions of people." CBS Sports applauded Baylor for speaking out. CNN has picked up the story. A Yahoo! Sports headline today reads "College sports realignment capers a study in greed."
In short, Baylor is standing up for our university, but also for something bigger. Our leaders have stepped into a space that few would have the courage to enter, but one that is gaining traction. Of that, we can all be proud.
Sic 'em, Baylor!
Sept. 7, 2011
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:07 am to 1999
pooor baylor
damned delusional hypocritical baptists
damned delusional hypocritical baptists
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:07 am to 1999
Rice, Houston and TCU are not going to like that one bit. Nope, not one single bit
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:13 am to 1999
Baylor is turning into the Glenn Close character from Fatal Attraction. The longer this goes on the crazier they get.
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:18 am to redassag12
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redassag12
Question here... why do all Aggy have the shittiest message board names of any school?
It's garbage like Texag, BQ2002, AggieMaroon, MaroonOutoftheCloset, john98ag, gabe_bock, Rev1971, WhoretotheCorp...
Insight?
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:19 am to Sao
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Sao
You're one to talk. That means fig in Vietnamese FYI.
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:23 am to redassag12
Even being a private university, I don't see fricking with the Texas Governor's Alma Mater as a smart thing to do.
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:26 am to LSULaw2009
West Virginia already said they are loading up pick up trucks this week and about "to beat some baptist arse."
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:27 am to CassiusClay
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You're one to talk. That means fig in Vietnamese FYI.
Cassius is a homophobe
It was WhoretotheCorp, wasn't it...
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:27 am to CassiusClay
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You're one to talk. That means fig in Vietnamese FYI.
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:31 am to 1999
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up to and including anarchy in the world of college athletics.
God help us all.
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Absent from the discussion is any consideration of the welfare of the student-athletes, the best interests of the fans (who watch historic rivalries go by the wayside), the effect on the home states involved (which have much to lose in the shuffle)
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But there's something bigger than just Baylor's interests at stake here. This is about doing the right thing.
Just like it was when Baylor blackmailed the Big 12 through their Baylor alum governor to be included in the conference and leave their Texas brethren TCU, Rice, Houston, and SMU behind. That was definitely the best way to protect the State of Texas and preserve rivalries.
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Our leaders have stepped into a space that few would have the courage to enter
Yea it takes a lot of courage to cry like an ugly girl who was dumped by her boyfriend and is scared no one else will want you. So instead you act like a crazy bitch and talk trash about him to your friends one day, beg him to come back the next, and threaten to gouge the eyes out of the girl he left you for even though she has absolutely nothing to do with why he left you in the first place.
Posted on 9/8/11 at 12:36 am to CassiusClay
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That means fig in Vietnamese FYI.
Posted on 9/8/11 at 1:08 am to CassiusClay
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You're one to talk. That means fig in Vietnamese FYI.
Actually thu?c lá is fig in Vietnamese but I still laughed. That was some funny stuff
Posted on 9/8/11 at 1:22 am to Jimbeaux28
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thu?c lá is fig in Vietnamese
fricking crazyass language
Posted on 9/8/11 at 6:47 am to Jimbeaux28
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thu?c lá is fig
Me love you long time?
Posted on 9/8/11 at 7:30 am to 1999
Ohhhh the higher moral calling. What a bunch of nonsense put together to justify their behavior as something godly when it's really nothing but special interest, Baylor's special interest, but then you get the idea. They are so full of it.
Posted on 9/8/11 at 7:40 am to 1999
gee, what a nice and christian sounding piece, esp for some lying, hypocritical and integrityless sons of beethes. i hope they get left out in the cold and their team suffers an irrelevancy unheard of, even for them. losers.
Posted on 9/8/11 at 9:47 am to redassag12
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damned delusional hypocritical baptists
+1
Posted on 9/8/11 at 9:52 am to Carlos Santannaclaus
The SEC should let Baylor in. Get more than one of those baptists around each other and they won't try to mooch your bourbon.
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