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re: Memphis and Cincy to Big 12?
Posted on 12/8/14 at 11:53 am to LordSaintly
Posted on 12/8/14 at 11:53 am to LordSaintly
"They aren't attractive to bigger conferences."
The academics side is what is going to keep them out of a P5 conference. They (Boise) were a JUCO until the late 60's if my memory serves.
The academics side is what is going to keep them out of a P5 conference. They (Boise) were a JUCO until the late 60's if my memory serves.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 11:55 am to nelatf
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have always heard that Boise State's academics will hold then back.....just how bad are their academics?
It's probably an okay school, but they were JUCO only until recently, and they don't perform any significant research.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 11:57 am to nvasil1
Pick from Houston, New Mexico, La. Tech and Colorado State.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 12:00 pm to nelatf
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I have always heard that Boise State's academics will hold then back.....just how bad are their academics?
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Boston University (2012)
Brandeis University (1985)
Brown University (1933)
California Institute of Technology (1934)
Carnegie Mellon University (1982)
Case Western Reserve University (1969)
Columbia University (1900)
Cornell University (1900)
Duke University (1938)
Emory University (1995)
Georgia Institute of Technology (2010)
Harvard University (1900)
Indiana University (1909)
Iowa State University (1958)
The Johns Hopkins University (1900)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1934)
McGill University (1926)
Michigan State University (1964)
New York University (1950)
Northwestern University (1917)
The Ohio State University (1916)
The Pennsylvania State University (1958)
Princeton University (1900)
Purdue University (1958)
Rice University (1985)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (1989)
Stanford University (1900)
Stony Brook University-The State University of New York (2001)
Texas A&M University (2001)
Tulane University (1958)
The University of Arizona (1985)
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (1989)
University of California, Berkeley (1900)
University of California, Davis (1996)
University of California, Irvine (1996)
University of California, Los Angeles (1974)
University of California, San Diego (1982)
University of California, Santa Barbara (1995)
The University of Chicago (1900)
University of Colorado Boulder (1966)
University of Florida (1985)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1908)
The University of Iowa (1909)
The University of Kansas (1909)
University of Maryland, College Park (1969)
University of Michigan (1900)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (1908)
University of Missouri-Columbia (1908)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1922)
University of Oregon (1969)
University of Pennsylvania (1900)
University of Pittsburgh (1974)
University of Rochester (1941)
University of Southern California (1969)
The University of Texas at Austin (1929)
University of Toronto (1926)
University of Virginia (1904)
University of Washington (1950)
The University of Wisconsin-Madison (1900)
Vanderbilt University (1950)
Washington University in St. Louis (1923)
Yale University (1900)
Posted on 12/8/14 at 12:07 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Houston La. Tech
No reason to add a High School to a big boy conference or a second class citizen in their eyes
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New Mexico
Great add will help in all sports
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Colorado State
Great add solid program all around and gives them back Denver
Posted on 12/8/14 at 12:09 pm to bbap
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its a completely different discussion and has nothing to do with the Big 12 getting 3 byes. Big 12 schools schedule rent a wins as well. Let' stop clouding the issue. No school should be allowed 3 byes when others are allowed 2.
Imagine if the NFC South got 2 byes and the rest of the NFL didnt.
Schools from conferences without a conference championship game have always gotten one more bye week than conferences with a CCG, that's nothing new. The CCG conferences choose to have one less bye week because of greed.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 12:15 pm to trackfan
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that's nothing new
i know but it doesnt make it right.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 12:27 pm to sms151t
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Colorado State
Great add solid program all around and gives them back Denver
Yeah, I think CSU should be a top priority.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 1:14 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Colorado St also just announced they are building a brand new 40,000 seat on campus stadium. They have the student body, alumni and facilites to support a move into the P5. I think it should be Cincinnati and either BYU, Colorado St. I'm just not sold on Memphis.
This post was edited on 12/8/14 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 12/8/14 at 1:23 pm to Buckeye Backer
Once again UConn Went to the Fiesta Bowl Lots of TVs in new England
Basketball both men and women tops
National name
Texas women's basketball afraid of Geno?
Basketball both men and women tops
National name
Texas women's basketball afraid of Geno?
This post was edited on 12/8/14 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 12/8/14 at 1:24 pm to Buckeye Backer
New Mexico is a better get for the Big XII than Cincinatti.
New Mexico has ties, natural rivalries, good overall sports.
Cincinatti as I said earlier is the step sister, nobody really wants them.
New Mexico has ties, natural rivalries, good overall sports.
Cincinatti as I said earlier is the step sister, nobody really wants them.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 1:38 pm to sms151t
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New Mexico has ties, natural rivalries, good overall sports.
Honest question, what does UNM offer athletically other than a decent basketball program? Cincinnati still trumps them there.
Btw, I agree with all your other points about them being a better fit.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 1:40 pm to nvasil1
They are solid in Soccer, baseball, and have complete olympic sport program. Also they are a school that wont jeopardize the traditional powers and giving another market and more revenue from said market.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 2:30 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Pick from Houston, New Mexico, La. Tech and Colorado State.
Legitimately blows my mind that people consider these better choices then Memphis, like come the frick on.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:41 pm to sms151t
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A god to Tech fans? No he isn't. They rever Spike Dykes more than Leach.
You're overlooking an entire generation of Tech fans, or have your head buried in the sand.
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Expectations at Tech are between none and we can go bowling. They know they aren't a big fish and know they never will be.
You just explained why he's such a good coach. Now go look at his resume again.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:47 pm to Buckeye Backer
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Colorado St also just announced they are building a brand new 40,000 seat on campus stadium. They have the student body, alumni and facilites to support a move into the P5. I think it should be Cincinnati and either BYU, Colorado St. I'm just not sold on Memphis.
If they could get BYU and CSU, I think that would be fantastic for the conference.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:24 pm to ford1911
The Memphis program has a relatively high ceiling compared to most expansion candidates. Problem is that Tennessee has been giving them the UAB treatment for almost a century. Refusing to invest in the public university in what was for the better part of the last century the LARGEST and MOST PROSPEROUS city in the state. The boys in Nashville and Knoxville never saw the point.
UofM has been trapped in SEC territory for far too long. A BIG 12 invite would shake things up in the state of Tennessee, and not just for athletics.
UofM has been trapped in SEC territory for far too long. A BIG 12 invite would shake things up in the state of Tennessee, and not just for athletics.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:27 pm to Spankadelphia
Plus they have something those other schools can't offer. Fedex.
When they were planning on moving to the Big East Fedex played an enormous part in that move.
You don't think the Big 12 doesn't like the idea of the "Fedex Big 12 championship game."?
When they were planning on moving to the Big East Fedex played an enormous part in that move.
You don't think the Big 12 doesn't like the idea of the "Fedex Big 12 championship game."?
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:37 pm to RTR America
Here's how it works: the University of Tennessee has it's own board of regents where it allocates approximately 95% of the state funding for it's own system, and UofM is lumped in with every other state, tech, and po dunk community college from Dyersburg to Gatlinburg. It's a wonder there is any meaningful research going on at all considering what they have to work with.
Memphis, the home of St. Jude... has no medical school. But UT put their fricking dental school smack dab in the middle of crosstown like a giant FU to the city. No med school = brain drain = city full of dumb people. But that's okay with the boys in Nashville.
I so want this to happen. I want Ole Miss and every other SEC school (aside from LSU) shut out of the Memphis area for recruiting purposes.
Memphis, the home of St. Jude... has no medical school. But UT put their fricking dental school smack dab in the middle of crosstown like a giant FU to the city. No med school = brain drain = city full of dumb people. But that's okay with the boys in Nashville.
I so want this to happen. I want Ole Miss and every other SEC school (aside from LSU) shut out of the Memphis area for recruiting purposes.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 4:41 pm to RTR America
Here are the renderings for Colorado State's new football stadium. Really nice!
That stadium being in the center of campus is important for getting students involved...it surely beats this dump in the middle of nowhere.
That stadium being in the center of campus is important for getting students involved...it surely beats this dump in the middle of nowhere.
This post was edited on 12/8/14 at 4:44 pm
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