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re: Why did the Big 12 take TCU over Louisville?
Posted on 1/3/13 at 2:26 pm to StraightCashHomey21
Posted on 1/3/13 at 2:26 pm to StraightCashHomey21
Maryland should've never fired Big Ralph.
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Posted on 1/3/13 at 2:32 pm to Bench McElroy
I think its a geographic thing but you also must consider the fact that Texas can't control Lville or any legislation in Kentucky
Posted on 1/3/13 at 2:37 pm to Agforlife
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the fact that Texas can't control Lville or any legislation in Kentucky
OBSESSED! What control would any legislation in Texas have over TCU?
Posted on 1/3/13 at 2:38 pm to StraightCashHomey21
TCU is culturally and academically more aligned with Big 12/Midwest Plains than a Dixie school like Louisville.
Many of us originally from the region wanted Notre Dame over West Virginia, or else see OU and UT move to the PAC for culture and academic progress.
Many of us originally from the region wanted Notre Dame over West Virginia, or else see OU and UT move to the PAC for culture and academic progress.
Posted on 1/3/13 at 2:40 pm to Midwesterner
Will Cincinnati end up in the Big XII or ACC when it is all said and done?
Posted on 1/3/13 at 2:40 pm to TK421
Coming from a fan base that yells bham is where the office is at even the slightest thought of unfairness 
Posted on 1/3/13 at 2:42 pm to Baloo
quote:right...If I am the Big 12, I am looking at Tulane, Cincinnati, Boise State or BYU.
Yeah, while most conferences want to add markets, the Big 12 just needs warm bodies. It almost doesn't matter who they add, so long as its remotely credible. Get to 12 teams.
Tulane gets them into talent-rich Louisiana. Tulane is also pouring money into their athletics.
Cincinnati gets them into the Midwest.
Boise State gives them a strong football program.
BYU is a stretch due to the fact that don't play on Sundays...but perhaps it could work
I am not so sure that the ACC goes away any more...perhaps we will have five super conferences.
Posted on 1/3/13 at 2:42 pm to Bench McElroy
Because it's in Texas
Posted on 1/3/13 at 2:43 pm to Agforlife
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oming from a fan base that yells bham is where the office is at even the slightest thought of unfairness
I don't.
Bitch some more about big brother, please.
Posted on 1/3/13 at 2:45 pm to TK421
Damn its ment to be sarcastic jeeze they took TCU because they are an up and coming program in the geographic area that fits the conference
This post was edited on 1/3/13 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 1/3/13 at 3:57 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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yea that whole academic standards and must be on the east coast thing went out the window
The core ACC schools bias against WVU goes way way way way back my friend.
Posted on 1/3/13 at 4:06 pm to Chicken
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I am not so sure that the ACC goes away any more...perhaps we will have five super conferences.
Still hoping the Big12 dies. The only way the Pac12 gets to 16 is by grabbing Texas and friends.
Posted on 1/3/13 at 4:30 pm to Agforlife
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Damn its ment to be sarcastic jeeze they took TCU because they are an up and coming program in the geographic area that fits the conference
actually a major part of the reason was most of the other Big 12 schools were pissed about losing A&M and they wanted another Texas team to replace us. The out of state teams wanted another school in Texas for recruiting and Baylor/Tech wanted them for travel purposes.
It was a concession by Texas to help calm the serfs of the conference. DeLoss actually wanted Louisville to come with WVU.
This post was edited on 1/3/13 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 1/3/13 at 4:43 pm to Bench McElroy
that's who tejas university wanted and tejas university pretty much gets what tejas university wants in the big tejas plus oklahoma conference.
Posted on 1/3/13 at 5:06 pm to LSU GrandDad
no, they were not. Texas did not want TCU. Texas needed to make some concessions after driving away 4 schools with the LHN fiasco.
Posted on 1/3/13 at 5:26 pm to Bench McElroy
FACT: TCU beat Louisville 3 out of 4 times when they were in CUSA together
FACT: Amon G. Carter Stadium is a better football facility than Papa John's Stadium
FACT: TCU has a more elite baseball program.
FACT: TCU beat Rick Pitino 2 times when they were in Conference USA
FACT: TCU is a better recruiting ground
FACT: TCU has more football success in their history
FACT: While TCU's win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl was equal to Louisville's win over Florida, the Rose Bowl is more prestigious and TCU went undefeated in their BCS seasons.
FACT: Louisville never won the Big East outright while TCU won the MWC outright 3 times.
FACT: Gary Patterson is a better coach than Charlie Strong
FACT: TCU has a bigger endowment
FACT: TCU is more prestigious academically
FACT: Fort Worth is a better city than Louisville
FACT: Amon G. Carter Stadium is a better football facility than Papa John's Stadium
FACT: TCU has a more elite baseball program.
FACT: TCU beat Rick Pitino 2 times when they were in Conference USA
FACT: TCU is a better recruiting ground
FACT: TCU has more football success in their history
FACT: While TCU's win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl was equal to Louisville's win over Florida, the Rose Bowl is more prestigious and TCU went undefeated in their BCS seasons.
FACT: Louisville never won the Big East outright while TCU won the MWC outright 3 times.
FACT: Gary Patterson is a better coach than Charlie Strong
FACT: TCU has a bigger endowment
FACT: TCU is more prestigious academically
FACT: Fort Worth is a better city than Louisville
Posted on 1/3/13 at 5:44 pm to Bench McElroy
The Big XII is built around having Texas and a bunch of patsies. Currently it's backfiring and Texas is the patsy. Everyone point and laugh at Texas.
Posted on 1/3/13 at 6:02 pm to Baloo
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A 12-team Big 12 probably sends Okie St to the title game last year
Not necessarily. It depends who the 11th and 12th teams are.
Had Colorado and Nebraska never left, Oklahoma State would have likely had to play in Lincoln against a team that beat them by 5 touchdowns the year before.
Posted on 1/3/13 at 6:15 pm to accnodefense
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FACT: TCU beat Louisville 3 out of 4 times when they were in CUSA together
FACT: Amon G. Carter Stadium is a better football facility than Papa John's Stadium
FACT: TCU has a more elite baseball program.
FACT: TCU beat Rick Pitino 2 times when they were in Conference USA
FACT: TCU is a better recruiting ground
FACT: TCU has more football success in their history
FACT: While TCU's win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl was equal to Louisville's win over Florida, the Rose Bowl is more prestigious and TCU went undefeated in their BCS seasons.
FACT: Louisville never won the Big East outright while TCU won the MWC outright 3 times.
FACT: Gary Patterson is a better coach than Charlie Strong
FACT: TCU has a bigger endowment
FACT: TCU is more prestigious academically
FACT: Fort Worth is a better city than Louisville
Great Grief! This was once upon a time when TCU faced NO ONE. You see their record this year after playing some competition.
The Big12 made a huge mistake in taking WVU over Louisville and I think your president at OU was a huge supporter of Louisville. Not sure who fricked it up. Probably Texas.
Posted on 1/3/13 at 8:30 pm to Touchdowns4LSU
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Great Grief! This was once upon a time when TCU faced NO ONE. You see their record this year after playing some competition.
Yeah, I'm sure 5 regular season losses has nothing to do with playing the most true freshmen and redshirt freshmen in FBS and having the youngest team of Gary Patterson's tenure--and it still would've only been 3 losses or less if TCUs QB didn't get a DUI two days before the home conference opener against ISU (which TCU lost in OT with a redshirt freshman at QB).
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