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Clearing up
Posted on 6/12/10 at 4:23 am
Posted on 6/12/10 at 4:23 am
What is this about UT not wanting to be in the SEC. During the whole ordeal, Mack Brown/UT football haven't issued statements saying where they want to go. Football doesn't have much of a say in which conference they go to. Does anybody think our players and coaches are scared of the SEC? We played with your best this year without our 4 year starter at QB.
Personally, I'd love us to go to the SEC. In my mind, Brown is complacent in his recruiting, and sure it's good but he'll have to up recruiting to win in the SEC. Plus it helps recruits who want to play SEC Ball, but want to go to Texas, kids in Texas who go to SEC schools will become a rarity. UT will get the best kids in Texas, as in 17 of the top 20, not 12 or 13.
Personally, I'd love us to go to the SEC. In my mind, Brown is complacent in his recruiting, and sure it's good but he'll have to up recruiting to win in the SEC. Plus it helps recruits who want to play SEC Ball, but want to go to Texas, kids in Texas who go to SEC schools will become a rarity. UT will get the best kids in Texas, as in 17 of the top 20, not 12 or 13.
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Posted on 6/12/10 at 4:30 am to MShorn
you played with one team for one game.... the problem is when you have to play bama then next week go to LSU, then Florida, and get auburn, and georgia the two weeks after that.
anyone can get up for one game, in the sec you have to come ready to play each week, not to mention trying to stay healthy....
good luck in the pac 10.... it should be easier than the big 12, of course, im sure thats why you are headed there.
anyone can get up for one game, in the sec you have to come ready to play each week, not to mention trying to stay healthy....
good luck in the pac 10.... it should be easier than the big 12, of course, im sure thats why you are headed there.
Posted on 6/12/10 at 4:30 am to MShorn
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Football doesn't have much of a say in which conference they go to
What do you mean by this?
Posted on 6/12/10 at 4:36 am to shel311
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We played with your best this year without our 4 year starter at QB.
I seriously love hearing this excuse from UT fans trying to explain why they lost to Bama. Do yall not realize Sam Bradford was out for most of the OU/UT game??? Claiming a game would have turned out differently because of QB injuries is a double edged sword.
Posted on 6/12/10 at 4:39 am to MShorn
The SEC is a big step-up from the former Big 12 which was top heavy. The SEC say besides UK, Vandy and Miss St is top heavy in football.
Texas and A&M will not be playing anymore Baylor, Iowa St., Kansas St, Kansas football of the worlds anymore.
UT, A&M, FSU, and Miami would be the dream 4 to add to the SEC. Every week would be a battle where they would be no give me games in conference.
Texas and A&M will not be playing anymore Baylor, Iowa St., Kansas St, Kansas football of the worlds anymore.
UT, A&M, FSU, and Miami would be the dream 4 to add to the SEC. Every week would be a battle where they would be no give me games in conference.
Posted on 6/12/10 at 4:48 am to MShorn
MShorn, we think your football team can compete with anyone. Unfortunately the administration above you is afraid to test that. Even though they could be making more money in the SEC with easier travel, they are going to go to the PAC-10. And the only possible reason is because they want UT to keep a cream puff schedule.
Posted on 6/12/10 at 6:40 am to DocBugbear
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I seriously love hearing this excuse from UT fans trying to explain why they lost to Bama. Do yall not realize Sam Bradford was out for most of the OU/UT game??? Claiming a game would have turned out differently because of QB injuries is a double edged sword.
Not exactly apples & apples there.......Landry Jones had started a couple of regular season games right before the Texas/OU game and knew that Sam had a reasonable chance of being knocked out of that game. The same can't be said about the G Gilbert.
Posted on 6/12/10 at 6:43 am to Dr Drunkenstein
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And the only possible reason is because they want UT to keep a cream puff schedule.
Playing USC, Oregon, OU, Texas Tech, Okie State, Stanford and Cal is not a 'cream puff schedule'.
Posted on 6/12/10 at 6:45 am to Dr Drunkenstein
unless you guys are going to 9 or 10 conference games it will be more like:
Arizona
Arizona State
Colorado
OU
Ok State
Texas Tech
Utah
One team from PAC West
Arizona
Arizona State
Colorado
OU
Ok State
Texas Tech
Utah
One team from PAC West
Posted on 6/12/10 at 6:46 am to MShorn
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Football doesn't have much of a say in which conference they go to
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Does anybody think our players and coaches are scared of the SEC?
Possibly. I think they like only having to get up for a couple of games a year amongst all their other scrimmage games. The Pac-Whatever would still afford them that opportunity.
Posted on 6/12/10 at 6:49 am to Dr Drunkenstein
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Playing USC, Oregon, OU, Texas Tech, Okie State, Stanford and Cal is not a 'cream puff schedule'
It's not exactly murderer's row. Especially with USC in turmoil and getting hit by the NCAA.
Posted on 6/12/10 at 7:20 am to Methuselah
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kids in Texas who go to SEC schools will become a rarity. UT will get the best kids in Texas, as in 17 of the top 20, not 12 or 13.
You're joking, right? Tejas has their pick of Texas talent every year. The state of Texas has enough talent every year to give Mack Brown a full roster without him leaving the state. The only thing limiting UT in recruiting Texas is Mack Brown. The only impact that realginment will have on Texas recruiting, IMHO, would be that TAMU would suddenly be a much bigger player if they joined the SEC, which would make it harder on Texas. Still, UT , will get the best players from Texas, LSU will get the best players from Louisiana, Bama will get the best players from Alabama, etc. That's just how it is.
This post was edited on 6/12/10 at 7:21 am
Posted on 6/12/10 at 7:24 am to ffishstik
At least it will be fun hearing the arguments between OU and OU over "OU". 
Posted on 6/12/10 at 7:27 am to Dr Drunkenstein
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Playing USC, Oregon, OU, Texas Tech, Okie State, Stanford and Cal is not a 'cream puff schedule'.
you just took the best teams from a 16 team league.. which i could match in quality by using either division in the SEC..
Posted on 6/12/10 at 7:40 am to Xenophon
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MShorn, we think your football team can compete with anyone. Unfortunately the administration above you is afraid to test that.
This is exactly what I'm saying. It is not like the administration said we're going to the SEC and Mack Brown said frick that I'm going to the Pac 10 where I can win. I would love for my Longhorns to have to show up every week against the likes of Bama, LSU, Georgia, Florida (all of whom I enjoy watching, mainly LSU)
The administration is taking the school to join the Pac 10 conference because of money only. If the SEC was more profitable than the Pac 10 then UT would be joining the SEC. Mack Brown, along with his coaches and players, do not have a voice in choosing which conference they will join. And stop acting like football is the only sport, sure it is the bread winner, But I'm sure Rick Barnes would love his cake walk of an SEC schedule during basketball season.
Posted on 6/12/10 at 1:00 pm to MShorn
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The administration is taking the school to join the Pac 10 conference because of money only. If the SEC was more profitable than the Pac 10 then UT would be joining the SEC
This is a strange comment to me
Texas plus the west coast may be able to generate more revenue than the SEC contracts do - but Texas plus the already more profitable SEC contracts? Would seem like a no brainer to make Texas a lot more money
Posted on 6/12/10 at 1:13 pm to MShorn
quote:I still don't buy this. If UT joined the SEC, the TV deals would get renegotiated and the current 15 billion dollar deal would be much higher. People out west still see more SEC football than they do their own leagues.
The administration is taking the school to join the Pac 10 conference because of money only. If the SEC was more profitable than the Pac 10 then UT would be joining the SEC
Posted on 6/12/10 at 1:18 pm to molsusports
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but Texas plus the already more profitable SEC contracts? Would seem like a no brainer to make Texas a lot more money
Have Slive offer TX 24m a year and see what he says.
Posted on 6/12/10 at 1:25 pm to Dr Drunkenstein
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Playing USC, Oregon, OU, Texas Tech, Okie State, Stanford and Cal is not a 'cream puff schedule'.
You wouldn't play Stanford, Cal, Oregon, and USC in the same year ever. The division Texas would likely be in is the Big 12 south (minus Baylor) + Arizona schools and Colorado. So basically the 1 game playoff with OU for a BCS bid would remain intact, albeit with the added risk of actually losing the conference championship game because you might have to play a decent team.
Posted on 6/12/10 at 1:35 pm to Dr Drunkenstein
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USC
Now is meh
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Oregon
thugs, so that is the closest you get to FL
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OU,
they own you lately
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Texas Tech
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Okie State,
the western Ole Miss
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Stanford
Good team
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Cal
fricking pretender
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