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What has Texas actually DONE wrong?
Posted on 6/11/10 at 7:36 am
Posted on 6/11/10 at 7:36 am
If you boil it all down, here's what Texas has done over the years:
- Succeeded a lot on the field
- Made a lot of money
- Made choices that optimize their money-making ability
Virtually the entire SWC cheated in the 1970's and 1980's, so you can't blame (only) UT for its dissolution; being that half the conference was made of church schools (and a single state at the end), it wasn't very viable. The SWC died a reasonable death.
Regarding the Big 12, Texas gets a bigger slice of the pie than everyone else, but everyone else in the Big 12 agreed to this deal in 1995.
Why is this the fault of Texas? Any school in their position would have done the same.
Here we are now, and Texas isn't taking any action other than answering the phone when it rings and entertaining offers.
- Succeeded a lot on the field
- Made a lot of money
- Made choices that optimize their money-making ability
Virtually the entire SWC cheated in the 1970's and 1980's, so you can't blame (only) UT for its dissolution; being that half the conference was made of church schools (and a single state at the end), it wasn't very viable. The SWC died a reasonable death.
Regarding the Big 12, Texas gets a bigger slice of the pie than everyone else, but everyone else in the Big 12 agreed to this deal in 1995.
Why is this the fault of Texas? Any school in their position would have done the same.
Here we are now, and Texas isn't taking any action other than answering the phone when it rings and entertaining offers.
This post was edited on 6/11/10 at 7:38 am
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Posted on 6/11/10 at 7:38 am to xiv
I don't think they've done anything wrong. 
Posted on 6/11/10 at 7:42 am to BuckeyeFan87
they haven't done anything wrong but they like to run the show which they wouldn't be able to do in the sec.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 7:45 am to xiv
Texas has done nothing wrong, regardless of the misplaced musings of Baloo and others.
All the conferences realize this, which is why everyone is courting Texas like it is a 16 year-old virgin.
I personally hope it comes down to Texas joining the SEC, but the PAC 10 seems to make the most sense.
All the conferences realize this, which is why everyone is courting Texas like it is a 16 year-old virgin.
I personally hope it comes down to Texas joining the SEC, but the PAC 10 seems to make the most sense.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 7:49 am to iHorn
quote:How so? frick the Pac-10. SEC, dude.
I personally hope it comes down to Texas joining the SEC, but the PAC 10 seems to make the most sense.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 7:52 am to iHorn
i dont think Texas wants to be in the same conference with ALABAMA and FLORIDA 
and LSU....
and LSU....
Posted on 6/11/10 at 7:53 am to LSUis0ver9000
quote:It's all dependent on whether Texas wants this pile of money, this other pile of money, or that pile of money over there. Texas just has to determine which pile of money is the biggest.
i dont think Texas wants to be in the same conference with ALABAMA and FLORIDA
and LSU....
Posted on 6/11/10 at 7:57 am to LSUis0ver9000
quote:
i dont think Texas wants to be in the same conference with ALABAMA and FLORIDA
and LSU
and why not? Just 2 years ago Alabama was 7-6, I mean 2-6 and lost to ULM
I'm sure the thought of the Wizards 112th best offense in the NCAA would have Will Muschamp losing sleep.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 7:57 am to LSUis0ver9000
quote:
i dont think Texas wants to be in the same conference with ALABAMA and FLORIDA
and LSU....
Why not? Do you think Texas has inferior athletes to these schools?
Texas can compete with anyone, anytime.
Right now Texas is looking for the best suitor plain and simple.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 7:59 am to iHorn
quote:
Why not? Do you think Texas has inferior athletes to these schools?
naw, but they're soft
i would like to see UT and OU play in a conference where they weren't the only elite programs
i'd prefer the big10, because the pac10 just lost its only elite program
Posted on 6/11/10 at 8:00 am to iHorn
quote:
Why not? Do you think Texas has inferior athletes to these schools?
Texas can compete with anyone, anytime.
Right now Texas is looking for the best suitor plain and simple.
well if the SEC doesnt have FL and Bama, LSU would've went 11-1 last year
Texas likes to be the alpha-male so the PAC 10 is the right choice IMOPosted on 6/11/10 at 8:00 am to iHorn
quote:
i dont think Texas wants to be in the same conference with ALABAMA and FLORIDA
and LSU....
Why not? Do you think Texas has inferior athletes to these schools?
Texas can compete with anyone, anytime.
Right now Texas is looking for the best suitor plain and simple.
Ou is going where texas goes and if ou and texas join the sec the conference is going to be brutal. I think hes just scared of the amount of elite programs in one conference
Posted on 6/11/10 at 8:01 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
Do you think Texas has inferior athletes to these schools?
naw, but they're soft
And you know this because...
Posted on 6/11/10 at 8:05 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
naw, but they're soft
if that were true, wouldn't that be more about coaching than the quality of the athletes?
Posted on 6/11/10 at 8:05 am to KingwoodLsuFan
quote:
Ou is going where texas goes and if ou and texas join the sec the conference is going to be brutal
I agree with that.
Texas, OU, LSU, and Bama in the SEC west would be unfair. Might as well give the championship to Florida every year after these four destroy themselves playing each other.
Posted on 6/11/10 at 8:08 am to iHorn
quote:
Texas, OU, LSU, and Bama in the SEC west would be unfair. Might as well give the championship to Florida every year after these four destroy themselves playing each other.
i dont mind OU!!! THEY"RE WEAK!!!!
Posted on 6/11/10 at 8:11 am to iHorn
quote:
Texas, OU, LSU, and Bama in the SEC west would be unfair. Might as well give the championship to Florida every year after these four destroy themselves playing each other.
but would be so awesome for fans
Posted on 6/11/10 at 8:20 am to iHorn
quote:"Unfair" and "hard" are not the same thing.
Texas, OU, LSU, and Bama in the SEC west would be unfair.
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