(11-02-2010 08:42 AM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  STEPS TO CAPTURING PHILLY MARKET:
(1) Dissolve Penn State
(2) Wait until all Penn State alums die off
(3) ?????
(4) Profit

STEPS TO CAPTURING A PORTION OF THE 6 MILLION PEOPLE IN METRO PHILLY:
(1) Have a physical presence in Philadelphia.
(2) Play more intriguing opponents than Maine and URI.
(3) Play in a BCS conference.
(4) Have Joe Paterno retire (this might work in reverse).
(Bonus): Have Matt Millen replace Paterno.

STEPS TO JIM DELANY CAPTURING THE NEW YORK MARKET:
(1) Beg Notre Dame to join the conference, to the point of complete embarrassment.
(2) Hide Indiana, Northwestern, Illinois, Minnesota and Purdue in Delany's attic (optional: put wigs and sunglasses on them).
(3) Beg Notre Dame to join the conference.
(4) Repeat Step 3.
(5) There is no Step 5.
(6) Discuss expansion strategies with drunk co-eds at Northwestern.
(7) Play basketball games where the winning team scores over 49 points.
(8) Beg Notre Dame to join the conference.

(11-01-2010 11:29 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  Okay, here's the real deal: 'Nova's going to make a decision on the BE's offer in December. Print it. BTW, here's a link from a reputable source:
http://villanova.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?...00&style=2

That's about as reputable a source as someone sticking a finger up their own @ss as a means of predicting which way the stock market will go.