UTSA (huge school, lots of alumni, no major pro or college teams in town, closest pro team is in Houston. Closest college team is in Austin.)

Rice (long history, someone has to offset the academic hit of taking UTSA)

Boise (someone has to offset the crummy Rice team)


Kidding, kidding

(06-06-2011 02:50 PM)frogforever Wrote:  UTSA (huge school, lots of alumni, no major pro or college teams in town, closest pro team is in Austin.)

FIFY

(06-06-2011 02:50 PM)frogforever Wrote:  UTSA (....no major pro or college teams in town, ....

Kidding, kidding

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/

Little Sisters college of cullinary art
Little Sisters College of Cultural Studies
Little Sisters College of left wing worship

For real the three new schools are Villanova, ECU and Memphis, thanks to WVU, UofL and Cincy.

(06-07-2011 12:02 PM)army56mike Wrote:  For real the three new schools are Villanova, ECU and Memphis, thanks to WVU, UofL and Cincy.

Interesting spin.

(06-06-2011 06:52 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  

(06-06-2011 02:50 PM)frogforever Wrote:  UTSA (....no major pro or college teams in town, ....

Kidding, kidding

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/

I was about to blast you for being a ahole, but it has occured to me that people on a board dominated by Big East discussion and easterners might think "basketball" when discussing pro teams and conference expansion. It didn't cross my mind that anyone would be thinking anything but NFL teams when I mentioned pro teams.

Shows how different Texas and the East really is culturally.

(06-07-2011 03:11 PM)frogforever Wrote:  Shows how different Texas and the East really is culturally.

Are you just now figuring that out?

(06-07-2011 12:02 PM)army56mike Wrote:  For real the three new schools are Villanova, ECU and Memphis, thanks to WVU, UofL and Cincy.

I don't want Nova but if it brings Memphis & ECU I'm all in.

(06-07-2011 12:02 PM)army56mike Wrote:  For real the three new schools are Villanova, ECU and Memphis, thanks to WVU, UofL and Cincy.

Is that strictly your opinion, or have you heard anything new? It does seem that the "football schools" have acquired more pull. I'm wondering where Pitt falls on this one? Pitt, along with the other 3 you mentioned, would represent a pretty significant voting block.

(06-07-2011 12:02 PM)army56mike Wrote:  For real the three new schools are Villanova, ECU and Memphis, thanks to WVU, UofL and Cincy.

SMU,UH andUCF per the university presidents.

(06-15-2011 07:53 PM)cardshouse Wrote:  

(06-07-2011 12:02 PM)army56mike Wrote:  For real the three new schools are Villanova, ECU and Memphis, thanks to WVU, UofL and Cincy.

I don't want Nova but if it brings Memphis & ECU I'm all in.

I agree

(06-15-2011 08:11 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(06-15-2011 07:53 PM)cardshouse Wrote:  

(06-07-2011 12:02 PM)army56mike Wrote:  For real the three new schools are Villanova, ECU and Memphis, thanks to WVU, UofL and Cincy.

I don't want Nova but if it brings Memphis & ECU I'm all in.

I agree

Seems you guys still think basketball is driving the bus. Interesting.

(06-15-2011 09:01 PM)Knightsweat Wrote:  

(06-15-2011 08:11 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(06-15-2011 07:53 PM)cardshouse Wrote:  

(06-07-2011 12:02 PM)army56mike Wrote:  For real the three new schools are Villanova, ECU and Memphis, thanks to WVU, UofL and Cincy.

I don't want Nova but if it brings Memphis & ECU I'm all in.

I agree

Seems you guys still think basketball is driving the bus. Interesting.

No, I think of this as the contingent of UL fans who want to "get the old gang back together bunch". Fortunately, there are plenty of UL fans that realize that nostalgia is not always a good thing. There is a very small minority of Cincy fans that suffer from the same affliction, but not nearly as severe as the handful of UL fans that want to "get back to the late 80s to early 90s".