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(03-08-2012 04:05 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  Don't worry FIU, North Texas, & LaTech will get invites to the Alliance

You really need to get over yourself. Tech is not getting in to the Alliance of Leftovers. Besides, why would you want to be that monstrocity? It's not going to secure a good television deal and will probably lose a few bowls...not to mention it will not be a long term success. Not that I want yall in our Conference, but you'd be smart to be hoping for an invite. The Sun Belt is on the rise and right now would be an ideal time to jump on board. You will have missed out on all the ridicule and growing pains and take advantage of the fact we have finally reached a respectable level.

The only reason I would want yall in the league would be so Troy could pound your program in to the dust every year. I'd love to interact with your fans after a few years of that. 05-mafia
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(03-08-2012 04:17 PM)cajunhawk Wrote:  
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(03-08-2012 09:53 AM)FIUFan Wrote:  I've been banging a drum for Tech and Appy for a long time. Tech's got a long tradition of quality football (similar to a USM). FIU's distance from that area and only having been a member with them for a couple of years may also allow for 'some' perspective here. Tech went to a WAC which was on the upswing with good football being played at Boise, Fresno, Hawai'i, etc. Unfortunately for them the WAC's been decimated by realignment and they burned a bunch of bridges on their way to the WAC [they had a choice to go to a strong WAC or stay and help build the Sun Belt's fledgling football program; what would your school do?].

I am no real fan of Tech nor do I begrudge them for moving to the WAC, they probably could have (and should have) been a bit more humble and appreciative of their time in the Sun Belt...but that goes to character and I'm not in the mood to judge; we've got bigger issues to deal with here.

If Tech does not move to the Alliance then both sides should swallow some pride for the benefit of the whole. I like the strength of Tech's football program and think they'll make this conference much stronger. Maybe this is why WW has moved on and perhaps taken some of this bad-blood baggage with him...let's hope so.

Don't worry FIU, North Texas, & LaTech will get invites to the Alliance

Says the Tech fan sweating profusely, sitting in a dark corner in the fetal position rocking back and forth.

He's been pushing this everywhere. Tech fans have been jumping all over any articles that happen to mention them as a possibility. That and a lot of CUSA fans dont seem interested in SBC programs outside of UNT.

I still think we have to act first. Its much better to force someone's hand then to have your hand forced by someone else.
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(03-08-2012 10:28 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  You really need to get over yourself. Tech is not getting in to the Alliance of Leftovers. Besides, why would you want to be that monstrocity? It's not going to secure a good television deal and will probably lose a few bowls...not to mention it will not be a long term success. Not that I want yall in our Conference, but you'd be smart to be hoping for an invite. The Sun Belt is on the rise and right now would be an ideal time to jump on board. You will have missed out on all the ridicule and growing pains and take advantage of the fact we have finally reached a respectable level.

The only reason I would want yall in the league would be so Troy could pound your program in to the dust every year. I'd love to interact with your fans after a few years of that. 05-mafia

Tech is that awkward kid who got invited to a cool party in a distant neighborhood with a bunch of cool kids. Only thing is, all the cool kids left the party early. Not that Tech didn't learn a few things in that short time rubbing elbows, but were still left awkwardly standing in the living room with a few other geeks hoping beyond hope that they would get invited to another cool party. ANY cool party.

And since some of the Techsters are so focused on that idiotic concept of perception, perceive this: There are some cooler kids in the SBC than Tech. I doubt they would have reached higher than number three last football season. And that's just in their best sport.
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(03-08-2012 08:26 PM)BLEEDITRED Wrote:  Why would South possibly get pushed to the West, and lose any semblance of rivals we have in WKU, Troy, and to a lesser extent MTSU? That wouldn't make any sense. Assuming we keep everybody currently, it would make the most sense to go after two western schools already in that footprint to keep the divisions even and avoid any re-alignment. We'll go to 12 and play before we ever consider touching 14.

LaTech and UTSA are my votes. Then depending on who we lose, if anybody, in order after those guys I'd go Texas St, App St, Georgia Southern, Ga State.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but preserving South's rivalries is not at the top of the priority list when it comes to realignment, we're not talking about the Iron Bowl here. If the best two additions happen to both be in the west, than so be it, but we're not going to make our choices based on keeping anyone in the same division with anyone.
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(03-08-2012 10:28 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  
(03-08-2012 04:05 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  Don't worry FIU, North Texas, & LaTech will get invites to the Alliance

You really need to get over yourself. Tech is not getting in to the Alliance of Leftovers. Besides, why would you want to be that monstrocity? It's not going to secure a good television deal and will probably lose a few bowls...not to mention it will not be a long term success. Not that I want yall in our Conference, but you'd be smart to be hoping for an invite. The Sun Belt is on the rise and right now would be an ideal time to jump on board. You will have missed out on all the ridicule and growing pains and take advantage of the fact we have finally reached a respectable level.

The only reason I would want yall in the league would be so Troy could pound your program in to the dust every year. I'd love to interact with your fans after a few years of that. 05-mafia

Sounds like La Tech to the Sun Belt
is about like ECU to the BE
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(03-09-2012 01:21 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  
(03-08-2012 08:26 PM)BLEEDITRED Wrote:  Why would South possibly get pushed to the West, and lose any semblance of rivals we have in WKU, Troy, and to a lesser extent MTSU? That wouldn't make any sense. Assuming we keep everybody currently, it would make the most sense to go after two western schools already in that footprint to keep the divisions even and avoid any re-alignment. We'll go to 12 and play before we ever consider touching 14.

LaTech and UTSA are my votes. Then depending on who we lose, if anybody, in order after those guys I'd go Texas St, App St, Georgia Southern, Ga State.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but preserving South's rivalries is not at the top of the priority list when it comes to realignment, we're not talking about the Iron Bowl here. If the best two additions happen to both be in the west, than so be it, but we're not going to make our choices based on keeping anyone in the same division with anyone.

Really? I thought it was of Iron Bowl stature. Really. I did. No fib.

You sound as sure on that as you did about us losing a game during our second year. 05-nono
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(03-09-2012 02:10 AM)BLEEDITRED Wrote:  
(03-09-2012 01:21 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  
(03-08-2012 08:26 PM)BLEEDITRED Wrote:  Why would South possibly get pushed to the West, and lose any semblance of rivals we have in WKU, Troy, and to a lesser extent MTSU? That wouldn't make any sense. Assuming we keep everybody currently, it would make the most sense to go after two western schools already in that footprint to keep the divisions even and avoid any re-alignment. We'll go to 12 and play before we ever consider touching 14.

LaTech and UTSA are my votes. Then depending on who we lose, if anybody, in order after those guys I'd go Texas St, App St, Georgia Southern, Ga State.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but preserving South's rivalries is not at the top of the priority list when it comes to realignment, we're not talking about the Iron Bowl here. If the best two additions happen to both be in the west, than so be it, but we're not going to make our choices based on keeping anyone in the same division with anyone.

Really? I thought it was of Iron Bowl stature. Really. I did. No fib.

You sound as sure on that as you did about us losing a game during our second year. 05-nono

Be realistic man, if the best option is Georgia State/La Tech, App State/La Tech, Georgia State/Texas State or whatever, that's what we're going to do. It's not the South Alabama Athletic Conference, if the best pair of new members moves South to the west, than so be it, anyhow the fact of the matter is the conversation is primarily about football and you don't have football rivals, even if you found yourself in the west you'd still play all the east schools in basketball every year at least once and some of them twice.

And the example of me believing you guys wouldn't make it through year two undefeated has nothing to do with this conversation, that was simply my belief that your schedule had gotten tougher and winning on the road against some better FCS opponents would be too much. This is about 10 other athletic departments coming together to decide which two programs are the best additions for the good of the conference and I guarantee you that whether or not USA gets to be in the same division as WKU and Troy is not a major concern for anyone outside of Mobile.
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I want our conference to go forward with good people of strong character. This would absolutely leave La Tech out of the equation. From administration to the fans, La Tech has some of the most vile people I've ever read about and I sincerely hope we don't take them on. They would be like an inoperable cancer. I can only assume that they are to ignorant to understand how poorly they are representing their university. I've never met anyone associated with La Tech in person. Unfortunately, if I ever do, I would have a difficult time not prejudging them as having poor character and low morals.

Humility seems to be most difficult to portray when successes are so far and few between. This is La Tech.
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I think some of you are misconstruing the point. It would simply make no sense to move USA to the west and we would prefer not to be. No one is saying we should be given special consideration. Pardon us for wanting to be in the same division as the schools we feel most benefits our perception of a rivalry.
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(03-09-2012 07:59 AM)trojans664 Wrote:  I want our conference to go forward with good people of strong character. This would absolutely leave La Tech out of the equation. From administration to the fans, La Tech has some of the most vile people I've ever read about and I sincerely hope we don't take them on. They would be like an inoperable cancer. I can only assume that they are to ignorant to understand how poorly they are representing their university. I've never met anyone associated with La Tech in person. Unfortunately, if I ever do, I would have a difficult time not prejudging them as having poor character and low morals.

Humility seems to be most difficult to portray when successes are so far and few between. This is La Tech.

Wow...inoperable cancer?!! My 12 yr old nephew is fighting for his life right now at St Jude's in Memphis. Thank you for comparing a University to THAT.

It's one thing to say, "I'm not impressed with the way their fans conduct themselves (though i have NEVER actually met one), but to say Tech is like an "inoperable cancer"...dude, either you're completely CLUELESS, pitifully insensitive or just plain stupid. DO YOU represent the rank and file of Troy fans???
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(03-09-2012 10:06 AM)BarkonDawgs Wrote:  
(03-09-2012 07:59 AM)trojans664 Wrote:  I want our conference to go forward with good people of strong character. This would absolutely leave La Tech out of the equation. From administration to the fans, La Tech has some of the most vile people I've ever read about and I sincerely hope we don't take them on. They would be like an inoperable cancer. I can only assume that they are to ignorant to understand how poorly they are representing their university. I've never met anyone associated with La Tech in person. Unfortunately, if I ever do, I would have a difficult time not prejudging them as having poor character and low morals.

Humility seems to be most difficult to portray when successes are so far and few between. This is La Tech.

Wow...inoperable cancer?!! My 12 yr old nephew is fighting for his life right now at St Jude's in Memphis.

It's one thing to say, "I'm not impressed with the way their fans conduct themselves (though i have NEVER actually met one), but to say Tech is like an "inoperable cancer"...dude, either you're completely CLUELESS, pitifully insensitive or just plain stupid. DO YOU represent the rank and file of Troy fans???

Sorry for the news but toughen up man this is a message board where no one really knows or needs to care about others feelings. And I'm sure everyone is associated with some sort of hardship.

My girlfriend has an ovarian cyst and she can't get treatment because she can't afford healthcare. So she most likely will never be able to have children because we live in a country where your required to pay for car insurance before your own health. And some people think Obama is the devil for not wanting to deny people this service.
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(03-09-2012 10:13 AM)TrojanCampaign Wrote:  
(03-09-2012 10:06 AM)BarkonDawgs Wrote:  
(03-09-2012 07:59 AM)trojans664 Wrote:  I want our conference to go forward with good people of strong character. This would absolutely leave La Tech out of the equation. From administration to the fans, La Tech has some of the most vile people I've ever read about and I sincerely hope we don't take them on. They would be like an inoperable cancer. I can only assume that they are to ignorant to understand how poorly they are representing their university. I've never met anyone associated with La Tech in person. Unfortunately, if I ever do, I would have a difficult time not prejudging them as having poor character and low morals.

Humility seems to be most difficult to portray when successes are so far and few between. This is La Tech.

Wow...inoperable cancer?!! My 12 yr old nephew is fighting for his life right now at St Jude's in Memphis.

It's one thing to say, "I'm not impressed with the way their fans conduct themselves (though i have NEVER actually met one), but to say Tech is like an "inoperable cancer"...dude, either you're completely CLUELESS, pitifully insensitive or just plain stupid. DO YOU represent the rank and file of Troy fans???

Sorry for the news but toughen up man this is a message board where no one really knows or needs to care about others feelings. And I'm sure everyone is associated with some sort of hardship.

My girlfriend has an ovarian cyst and she can't get treatment because she can't afford healthcare. So she most likely will never be able to have children because we live in a country where your required to pay for car insurance before your own health. And some people think Obama is the devil for not wanting to deny people this service.

Strange. In Texas health care or not, she would be able to get treatment. City/county hospital district taxes assure treatment with or without insurance. Several years back a tenant of mine with no insurance had heart bypass surgery & rehab.
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(03-09-2012 10:13 AM)TrojanCampaign Wrote:  
(03-09-2012 10:06 AM)BarkonDawgs Wrote:  
(03-09-2012 07:59 AM)trojans664 Wrote:  I want our conference to go forward with good people of strong character. This would absolutely leave La Tech out of the equation. From administration to the fans, La Tech has some of the most vile people I've ever read about and I sincerely hope we don't take them on. They would be like an inoperable cancer. I can only assume that they are to ignorant to understand how poorly they are representing their university. I've never met anyone associated with La Tech in person. Unfortunately, if I ever do, I would have a difficult time not prejudging them as having poor character and low morals.

Humility seems to be most difficult to portray when successes are so far and few between. This is La Tech.

Wow...inoperable cancer?!! My 12 yr old nephew is fighting for his life right now at St Jude's in Memphis.

It's one thing to say, "I'm not impressed with the way their fans conduct themselves (though i have NEVER actually met one), but to say Tech is like an "inoperable cancer"...dude, either you're completely CLUELESS, pitifully insensitive or just plain stupid. DO YOU represent the rank and file of Troy fans???

Sorry for the news but toughen up man this is a message board where no one really knows or needs to care about others feelings. And I'm sure everyone is associated with some sort of hardship.

My girlfriend has an ovarian cyst and she can't get treatment because she can't afford healthcare. So she most likely will never be able to have children because we live in a country where your required to pay for car insurance before your own health. And some people think Obama is the devil for not wanting to deny people this service.

Yes of course. I should just toughen up.
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If South gets moved to the West division, I hope we lobby really hard for Troy to be the Eastern team that we play every year no matter what.

Not due to any perceived rivalry or anything, although I believe/hope that will come after some years.

But because of the ease of logistics. Every other year I would love an away game that is roughly 2 hours from my house.
Attendance benefits the whole conference and "away" games that close are a huge benefit to both schools.
2 measly hours?
Heck, I know folks that drive further than that just to buy pecans.
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(03-09-2012 11:27 AM)Dedsquirrl Wrote:  If South gets moved to the West division, I hope we lobby really hard for Troy to be the Eastern team that we play every year no matter what.

Not due to any perceived rivalry or anything, although I believe/hope that will come after some years.

But because of the ease of logistics. Every other year I would love an away game that is roughly 2 hours from my house.
Attendance benefits the whole conference and "away" games that close are a huge benefit to both schools.
2 measly hours?
Heck, I know folks that drive further than that just to buy pecans.

If we go to 12 and if the additions results in USA being pushed to the west, and we go with the model of one permanent cross divisional rival, I would be shocked if Troy and USA aren't paired up.
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(03-09-2012 08:03 AM)Tiguar Wrote:  I think some of you are misconstruing the point. It would simply make no sense to move USA to the west and we would prefer not to be. No one is saying we should be given special consideration. Pardon us for wanting to be in the same division as the schools we feel most benefits our perception of a rivalry.

Whoa hold up there bud, I have no problem with you saying you'd prefer to be in the east division, that's perfectly understandable, what bleeditred said was it makes the most sense for us to add two schools to the west so South can stay in the east division. How is saying what makes the most sense for the entire conference, is doing something that specifically effects one school, not asking for special consideration?
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(03-09-2012 12:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  
(03-09-2012 08:03 AM)Tiguar Wrote:  I think some of you are misconstruing the point. It would simply make no sense to move USA to the west and we would prefer not to be. No one is saying we should be given special consideration. Pardon us for wanting to be in the same division as the schools we feel most benefits our perception of a rivalry.

Whoa hold up there bud, I have no problem with you saying you'd prefer to be in the east division, that's perfectly understandable, what bleeditred said was it makes the most sense for us to add two schools to the west so South can stay in the east division. How is saying what makes the most sense for the entire conference, is doing something that specifically effects one school, not asking for special consideration?
I didn't interpret it the way you did. Looks to me like he said it makes the most sense for USA to remain in the East and add two west teams; not "lets add only from the west just so USA can stay east". Sorry, I'm just literalistic. Comes with the territory when you work in science.
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(03-09-2012 12:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  
(03-09-2012 08:03 AM)Tiguar Wrote:  I think some of you are misconstruing the point. It would simply make no sense to move USA to the west and we would prefer not to be. No one is saying we should be given special consideration. Pardon us for wanting to be in the same division as the schools we feel most benefits our perception of a rivalry.

Whoa hold up there bud, I have no problem with you saying you'd prefer to be in the east division, that's perfectly understandable, what bleeditred said was it makes the most sense for us to add two schools to the west so South can stay in the east division. How is saying what makes the most sense for the entire conference, is doing something that specifically effects one school, not asking for special consideration?

Holy **** dude. Lighten up. I used that as one reason, but I went on to say so each division would be even and no realignment would be needed period. Tiguar is right on the money. And I'd guess that the conference will look at what's easiest for everyone. Unless there is a huge disparity between two schools looking to move up, yes, I think they will add two western schools. After that, it all depends on who's ready to move and who we lose.

My whole comment was prompted by posters asking for a team that hasn't even announced FBS intentions. My post kills two birds. Adds two teams to the west, and both teams are already FBS for this coming season.

I was making a joke referencing your prediction last year. Jebus.
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(03-09-2012 12:37 PM)Tiguar Wrote:  
(03-09-2012 12:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  
(03-09-2012 08:03 AM)Tiguar Wrote:  I think some of you are misconstruing the point. It would simply make no sense to move USA to the west and we would prefer not to be. No one is saying we should be given special consideration. Pardon us for wanting to be in the same division as the schools we feel most benefits our perception of a rivalry.

Whoa hold up there bud, I have no problem with you saying you'd prefer to be in the east division, that's perfectly understandable, what bleeditred said was it makes the most sense for us to add two schools to the west so South can stay in the east division. How is saying what makes the most sense for the entire conference, is doing something that specifically effects one school, not asking for special consideration?
I didn't interpret it the way you did. Looks to me like he said it makes the most sense for USA to remain in the East and add two west teams; not "lets add only from the west just so USA can stay east". Sorry, I'm just literalistic. Comes with the territory when you work in science.

No what he said was "preserving divisions" makes the most sense, making it sound like it was for the good of the conference, but USA is the program inevitably in question. I can assure you that none of FAU, FIU or MT will lose sleep over not playing South twice a year in basketball, Troy might just due to the proximity, but we could have protected rivalries in basketball as well, when it comes down to it the only real rivalry this effects is USA/WKU basketball and you'd still play every year, just not twice a year, but hell, protecting that rivalry probably makes more sense that Troy/USA in basketball anyhow.
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(03-09-2012 12:43 PM)BLEEDITRED Wrote:  
(03-09-2012 12:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  
(03-09-2012 08:03 AM)Tiguar Wrote:  I think some of you are misconstruing the point. It would simply make no sense to move USA to the west and we would prefer not to be. No one is saying we should be given special consideration. Pardon us for wanting to be in the same division as the schools we feel most benefits our perception of a rivalry.

Whoa hold up there bud, I have no problem with you saying you'd prefer to be in the east division, that's perfectly understandable, what bleeditred said was it makes the most sense for us to add two schools to the west so South can stay in the east division. How is saying what makes the most sense for the entire conference, is doing something that specifically effects one school, not asking for special consideration?

Holy **** dude. Lighten up. I used that as one reason, but I went on to say so each division would be even and no realignment would be needed period. Tiguar is right on the money. And I'd guess that the conference will look at what's easiest for everyone. Unless there is a huge disparity between two schools looking to move up, yes, I think they will add two western schools. After that, it all depends on who's ready to move and who we lose.

My whole comment was prompted by posters asking for a team that hasn't even announced FBS intentions. My post kills two birds. Adds two teams to the west, and both teams are already FBS for this coming season.

I was making a joke referencing your prediction last year. Jebus.

But that's just it, you see realignment of the divisions as a bigger deal than it actually is, because you're a fan of the school in question. The only thing it's really going to effect is who you play twice a year in basketball, I don't think anyone else in conference, aside from possibly WKU would lose one wink of sleep over USA moving west.
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