(12-18-2012 06:28 PM)#41 Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 06:23 PM)bearcatlawjd Wrote:  Houston, SMU, ECU, Boise State, and SDSU. They are roughly equal to or better than Rutgers, Pitt, Syracuse, and a lot of the current ACC. Outside of losing WVU and Louisville those other schools were just schools on the football field. Get over the C-USA stigma and realize that this isn't 1998 anymore. I hope people viewing Cincinnati for the outside don't cast judgment on our program because of where we used to be.

If there was any interest among television networks to pay money for Houston, SMU, ECU and SDSU, they would have:

A. Been snatched up by some other conference already, not dangling and waiting for realignment to finally reach rock-bottom levels

B. Made enough money on media rights deals for their old conferences to not require an immediate leap at the first other conference that came offering.

They're garbage. By associating with them, UC runs the risk of looking small-time.

The AD might have to be politically correct, but we don't. These programs stink, and the current financial structure of college football ensures that they'll never be anything more than they are right now unless the major conferences expand more rapidly and grow larger than anyone projects. UC might have a lifeline out the next time the merry go round starts -- it'll take an amusement park full of merry-go-rounds before any self respecting conference even considers adding SMU, Houston, ECU or SDSU.

(12-18-2012 06:34 PM)subflea Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 06:28 PM)#41 Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 06:23 PM)bearcatlawjd Wrote:  Houston, SMU, ECU, Boise State, and SDSU. They are roughly equal to or better than Rutgers, Pitt, Syracuse, and a lot of the current ACC. Outside of losing WVU and Louisville those other schools were just schools on the football field. Get over the C-USA stigma and realize that this isn't 1998 anymore. I hope people viewing Cincinnati for the outside don't cast judgment on our program because of where we used to be.

If there was any interest among television networks to pay money for Houston, SMU, ECU and SDSU, they would have:

A. Been snatched up by some other conference already, not dangling and waiting for realignment to finally reach rock-bottom levels

B. Made enough money on media rights deals for their old conferences to not require an immediate leap at the first other conference that came offering.

They're garbage. By associating with them, UC runs the risk of looking small-time.

The AD might have to be politically correct, but we don't. These programs stink, and the current financial structure of college football ensures that they'll never be anything more than they are right now unless the major conferences expand more rapidly and grow larger than anyone projects. UC might have a lifeline out the next time the merry go round starts -- it'll take an amusement park full of merry-go-rounds before any self respecting conference even considers adding SMU, Houston, ECU or SDSU.

Needs to be said if people are going to keep repeating that settling for mediocrity is OK.

Not when you have repeated the same type of posts about 400 times. We get it, you hate the situation we are in.

(12-18-2012 06:03 PM)cinbinsportsfan Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 05:44 PM)pmr07 Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 05:32 PM)BeerCat Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 04:38 PM)subflea Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 04:25 PM)QSECOFR Wrote:  Where do I go to donate?

http://www.gobearcats.com/facilities/nip...quest.html

Is that page for big dollar donors?

They need something very simple like they did for Belk ticket donations for smaller donations.

In the presser, Whit said they are going to seek donations of "6, 7 and 8 figures" immediately with opportunities to donate at all levels later. Priority for the seating will also go to those making the big donations.

Welp, they're going to be really disappointed with the donation request I submitted...

Glad I asked before I filled that page out.

(12-18-2012 06:40 PM)BeerCat Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 06:03 PM)cinbinsportsfan Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 05:44 PM)pmr07 Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 05:32 PM)BeerCat Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 04:38 PM)subflea Wrote:  http://www.gobearcats.com/facilities/nip...quest.html

Is that page for big dollar donors?

They need something very simple like they did for Belk ticket donations for smaller donations.

In the presser, Whit said they are going to seek donations of "6, 7 and 8 figures" immediately with opportunities to donate at all levels later. Priority for the seating will also go to those making the big donations.

Welp, they're going to be really disappointed with the donation request I submitted...

Glad I asked before I filled that page out.

Not that it will change the situation for most of us, but Whit also mentioned that donations could be paid over time.

Alright so is their a timetable on when the expect to get this done?

(12-18-2012 08:12 PM)BearcatShane09 Wrote:  Alright so is their a timetable on when the expect to get this done?

Not yet. He did say not to expect anything to begin until at least after the 2013 season.

I love everything about it. You will find my family at Nippert for years to come regardless of conference affiliation.