Aresco comments about the future of the conference


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That article is from the Houston Chronicle. Its like the Chronicle just became aware of changes coming in college athletics. That's the Chronicles 5th article in 2 days regarding this subject. They did a s series of 4 articles yesterday focusing on the possible affects of the changing NCAA governance on the Houston areas FBS schools, the areas smaller FCS universities, college sports in general, as well as the affects on individual student athletes. I included the links below. The top article is the overview and covers the most. The other 3 are written more about the changes from the standpoint of G5, FCS, and individual players.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

(03-15-2014 12:48 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  That article is from the Houston Chronicle. Its like the Chronicle just became aware of changes coming in college athletics That's the Chronicles 5th article in 2 days regarding this subject. They did a s series of 4 articles yesterday focusing on the possible affects of the changing NCAA governance on the Houston areas FBS schools, the areas smaller FCS universities, college sports in general, as well as the affects on individual student athletes. I included the links below. The top article is the overview and covers the most. The other 3 are written more about the changes from the standpoint of G5, FCS, and individual players.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

The Houston Chronicle isn't known to propup UH conference... The Chronicle is doing a lot better now that Houston is in a better conference though.

(03-15-2014 12:48 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  That article is from the Houston Chronicle. Its like the Chronicle just became aware of changes coming in college athletics That's the Chronicles 5th article in 2 days regarding this subject. They did a s series of 4 articles yesterday focusing on the possible affects of the changing NCAA governance on the Houston areas FBS schools, the areas smaller FCS universities, college sports in general, as well as the affects on individual student athletes. I included the links below. The top article is the overview and covers the most. The other 3 are written more about the changes from the standpoint of G5, FCS, and individual players.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

At least they've finally awaken from there sleep walk. Good articles thanks for the links

(03-15-2014 01:51 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(03-15-2014 12:48 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  That article is from the Houston Chronicle. Its like the Chronicle just became aware of changes coming in college athletics That's the Chronicles 5th article in 2 days regarding this subject. They did a s series of 4 articles yesterday focusing on the possible affects of the changing NCAA governance on the Houston areas FBS schools, the areas smaller FCS universities, college sports in general, as well as the affects on individual student athletes. I included the links below. The top article is the overview and covers the most. The other 3 are written more about the changes from the standpoint of G5, FCS, and individual players.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

The Houston Chronicle isn't known to propup UH conference... The Chronicle is doing a lot better now that Houston is in a better conference though.

I blasted them the other day with an email about there coverage of UH and Rice or lack of. Here what I the editor and couple other contacts within the there executive staff. If more people would do the same, maybe they I'll get the message. I pulled no punches with them.

Dear Editor,

I usually don’t write letters, but I have some great concern about this paper and its coverage of things that are important to the city of Houston, now I don’t see how talking about the University of Texas at Austin in a local Houston paper serves any true purpose, I know you are a graduate of UT Austin, and your rightly, proud of your Alma Mater, but to give a university that’s about 200 miles away from this city front page coverage , I don’t quite understand, when it’s supposed to be, a local Houston paper. I know your thinking is well it’s about the University of Texas, Texas’ university; my retort is all state supported universities are Texas universities. I took this quote from your site about you….There is a greater emphasis on lively, engaging writing and a tighter focus on local topical issues (a cruel hoax played on the citizens of Houston, a bad joke, how UT Austin is local, I have no idea) as well as the broad themes that define the nation’s fourth-largest city ". You do your paper and the citizenry of this city a great disservice, by pumping up UT Austin, Texas A&M in this market (I know they have a large amount of alums from both schools in this market, but there are over 200k alum from UH and vast majority of them stay in this market-Houston), The Chronicle is suppose to be a local Houston paper covering all things Houston according to your own website and supposedly been charge to so. Now, I’m not the only one who feels this way, I’ve had many a discussion with others on social boards and circles, about this matter, and it’s one of biggest reasons I do not subscribe to this paper and many others do not as well(ever thought this maybe , one reason why your subscribership and readership continues to drop). If you have 200k plus graduates from a certain school, with a vast majority, still living that city and they tell one other about how sorry of a paper the Chronicle is, you don’t think that would harm and decrease your subscribership and readership? Every person I know, quite frankly considers the Chronicle a corporate rag, not a local paper... You give short shrift to the local universities, the cities Namesake University, the University of Houston and Rice. It is quite obvious to the longtime residence in this city about the bias that’s going on at this paper, against the local universities and the pumping up of outside schools. We do not have a University of Texas in Houston 4 year university , we have a University of Houston and Rice U two top rated universities. Like the wise saying said, "pride cometh before destruction" keep on and the Chronicle may find its self in the trash bin of history.

email contact: jeff.cohen@chron.com exec v.p. editor
email contact: nancy.barnes@chron.com in charge of increasing audience
email contact: john.oloughlin@chron.com President (got a auto response email saying he was out of the office LOL)

Well done, BIgCaton

Many friends and I here in Houston have done the same... Not frequently, but enough to make the Chron feel they have a stick up their ArSS.

Its no secret, The University Of Houston had a tremendous amount of interest here before and slowly diminish to shame level... But I must say, todays interest is quite incredible and am proud to be a part.

Go Coogs!!!

More empty rhetoric from our windbag in chief. :rolleyes:

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I bet it felt good to take a few tilts at that windmill. :sleepy:

(03-15-2014 02:00 PM)BIgCatonProwl Wrote:  

(03-15-2014 01:51 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  

(03-15-2014 12:48 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  That article is from the Houston Chronicle. Its like the Chronicle just became aware of changes coming in college athletics That's the Chronicles 5th article in 2 days regarding this subject. They did a s series of 4 articles yesterday focusing on the possible affects of the changing NCAA governance on the Houston areas FBS schools, the areas smaller FCS universities, college sports in general, as well as the affects on individual student athletes. I included the links below. The top article is the overview and covers the most. The other 3 are written more about the changes from the standpoint of G5, FCS, and individual players.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...cb15e6e#/0

The Houston Chronicle isn't known to propup UH conference... The Chronicle is doing a lot better now that Houston is in a better conference though.

I blasted them the other day with an email about there coverage of UH and Rice or lack of. Here what I the editor and couple other contacts within the there executive staff. If more people would do the same, maybe they I'll get the message. I pulled no punches with them.

Dear Editor,

I usually don’t write letters, but I have some great concern about this paper and its coverage of things that are important to the city of Houston, now I don’t see how talking about the University of Texas at Austin in a local Houston paper serves any true purpose, I know you are a graduate of UT Austin, and your rightly, proud of your Alma Mater, but to give a university that’s about 200 miles away from this city front page coverage , I don’t quite understand, when it’s supposed to be, a local Houston paper. I know your thinking is well it’s about the University of Texas, Texas’ university; my retort is all state supported universities are Texas universities. I took this quote from your site about you….There is a greater emphasis on lively, engaging writing and a tighter focus on local topical issues (a cruel hoax played on the citizens of Houston, a bad joke, how UT Austin is local, I have no idea) as well as the broad themes that define the nation’s fourth-largest city ". You do your paper and the citizenry of this city a great disservice, by pumping up UT Austin, Texas A&M in this market (I know they have a large amount of alums from both schools in this market, but there are over 200k alum from UH and vast majority of them stay in this market-Houston), The Chronicle is suppose to be a local Houston paper covering all things Houston according to your own website and supposedly been charge to so. Now, I’m not the only one who feels this way, I’ve had many a discussion with others on social boards and circles, about this matter, and it’s one of biggest reasons I do not subscribe to this paper and many others do not as well(ever thought this maybe , one reason why your subscribership and readership continues to drop). If you have 200k plus graduates from a certain school, with a vast majority, still living that city and they tell one other about how sorry of a paper the Chronicle is, you don’t think that would harm and decrease your subscribership and readership? Every person I know, quite frankly considers the Chronicle a corporate rag, not a local paper... You give short shrift to the local universities, the cities Namesake University, the University of Houston and Rice. It is quite obvious to the longtime residence in this city about the bias that’s going on at this paper, against the local universities and the pumping up of outside schools. We do not have a University of Texas in Houston 4 year university , we have a University of Houston and Rice U two top rated universities. Like the wise saying said, "pride cometh before destruction" keep on and the Chronicle may find its self in the trash bin of history.

email contact: jeff.cohen@chron.com exec v.p. editor
email contact: nancy.barnes@chron.com in charge of increasing audience
email contact: john.oloughlin@chron.com President (got a auto response email saying he was out of the office LOL)

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Good move BIgCatonProwl.
This illustrates what alumni can do to boost their university.

I like to respond whenever someone makes a derogatory comment
about UH academics. Facts can correct false impressions as
facts are stubborn things. Few universities have grown research
by 45% during a short period: [2009-2012] as UH has.
Few people are aware of the progress UH has achieved.

The AAC has some schools with very high academic rankings and
their are more that are rising. As schools like UCF, USF, and
UH rise, the conference will compare favorably to most others.

(03-15-2014 06:51 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  More empty rhetoric from our windbag in chief. :rolleyes:

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What's empty about it? The AAC champ beat the Big 12 Champ in the Fiesta Bowl. The AAC ended the hoop season with 5 teams ranked. We will likely have 5 bids. Tulsa just won the CUSA bid.

The gist of the article was that the AAC would match whatever measures the other 5 conferences do.

The AAC has OBVIOUSLY proven it can/will compete. Now, Aresco has said the AAC will continue to fund that level of excellence with the best.

I don't see anything "windbag" here except for you.

(03-16-2014 12:54 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(03-15-2014 06:51 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  More empty rhetoric from our windbag in chief. :rolleyes:

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What's empty about it?

The part where he said it was important to remain in the room with the 5 power comferences, when we have already been kicked out.



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(03-16-2014 08:39 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  The part where he said it was important to remain in the room with the 5 power comferences, when we have already been kicked out.

Not completely. Our exposure is among the best and the accomplishments so far in football, basketball and baseball are undeniably competitive.

(03-16-2014 08:39 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 12:54 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(03-15-2014 06:51 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  More empty rhetoric from our windbag in chief. :rolleyes:

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What's empty about it?

The part where he said it was important to remain in the room with the 5 power comferences, when we have already been kicked out.



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I got the Impression that was more about being part of any D4 that might develop.

(03-16-2014 09:41 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 08:39 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 12:54 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(03-15-2014 06:51 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  More empty rhetoric from our windbag in chief. :rolleyes:

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What's empty about it?

The part where he said it was important to remain in the room with the 5 power comferences, when we have already been kicked out.



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I got the Impression that was more about being part of any D4 that might develop.

That's what I took to be the gist of it too.

(03-16-2014 08:39 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 12:54 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(03-15-2014 06:51 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  More empty rhetoric from our windbag in chief. :rolleyes:

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What's empty about it?

The part where he said it was important to remain in the room with the 5 power comferences, when we have already been kicked out.



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We may have been kicked out of the house but were still in the front yard causing a scene

(03-16-2014 09:35 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 08:39 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  The part where he said it was important to remain in the room with the 5 power comferences, when we have already been kicked out.

Not completely. Our exposure is among the best and the accomplishments so far in football, basketball and baseball are undeniably competitive.

We are obviously not in the same room with the P5. That's why they are called the P*5*.

We are in the same room only in the sense that we are still FBS, but that's true of the Sun Belt too - meaningless.

We are not a conference of "opportunity", unless by that he means that if you do really well here and build your fan base and media appeal, you might get noticed and promoted by a P5.

And i doubt that's what he means.

(03-16-2014 10:02 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 09:35 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 08:39 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  The part where he said it was important to remain in the room with the 5 power comferences, when we have already been kicked out.

Not completely. Our exposure is among the best and the accomplishments so far in football, basketball and baseball are undeniably competitive.

We are obviously not in the same room with the P5. That's why they are called the P*5*.

We are in the same room only in the sense that we are still FBS, but that's true of the Sun Belt too - meaningless.

We are not a conference of "opportunity", unless by that he means that if you do really well here and build your fan base and media appeal, you might get noticed and promoted by a P5.

And i doubt that's what he means.

I think the subtext there is about D4. Yes we and the Sunbelt are all FBS, but all of FBS may not end up being part of D4.

Some of Arescos comments just refer to "goals". Of course the goal is to become a power conference. Will it ever happen---probably not. But I'd much rather have leadership that strives toward becoming a P5 conference than MAC leadership that wants to stay a tiny compact regional conference that averages 15K a game in attendance. Screw that.

Let me share a story...

A coworker's son and I are friends on Facebook. After each win I "share" the information with all of the people who are "friends" on my Facebook page. Recently, this coworkers son told his father that he was shocked to see all of the success that UH has had recently and that "you would think they were in a power conference."

I can't stop smiling every time I think about it. People who haven't followed UH are seeing us on ESPN. They are hearing about us every now and again on the channel's news segments, they see that we are winning at a high level, and they are taking notice. We just have to keep going and building. From the inside looking out, it seems as though not much has changed, but from the outside looking in, we are really gaining steam. This is also affecting donation levels and recruiting as well. I'm proud to be a Coog and a member of the AAC. Let's keep building.

(03-16-2014 10:02 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 09:35 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 08:39 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  The part where he said it was important to remain in the room with the 5 power comferences, when we have already been kicked out.

Not completely. Our exposure is among the best and the accomplishments so far in football, basketball and baseball are undeniably competitive.

We are obviously not in the same room with the P5. That's why they are called the P*5*.

We are in the same room only in the sense that we are still FBS, but that's true of the Sun Belt too - meaningless.

We are not a conference of "opportunity", unless by that he means that if you do really well here and build your fan base and media appeal, you might get noticed and promoted by a P5.

And i doubt that's what he means.

You're wrong, as usual.

(03-16-2014 02:50 PM)Knightsweat Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 10:02 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 09:35 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 08:39 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  The part where he said it was important to remain in the room with the 5 power comferences, when we have already been kicked out.

Not completely. Our exposure is among the best and the accomplishments so far in football, basketball and baseball are undeniably competitive.

We are obviously not in the same room with the P5. That's why they are called the P*5*.

We are in the same room only in the sense that we are still FBS, but that's true of the Sun Belt too - meaningless.

We are not a conference of "opportunity", unless by that he means that if you do really well here and build your fan base and media appeal, you might get noticed and promoted by a P5.

And i doubt that's what he means.

You're wrong, as usual.

What a dewwwwwwwwwsh...

He was obviously talking about D4.... I seriously think Quo gets a hardon when he uses the coffee icon.