(09-09-2014 12:48 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  

(09-08-2014 05:45 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  UCLA plays Texas at JERRYWORLD in Arlington, TX this weekend. Should be an interesting game. Also, did you all see all those FORTYNINERS fans at the Cowboys game yesterday? Where did they come from? I have never seen such a large opposing crowd at any COWBOYS game...ever. I wonder if many of those are disenchanted Californians who have moved to Texas?

Yes. Dallas has grown so much the last decade that I'd take a gander & say half of the nfl fans in Dallas are either not, or are just band wagon, cowboy fans. Dallas could probably support a 2nd team.

Correct. Dallas has more corporate headquarters than any other city in the US and it is safe to assume that a good portion of those employees are from elsewhere. Just on my street are Saints fans, Packers fans and Steelers fans.

Toyota is bringing in 5,000 employees to Frisco (TX) for a new national headquarters. More 49er fans I'm sure.

(09-08-2014 05:45 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  UCLA plays Texas at JERRYWORLD in Arlington, TX this weekend. Should be an interesting game. Also, did you all see all those FORTYNINERS fans at the Cowboys game yesterday? Where did they come from? I have never seen such a large opposing crowd at any COWBOYS game...ever. I wonder if many of those are disenchanted Californians who have moved to Texas?

Disenchented Texans...rooting for a better team and wistfully pining for a better life...represented by...the California team.

(09-09-2014 11:47 AM)tigergeorge55 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 08:32 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 07:26 AM)tigerjamesc Wrote:  

(09-08-2014 05:30 PM)midtowncowboy Wrote:  I think it is more related to keeping the PAC 10 relevant. Other than Oregon, they really aren't. Just an opinion.

The PAC is one of if not THE strongest conference this year. Stanford, USC, UCLA, Oregon are all playoff contenders and the middle of the conference is strong as well. SEC is in a down year...although down for the SEC is maybe not #1 but not clear

Case you haven't seen it, the SEC occupies 5 of the top 10 spots........

Right now they do just wait til they play sombody.

As I recall UGA played a then #14 ranked Clemson & hammered them. Clemson still ranked in the top 25 after a big win last week. So who's "sombody" (somebody) that will satisfy you?

Around here, all SEC teams have to win every game by 30 or more points.

(09-08-2014 10:51 PM)memphississy Wrote:  If UCLA doesn't right the ship, I foresee losses to ASU, Oregon, Stanford, and USC.

I see losses to Oregon, Stanford and USC no matter what they do.

(09-09-2014 11:47 AM)tigergeorge55 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 08:32 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 07:26 AM)tigerjamesc Wrote:  

(09-08-2014 05:30 PM)midtowncowboy Wrote:  I think it is more related to keeping the PAC 10 relevant. Other than Oregon, they really aren't. Just an opinion.

The PAC is one of if not THE strongest conference this year. Stanford, USC, UCLA, Oregon are all playoff contenders and the middle of the conference is strong as well. SEC is in a down year...although down for the SEC is maybe not #1 but not clear

Case you haven't seen it, the SEC occupies 5 of the top 10 spots........

Right now they do just wait til they play sombody.

Can't happen the top 5 or 6 SEC school do not play non conference out of the south. Some of the middle to bottom dwelling SEC school may travel but the top half does not.

(09-08-2014 05:51 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(09-08-2014 05:30 PM)midtowncowboy Wrote:  I think it is more related to keeping the PAC 10 relevant. Other than Oregon, they really aren't. Just an opinion.

you think voters are purposely voting in a manner to keep the pac12 relevant?

No, now that the P5 have effectively disenfranchised the rest of the FBS schools they will begin to cannibalize each other. Natural order of predatory beasts......

(09-09-2014 02:23 PM)Tiger46 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 12:48 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  

(09-08-2014 05:45 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  UCLA plays Texas at JERRYWORLD in Arlington, TX this weekend. Should be an interesting game. Also, did you all see all those FORTYNINERS fans at the Cowboys game yesterday? Where did they come from? I have never seen such a large opposing crowd at any COWBOYS game...ever. I wonder if many of those are disenchanted Californians who have moved to Texas?

Yes. Dallas has grown so much the last decade that I'd take a gander & say half of the nfl fans in Dallas are either not, or are just band wagon, cowboy fans. Dallas could probably support a 2nd team.

Correct. Dallas has more corporate headquarters than any other city in the US and it is safe to assume that a good portion of those employees are from elsewhere. Just on my street are Saints fans, Packers fans and Steelers fans.

Toyota is bringing in 5,000 employees to Frisco (TX) for a new national headquarters. More 49er fans I'm sure.

Do you consider New York City outside the United States?

(09-10-2014 01:52 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 02:23 PM)Tiger46 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 12:48 PM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  

(09-08-2014 05:45 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  UCLA plays Texas at JERRYWORLD in Arlington, TX this weekend. Should be an interesting game. Also, did you all see all those FORTYNINERS fans at the Cowboys game yesterday? Where did they come from? I have never seen such a large opposing crowd at any COWBOYS game...ever. I wonder if many of those are disenchanted Californians who have moved to Texas?

Yes. Dallas has grown so much the last decade that I'd take a gander & say half of the nfl fans in Dallas are either not, or are just band wagon, cowboy fans. Dallas could probably support a 2nd team.

Correct. Dallas has more corporate headquarters than any other city in the US and it is safe to assume that a good portion of those employees are from elsewhere. Just on my street are Saints fans, Packers fans and Steelers fans.

Toyota is bringing in 5,000 employees to Frisco (TX) for a new national headquarters. More 49er fans I'm sure.

Do you consider New York City outside the United States?

It's funny Toyota, corporate HQs, and NYC/Dallas are all posted together. Had a sendoff for a friend who is a exec at Toyota, her division in moving from NYC to DFW.

NYC still has a ton of business, but TX has made some inroads.

C'est la vie, enough business to go around for all the heavy weight cities in the US...

(09-08-2014 05:24 PM)CTIGER Wrote:  I think it is noteworthy that UCLA dropped only one spot after being taken to the wire by us. This suggests that we are getting some respect, because if the voters thought we were a "can of tomatoes" they would have dropped further.

It's not nothing. Respect was earned even if a win was not…
Good times ahead.