The official term is now "Autonomy 5", which is less damaging to those schools not in the cartel. It would greatly benefit perceptions if the media would stop using the power term. Think it doesn't matter? Do you think "queer rights" would have gotten as far as "gay rights"?

(07-31-2015 05:10 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  The official term is now "Autonomy 5", which is less damaging to those schools not in the cartel. It would greatly benefit perceptions if the media would stop using the power term. Think it doesn't matter? Do you think "queer rights" would have gotten as far as "gay rights"?

Not a big difference. Media will probably continue to say Power 5. There sure arent gonna say "Autonomy 5" - too many syllables. They may say A5 or Auto5, both of which convey superiority - A as in A Class (as opposed to B) or Auto as in automatic qualifiers.

I vote this thread of the week

(07-31-2015 05:10 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  The official term is now "Autonomy 5", which is less damaging to those schools not in the cartel. It would greatly benefit perceptions if the media would stop using the power term. Think it doesn't matter? Do you think "queer rights" would have gotten as far as "gay rights"?

Yeah, this isn't going to become a thing.

(07-31-2015 06:18 PM)hsvtiger Wrote:  They may say A5 or Auto5, both of which convey superiority - A as in A Class (as opposed to B) or Auto as in automatic qualifiers.

True the class distinction is still there, but there is a subtle less-damaging subliminal difference. "Power" is a stronger, more suggestive word. Every little bit helps. USF fan who agrees with me, put it this way in another forum:

"Powers that be in those conferences intentionally pushed this term from the get go to appear more powerful and that they are the only ones that matter. Words mean things, and they knew this, and thus pushed the term in the media. Now it has stuck exactly as they had planned. The media bought in and now the narrative is the only ones that are powerful are those in these conference. Don't you think they knew this all along. It started out as a narrative to get rid of the BE from "power" status. If they could make the Big 6 conferences a power 5 conference, they could cull the herd.

Make no mistake, the so called power 5 label was planned and was done intentionally by so called power brokers from these 5 conferences to show their self perceived strength over everyone else."

(07-31-2015 05:10 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  The official term is now "Autonomy 5", which is less damaging to those schools not in the cartel. It would greatly benefit perceptions if the media would stop using the power term. Think it doesn't matter? Do you think "queer rights" would have gotten as far as "gay rights"?

What is wrong with you?

Do you think intolerant pig would get as far as rugged individualist?

(07-31-2015 05:10 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  The official term is now "Autonomy 5", which is less damaging to those schools not in the cartel. It would greatly benefit perceptions if the media would stop using the power term. Think it doesn't matter? Do you think "queer rights" would have gotten as far as "gay rights"?

So why are you telling us? You do realize this is a messge board and no one with any kind of pull on the subject you're yammering about is going to be around to see this. And the rest of us really don't care.

(08-01-2015 10:26 AM)gotigers1 Wrote:  So why are you telling us?

My wish is for "A5" to replace "P5" across the nation. The best place to start is right here among our fans.

Quote:You do realize this is a message board and no one with any kind of pull on the subject you're yammering about is going to be around to see this.

I do realize that this is a messageboard. Whether any of our readers have any pull and/or any of us are around to see a change is a matter for speculation. At any rate, I will, as with other matters, scatter my seeds of thought - it's what I do.

Quote:And the rest of us really don't care.

I have noticed that certain ones on this forum say they don't care about a great many things. You cared enough to speak out though, didn't you?

This is a non-issue.

You chose the right (most descriptive) word earlier. They're cartels.

At least, until we get into one!