(08-12-2016 06:07 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote: Option 1: Joe Karlgaard is a smart guy with good sources of information and there are solid reasons for us not to be on this list. OK by me.
Option 2: Joe wanted to make a pitch but the Admin shut him down. I'm not ok with this but it wouldn't surprise me.
Option 3: Joe couldn't figure out how to get on a list that has Arkansas St. This did not happen.
Likely Option 1.
If making a pitch expends time and money that he felt might better be spent on other endeavors (replacing Boise State in MWC or someone else in AAC?) then it becomes an economic decision.
Out of that list of 17, there are at least 7, and probably more, that have no realistic chance at being invited. At some point the schools at the bottom end of the spectrum are not realistically building up 'attaboy for trying points' with the networks, they are just spending money.
The networks and Big 12 have said that athletic budget, alumni base and appeal to TV markets are driving factors.
If a job description says you need a masters or better in mechanical engineering, showing up with a degree in elementary education is non-responsive. Doesn't mean your degree has no value, or you will not have a job, but you're not going to be considered now, or in the future, for the engineering position. You need the right degree first.
Two years from now no one will be able to recreate an accurate list of these 17 schools without doing searches for this thread.
I would agree that if you are in the top 6 to 8 (maybe 10 if they were taking 4 schools) contenders, and you have the profile they've publically said they are looking for, you have every reason to be making a pitch.
