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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
Too funny, but I have eaten alabama red clay as a child.
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
(01-01-2013 11:55 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote: Look, the Big Five have all the power. If the remaining conferences don't find a way to work together, scheduling matchups that make sense either as attractive TV properties or regional matchups that put butts in seats and help travel costs, then the smaller conferences will be that much weaker. I truly hope that the various commissioners, university presidents, and ADs recognize that. In a general sense, the people in those positions did not get there by being lazy, stupid, or unambitious. Yeah, I too have my doubts about Banowsky, but I can pray that this is the general sense of the have-nots at this poker table.
Greed can result in some pretty stupid decisions.
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
Greed and power hunger have driven a lot of the decisions made.
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01-01-2013 02:29 PM |
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
(01-01-2013 12:18 PM)rebounder2u Wrote: Too funny, but I have eaten alabama red clay as a child.
Interesting. There was a clay bank behind the house my Mom grew up in. People came from miles around to gather clay from that bank to take home and eat. Tradition from Africa I believe especially with pregnant women.
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01-01-2013 08:56 PM |
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the Dragon
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
I don't know why San Diego State hasn't already pulled out of the Big East. Without Boise State, they should run back to the MWC. Does the MWC not want them?
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01-02-2013 09:24 AM |
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
Apparently some bridges were burned on their exit.
I believe the bridges can be rebuilt, but it may take a little more time.
I'm not sure as to what deadline SDSU has or the MWC has on anything, but I am not concerned at this time that SDSU will not go back to the MWC.
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01-02-2013 09:34 AM |
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
(01-02-2013 09:24 AM)the Dragon Wrote: I don't know why San Diego State hasn't already pulled out of the Big East. Without Boise State, they should run back to the MWC. Does the MWC not want them?
Apparently the MWC is pretty pissed off at SDSU. It sounds like they are going to make coming back a little bit of a ***** for them. If the MWC gets teams like Houston and UTEP, they may not even want SDSU anymore based on the teams they find to join now.
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01-02-2013 09:53 AM |
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Rebounder2u
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
And the Big East wanted SDSU as a traveling partner for Boise, the better question may be, what is SDSU doing in a league thats over 2500 miles away.
Crazy... in SDSU
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01-02-2013 10:34 AM |
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
I would think the Big East would now gladly let SDSU go away. They'll pretend like they still want them so they can get the exit fee, but I bet the league will cut them a deal to let them go.
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01-02-2013 04:32 PM |
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
(01-02-2013 04:32 PM)the Dragon Wrote: I would think the Big East would now gladly let SDSU go away. They'll pretend like they still want them so they can get the exit fee, but I bet the league will cut them a deal to let them go.
SDSU doesnt owe an exit fee to BE, they were free to leave once Boise St left. SDSU biggest concern is getting enough support in the MWC to come back.
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01-02-2013 04:52 PM |
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Rebounder2u
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
I am no lawyer either, but I did stay at a Holiday inn once, so I believe I am qualfied to give ambulance chasing advise.
MB, may have a point, heck SDSU should consider suing the Big East, for fraud, as in misrepresentation of a product.
(This post was last modified: 01-02-2013 05:34 PM by Rebounder2u.)
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01-02-2013 05:15 PM |
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
There are more than just exit fees from the Big East, there are also still exit fees from CUSA that may not have been paid as well as entry fees to whatever conference they may go to next.
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01-02-2013 06:32 PM |
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01-02-2013 06:36 PM |
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
I'm no lawyer either, but it stands to reason that the whole entrance/exit fee thing is going to depend on how the contract was worded. Maybe they can get out of it, maybe not, depending. Maybe the next conference pays the exit fee, maybe not. Its all in how it got negotiated.
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01-03-2013 01:47 PM |
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
If there exists no BE at some point in time, wouldn't the exit fees be a moot issue?
Meaning, if UCONN & Cincy split & the remaining scrounge around for other options, then there is no BE to have to pay an exit fee.
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01-03-2013 01:50 PM |
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RE: Boise remaining in MWC...
Look for UConn and Cincy to join the Catholic 7 when they dissolve Big East football. Temple and Memphis will beg the Big East to let them stay and take their football with them to whatever holding cell (3rd pod of the MAC: UConn/Cincy/Temple/Memphis/UMass ?).
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