I hear they sent an invite to Virginia College and Herzing Institute. Package deal.

(12-16-2012 10:00 AM)goodknightfl Wrote:  No one is going to 20 not to say anything of 24. NBE will either go 14 or 16. My guess is 14 for now. Most likely new add Fresno or AF.

That ain't happening either. Matter of fact, I feel very confident in saying the nBE will not have a western flank because the money will not be enough to keep Boise around. And SDSU wil continue to suck on Boise's backside and follow them back to the MWC.

What you will see the Big East with a different name and CUSA transplants. Yes the new/old CUSA with minor changes....no UAB and none of the Texas schools.

(12-16-2012 09:36 AM)CrownRoyal Wrote:  Geeze Louise folks, consider the source.

My posts on this topic have been more accurate than any other poster. Look at FAU, FIU and MTSU to CUSA and not the other candidates that were listed. I was attacked abiut the two Fla schools, long before the media even addressed these schools, and in the end I was correct. My sources are friend and business associates in various AD offices. You will not find this information on web sites or media sites. It's up to you to believe it or not.

(12-16-2012 12:03 PM)The WEST is the BEST Wrote:  

(12-16-2012 09:36 AM)CrownRoyal Wrote:  Geeze Louise folks, consider the source.

My posts on this topic have been more accurate than any other poster. Look at FAU, FIU and MTSU to CUSA and not the other candidates that were listed. I was attacked abiut the two Fla schools, long before the media even addressed these schools, and in the end I was correct. My sources are friend and business associates in various AD offices. You will not find this information on web sites or media sites. It's up to you to believe it or not.

So until you do find it on a website or media site how about stop posting it as fact. But you won't do that because you're messageboard attention grabbing whore, you need the attention to make your life worth living.

Wow how out of touch with reality can one be OP?

Crack is Whack.

...and my source says that the TV contract will be $40 Brazillion! And, free Nikes for everyone. And, bacon.

cBad

(12-16-2012 09:40 PM)cBad Wrote:  ...and my source says that the TV contract will be $40 Brazillion! And, free Nikes for everyone. And, bacon.

cBad

Nikes and bacon confirmed.

(12-16-2012 09:40 PM)cBad Wrote:  ...and my source says that the TV contract will be $40 Brazillion! And, free Nikes for everyone. And, bacon.

cBad

I love bacon

(12-16-2012 10:03 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  

(12-16-2012 09:40 PM)cBad Wrote:  ...and my source says that the TV contract will be $40 Brazillion! And, free Nikes for everyone. And, bacon.

cBad

I love bacon

I prefer Italian sausage....

(12-16-2012 12:03 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  That ain't happening either. Matter of fact, I feel very confident in saying the nBE will not have a western flank because the money will not be enough to keep Boise around. And SDSU wil continue to suck on Boise's backside and follow them back to the MWC.

What you will see the Big East with a different name and CUSA transplants. Yes the new/old CUSA with minor changes....no UAB and none of the Texas schools.

Why single out UAB? What has UAB done to be unworthy of conference membership with such powerhouses like USM, Tulane, ECU, or UCF?

If only football matters then why Tulane or Memphis? If basketball matters why Tulane, USM, ECU, UCF, Houston, SMU, USF or any of the other schools that haven't won an NCAA tournament game, or even been invited, in DECADES? If markets matter, Birmingham is top 50 and #1 for college football. If academics matter, why reject the best public school in C-USA?

UAB athletics has been mismanaged from Tuscaloosa for close to ten years but that is changing. That period has not been representative of the potential that still resides in UAB and Birmingham. It will take time but the Blazers are headed back in the right direction.

Don't let the soul-less b@stards in Tuscaloosa win. Give UAB a chance.

(12-16-2012 10:15 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

(12-16-2012 10:03 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  

(12-16-2012 09:40 PM)cBad Wrote:  ...and my source says that the TV contract will be $40 Brazillion! And, free Nikes for everyone. And, bacon.

cBad

I love bacon

I prefer Italian sausage....

Im kinda like radio and the pie, I like BOOFF

(12-16-2012 10:15 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

(12-16-2012 10:03 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  

(12-16-2012 09:40 PM)cBad Wrote:  ...and my source says that the TV contract will be $40 Brazillion! And, free Nikes for everyone. And, bacon.

cBad

I love bacon

I prefer Italian sausage....

Had friends over tonight and ate a 5 pound batch of our homemade Italian sausage. Our old Sicilian family recipe. The good stuff.

(12-16-2012 10:25 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  

(12-16-2012 12:03 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  That ain't happening either. Matter of fact, I feel very confident in saying the nBE will not have a western flank because the money will not be enough to keep Boise around. And SDSU wil continue to suck on Boise's backside and follow them back to the MWC.

What you will see the Big East with a different name and CUSA transplants. Yes the new/old CUSA with minor changes....no UAB and none of the Texas schools.

Why single out UAB? What has UAB done to be unworthy of conference membership with such powerhouses like USM, Tulane, ECU, or UCF?

If only football matters then why Tulane or Memphis? If basketball matters why Tulane, USM, ECU, UCF, Houston, SMU, USF or any of the other schools that haven't won an NCAA tournament game, or even been invited, in DECADES? If markets matter, Birmingham is top 50 and #1 for college football. If academics matter, why reject the best public school in C-USA?

UAB athletics has been mismanaged from Tuscaloosa for close to ten years but that is changing. That period has not been representative of the potential that still resides in UAB and Birmingham. It will take time but the Blazers are headed back in the right direction.

Don't let the soul-less b@stards in Tuscaloosa win. Give UAB a chance.

Ha-Larry-us!!!

(12-16-2012 12:24 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  While legal, nobody in thier right mind will sign onto such a plan until the NCAA changes the rules governing football divisions. NCAA rules allow a conference of more than 12 teams to divide itself into TWO divisions. Teams in the divisions must play a round robin against EVERY OTHER TEAM IN THE DIVISION. The winner each division can play a 13th game to determine the conference champion. So technically, you can do this---but a 12 team division would mean an 11 game conference schedule with just one OOC. It would require a 12 game conference schedule if the conference wanted to have a single crossover game--thus eliminating all OOC games. It aint happening.

The MAC doesn't and hasn't for years...meaning the NCAA has chosen not to enforce that rule...

(12-16-2012 12:03 PM)The WEST is the BEST Wrote:  

(12-16-2012 09:36 AM)CrownRoyal Wrote:  Geeze Louise folks, consider the source.

My posts on this topic have been more accurate than any other poster. Look at FAU, FIU and MTSU to CUSA and not the other candidates that were listed. I was attacked abiut the two Fla schools, long before the media even addressed these schools, and in the end I was correct. My sources are friend and business associates in various AD offices. You will not find this information on web sites or media sites. It's up to you to believe it or not.

Like it was hard to predict F_U's & MTSU to CUSA. The drunk guy down by the river living in a refrigerator box coulda made that prediction and his source is a rabbit that lives in a bush.

While it's fun to ridicule UAB, I know three unnamed teams that have already jumped that just a few years ago had comparable attendance and WORSE records on the field. All three had embarrassing attendance games on National TV and all three had worse basketball programs at the time. (I actually had a story in the paper about that subject discussing what commitment can do for a school).
It shows that programs can be turned around quickly. UAB still has a high upside. We all know how great basketball can be and football is finally headed in the right direction. It would be unwise to ignore UAB's potential. It's bad with conference mates take shots at you but it's worse when some of our own go there.



BTW I find is humorous that when C-USA and the MWC were discussing this same deal, (a 24 team league with pods), some of the same folks that are excited about it and waving the Big Least flag are some of the same ones that were telling us how bad an idea it was when it was first discussed for C-USA and the MWC.


All that said I am still not sold on there even being a Big Least very soon.

(12-17-2012 07:28 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  While it's fun to ridicule UAB, I know three unnamed teams that have already jumped that just a few years ago had comparable attendance and WORSE records on the field. All three had embarrassing attendance games on National TV and all three had worse basketball programs at the time. (I actually had a story in the paper about that subject discussing what commitment can do for a school).
It shows that programs can be turned around quickly. UAB still has a high upside. We all know how great basketball can be and football is finally headed in the right direction. It would be unwise to ignore UAB's potential. It's bad with conference mates take shots at you but it's worse when some of our own go there.



BTW I find is humorous that when C-USA and the MWC were discussing this same deal, (a 24 team league with pods), some of the same folks that are excited about it and waving the Big Least flag are some of the same ones that were telling us how bad an idea it was when it was first discussed for C-USA and the MWC.


All that said I am still not sold on there even being a Big Least very soon.

Agreed on all points except the below comment on the last point. Most everyone appears to let their program's current situation define or at least influence their definition of the "best" conference or solution. Most missed my point in the ESPN TV viewership thread. Many of us are one coaching change and 2 or 3 years away from an 8, 9, or greater win season. With as many college football fans in many of our areas, a couple of seasons with that many wins will turn a local fan base on through ticket sales.

Regarding the last point, there almost has to be some conference or grouping of programs that survives or is reformed/formed because there are programs that won't be able to "go back" to their original home.

(12-17-2012 12:33 AM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(12-16-2012 10:25 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  

(12-16-2012 12:03 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  That ain't happening either. Matter of fact, I feel very confident in saying the nBE will not have a western flank because the money will not be enough to keep Boise around. And SDSU wil continue to suck on Boise's backside and follow them back to the MWC.

What you will see the Big East with a different name and CUSA transplants. Yes the new/old CUSA with minor changes....no UAB and none of the Texas schools.

Why single out UAB? What has UAB done to be unworthy of conference membership with such powerhouses like USM, Tulane, ECU, or UCF?

If only football matters then why Tulane or Memphis? If basketball matters why Tulane, USM, ECU, UCF, Houston, SMU, USF or any of the other schools that haven't won an NCAA tournament game, or even been invited, in DECADES? If markets matter, Birmingham is top 50 and #1 for college football. If academics matter, why reject the best public school in C-USA?

UAB athletics has been mismanaged from Tuscaloosa for close to ten years but that is changing. That period has not been representative of the potential that still resides in UAB and Birmingham. It will take time but the Blazers are headed back in the right direction.

Don't let the soul-less b@stards in Tuscaloosa win. Give UAB a chance.

Ha-Larry-us!!!

No cogent answer? Bammer fan I guess. Did Wal Mart get an internet cafe?

(12-17-2012 07:28 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  While it's fun to ridicule UAB, I know three unnamed teams that have already jumped that just a few years ago had comparable attendance and WORSE records on the field. All three had embarrassing attendance games on National TV and all three had worse basketball programs at the time. (I actually had a story in the paper about that subject discussing what commitment can do for a school).
It shows that programs can be turned around quickly. UAB still has a high upside. We all know how great basketball can be and football is finally headed in the right direction. It would be unwise to ignore UAB's potential. It's bad with conference mates take shots at you but it's worse when some of our own go there.



BTW I find is humorous that when C-USA and the MWC were discussing this same deal, (a 24 team league with pods), some of the same folks that are excited about it and waving the Big Least flag are some of the same ones that were telling us how bad an idea it was when it was first discussed for C-USA and the MWC.


All that said I am still not sold on there even being a Big Least very soon.

I never understand the UAB hate/smack. I enjoy their games in football and hoops. While they may not be world beaters I hate to break it to some of the geniuses on here nobody in this conference is or has been. Memphis hoops is the closest thing but even that has its issues.

The constant knocking on UAB while I'm sure usually lighthearted is a little overboard. UAB has produced solid pros and is in a situation that I as Marshall alum understand in regards to the other instate OBNOXIOUS schools. While WV only have 2 Alabama obviously has more division 1 schools but 2 of them are monsters that think everything is theirs and fighting for scraps is the best of the situation to be had.