I think someone else suggested this the other day, but I can't remember which thread.

If the MWC can lure Boise with incentives then why can't Memphis and Cincy make concessions to the Big XII?

The Big XII is bound to expand at some point. Memphis and Cincy help provide for a geographical bridge between the Big XII schools and lonesome West Virginia.

Pull out all of the stops.

Try to get better sponsorship for the Liberty Bowl and offer a sweet tie in to the Big XII. After the Sugar, Cotton, Holiday and Alamo Bowls, the Liberty Bowl would make a great place for the Big XII to send their 5th place team.

After years of speculation, rumor, innuendo and even some news stories about FedEx/Fred Smith/Alan Graf doing something "big" to get Memphis into an AQ status then this might be its last chance.

Finally, agree to receive only a partial share from the conference for however long it takes. Even a partial share from the Big XII for ten years will likely be much better than a full share from the Big East.

Continued facilites improvement and football success will also help.

I think it's merely a matter of who and when in regards to Big XII expansion. The good news is that our biggest competition who we had no chance to beat (Louisville) is not a factor now.

in Bowen we trust

(01-02-2013 04:43 PM)3601 Wrote:  I think someone else suggested this the other day, but I can't remember which thread.

If the MWC can lure Boise with incentives then why can't Memphis and Cincy make concessions to the Big XII?

The Big XII is bound to expand at some point. Memphis and Cincy help provide for a geographical bridge between the Big XII schools and lonesome West Virginia.

Pull out all of the stops.

Try to get better sponsorship for the Liberty Bowl and offer a sweet tie in to the Big XII. After the Sugar, Cotton, Holiday and Alamo Bowls, the Liberty Bowl would make a great place for the Big XII to send their 5th place team.

After years of speculation, rumor, innuendo and even some news stories about FedEx/Fred Smith/Alan Graf doing something "big" to get Memphis into an AQ status then this might be its last chance.

Finally, agree to receive only a partial share from the conference for however long it takes. Even a partial share from the Big XII for ten years will likely be much better than a full share from the Big East.

Continued facilites improvement and football success will also help.

I think it's merely a matter of who and when in regards to Big XII expansion. The good news is that our biggest competition who we had no chance to beat (Louisville) is not a factor now.

:iagree:

I've always thought it made more sense than the BE .... Gives the Big 12 access to SEC and Big 10 Media Markets ...

do you guys think we are trying to get in? or is this a pipe dream? im all for it, just curious as to what our new athletic dir. is doing?

(01-02-2013 04:45 PM)fsquid Wrote:  in Bowen we trust

Yep!

(01-02-2013 05:08 PM)Joe1 Wrote:  do you guys think we are trying to get in? or is this a pipe dream? im all for it, just curious as to what our new athletic dir. is doing?

I've got to believe that everybody who isn't currently in the Pac 12, Big XII, Big 10, SEC or ACC are trying to get into one of those conferences.

Heck, I'm not even certiain that the ACC or Big XII are immune.

Bowen plays things very close to the vest and probalby will never talk publicly about what he's doing to better Memphis for a better conference. However, if he's not doing something then he isn't doing his job.

Some of you act like the only ones who think of these things are posters on this message board. We are being quite proactive vs. the RC era, but you can't get in somewhere, regardless of concessions, unless you are invited. Our big problem is we're still seen as a laggard in football.

You'd think they'd want to get into an SEC TV market. Outside of Atlanta, Memphis would have to be on the list. However their picks of TCU and WVU made no sense. It's like when Mizzou and A&M left they went to the AP poll and selected the highest teams they could find with no regard to anything else.

It ALWAYS made more $en$e ! Who's running the railroad or airline as the case may be???

GO FOR IT. WHO EVER GAVE A RATS REAR ABOUT ANYTHING E A S T ! ! !

(01-02-2013 05:26 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Some of you act like the only ones who think of these things are posters on this message board. We are being quite proactive vs. the RC era, but you can't get in somewhere, regardless of concessions, unless you are invited. Our big problem is we're still seen as a laggard in football.

I certainly don't think this is a novel idea or new concept. It's just one to throw out there now as a topic of discussion because it seems like the Big XII is ripe for expansion now that the SEC, Pac 12, Big 10 and ACC have done their things.

As a Tigers fan I hope the Big XII keeps its powder dry for a few years so that we have the time to improve in football and prove that we aren't perpetual laggards.

We have part of the football facilities in place. Hopefully, we have the right FB coach in place. Now we need to buld the FB IPF, win some football games, and continue to improve other facilites. It's a constant battle.

I think everyone understands that the way to get invited to one of these conferences is to make yourself attractive one way or the other.

(01-02-2013 05:26 PM)TripleA Wrote:  We are being quite proactive vs. the RC era,

What kind of things are we doing to be more proactive?

(01-02-2013 05:37 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(01-02-2013 05:26 PM)TripleA Wrote:  We are being quite proactive vs. the RC era,

What kind of things are we doing to be more proactive?

Better yet, who is gonna be the scapegoat if all this doesn't work?

(01-02-2013 05:37 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(01-02-2013 05:26 PM)TripleA Wrote:  We are being quite proactive vs. the RC era,

What kind of things are we doing to be more proactive?

Calling conferences and individual schools to make sales pitches. Contacting current nBE mates to consider group options. Getting big boosters directly involved. Recruiting people in high places to use their connections on our behalf. Etc.

(01-02-2013 04:43 PM)3601 Wrote:  I think someone else suggested this the other day, but I can't remember which thread.

If the MWC can lure Boise with incentives then why can't Memphis and Cincy make concessions to the Big XII?

The Big XII is bound to expand at some point. Memphis and Cincy help provide for a geographical bridge between the Big XII schools and lonesome West Virginia.

Pull out all of the stops.

Try to get better sponsorship for the Liberty Bowl and offer a sweet tie in to the Big XII. After the Sugar, Cotton, Holiday and Alamo Bowls, the Liberty Bowl would make a great place for the Big XII to send their 5th place team.

After years of speculation, rumor, innuendo and even some news stories about FedEx/Fred Smith/Alan Graf doing something "big" to get Memphis into an AQ status then this might be its last chance.

Finally, agree to receive only a partial share from the conference for however long it takes. Even a partial share from the Big XII for ten years will likely be much better than a full share from the Big East.

Continued facilites improvement and football success will also help.

I think it's merely a matter of who and when in regards to Big XII expansion. The good news is that our biggest competition who we had no chance to beat (Louisville) is not a factor now.

You can't buy Texas.

BTW, I'm not saying I disagree with you about the premise... But your thread title doesn't connect with this post.

(01-02-2013 05:41 PM)Latilleon Wrote:  

(01-02-2013 04:43 PM)3601 Wrote:  I think someone else suggested this the other day, but I can't remember which thread.

If the MWC can lure Boise with incentives then why can't Memphis and Cincy make concessions to the Big XII?

The Big XII is bound to expand at some point. Memphis and Cincy help provide for a geographical bridge between the Big XII schools and lonesome West Virginia.

Pull out all of the stops.

Try to get better sponsorship for the Liberty Bowl and offer a sweet tie in to the Big XII. After the Sugar, Cotton, Holiday and Alamo Bowls, the Liberty Bowl would make a great place for the Big XII to send their 5th place team.

After years of speculation, rumor, innuendo and even some news stories about FedEx/Fred Smith/Alan Graf doing something "big" to get Memphis into an AQ status then this might be its last chance.

Finally, agree to receive only a partial share from the conference for however long it takes. Even a partial share from the Big XII for ten years will likely be much better than a full share from the Big East.

Continued facilites improvement and football success will also help.

I think it's merely a matter of who and when in regards to Big XII expansion. The good news is that our biggest competition who we had no chance to beat (Louisville) is not a factor now.

You can't buy Texas.

we could offer to take the Mexicans off their hands.

(01-02-2013 05:40 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(01-02-2013 05:37 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(01-02-2013 05:26 PM)TripleA Wrote:  We are being quite proactive vs. the RC era,

What kind of things are we doing to be more proactive?

Better yet, who is gonna be the scapegoat if all this doesn't work?

Yeah, that's what this place is best at.

(01-02-2013 05:41 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(01-02-2013 05:37 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(01-02-2013 05:26 PM)TripleA Wrote:  We are being quite proactive vs. the RC era,

What kind of things are we doing to be more proactive?

Calling conferences and individual schools to make sales pitches. Contacting current nBE mates to consider group options. Getting big boosters directly involved. Recruiting people in high places to use their connections on our behalf. Etc.

We weren't doing most of those thigns before? If so, RC is worse than I thought he was.

(01-02-2013 05:27 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  You'd think they'd want to get into an SEC TV market. Outside of Atlanta, Memphis would have to be on the list. However their picks of TCU and WVU made no sense. It's like when Mizzou and A&M left they went to the AP poll and selected the highest teams they could find with no regard to anything else.

They made plenty of sense...

Great football programs.

When Nebraska and TAMU left, it severely hurt the quality of football.

UT, OU, sometimes TTU, KSU, & OSU... The Big XII needed better football.

(01-02-2013 05:43 PM)fsquid Wrote:  

(01-02-2013 05:41 PM)Latilleon Wrote:  

(01-02-2013 04:43 PM)3601 Wrote:  I think someone else suggested this the other day, but I can't remember which thread.

If the MWC can lure Boise with incentives then why can't Memphis and Cincy make concessions to the Big XII?

The Big XII is bound to expand at some point. Memphis and Cincy help provide for a geographical bridge between the Big XII schools and lonesome West Virginia.

Pull out all of the stops.

Try to get better sponsorship for the Liberty Bowl and offer a sweet tie in to the Big XII. After the Sugar, Cotton, Holiday and Alamo Bowls, the Liberty Bowl would make a great place for the Big XII to send their 5th place team.

After years of speculation, rumor, innuendo and even some news stories about FedEx/Fred Smith/Alan Graf doing something "big" to get Memphis into an AQ status then this might be its last chance.

Finally, agree to receive only a partial share from the conference for however long it takes. Even a partial share from the Big XII for ten years will likely be much better than a full share from the Big East.

Continued facilites improvement and football success will also help.

I think it's merely a matter of who and when in regards to Big XII expansion. The good news is that our biggest competition who we had no chance to beat (Louisville) is not a factor now.

You can't buy Texas.

we could offer to take the Mexicans off their hands.

I'm guessing that honestly, behind closed doors they want to keep their Mexicans.

(01-02-2013 05:40 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(01-02-2013 05:37 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(01-02-2013 05:26 PM)TripleA Wrote:  We are being quite proactive vs. the RC era,

What kind of things are we doing to be more proactive?

Better yet, who is gonna be the scapegoat if all this doesn't work?

We already have our scapegoat.