Eagle1855

Hahaha. Well-played.

If I had to guess, I'd say it's because UT is evil incarnate.

Agreeeed.

I don't even know anymore. The internet is HARD.

Tuned in today. No luck. Can anyone tell me when the game is this weekend?

I'd just like to say that I agree with you completely on this, having been to both Texas and OU games... and several other major programs. This is such a non-issue.

I would submit there has been an abundance of greed on all sides of this entire ordeal, which is why I'm really close to being exhausted with college football altogether... and it's only been one week.

Nebraska and Colorado left before the new deal was signed.

sigh.

If you find some, I'd love to get my hands on them as well *giggity* I've got the shot of Dunbar in the new uniform. Check your texts, G.

Wouldn't the University have that stuff on file somewhere? Or perhaps the student paper from that time?

I'm inclined to agree, but I don't see those big-time Sunbelt Conference match-ups garnering a great deal of national attention, outside their respective fan-bases... and that's after 10 years of "building a brand"

So what?

That is interesting. The next few weeks should tell us a lot about the college landscape in Texas... and it will likely leave as many questions! As related to UNT...I hope you're right!

I'm so on board with this it hurts... but we don't have the connections nor the tradition (not that tradition seems to matter so much anymore) to make this work. Tech does. And they'll likely be UT's dancing partner, should they decide they need one, to any of the places Texas may go. I'd settle for UH and Baylor. Hell, at this point, I'd settle for SMU or Rice. Just give me an in-state rival, for the LOVE OF GOD.

I'm still waiting for someone to prove that this was the intent of the LHN. To me it seems more like "hey, here's $300M that you can use to fund other academic programs, we'll create a network off your brand... you in?" Which is an effing no-brainer... for any institution.

The ironic part of all of this is that our reason for not wanting to include FCS teams in our conference is the same reason other AQ instiutions give for not wanting us in their conference: they're not on our level, and therefore we've no reason to associate with them, and if they do improve, they may pass us by.

The issue is not that Baylor is suing anyone, it's that Baylor is refusing to waive any right it may have to do so. The SEC wants a signed waiver from every Big 12 institution. And from everything I've read, Baylor isn't the only institution that isn't going to sign such a waiver.

Unfortunately, when it comes to college athletics, The State of Texas has historically shown absolutely zero resolution or solidarity with any of its institutions. It's a childish, every-man-for-himself free-for-all. At least the sorry lot of cheaters in the SEC seems stand by one another when it comes to taking on outsiders (I can talk about my mom, but if you do, we'll go to blows).

I think the issue is they, along with several other schools in the Big 12, refused to sign waivers saying they wouldn't sue, not that they were going to sue. In that instance, I don't blame them. Last year, the TV contract was up. A&M knew the LHN was to become a reality and they knew the terms of the new TV deal and they agreed to all of them, making a commitment to remain in the Big 12. A&M is the one that is going back on their word, not the rest of the instituions. They've managed to make Baylor look like the bad guys, but who could blame Baylor? Baylor made commitments to coaching staff based on expected money from the Big 12's new deals... without the Big 12, they stand to put themselves in a really tight spot. As I understand it, Baylor receives no state funding for athletics or academics. Everyone knows Baylor is getting left out in the cold if all these schools split. In that sense, they're essentially asking Baylor to sign off on its own execution. In this situation, Baylor is doing the exact same thing A&M is doing: protecting their best interests. And yet somehow they're the villain? Come on. Also, all this poor A&M stuff about the LHN is fetid tripe. A&M knew about the network and had the opportunity to be a part of it. They said no. OU is considering their own network as well. This is the direction of college football, for better or worse, and ESPN chose UT to start it.

You'd think they'd want to go see the house they built. I imagine there will be a big group of walk-ups... I'm not worried.

I had predicted 24 points earlier this week in my wild-ass, post-FIU post. It's all going along (almost) exactly as planned. The storm clouds are gathering...

Making jokes about washing cars is an all-time low for you.

I've lived in several different large markets and you nailed the head on it with this post; there is nothing like The Ticket anywhere else. Houston sports radio is painful, save a couple of personalities.

Dude jumps stations like TCU jumps conferences.