MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF

Of course they might. But, it's not as likely or threatening to their conference as OU or Texas leaving the Big 12.

Okay.

The hangers on aren't the problem with the Big 12 - the problem is the constant threat of Texas and/or OU leaving. There is no threat in the SEC of Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, LSU, Auburn, or Georgia leaving. There is no threat in the Big Ten of Michigan or Ohio State pulling up stakes. There is no threat in the Pac-12 of USC, UCLA, or Oregon leaving. There is no threat in the ACC of Miami, Clemson, or North Carolina leaving. The Big 12 is the only conference with the threat of its bell cows leaving; and, the cost of joining their herd could be half a billion dollars. We aren't there. We never have been, nor will we be any time soon.

Well, these events are a good opportunity for you to talk to the athletic department people face-to-face and tell them they aren't doing their job. Which stop is closest to you? I'll go just to hear you put your money where your mouth is...or, your money where your computer posting is, as is the modern way. As for my kids, athletics will not be high on the list of important features of the college they choose.

Yep. Agree 100%. So, therein lies the part about accepting reality. Think about what is happening right now with the Big 12. Even though it will obviously crater if OU and/or Texas leavers, Memphis is begging to get in to the tune of a $500 million offer by FEDEX to pay the the conference to let the Tigers in. Let that sink in, folks: $500 million being offered by a corporation on behalf of a University, just for sports. That is what we are up against. Not just us, every G5 school. It's now an open-bidding process. And, look...face reality, Memphis just had a pretty great year in football, has some basketball history, and still has to try to bribe it's way into the P5 conference most likely to implode! That is where college athletics is today. I don't care who our athletic director is or was, we don't have a donor, or even a collection of donors, who will shell out $500 million+ for anything. Go ahead and say the words, half a billion dollars! And, that's just to get your foot in the door. Imagine the cost of trying to keep up once you are in! It's crazy. It's dysfunctional. It's Big Boy college athletics, 21st Century.

Yes. Thanks to D.N.A. we know what they are. But, NCAA will be confronted with it someday like the rest of society. Almost did with Griner at Baylor: https://fitandfeminist.com/2012/04/03/the-misgendering-of-brittney-griner/ As for baseball, as always, if you are going to raise money for it, you are still going to have to find the money for equal female scholarships. Lacrosse, maybe? Donate twice, or make your one donation double what you wanted to make it. You are fighting more than hope with these things; you are fighting the college athletic gender battle...which it ruled by Title IX. Can't pretend that the athletic department doesn't want baseball; it does. But, it's got to follow the rules.

Agree with most of that...except that ULL recently was caught messing with ACT scores for football players: http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/news/ncaa-violations-forces-louisiana-lafayette-vacate-22-games-assistant-coach-falsified-act-scores/1wewxph66vfhe14xwjk0y6g9yf As far as Benford...it's easy to blame the school for not firing him and just taking the monetary loss. However, we're not a school that has the type of donors who like to throw money that way. Not that we don't have some rich alumni. It's just that they don't pay enough attention to the athletic department to throw their hard-earned money into buying out contracts. Thinking of guys like Sam Moon. The guy does many good charitable things with his money. Buying out basketball coaches' contracts isn't high on the list of guys like that. So...just...we live with it until we get rich donors who care more about college athletics than charities.

There are more women's sports at almost every school now; at least the ones with football. Football takes up the lion's share of men's scholarships. Yes, baseball is 11.5, leaving most baseballers paying their own way for most of their schooling.

Plano event was fun, as usual; but, there didn't seem to be as many people there as in the past. That was disappointing. UNT staff, despite all of the bitching here, was as helpful and friendly as ever. I always leave these thing wondering how anyone can complain about the people in the athletic department. And, yes, I know we've been losing at the big three for quite sometime. But, I always go back to how clean the program is run, and how many good people work in the athletic department. I want us to win as badly as the next alum or fan. But, would I trade it for the reputation of hiding a child molester like Penn State? To have players who break women's faces on the roster like Oklahoma? To be constantly caught up in recruiting violations like virtually every SEC school not named Vanderbilt? You can say losing comes from the top and blame Rick Villarreal, and that's fine. I totally understand. But, the off the field stuff also must come from the top down, then. You can't argue that this athletic department is embarrassing either the school or its alumni from either a conduct or academic standpoint. For the sake of Rick and everyone in the athletic department, I truly hope the "big three" programs can turn it around. There are many good people in the athletic department who work hard and love North Texas. Cannot rail against them. Thank you, again, for the sixth year in a row, for giving my family a fun night at the Coaches' Caravan event. Amazing to think my kids have now basically grown up going to these things. Hopefully it is creating a bond, in their minds, to UNT.

As far as Title IX, begin by counting the scholies for each sex - men and women. There are no transsex sports yet. When there are, Title IX will have to be revised.

Ugh. Left out UAB and Coastal. Yuck. See what I mean? Reality is, these are just empty faces to the rest of the college football world. UAB? Who cares. Coastal Carolina? Who cares? Stick the Carolina school in the North bracket, UAB in the South. I think La Tech and, possibly, Rice can go AAC, replacing Houston and Cincinnati if those two are taken by the Big 12...which will eventually lose OU and Texas and just be another Big East. I also think Kansas, because of basketball and academics, is an attractive addition to the Big Ten or ACC. So, honestly, someone answer me this: when OU and Texas leave the Big 12, why wouldn't there be a push for a new Southwest Conference-type conference? Possibly future Big 12, minus OU, KU, and UT : Baylor Cincinnati Houston Iowa State Kansas State Oklahoma State TCU Texas Tech West Virginia It just doesn't look good for the Big 12 if OU and Texas bolt, as well as Kansas. It's why I'm in the "There will someday only be the Big 4" crowd: ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC. To get back to 10, I think OU/KU/UT-less Big 12 would invite Rice. Either way, you are looking at a terrible hodge podge of former SWC and Big 8 schools, plus the mongrels no one really wants among the Big Boys...looking at you, West Virginia and Cincy. Texas will call the dance, OU will follow along; Kansas is awfully quiet, but has the most chips on the table behind the 'Horns and Sooners.

Two will go to the Big 12; although, it may still implode. It doesn't matter. From budgets, to TV deals, etc. it is clear that the AAC and MWC may survive to compete for the sliver of a hope to be somehow eligible for the College Football Playoff...it will never happen, but they will be the closest to touching it of the G5s. So, what does everyone else do? The answer is: face reality. We are not going to get a good TV deal. We are probably not going to have all the bowl contracts re-upped. Sun Belt, C-USA, and MAC need to sack up and admit reality. Actually, I think MAC already has. Although not as respected as the MWC or AAC, they've had less moving parts coming and going in the past. They're probably fine how they are. The schools of the Sun Belt and C-USA simply need to divide up into two conferences that make the most sense regionally, and move on. Western Based Leftovers Conference Arkansas State Louisiana Louisiana Tech (if they don't go to AAC) North Texas Rice Southern Miss Texas State ULM UTEP UTSA Eastern Based Leftovers Conference North Appalachian State Charlotte Marshall Middle Tennessee Old Dominion Western Kentucky South FIU FAU Georgia Southern Georgia State South Alabama Troy I haven't included New Mexico State. I'm sorry for that. I think their fate might mirror Idaho's. Stick them in the Western Based Leftovers if you feel like it; I don't. No matter how you slice it, the remaining G5 conferences are simply the birds who are not the early birds who got the worms. I don't know what to call them. The late birds, I guess. We lose. By the way, I think if any school is bailed out in a miracle, it will be Rice, and solely based on academic reputation.

Agree. And, I think one of the main problems with these things is lack of witnesses, so it becomes bogged down in "he said/she said"-type of claims. Except. I've gotta tell ya, modern day social media has made it much easier to figure out who said what to whom.

I don't think OU and Texas are intertwined. I think Texas calls the dance on the Big 12. Oklahoma may wish it did. But, in the end, it's been Texas' call on almost all of it. Texas can have it's pick of conferences, if it decides to move. Oklahoma should, but was turned down by the Pac-12 because they insisted Oklahoma State come with them - for political reasons in-state, of course. Texas doesn't have the political albatross that Oklahoma does in Oklahoma State. No matter what happens, the Big 12 is a highly dysfunctional conference.

Could be. UT has flirted with the ACC and Pac-12 before. Sticking point back then was the Longhorn Network. LNH has been a money loser, so things may now change. Always considered KU to be a good fit with the Big Ten due to academics and basketball. Makes as much, if not more, sense as Nebraska being there. OU is a definite puzzle. After the Pac-12 rejected Texas in 2011, Oklahoma tried to get in on their own and were rejected. They then declined to listen to overtures from the SEC, who then took Missouri instead...which, I always thought was a weird fit. OU has been rumored everywhere. Would they try to cobble/keep together a conference under the Big 12 banner if Texas leaves? Whatever happens, Big 12 is definitely the new Big East.

Good, extensive report on Sexual Abuse and Molestation coverage and laws/legal opinions surrounding their claims, from 2010 and by MunichRe: https://www.munichre.com/site/mram/get/documents_E1235435297/mram/assetpool.mr_america/PDFs/3_Publications/sexual_misconduct_claims.pdf

Sexual Abuse and Molestation coverage is common in packages for educational institutions and churches. Here's The Hartford's brochure regarding their coverage for such: http://www.thehartford.com/sites/thehartford/files/LLSAM-brochure_.pdf Again, because the claims are rare, insurers include it as part of packages for educational institutions and some churches. It is not available as a stand alone insurance product.

Just because an insurance policy is written, doesn't mean the insurer anticipates something. It's a risk mechanism. As far as a liability policy, such as one described for this type of event, you are trading premium dollars for defense against allegations. Whether the allegations are true or not make no difference, you are paying for defense. (And, insurers write these policies because accusations are rare. Therefore, they make a lot of money writing the policies. Warren Buffet has made most of his money with his reinsurers.) Here, Penn State's problem appears to be that they made payments to victims then tried to get the insurer to pay. The vast majority of insurance policies require that the insurer be notified of claims and/or incidents which might lead to clams. Doing so would possibly trigger defense and/or, in the case of a judgment or settlement coverage. If Joe Pa knew, then, and didn't report, defense and coverage could both be denied by the insurer. The vast majority of policies also require that the insurer be involved - if not, lead - the investigation into the accusations. If the school, then, made payments based on investigations that excluded insurer participation, the insurer would likely deny coverage. Finally, my guess is the insurer's policies from that era were in line with pre-asbestos liability policies. Therefore, those policies could be stacked, leaving the insurers with little ground to invoke its limits. So, yes, the insurers will fight Penn State.

Insurers do tend to hold onto those claim files, don't they? Sorry, no sympathy for dead or living Joe Pa. No way he didn't know what was going on.

Better than the Belt, even though it has become Belt 2.0 and Belt has become Southland 2.0. New TV contract will not be great. As bowl contracts expire, you have to wonder how many will be renewed. Other thought: ESPN and FOX losing money, Hulu-type going into sports...is there a possibility of being able to strike deals with both? My guess is, no, in that ESPN/FOX will deny reality for as along as possible - as all dying/faltering corporate giants do when other entities begin to outflank them and killing them with death by a thousand cuts - and, thus, fight dual contracts.

Or, maybe you can just accept that some people on the planet might have a different point of view than you, and kind of - I don't know - deal with it? Sounds like you want Harry to turn gomeangreen.com into your personal "safe space" a la the whiny college students these days. Or, as someone noted earlier about the member of the NT Illuminati whose posts are down, there is a trend to post less this time of year with spring ball over and school out. Not much happening, not much to comment upon... ...hence, the revival of the helmet and jersey threads.

Slow day on Lake Granbury.

This guy Adrian Peterson had at least one in college and still found time to, you know, hit the voluntary workouts: http://www.tmz.com/2013/10/16/adrian-peterson-4th-baby-mama-5th-baby-dancer-gentlemens-club/ This guy Leonard Fournette made a run at the Heisman...with a daughter: http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210425295 DeVante Parker: http://heavy.com/sports/2015/04/devante-parker-louisville-nfl-draft-dolphins-height-dad-daughter/ Leonard Williams: http://heavy.com/sports/2015/04/leonard-williams-usc-university-southern-california-nfl-height-jaguars-raiders-daughter-mom-family/ Ed Stinson: http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/ed-stinson?id=2543688 Keith McGill: http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/keith-mcgill?id=2543762 Donte Moncrief: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/18/colts-donte-moncrief-entered-the-draft-to-support-his-family/ Bobby Wagner: http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/2012/04/27/seahawks-select-lb-bobby-wagner-in-second-round-of-nfl-draft/ The list of NFL players alone who had kids in high school or college would be too long to list, forget about just college players. Some who have kids before or while in college seem to be able to put in the work to the degree that they even make it to the League. So, find me another excuse for Dajon not going to workouts, film study, and getting around to cracking the playbook.

Just letting whoever know if im not up for something this semester during Spring Ball we goin have a problem — Black Jimmie Johnson (@rosecity_Don) December 30, 2015 Enjoy losing at South Alabama. At least there, he won't be able to pull the "I'm not playing, surprise I am playing" on them. As to Dajon...keep harboring your Dajon was better than Thompson fantasy. And, also the fantasy that he has been the only college football player to ever father children. Newsflash - many have them while still in high school. He didn't focus on what it takes to be a successful college quarterback; even those with children somehow manage: ever hear of a Brigham Young University?

Are you saying that one of the 17 was walking among you all, and you didn't know it? And, now you think you might know it, but aren't sure? How do we know you are not Oliver Stone? You have many suspicions and theories and whatnot regarding the NT Illuminati.