MeanGreenTeeth

I don’t think you’re going to feel in danger or anything. I go out most evenings when I’m there. It just isn’t that lively since so much has been shuttered. If the weather is nice, though, it might be livelier than I’m thinking and I’m told the city has been taking an effort the last few months to clean up the sidewalks. The area around Powell’s books (which you definitely should go to) is usually pretty busy and touristy. There are several really good brewpubs nearby and a dive bar or two. Feel free to DM me if you want any recommendations.

In all seriousness, I know these things get wrapped up in politics, but it truly is pretty bad and sad to see what’s become of Portland. It’s bad… so many stores and restaurants have left, the office building vacancy rate is terrible and the homelessness and open drug use is a real problem. Love Oregon. It’s an extremely beautiful area and no better place to be when the weather is nice. I travel there for work often, but the city itself is in terrible shape.

Ahhh. Bummer dude. I’m going there for a work trip, but won’t get in until the following Monday. Lots of brewpubs around to watch the game, but downtown is pretty grim nowadays especially after dark.

Can we add the Coast Guard Academy? Maybe Space Force will get their own soon. 🤔

They’re a large school in a major east coast city. Also a good travel partner in football for Army and Navy. Not sure we should be throwing stones.

Good question. 2007 Michigan comes to mind after the App State loss. Though I believe they ended up ranked by the end of the year.

UTSA doesn’t have much, but they are a fairly large state school in a large city that doesn’t have any other local competition for football eyeballs either on the FBS or pro level.

PAC, AAC; doesn't matter. I don't understand why there is so much shifting being considered. The Big 10 and SEC are the only 2 conferences that really matter and we all know it. ACC and Big 12 are the B-team conferences that probably won't last but a few more years and every other minor conference is interchangeable at this point.

Meh.. Playing a bunch of little brother West Coast teams doesn't seem very attractive for a very minor increase in pay. It's not like any of our students are going to get excited about playing Fresno State. Maybe the American can add Air Force for the exposure and UNLV so that the athletes and fans have a fun travel location.

Wouldn't mind an excuse to take a trip to Corvallis.

I imagine being the defending tournament champion helps a little.

Wow. I never saw that one. I only ever saw the video of the TD catch out of bounds later in the game.

64 is too large for a separate conference really. There are only about a dozen schools that can move the needle nationally, another dozen who have large regional followings, and another dozen who do well enough within their own market to justify their existence $-wise. If the point is for the Ohio States and the UTs of the worlds to maximize their value, I imagine they would like to keep in to within 40 teams.

I don't doubt it. I'm sure his personality is fine too. Clearly, he has a good football mind and people like to play for him. I'm just a little bewildered based on his interviews alone.

I can't quite figure Traylor out... He's been so successful, but Lord, every video I watch of him, he seems dumber than a bag of rocks. He's like the middle school football coach you run into at the bar.

I was thinking of 2009 where I think we lost 6 games by a score or less. I believe that was the argument for keeping him on another year at the time.

It feels exactly like the Dodge years. Score a ton of points, give up a ton, and barely lose them all.

Frankly.. it doesn't matter.. We all know we are headed to a 2 megaconference league (SEC, BIG10) and everything else will basically be considered 1-AA. ACC, Big12, AAC, PAC, Sunbelt.. sure some might be slightly preferable to others, but once the bigs break away we're in the minor league system...

The whole I-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio has exploded in population over the last 20 years. Kyle, just north of San Marcos, is the 3rd fastest growing city in the whole US. Austin has gotten too expensive and the schools crummier, so folks keep moving outward.

Interesting. I didn't know Dayton had such a big following. On paper VCU looks like it's been the more successful program of the two over the last couple decades.

I thought we established that you had to play the sports that your conference sponsors. Are the any conferences that sponsor everything other than football and basketball? Surely not.

Wouldn't be the worst thing to have an excuse to take a trip to Corvallis. I don't know that any of our fans would be excited by a trip to Pullman though.

Meh. Maybe, but I saw something about a Tuesday vote on Twitter earlier and the source seemed...sketchy. I tend to think there is a lot of circular information floating it's way through these boards. Regardless, I was under the impression that conference additions had to be pretty much unanimous in practice even if technically not required. Would the ACC really move ahead if multiple schools opposed?

Real estate agent. Everyone's fallback career once their dream has died.