Exclusive Baylor Regent Emails

[Harry]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/060810dnospobayloremails.7e10ca51.html

[Harry]

Let's just add here, Baylor is a fine school and my sister graduated from there as did many of my friends and family. That said, if a private school of their size is again able to wield political power to piggy back on the State schools I will be disgusted. Once (Ann Richards) is enough! GMG!

[Harry]

One last thing, have I mentioned how much I despise lobbyists like Mr. Jones?

[SilverEagle]

I still believe that TCU should have been in the B-12 instead of Baylor.

TCU is planning to upgrade their stadium.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/06/07/2246327/tcus-plan-for-stadium-renovation.html

[LoveMG]

I still believe that TCU should have been in the B-12 instead of Baylor.

TCU is planning to upgrade their stadium.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/06/07/2246327/tcus-plan-for-stadium-renovation.html

tcu alum base is too small. they can not fill their stadium now as a top 10 team.

[houstonmeangreen]

tcu alum base is too small. they can not fill their stadium now as a top 10 team.

the renovation calls for a REDUCTION is seats to 40,000.

[houstonmeangreen]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/060810dnospobayloremails.7e10ca51.html

So how does Baylor going or staying affect UNT? Are we doing any lobbying or contacting any schools reguarding realignment and our future?

[VideoEagle]

Let's just add here, Baylor is a fine school and my sister graduated from there as did many of my friends and family. That said, if a private school of their size is again able to wield political power to piggy back on the State schools I will be disgusted. Once (Ann Richards) is enough! GMG!

Actually it was Bob Bullock, not Ann Richards, who got both Tech and Baylor into the Big 12. Bullock was a Tech undergrad and a Baylor Law grad plus was the Lt. Governor. I understand he threatened line by line examinations of both UT and A&Ms budgets with the "equalization" of budgets of schools closer to the boarder.

[emmitt01]

They're selling their own self-interest as what is "best for the stat of Texas". Notice they never expound on this. How does an education from a Texas school get stronger because thay are allowed to continue sucking hind teet? Where is the benefit to NT, smu, tcu, houston, etc? How does this not simply take one more Texas team out of the pool of potential conference mates for the rest of us?

[3XNTGRAD]

They're selling their own self-interest as what is "best for the stat of Texas". Notice they never expound on this. How does an education from a Texas school get stronger because thay are allowed to continue sucking hind teet? Where is the benefit to NT, smu, tcu, houston, etc? How does this not simply take one more Texas team out of the pool of potential conference mates for the rest of us?

Using Baylor's arguments, the only logical solution is to form a Texas Conference of all the current Texas FBS schools so that all that money stays in Texas.

All in favor say "Aye".

[VideoEagle]

They're selling their own self-interest as what is "best for the stat of Texas". Notice they never expound on this. How does an education from a Texas school get stronger because thay are allowed to continue sucking hind teet? Where is the benefit to NT, smu, tcu, houston, etc? How does this not simply take one more Texas team out of the pool of potential conference mates for the rest of us?

It doesn't help anyone except Baylor. I don't think they are getting far with the "best for the state" argument as the newest I'm hearing is "UT and the others will always be outvoted by the four California schools unless there is a fourth from Texas." I don't think the California schools vote in a block as their individual needs are all quite different so I don't think the argument for Baylor will work.

If the Big 12 implodes, I expect the remaining 4 to try to join the Mountain West together. Then the Mountain West can add Boise, split into two divisions with the old Big 12, TCU and Boise in one and the rest in the other. That preserves the need for togetherness that triggered the creation of the Mountain West in the first place. That leaves the WAC at 8 and eliminates a chance for the others in the WAC to leave for the Mountain West. Without the threat of more defections, the WAC has no urgent need to expand.

Edited June 8, 2010 by VideoEagle

[aprice]

This would be devastating to Baylor and to the state of Texas. WE MUST STICK TOGETHER.

Hah! I love the second part of this sentence. There is nothing you can do but laugh at the fact that he thinks that Baylor being left out will hurt the other schools in anyway.

[TIgreen01]

Don't we kind of want Baylor to be included if the Big12 splits and goes West? That takes one more big school out of this region that would definitely be chosen over us in any other conference expansion.

I'm confused as to why UNT wouldn't be trying to help them get on that westbound train....