America One Conference?

[Harry]

Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN

Name not official but Big East's law firm registered "http://AmericaOne.org " domain name Tuesday

[Mean Green 93-98]

So . . . is that supposed to make people think "The Original Conference USA"?

[Cougar King]

Apparently, the official name will be the America 12 or the A-12/ A-XII or short. According to the old Big East boards, America12.org was also registered by the Big East

[Harry]

Also this from McMurphy:

"America 12 Conference" favorite to become new name for Big East, league sources told @espn. Not official; other names being considered

[meanrob]

It amazes me that a sport so awesome as college football can also be the frontrunner for dumbest sport going.

[MeanGreenTexan]

According to my sources at Bleacher Report, "The Big East conference law firm also registered the domain name: donkeydung12.tv. Not official, other names being considered."

[Legend500]

I hear they offer great rates on CDs and 5 free ATM withdrawals per month!

[10Eagle10]

what a joke! that might be worse than Leaders and Legends divisions

if Bankowsky plays his cards right, CUSA can easily be the 6th best conference pretty soon..

1. SEC

2. B1G

3. Big 12

3. PAC

5. ACC

6. MWC

7. CUSA

8. MAC

9. AmOne

10. Sun Belt

[NM Green]

I think America 12 sounds pretty good.

CUSA still has some excellent brand image.

GMG

[outoftown]

America 12...

... and i thought everyone had understood from recent history, that putting a number into your conference name was not a particularly smart thing to do from a branding perspective... those numbers just don't seem to stay the same

[FroggyStyle]

what a joke! that might be worse than Leaders and Legends divisions

if Bankowsky plays his cards right, CUSA can easily be the 6th best conference pretty soon..

1. SEC

2. B1G

3. Big 12

3. PAC

5. ACC

6. MWC

7. CUSA

8. MAC

9. AmOne

10. Sun Belt

Ok, this is just downright delusional. Bankowsky has not done a single thing right during realignment, if he was going to play his cards right, he would have done so by now. CUSA lost 3 out of their top 4 largest fanbases (ECU, UCF and UH) and all of their previous conference champions save for Southern Miss. He should have only added maybe 1-2 teams, wait for the old BE to implode then absorb all of the teams inculding their AQ bid and ESPN deal.

He failed miserably at all of those things and teams like USM and Marshall are going to pay the price unfortunately.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Ok, this is just downright delusional. Bankowsky has not done a single thing right during realignment, if he was going to play his cards right, he would have done so by now. CUSA lost 3 out of their top 4 largest fanbases (ECU, UCF and UH) and all of their previous conference champions save for Southern Miss. He should have only added maybe 1-2 teams, wait for the old BE to implode then absorb all of the teams inculding their AQ bid and ESPN deal.

He failed miserably at all of those things and teams like USM and Marshall are going to pay the price unfortunately.

I hate to agree with a troll, but this is 100% correct.

EDIT: Not 100%. There would have been no AQ bid or high-dollar ESPN deal.

Edited March 7, 2013 by Mean Green 93-98

[Harry]

Ok, this is just downright delusional. Bankowsky has not done a single thing right during realignment, if he was going to play his cards right, he would have done so by now. CUSA lost 3 out of their top 4 largest fanbases (ECU, UCF and UH) and all of their previous conference champions save for Southern Miss. He should have only added maybe 1-2 teams, wait for the old BE to implode then absorb all of the teams inculding their AQ bid and ESPN deal.

He failed miserably at all of those things and teams like USM and Marshall are going to pay the price unfortunately.

Excuse me but, Banowsky didn't lose these guys -- they left on their own accord on a bait and switch deal with what was the Big East... they gambled and lost ---

You could criticize Banowsky for filling up their spots too quickly but not for those schools leaving...

It's real easy with the benefit of hindsight to say what Banowsky should have done. I think the moves he made make sense given the circumstances.

[NM Green]

I also don't understand people not realizing the upside of penetrating new hot markets in San Antonio, Charlotte, Nashville, Miami and Palm Beach. La Tech equals Southern Miss in my eyes so that makes natural sense and fills a geographical gap. Not to mention UTSA is brininging in a large fanbase of its own. Those games between UNT UTSA their band and the Green Brigade in the Alamodome are going to be epic. I have seen the UTSA band in the Fiesta Flambeau Night Parade and they were impressive. They outperformed the Texas band and stirred the crowd into quite a frenzy. Again that rivalry is going to be fun and I already have a solid level of dislike for the dirty birds.

GMG

[meanrob]

They should have called it the Anarchy 12.

I would've bought a t-shirt.

[ragpicker]

Even trolls love rock and roll. I think The HACC would be appropriate. (Hopelessly Addled and Confused Conference).

[SCREAMING EAGLE-66]

They should have called it the Anarchy 12.

I would've bought a t-shirt.

..

Zombie 12..? a conf of rather dead teams.... the life in it left.

[untjim1995]

I also don't understand people not realizing the upside of penetrating new hot markets in San Antonio, Charlotte, Nashville, Miami and Palm Beach. La Tech equals Southern Miss in my eyes so that makes natural sense and fills a geographical gap. Not to mention UTSA is brininging in a large fanbase of its own. Those games between UNT UTSA their band and the Green Brigade in the Alamodome are going to be epic. I have seen the UTSA band in the Fiesta Flambeau Night Parade and they were impressive. They outperformed the Texas band and stirred the crowd into quite a frenzy. Again that rivalry is going to be fun and I already have a solid level of dislike for the dirty birds.

GMG

Sorry to be snarky here, but I just can't resist. If we have a rivalry with UTSA that is based anything on what you just posted, this will be further proof that our school really does care a lot more about music than athletics. I can only imagine the highlights from this "rivalry"--nothing on ESPN or Fox Sports, but great coverage on VH1!! Seriously, I may very well be in the vast UNT minority within our fanbase, but I could not care less on how our band matches up against another school's band.

[JesseMartin]

The funny thing about reading the last few posts of this thread is that I'd just put on the Knocked Up DVD and was making fun of the preview of one of those cheer/dance-off movies where everybody acts like they're ready to fight and then they angrily dance at each other.

[JesseMartin]

...then I read my post aloud and my son did this dance to show you what I mean.

[NM Green]

Atmosphere was the goal that obviously didn't come through the post:) The pagentry of college football will be in effect with this rivalry. The rivalry will not be because of the bands. But college football to me is big mass sections with bands, painted fans and a good game and of course beer. All of those things will be in force in the Alamodome in 2014.

GMG

[SilverEagle]

Atmosphere was the goal that obviously didn't come through the post:) The pagentry of college football will be in effect with this rivalry. The rivalry will not be because of the bands. But college football to me is big mass sections with bands, painted fans and a good game and of course beer. All of those things will be in force in the Alamodome in 2014.

GMG

Really?

Well then, the UTSA Roadrunner Band must be (or should be) planning to double up on the pageantry. Because........oh never mind.

"addendum"....The Roadrunner Band aka" the Spirit of San Antonio" at least knows how to make a pre-game entrance...

Edited March 10, 2013 by SilverEagle

[eulessismore]

Really?

Well then, the UTSA Roadrunner Band must be (or should be) planning to double up on the pageantry. Because........oh never mind.

"addendum"....The Roadrunner Band aka" the Spirit of San Antonio" at least knows how to make a pre-game entrance...

I like the Green Brigade. I just want us to win more games.

[DeepGreen]

Watching that clip, with the fast paced marching onto the field and the hands doing some kind of sign, I swear they look like a longwhorn "clone" band. Really, were they doing a "hook em birds" type sign???

But agree with Silver, the entrance is decent.

[UNTFan23]

Really?

Well then, the UTSA Roadrunner Band must be (or should be) planning to double up on the pageantry. Because........oh never mind.

"addendum"....The Roadrunner Band aka" the Spirit of San Antonio" at least knows how to make a pre-game entrance...

Meh. They could do better on their marching. Their lines were awful (crooked as can be) when they were marching as the block when they were playing what appeared to the be their fight song.

There are far better routines that bands have done.