Possible Big 10 Expansion Sooner Than Expected?

[LookingForResults]

If you're right (and I don't have any reason to doubt you), BB must either be sure that the timeline isn't in the next 12-18 months OR okay with less than 12 teams in his league.

The raiding parties are expected to begin in the next very few months so I would suspect that he's either ok with less than 12 for a while, believes that temporary plug-ins will be available, or will take 12 eligible teams now and expand beyond that number when UTSA is qualified. But who knows, there may be a myriad of possibilities beyond these. This is all so without precedent and is so fluid I imagine it is speculative for everyone including BB. Thank you for your willingness to attribute a measured amount of validity to my comments, but please remember that in this environment alliances and assurances are changing daily so what is valid today may not be so tomorrow. If, or when, I have information that can be shared, I will offer updates. Hopefully, others will do likewise so that this Board can be prepared to assist in some coordinated fashion if the opportunity is presented.

[WWDog]

UTSA is greater competition than MTSU because of market. Tech is in the driver's seat if we'll drive the d^^^ car!!!! Has anyone noticed that there is no one "point man" in our pursuit of conference affiliation?; that there is no person that clearly comes to mind as leading the charge? There is reason to be concerned that Rip Van Winkle has once again fallen asleep at the wheel!!!!

I thought I read a post a while back where Davison was leading the charge. I was concerned with the realignment looming and the potential changes in boards etc in La. schools if he could handle all the potential moves that could occur between both events. Apparently he has the ability to multitask.

[johnnylightnin]

I think what is best for Tech is if the far eastern CUSA teams take off (Big East and maybe Marshall back to the MAC) and BB needs 2-4 teams immediately (in place by the end of the summer...invitations offered and accepted). I'd rather be competing with ASU and ULL for the 3rd or 4th spot than with MTSU/WKU/UTSA for the 1st or 2nd spot. I think if the far east schools take off, the remaining schools are going to be MUCH more willing to move the conference to the SW. Definitely better for us if the first round leaves the BE and the B12 in-tact. Let the SEC expand AFTER we've got a spot in CUSA.

[WWDog]

There so many potential variables in this realignment that it will be very difficult to keep track of all the potential moves and what the consequences could be for each move. I'm hoping that there is some subspace chatter/agreements amongst various realignment participants that will add some sanity to the decision process.

[Dwayne From Minden]

I thought I read a post a while back where Davison was leading the charge. I was concerned with the realignment looming and the potential changes in boards etc in La. schools if he could handle all the potential moves that could occur between both events. Apparently he has the ability to multitask.

I think that is on raising the money for the endzone project -

What LFR is speaking about is totally different -

We basically need someone "buggin" the folks 24/7 letting them know what we are doing and what we are willing to do to be the ONE....

We have no leader at this point in that role -

[LookingForResults]

(I thought I read) a post a while back where Davison was leading the charge. I was concerned with the realignment looming and the potential changes in boards etc in La. schools if he could handle all the potential moves that could occur between both events. Apparently he has the ability to multitask.

That's my point. He may be or he may not; no one knows for sure. But if the public part of this effort was being well handled, it would be clear who that point man is and generally where we are in the process.

[okiealdawg]

We have a guy that should be doing it now and he is called the AD... I guess we will see if Bruce can step up

[LookingForResults]

I think that is on raising the money for the endzone project -

What LFR is speaking about is totally different -

We basically need someone "buggin" the folks 24/7 letting them know what we are doing and what we are willing to do to be the ONE....

We have no leader at this point in that role -

Exactly. You said it better than me.

[WWDog]

Living here in San Antonio not 5 miles form UTSA, I have a hard time believing tha tof us in any potential realignment. They may have a large student population in a large market but the school does not have any support for its basketball team now much less when they get a football team. I've been to a couple of their games when TECH has played down here and high schools have a far larger crowd than what I saw. The school has no unity or spirit. It is a complete commuter school.

[LookingForResults]

We have a guy that should be doing it now and he is called the AD... I guess we will see if Bruce can step up

Partially, but the AD must primarily be working out of the public eye if he is to succeed. His conversations must be very confidential and the parties with whom he is speaking must be confident that their conversations will not be in tomorrow's newspapers.

[johnnylightnin]

I need a job over the summer. Think BVD would want me to be the point man? I'll work cheap so long as I get to live in my old room in Neilson and I get a meal plan.

[LookingForResults]

Living here in San Antonio not 5 miles form UTSA, I have a hard time believing tha tof us in any potential realignment. They may have a large student population in a large market but the school does not have any support for its basketball team now much less when they get a football team. I've been to a couple of their games when TECH has played down here and high schools have a far larger crowd than what I saw. The school has no unity or spirit. It is a complete commuter school.

I'm not advocating them as a good choice, but CUSA has long been focused on large markets. I, like you, question the vehicles they try to ride to capture those markets.

[LookingForResults]

I need a job over the summer. Think BVD would want me to be the point man? I'll work cheap so long as I get to live in my old room in Neilson and I get a meal plan.

Your salary requirements seem appropriate for the job you'd probably perform!

[johnnylightnin]

I'm not advocating them as a good choice, but CUSA has long been focused on large markets. I, like you, question the vehicles they try to ride to capture those markets.

Yep...when BB looks at things, he's thinking about his TV contract. San Antonio is a great one. HE has to make the sale to the TV contractors. It doesn't really matter whether or not their are folks in the stands...

That's why they also seem to really love UNCC.

Like I said, we need this to happen QUICK.

[WWDog]

So LFR, we don't have anyone in the public eye handling the situation for realignment yet you say the guy who should be handling it must be confidential. Might we have someone working on it and in particular the individual who should be working it. We just aren't privy to what is being done! Does anybody, "in the know", know enough to say all is well? Man I can't believe I just said that. I tend to not believe anyone who comes on this board and claims they have insider information.