Oh, I didn't realize you had a direct line to the presidents and AD's, my bad.Originally Posted by Guisslapp
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Oh, I didn't realize you had a direct line to the presidents and AD's, my bad.
Never suggested that I did.Oh, I didn't realize you had a direct line to the presidents and AD's, my bad.
Jordan Mills on choosing Tech:
“It’s a great experience seeing them play. It was a good atmosphere. The fans stood up the whole game and never sat down. They have a great fan base.”
I believe you did. I want to see a direct quote/s from an AD or president and not some obscure blogger stating that they didn't think highly of Baylor.Never suggested that I did.
Eager Eagle, is that you?
Jordan Mills on choosing Tech:
“It’s a great experience seeing them play. It was a good atmosphere. The fans stood up the whole game and never sat down. They have a great fan base.”
Very true. My oldest graduated from Baylor after his 1st year of college being at La Tech. And I can tell you that Baylor is not as conservative as you guys think. And that includes their religion/Bible classes that are not taught per Southern Baptist teachings. The Bible is taught as a pure textbook and piece of literature. Nothing else. We were very disappointed in what he learned there from that standpoint. We and he loved the school per everything else but the cost.
In addition, the state of Texas really isn't in the south and for sure not the deep south per other comments on here.
Interesting thoughts on the whole Big 11/ND/Pac 16/Texas Tech/Colorado/Baylor/Big 12 mess...
http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the...sion_explainer
From this, sounds like ND is still on the fence so everything is still on the table.
Yes ND could mess it all up for us. If they go Big 11 the conference will stay put at 12.
HogDawg, BYU could buy and sell Baylor 100 times over. They OWN an entire state. Don't mess with Mormons! :icon_wink:
Yes ND could mess it all up for us. If they go Big 11 the conference will stay put at 12.
If you check out their fan boards, they are in total meltdown mode over the prospect of joining. The board may be split over whether to join or not, but it seems like the vast majority of their fans/alumni are in agreement that they should stay independent. I am not sure how much of that the board will take into account when they make the final decision. But I have heard that alumni are already threatening to withhold donations and other financial resources if they do join. That could throw up a stop sign for joining. If it does, then look for the nuclear button to be pushed by someone (Nebraska, Larry Scott, the SEC, etc.).
If the Big 11 stays at 12 with ND, I still think the BE adds teams to try to forestall the next round of realignments and to secure their place among the AQ conferences. So we could still get in, even if the Big 11 only adds ND. At least that is what I think right now...
I don't think ND jumps but I do think Neb. and MO are still jumping to Big 10 with Big East Rutgers and whomever to follow.....pick a BE team.
If Nebraska and Mizzou do, then the Pac 10 goes nuclear....and all that will follow.
On a serious note, BYU's TV appeal goes beyond the state of Utah. There are a lot of Mormons (grads and non-BYU grads) outside of Utah who follow the team closely. While it is not Notre Dame, it does have a national following, but on a smaller scale. They will deliver more TV sets on a national scale than Baylor, Texas Tech, Colorado and Oklohoma State.
I agree. I think it would hurt Notre Dame's recruiting to join a conference.
The writing may already be on the wall. According to this article, Nebraska and Missouri have both said they are interested in bolting to the Big 10 Conference. Kansas and Kansas State are also teaming up to keep their rivalry alive (same conference) no matter what happens.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5262068
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