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  1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_12/Pac-10_Hardwood_Series
  2. Didn't we have the Big 12-Pac 10 challenge in basketball years ago? I find it interesting that as much as talking heads love to talk about the relationship between the PAC-12 and Big Ten, that they don't have a basketball, baseball or anything else sort of challenge or connection. Does the Big Ten really care about the PAC-12 other than the Rose Bowl?
  3. Texas IS a school everyone wants to see..... when they are winning like most other big brands. 10 years of football, basketball and baseball success created a somewhat inflated sense of self worth as did being courted by a lot of conferences during the realignment. Then ESPN offered the money. Plus I think some of that is walk the line talk. You're not going to say, "We are a normal school that they offered too much money to refuse." You have to pump the brand (as obnoxious as I find that to say) in order to create the attention and interest that you want.
  4. I don't really think you can improve the academic image of Texas.... much but that is what they partly what they said. If that's the case, the Big Ten is a better academic conference and has the CIC on top of having a much better athletic media deal, better time zones for travel, and more interest in their sports programs among other things. I think the Texas administration was forecasting a renaissance for the Pac-12 that never came. I think they thought the Pac-12 media model was going to be a smashing success, that they'd have more of a say in conference, the PAC-12 would have more interest nationwide, they'd pick their travel buddies and I'm not sure what else. In turn, the media has been terrible, the interest nationally is solid but flat (not SEC or Big Ten level), A&M has risen in stature, and the PAC has 2 less schools that UT can choose. I (as a Texan) never saw the interest in the PAC-12, but that's my own personal opinion. I mean I understand the MWC interest in the PAC-12. Your programs live side by side, commingle as such. Our (Texans) focus is East mostly.
  5. I've always thought that was a short sighted approach. While Texas does like to have it's own prestige and money, it would be disadvantageous to go independent for a TV channel that is in all likelihood getting dropped or significantly reduced (in pay and probably exposure) after the current contract. I don't think Texas would let a 10 year decision affect a 100 year one. Texas knows it eventually needs to move and if the next round passes it by with OU, Kansas, and others leaving, leverage is lost for Texas in realignment. I don't foresee Texas reducing itself to play smaller schools in its non football conference, just so it can schedule a few decent football games (that are limited by expanding conference schedules) while watching its TV channel get cut and Purdue, Vanderbilt, Northwestern and such make more money than it in their TV contracts. Some say Texas pride is too big to join a conference on equal terms. I'd say Texas pride is too big to relegate its self importance, by clinging to a channel, limiting its further choices and allowing other smaller, less prestigious schools make more money, play better schools, have equal exposure and such by being in the Big Ten or SEC. I hope the Pac-16 interest died with the prior Texas administration and AD. I personally have no interest in 1)worse game times, 2) schools with no connections to Texas, 3) No history, 4) worse travel among other things.
  6. My understanding was that Ettore Messina is tabbed to take over the Spurs when Pop goes. At least, that's how it was advertised by the San Antonio media when he came here. 4-time Euroleague winner, 5 losses in the Euroleague finals and 2 semifinal losses with a career winning percentage of .740. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Messina
  7. And the SWC dissolved. You know now it very well may include SMU but I think it will be a mistake. The Texas Legislature does like to throw its weight around. SMU minus the massive cheating of the 80s hasn't done anything since the... 50s (?). They have money, but don't really prioritize sports. Now that being said, the same thing was said about TCU around 98-00 but they've made huge turn around and put money in their sports and had success. In the end, I just don't think it would benefit the Big 12 to have 2 schools in the Metroplex if they are still getting decent media contracts unless SMU turns into TCU or Boise.
  8. I'd say less for SMU as long as TCU is in the Big 12. Houston, TCU, and Baylor seems sparse to cover Texas assuming that Tech gets a ride somewhere. But theres no Big 12 level schools around Austin (excluding Texas if they leave) and San Antonio to cover that hole.
  9. Yeah, I thought of UConn as an example after someone mentioned Villanova, but was too lazy to update my statements on here. So there is that. Obviously, it's not widespread and I'm not sure if there's been some NCAA rule change on it as they did in the late 90s with DII schools playing certain sports or the numbers of sports in DI. So there seems to be the ability for an FBS conference school to play FCS football (absent NCAA rule changes or those schools having been grandfathered in or something). The next question is can FBS conferences stop member schools from upgrading their football into that conference. Can the AAC not grant membership to Wichita State's football though they are a full member if they decide to go FBS? I'd think that they can't stop it but I'm not certain. Norte Dame plays outside their main conference but that's by choice rather than refusal to be admitted.
  10. It could end up affecting the MVFC. If the MVC ends up adding both, I'd think that they have to find Murray State a spot in the MVFC, which gives them 6 members and allows them to bring it in house if they want. More importantly, it wounds the OVC which then needs to add and so does Horizon League, which I think are both above the Summit. Depending on who the Summit pulls in, it could get interesting for the MVFC. I'd assume that everyone would like to keep the MVFC together since it's worked out so well for everyone.
  11. Those are Division I conferences, not FBS or even FCS and the schools play FCS football. I know of FCS schools that play in an another football league, the Pioneer, but my understanding is that it's their choice (Campbell) to do so and they could move to their home conferences if they want to (with the scholarship upgrades of course). With Campbell's move their are no FCS conferences with members in other football leagues(Pioneer).
  12. But the money is in FBS football especially if the AAC gets a better contract next go. Anyways it's all good. I mean just trying to see the logistics and if it was possible. They may not want football at all or just have pulled an amazing con to get into the best FBS available to them and then start FBS football. It will be years before we know.
  13. And if they decide to move to FBS, I assume the AAC can't stop them without threats to kick them out. Im just play devils advocate to an extent. I find it interesting. Wichita State has placed themselves in a great position. If they don't want football, then they are in a great conference for basketball. If they want to add football, they they are on the best conference available to them and can potentially restart football and move it up at their pace. If the Wichita move leads to a renaissance in basketball, it may make it harder to expel Wichita if they try to restart football as the basketball schools may not want rock the boat.
  14. Is it even possible for a school in an FBS football conference to play FCS football? Norte Dame plays outside their FBS conference but they play as an FBS independent of their own choice. Schools starting football have to play what 2 years (I think) of FCS to transition. However can conferences actually deny conference members the ability to play a conference sanctioned sport in said conference If the school wants to. I have seen no examples of this. I know what you'd like to happen, but are their NCAA rules or conference rules to stop Wichita State from just bringing in football when they want to? Other than speculation.
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