The PAC 10 expansion groundswell

[beefytee]

This is the first reference I can see predicting the pac 10 not wanting BYU for intangible reasons regardless of fan base, money, etc. (There may be earlier ones on Utefans.) This BYU fan was prophetic!

http://www.cougarboard.com/noframes/...html?id=368917

I tried to nominate it for POTD but got an error.

[SeattleUte]

Catblue? You are quoting Catblue?!?! Whatever happened to that blowhard? My guess is he is some pretend fan who drinks fruity drinks with umbrellas, does yoga and likely doesn't even own a TV. Thank goodness that guy disappeared into the vapor never to be heard from again.

I have had drinks with CatBlue before. He doesn't drink mixed "lady" drinks. He drinks power stuff. Scotch, vodka, red wine.

[Art Vandelay]

I have had drinks with CatBlue before. He doesn't drink mixed "lady" drinks. He drinks power stuff. Scotch, vodka, red wine.

According to landpoke (whose word I trust on these matters) he was able to drink CB under the table with little to no effort. Again another of example of all talk...

[YOhio]

I have had drinks with CatBlue before. He doesn't drink mixed "lady" drinks. He drinks power stuff. Scotch, vodka, red wine.

Oh, brother. Now you accuse those who choose creative presentations of alcohol of being "ladies", as if this were some sort of insult. What, women aren't into "power stuff?" After what you've said about Jake Heaps' mom I guess I'm not so surprised. Ardently pro-woman, indeed.

[Surfah]

I have had drinks with CatBlue before. He doesn't drink mixed "lady" drinks. He drinks power stuff. Scotch, vodka, red wine.

Any drink at the center of a Neil Diamond/UB40 song can't be a power drink.

[Flystripper]

I have had drinks with CatBlue before. He doesn't drink mixed "lady" drinks. He drinks power stuff. Scotch, vodka, red wine.

and dirty gimlets of course

[SeattleUte]

New details on an emergng "Western Alliance":

http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=433914

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

New details on an emergng "Western Alliance":

http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=433914

Do you think people in Washington would be okay with the Huskies being invited and WSU left out? Would there be enough voice against to block the move politically?

[Surfah]

New details on an emergng "Western Alliance":

http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=433914

That is dumb.

[falafel]

That is dumb.

Sounds pretty sweet to me. And also pretty impossible.

BYU in a division with Texas and Oklahoma?!

[myboynoah]

The guy's a Memphis Tigers fan.

[LA Ute]

I have had drinks with CatBlue before. He doesn't drink mixed "lady" drinks. He drinks power stuff. Scotch, vodka, red wine.

I know CatBlue as well as I know anyone on this board. He's a remarkable guy.

[pellegrino]

I have had drinks with CatBlue before. He doesn't drink mixed "lady" drinks. He drinks power stuff. Scotch, vodka, red wine.

yeah, appletinis are really masculine

[SeattleUte]

That is dumb.

I've decided this Western Alliance thing is the closest to the truth right now. If the Big Ten guts the Big East and goes to 16, the Western powers will not sit still. The Pac 10 powers are as powerful as anyone. So is Texas. They will combine if the Big 10 drives them to it. The rise of Big 10 fascism will give rise to a great Western Alliance with the Cal schools and Texas as the leaders.

[falafel]

The question I have is if the conferences expand (and contract at the same time), we could be left with 3 or 4 mega conferences. That leaves only 4 automatic tie-ins for the big BCS bowls.

I'm sure these powerful schools will think of some way to keep their stranglehold on those games. I just wonder what it is - the top two teams from each big conference get auto bids? Top team from each division of each super conference (this would seem to eliminate the need for/utility of the conf. championship game)? Or maybe they just keep it as it is, w/ conf. champ getting an auto bid and the computers/humans sorting out the other 8 participates.