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  • #1306
    Originally posted by Viking View Post
    LA, my perspective as a Texan is that the Texas schools and Texans in general have a very healthy amount of respect for BYU as an institution and as a football program.

    Mormons, yes, but salt of the earth kind of people. Plus, BYU beat OU last year in Big D, has beaten Texas before and has gone 1-1 against the hillbillies in College Station.

    No offense to Utah, but it just doesn't have the rep in Texas.

    I still say that UT and A&M in the Pac 10 is a long shot. There are higher odds of the MWC unravelling than the big Pac 16 move...

    Utah goes to Pac 10, BYU & TCU to Big 12. I thought Utah to Big 12 at first but the more i think about it, TCU is much more of an obvious choice. That would be a helluva conference
    If Nebraska stays put then there is no way TCU makes it into the Big 12. They are the ones with their panties in a twist over the Texas-centric nature of the conference. If Nebraska goes, like they most likely will, TCU will probably be the first choice to fill a spot in the conference followed by BYU.

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    • #1307
      This is also a great scenario for Utah. With USC being down, the PAC-12 will be wide open.
      "To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail."
      —Abraham Maslow

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      • #1308
        Originally posted by Viking View Post
        If Nebraska goes, which will happen, there are already two open slots.

        RIP, MWC
        I think Nebraska and A&M leaving guarantees BYU a slot. If only Nebraska/Colorado leave I'm still worried about BYU being left out.
        "To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail."
        —Abraham Maslow

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        • #1309
          Originally posted by WashingtonCoug View Post
          I'm starting to think either Chip is being used by Texas and knows it or someone at Texas is using him without Chip knowing. Texas is trying to negotiate deal by putting out information about moving to the PAC-10. I don't think Texas is going to move anywhere. This is just a bunch of posturing to somehow get more money.

          The best scenario for BYU at this point is that A&M moves to the SEC and Nebraska goes to the Big 10. BYU and TCU then take those two open spots. I think Utah is gone to the PAC-10.
          I think aTm's move to the SEC forces Texas's hand to move to the Pac 10. The Big 12 cannot continue without all three of the power players: Texas, Oklahoma and aTm. Texas would be forced to risk it with the Pac 10 and it maybe thinks that California will open up big time with the penalties imposed on USC.

          Even Nebraska is expendable for Texas, Oklahoma and aTm. Nebraska was largely irrelevant in the national title picture between 2002 and 2008 and the only thing that happened during that time was Oklahoma playing for three national titles and Texas playing for one.

          If cooler heads prevail and the Big 12 remains intact sans CU, then there's a spot for BYU in the Big 12 and a spot for Utah in the Pac 10 (the Pac 10 didn't go to all of this trouble just to grab CU which is essentially an above average MWC program right now).
          Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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          • #1310
            Boise State is coming to the MWC. Announcement at 11:30am MT.
            "If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
            "I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
            "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
            GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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            • #1311
              Joe Schad just tweeted that BSU to MWC.

              Think Utah gave notice? How is the Pie right now?

              http://twitter.com/schadjoe

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              • #1312
                Originally posted by WashingtonCoug View Post
                I'm starting to think either Chip is being used by Texas and knows it or someone at Texas is using him without Chip knowing. Texas is trying to negotiate deal by putting out information about moving to the PAC-10. I don't think Texas is going to move anywhere. This is just a bunch of posturing to somehow get more money.

                The best scenario for BYU at this point is that A&M moves to the SEC and Nebraska goes to the Big 10. BYU and TCU then take those two open spots. I think Utah is gone to the PAC-10.
                So who is deepthroat in all of this? Texas AD? Mack Brown? Ricky Williams' bong?
                "Either evolution or intelligent design can account for the athlete, but neither can account for the sports fan." - Robert Brault

                "Once I seen the trades go down and the other guys signed elsewhere," he said, "I knew it was my time now." - Derrick Favors

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                • #1313
                  Originally posted by Coach McGuirk View Post
                  Joe Schad just tweeted that BSU to MWC.

                  Think Utah gave notice? How is the Pie right now?

                  http://twitter.com/schadjoe
                  Odd. What is so different now than it was on monday?

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                  • #1314
                    Originally posted by cowboy View Post
                    Is BYU really the front runner to go to the Big 12, or are we all just hoping? What about Boise, TCU, or maybe CSU? Or what are the odds that the B-12 just stays at 10?
                    They can't have a conference championship at only 10. If the Big 12 survives the defections, they will definitely reload with how many it takes to get back to 12.
                    "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."

                    "They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."

                    "I like to bike. I could beat Lance Armstrong, only because he couldn't pass me if he was behind me."

                    -Rick Majerus

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                    • #1315
                      Originally posted by Coach McGuirk View Post
                      Joe Schad just tweeted that BSU to MWC.

                      Think Utah gave notice? How is the Pie right now?

                      http://twitter.com/schadjoe
                      I'm going just so I can see SeattleUte.
                      "To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail."
                      —Abraham Maslow

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                      • #1316
                        Everything is pointing to Utah to the PAC. Who's on SU's side, who?
                        "In conclusion, let me give a shout-out to dirty sex. What a great thing it is" - Northwestcoug
                        "And you people wonder why you've had extermination orders issued against you." - landpoke
                        "Can't . . . let . . . foolish statements . . . by . . . BYU fans . . . go . . . unanswered . . . ." - LA Ute

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                        • #1317
                          Originally posted by DU Ute View Post
                          Everything is pointing to Utah to the PAC. Who's on SU's side, who?
                          Now is definitely his the time to show.
                          "Either evolution or intelligent design can account for the athlete, but neither can account for the sports fan." - Robert Brault

                          "Once I seen the trades go down and the other guys signed elsewhere," he said, "I knew it was my time now." - Derrick Favors

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                          • #1318
                            espn story on tweet,

                            [ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5276064"]Boise State Broncos joining Mountain West Conference, source says - ESPN[/ame]

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                            • #1319
                              I would say this is official now,

                              http://www.broncosports.com/SplashPa...H_AD_ID=502023

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                              • #1320
                                Originally posted by Coach McGuirk View Post
                                I would say this is official now,

                                http://www.broncosports.com/SplashPa...H_AD_ID=502023
                                Well at least they left the drum and feather on there for now.
                                "To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail."
                                —Abraham Maslow

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