The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[creekster]

I'm just the messenger here.
Shot birds flutter, creekster.

Thanks, Julie. That's a very sweet message. now leave.

[Moliere]

S a D. GTFO of our big12 thread and our lives. We all hate you and your dumb ute friends.

Although I like Solon so my applause doesn't apply to him.


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[YOhio]

Although I like Solon so my applause doesn't apply to him.


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Time for us to face the facts. Solon has become JIC-level asshole.

[Uncle Ted]

Given that UConn, SMU, Tulane, and Rice are still in this but ECU, Boise St, etc. are out I have to wonder if academics carries some weight with the Big 12 in its evaluation.

US News National Ranking of known remaining schools:

#18 Rice
#41 Tulane
#57 UConn
#61 SMU
#66 BYU
#127 CSU
#140 UC
#156 USF
#168 UCF
#187 UH

ECU's ranking is #194 and I am not sure what the other schools that got cut are ranked (if at all).

Rankings of schools that the Big 12 lost:

#70 Texas A&M
#89 Colorado
#103 Nebraska
#103 Missouri

I wouldn't be surprised if UH doesn't make it just based on their academics. Also, I wonder about UC. While UC's #140 is better than UWV (#175) it is questionable how much of a fan base there is in Cincy (UC's football is behind OSU and Bengals in terms of fans). Maybe UConn would be a better choice... at least it gives Kansas someone to play basketball with.

[Solon]

Thanks, Julie. That's a very sweet message. now leave.

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[wally]

Time for us to face the facts. Solon has become JIC-level asshole.

What levels of asshole are there? Is there a scale somewhere for reference? I am wondering where the JIC-Level falls, so that I can better understand the gravity of your insult here. Like, if the JIC-level is close to the Dalai Lama or mother Theresa levels, then its probably not really a huge insult.

[YOhio]

What levels of asshole are there? Is there a scale somewhere for reference? I am wondering where the JIC-Level falls, so that I can better understand the gravity of your insult here. Like, if the JIC-level is close to the Dalai Lama or mother Theresa levels, then its probably not really a huge insult.

It's bad, Wally. I'll just say that much.

[old_gregg]

What levels of asshole are there? Is there a scale somewhere for reference? I am wondering where the JIC-Level falls, so that I can better understand the gravity of your insult here. Like, if the JIC-level is close to the Dalai Lama or mother Theresa levels, then its probably not really a huge insult.

mother theresa was actually a big asshole

[pelagius]

mother theresa was actually a big asshole

Well, yeah ... The Washington Post blew the lid on her problematic behavior today:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/02/25/why-to-many-critics-mother-teresa-is-still-no-saint/?tid=pm_world_pop_b

The controversy surrounding Mother Teresa, who died in 1997, is far from new. Her saintly reputation was gained for aiding Kolkata's poorest of the poor, yet it was undercut by persistent allegations of misuse of funds, poor medical treatments and religious evangelism in the institutions she founded.

[Jarid in Cedar]

Time for us to face the facts. Solon has become JIC-level asshole.

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[creekster]

Well, yeah ... The Washington Post blew the lid on her problematic behavior today:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...pm_world_pop_b

They are being critical because a nun included religious evangelism in institutions she founded? Hmmm.

[pelagius]

They are being critical because a nun included religious evangelism in institutions she founded? Hmmm.

Yeah, they really exposed a dark underbelly.

[SeattleUte]

Does the Big XII want to join the "shame list"?

https://www.campuspride.org/ShameList/

[lambdacoug]

They are being critical because a nun included religious evangelism in institutions she founded? Hmmm.

Yeah, that one seems a bit ridiculous to even me.

[old_gregg]

Does the Big XII want to join the "shame list"?

https://www.campuspride.org/ShameList/

ngaf