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  • #10801
    Originally posted by dabrockster View Post





    http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...ied-2012-entry

    So my buddy from Rutgers informed me why the Big 12 made this statement. The BE was threatening to file a Lawsuit against Big 12 because the statement from Nienas was prior to the exit time for WVU and would then constitute tampering with the BE conference etc. So Big 12 clarified with this statement in order to stay out of trouble with any lawsuits..

    WVU is not going to get out of this so easy. Many of the other schools are chomping at the bit for lawyers to look deep into Discovery on WVU and it won't be pretty..

    We'll se if it ever gets that far..

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    • #10802
      I just don't see how WVU wins this "court case" (?) and gets out of the Big East early, Syracuse and Pitt aren't able to, so why should WVU? Unless they are using TCU as an example of who left early without the Big East caring, but technically they were never IN the Big East.

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      • #10803
        The rumor is Texas Tech will be playing UT on Thanksgiving in 2012. I was hoping they would play TCU at the cotton bowl or something.
        "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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        • #10804
          Originally posted by Uncle Ted View Post
          The rumor is Texas Tech will be playing UT on Thanksgiving in 2012. I was hoping they would play TCU at the cotton bowl or something.
          I'd really like to see UT/ND start up something on thanksgiving.
          "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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          • #10805
            Originally posted by Moliere View Post
            I'd really like to see UT/ND start up something on thanksgiving.
            BYU/ND

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            • #10806
              Why is ND and Texas trying to create a rivalry? It just doesn't appeal to me despite them being big national schools. Texas vs TCU on Thanksgiving could be a great rivalry game IMO with TCU playing at Cowboys Stadium.

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              • #10807
                I find it a little interesting that the Big 12 is willing to take WVU, a school that really is no better a draw (and is worse academically, if that matters) over BYU, even with all of their uncertainty. Every school in the B12 must have holes in their schedule pending this mess getting sorted out, all while BYU stands on the sideline, ready and willing at a moment's notice to jump in and fill them. All over Tier 3 broadcasting rights? Sunday play? Really?

                Something's fishy.
                At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
                -Berry Trammel, 12/3/10

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                • #10808
                  Originally posted by ERCougar View Post
                  I find it a little interesting that the Big 12 is willing to take WVU, a school that really is no better a draw (and is worse academically, if that matters) over BYU, even with all of their uncertainty. Every school in the B12 must have holes in their schedule pending this mess getting sorted out, all while BYU stands on the sideline, ready and willing at a moment's notice to jump in and fill them. All over Tier 3 broadcasting rights? Sunday play? Really?

                  Something's fishy.
                  The holes are only there if mizzu leaves before next season, otherwise....
                  "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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                  • #10809
                    Originally posted by The Notorious J.I.C. View Post
                    The holes are only there if mizzu leaves before next season, otherwise....
                    Well, there's that too, but is WVU contingent on them leaving? If not, everyone needs to leave a spot for them or who are they gonna play? I guess if the offer is contingent on them leaving, they just fill Mizzou's spot, but there's still the issue of WVU getting released from the B12. That doesn't seem a given, and if it is why doesn't Pitt have something to say about that?

                    Plug in BYU for WVU and all this timing and lawsuit baggage disappears. Are we that toxic?
                    At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
                    -Berry Trammel, 12/3/10

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                    • #10810
                      Originally posted by ERCougar View Post
                      Well, there's that too, but is WVU contingent on them leaving? If not, everyone needs to leave a spot for them or who are they gonna play? I guess if the offer is contingent on them leaving, they just fill Mizzou's spot, but there's still the issue of WVU getting released from the B12. That doesn't seem a given, and if it is why doesn't Pitt have something to say about that?

                      Plug in BYU for WVU and all this timing and lawsuit baggage disappears. Are we that toxic?
                      I'll answer on behalf of SU.

                      We're beyond toxic; BYU is radioactive.
                      Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.

                      "Cog dis is a bitch." -James Patterson

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                      • #10811
                        Originally posted by ERCougar View Post
                        Well, there's that too, but is WVU contingent on them leaving? If not, everyone needs to leave a spot for them or who are they gonna play? I guess if the offer is contingent on them leaving, they just fill Mizzou's spot, but there's still the issue of WVU getting released from the B12. That doesn't seem a given, and if it is why doesn't Pitt have something to say about that?

                        Plug in BYU for WVU and all this timing and lawsuit baggage disappears. Are we that toxic?

                        The WVU invite is not contingent on anything. They are in. It is just a matter of when. If they can't join next year, then the B12 will force Mizzou to stay so that they have 10 teams. If WVU can work out a settlement with the Beast to play in the B12 next year, then Mizzou can be released. Either way, they will have 10 teams next year. It isn't really that fishy.

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                        • #10812
                          Originally posted by Green Monstah View Post
                          I'll answer on behalf of SU.

                          We're beyond toxic; BYU is radioactive.
                          Thanks for saving him the effort. And me the broken record. I'm guessing he'll comment anyway though. In 10...9...8...
                          At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
                          -Berry Trammel, 12/3/10

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                          • #10813
                            Originally posted by LiveCoug View Post
                            The WVU invite is not contingent on anything. They are in. It is just a matter of when. If they can't join next year, then the B12 will force Mizzou to stay so that they have 10 teams. If WVU can work out a settlement with the Beast to play in the B12 next year, then Mizzou can be released. Either way, they will have 10 teams next year. It isn't really that fishy.
                            But still...scheduling plans for 10 teams. That's no small feat. WVU has a set of home and away games scheduled right now. They can probably plug things in, but it has to coincide with 9 other teams and their home field scheduling. Sure, it can be worked out, but it's the kind of thing that needs to be nailed down...well...now. And remember, Mizzou has a whole schedule to work out. They're going to want an answer...well...now.

                            BYU is really the easiest logistical thing out there, and we still can't get a date. Fishy was maybe the wrong word, but it really makes me wonder what's really going on here--on both sides.
                            At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
                            -Berry Trammel, 12/3/10

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                            • #10814
                              Originally posted by ERCougar View Post
                              But still...scheduling plans for 10 teams. That's no small feat. WVU has a set of home and away games scheduled right now. They can probably plug things in, but it has to coincide with 9 other teams and their home field scheduling. Sure, it can be worked out, but it's the kind of thing that needs to be nailed down...well...now. And remember, Mizzou has a whole schedule to work out. They're going to want an answer...well...now.

                              BYU is really the easiest logistical thing out there, and we still can't get a date. Fishy was maybe the wrong word, but it really makes me wonder what's really going on here--on both sides.
                              Me too.

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                              • #10815
                                Originally posted by LiveCoug View Post
                                The WVU invite is not contingent on anything. They are in. It is just a matter of when. If they can't join next year, then the B12 will force Mizzou to stay so that they have 10 teams. If WVU can work out a settlement with the Beast to play in the B12 next year, then Mizzou can be released. Either way, they will have 10 teams next year. It isn't really that fishy.
                                The suicidal one is correct
                                "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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