The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[SeattleUte]

I agree the list is even shittier than the list put out by the University of Sri Lanka that has Arizona State and Utah ranked higher than Cal Tech and some of the Ivys.

But where are getting this stuff about Utah being anything close to UW? UW supposedly has a top 10 research med school. Utah's is couple spots ahead of South Carolina's (thus substantiating my theory about the Cocks and Utes being educationally linked). I need to spend some time around UW's campus to determine where you're getting the linkage. Are there a lot of muffin tops and guys with bad facial hair that reminds you of the Utah student body? Do they have buildings that remind you of something you'd find on a Cal State campus?

Mark Grace can you comment on this? Has my imagination overrated UW?

You're obsessed.:crazy:

[CardiacCoug]

Back to the Big 12, I still question its stability even if TX and OK stay home. What happens next year? How committed is MO? That isn’t the greatest place for BYU to land.

You're saying BYU needs to hold out for a better offer?

Sorry, I don't see one out there.

[LiveCoug]

Indy is better than mwc

At least we don't have the dubious distinction of being in that league

I don't disagree, but I don't see indy as a very viable long term option. Scheduling is always going to be an issue as well as BCS and bowl access..

[SteelBlue]

This PAC-16 talk is all BS. Again. The thing I can't figure out is what the desired result is supposed to be.

[ERCougar]

This PAC-16 talk is all BS. Again. The thing I can't figure out is what the desired result is supposed to be.

OU either wants in on the LHN or wants to pressure ESPN into a similar type of setup as Texas has.

[MarkGrace]

I agree the list is even shittier than the list put out by the University of Sri Lanka that has Arizona State and Utah ranked higher than Cal Tech and some of the Ivys.

But where are getting this stuff about Utah being anything close to UW? UW supposedly has a top 10 research med school. Utah's is couple spots ahead of South Carolina's (thus substantiating my theory about the Cocks and Utes being educationally linked). I need to spend some time around UW's campus to determine where you're getting the linkage. Are there a lot of muffin tops and guys with bad facial hair that reminds you of the Utah student body? Do they have buildings that remind you of something you'd find on a Cal State campus?

Mark Grace can you comment on this? Has my imagination overrated UW?

No, even SU agrees that the UofU is a poor man's UW. If you think about it that way, it's probably a homeless man's UW to most people.

[myboynoah]

Where is? Indy and WCC? I sure hope not... I say it's better to get your foot in the door and hope for the best.

You're saying BYU needs to hold out for a better offer?

Sorry, I don't see one out there.

No, I'm saying it's not the greatest place to be; simply that. It might be BYU's best option, but still not the greatest situation. Kind of like independence is now.

[LA Ute]

No, even SU agrees that the UofU is a poor man's UW. If you think about it that way, it's probably a homeless man's UW to most people.

This raises a question. Is BYU a poor man's Notre Dame, Boston College, Baylor, or Oral Roberts? There are so many parallels, it's hard to pick the most fitting ones.

[Coach McGuirk]

Can we please put the Utah and academic bullshit in the other thread.

Much appreciated.

[dixdog]

Greg Swaim says if Texas doesn't go to the PAC-12, then Kansas and Mizzou will go.

What a strange conference that would be.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Greg Swaim says if Texas doesn't go to the PAC-12, then Kansas and Mizzou will go.

What a strange conference that would be.

Why on earth would the PAC-12 go for a 16-team conference with Kansas and Mizzou?

[dixdog]

I don't know. No recruits in Kansas and MO for the Pac-12 teams. Why would the Arizona schools agree to that?

[LA Ute]

Can we please put the Utah and academic bullshit in the other thread.

Much appreciated.

Oh, you mean the one entitled "Is Utah anything more than a commuter school w/ a good med school?" Such an inviting thread. What Utah supporter wouldn't run over there to participate in the discussion?

I will stop responding to posts here about that subject, anyway.

[Coach McGuirk]

I don't know. No recruits in Kansas and MO for the Pac-12 teams. Why would the Arizona schools agree to that?

I don't see how that adds to TV money at all. Just more mouths to feed.


This is stupid.

[ERCougar]

I don't see how that adds to TV money at all. Just more mouths to feed.


This is stupid.

Exactly.
When people start posing scenarios involving a Pacific Athletic Conference adding Missouri, you'd think people would start seeing just how silly this OU to the PAC 12 business is. Larry Scott is getting played. Again.