The Big 12 expansion groundswell

[cougjunkie]

I don't know why that would make any difference.

It's not like Samuelson et al suddenly changed their minds over the Summer. If anything, the Cirque du Big 12 we've seen in the last two weeks has probably only solidified the opinion expressed in the Wrubell tweet.

But, none of us are in the room when the decisions are made...

Good call nothing has changed between BYU and the Big 12 since early July.

[San Juan Sun]

Except that particular quote is more than three months old.

I didn't think people should have ragged on Shogunnanny for reportin his Cecil quote at he time. He was only reporting what he heard. But stirring it up again with dated Wrubell quote seems very thin-skinned to me. But it was good for an Internet chuckle I guess.

[shoganai]

Good call nothing has changed between BYU and the Big 12 since early July.

You and I both know that wasn't what I wrote.

[San Juan Sun]

I don't know why that would make any difference.

It's not like Samuelson et al suddenly changed their minds over the Summer. If anything, the Cirque du Big 12 we've seen in the last two weeks has probably only solidified the opinion expressed in the Wrubell tweet.

But, none of us are in the room when the decisions are made...

You have an alarming tendency to confuse facts with your perceptions and wishes.

[shoganai]

I didn't think people should have ragged on Shogunnanny for reportin his Cecil quote at he time. He was only reporting what he heard. But stirring it up again with dated Wrubell quote seems very thin-skinned to me. But it was good for an Internet chuckle I guess.

Glad I can contribute to the humor of the board. I'll have to take lessons from you on thick skin sometime when you're available.

You have an alarming tendency to confuse facts with your perceptions and wishes.

As I mentioned a few pages back, this thread is all the evidence science will ever need that we all hear what we want to hear, and read what we want to read.

Sorry for being so alarming.

[Pheidippides]

You have an alarming tendency to confuse facts with your perceptions and wishes.

Just because three schools have apparently separately leaked the same information doesn't mean anything. Nothing but smoke screens. I will make it so by the power of my will!

[Uncle Ted]

Who says the Big 12 isn't faith based? Except for aTm and maybe OU...

[Flystripper]

I don't know why that would make any difference.

It's not like Samuelson et al suddenly changed their minds over the Summer. If anything, the Cirque du Big 12 we've seen in the last two weeks has probably only solidified the opinion expressed in the Wrubell tweet.

But, none of us are in the room when the decisions are made...

This may be one of the most ridiculous statements made in this whole hullabaloo. Negotiations have been changing daily. To reference a quote made in early summer is grasping at straws even more than those of us that are hoping to join the big 12.

[San Juan Sun]

Glad I can contribute to the humor of the board. I'll have to take lessons from you on thick skin sometime when you're available.

I'm not sure what you expected to accomplish by posting dated and arguably misleading tweets. Given your track record of abrasiveness with anyone disagreeing with you, and this post out of the blue, how can I conclude that you're anything other than thin-skinned?

[Pheidippides]

T. Boone Pickens in the booth right now at the OkSt/Arizona game. Says he's not sure that aTm is going to the SEC. Also says OkSt ain't gunna sue, which I'm sure the President loves.

Edit: Also says he thinks you'll know pretty quick. OkSt wants to stay in the B12, and is a package with OU.

But take whatever T. Boone says with grain of salt.

Double Edit: It did seem like T. Boone was skirting specific answers on the questions. I can't imagine that he doesn't know exactly what's going on.

[shoganai]

I'm not sure what you expected to accomplish by posting dated and arguably misleading tweets. Given your track record of abrasiveness with anyone disagreeing with you, and this post out of the blue, how can I conclude that you're anything other than thin-skinned?

The tweet from Wrubell was approximately three hours ago. If you're going to attack someone for putting dated information out there, I'm sure his e-mail address is easy to find. My only purpose in posting it was to highlight a little bit of irony. Of course, it naturally has become an "abbrasive" attack on me for linking it here, and daring once again to post something that could in any way be construed as contrary to the popular opinion that BYU should kiss the Cirque du Big 12's butt at the first possible opportunity.

If you think I have developed a track record of abbrasiveness, I'd love to get your impressions of some others on this board.

[myboynoah]

I don't know why that would make any difference.

It's not like Samuelson et al suddenly changed their minds over the Summer. If anything, the Cirque du Big 12 we've seen in the last two weeks has probably only solidified the opinion expressed in the Wrubell tweet.

But, none of us are in the room when the decisions are made...

Here's a little vignette that might make it clear:

Noah: Dad, can we order pizza tonight?

Me: No, we have plenty of left-over chicken broccoli. We will not order a pizza!

Noah: But they are giving away $20 million, a secure schedule, and broadcast rights for our own TV network with every pizza order.

Me: Give me the phone.

[San Juan Sun]

The tweet from Wrubell was approximately three hours ago. If you're going to attack someone for putting dated information out there, I'm sure his e-mail address is easy to find.

And if you think I have developed a track record of abbrasiveness, I'd love to get your impressions of some others on this board.

Even though he's a indy honk too, Wrubell clarified his tweet a least. And he didn't post it on CUF, you did. Without clarifying, BTW. And then you follow it up with your assumption that Cecil can only be more wary of the Big 12 after the last two weeks events, and seem to report this as fact when it is pure speculation on your part. So how is this Wrubell's fault again?

And while many ca be abrasive on CUF at times, myself probably include, I don't see anyone else PMSing about it like you are right now.

[shoganai]

Here's a little vignette that might make it clear:

Your premise is sound myboynoah, but nobody ever said Wrubell's tweet meant BYU would never entertain the Big 12. Nor did I ever say that what he said in a meeting of professors meant that.

I do believe these things should be food for thought - for those capable of thinking and typing at the same time, anyway.

[Flystripper]

Actually the fault does lie with wrubell. But it is already well known that he is a huge Indy supporter and a byu mouthpiece. Everything he says in this is with the spin of remaining Indy. I admit I have strong hopes for the big 12 so I have my biases whaded by my desires It is clear to me that you and weubell have the same hopes. The only difference is that wrubell will sing a different tune when byu actually joins the big 12 and he he is told to fall in line. He will only say what his employer tells him to say. Even if it is intentionally deceitful.