Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Bear]

1 hour ago, jasonb56 said:

http://www.bringonthecats.com/2016/5/24/11661280/big-12-expansion-the-case-for-central-florida

For your reading pleasure...

This was below the belt:

 

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Jon: UCF is largely a massive commuter school –

Chas: Whoa. Are you sure you’re not asking me the USF questions by accident?

Jabs at our rival aside, this is just plain wrong. UCF has more student housing than the University of Florida. And it’s not like it empties out on the weekends -- far from it.

I hope that you get the chance to see that for yourself at a Big 12 conference game in Orlando someday...

 

[Triple B]

11 minutes ago, Bear said:

Jon: UCF is largely a massive commuter school –

Chas: Whoa. Are you sure you’re not asking me the USF questions by accident?

Chas??? That is ******* priceless .... not that there's anything wrong with that.

[GaUSFBull]

18 hours ago, Triple B said:

Chas??? That is ******* priceless .... not that there's anything wrong with that.

[namuh-bull]

20 hours ago, jasonb56 said:

http://www.bringonthecats.com/2016/5/24/11661280/big-12-expansion-the-case-for-central-florida

For your reading pleasure...

 

And for more reading pleasure...

 

http://www.bringonthecats.com/2016-big-12-expansion/2016/5/24/11723822/big-12-expansion-why-not-central-florida

 

Go Bulls!

[GaUSFBull]

namuh-bull's article is better.

[raptorcj]

3 hours ago, namuh-bull said:

And for more reading pleasure...

http://www.bringonthecats.com/2016-big-12-expansion/2016/5/24/11723822/big-12-expansion-why-not-central-florida

Go Bulls!

Fun read, but at the same time I wonder how many cracks he'd make at the Bulls. I don't think he likes the idea of either school being in the B12, but I enjoyed the excoriation.

[Bear]

20 minutes ago, raptorcj said:

Fun read, but at the same time I wonder how many cracks he'd make at the Bulls. I don't think he likes the idea of either school being in the B12, but I enjoyed the excoriation.

They already wrote a case FOR and AGAINST USF

 

BUT!!!!! The poll shows MORE support for USF joining the BIG 12 than UCF!

[Bear]

3 hours ago, namuh-bull said:

 

And for more reading pleasure...

 

http://www.bringonthecats.com/2016-big-12-expansion/2016/5/24/11723822/big-12-expansion-why-not-central-florida

 

Go Bulls!

 

I love this quote:

 

 

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"Central Florida has never, as a member of the FBS, strung together more than three consecutive winning seasons. That's pretty bad, guys..."
 

 

[BullsFanInTX]

KU Sports says B12 needs to add USF and UCF if they expand.

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2016/may/24/tom-keegan-if-big-12-expands-florida-place/

Tom Keegan: If Big 12 expands, Florida is the place

The smart money says that status quo will prevail at expansion discussions among Big 12 presidents/chancellors and athletic directors next week in Dallas.

A 10-team conference makes the most sense in part because there aren’t two schools interested in joining the Big 12 that could do anything but dilute the quality of the conference. As for the long term, there is a duo worth studying intensely to see if their addition could lead to exciting growth for the conference.

Neither South Florida nor Central Florida in tandem with a school outside the state of Florida could generate much of a buzz. But bring them both into the conference several years down the road and things become interesting, very interesting.

[MMW]

43 minutes ago, BullsFanInTX said:

KU Sports says B12 needs to add USF and UCF if they expand.

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2016/may/24/tom-keegan-if-big-12-expands-florida-place/

Tom Keegan: If Big 12 expands, Florida is the place

The smart money says that status quo will prevail at expansion discussions among Big 12 presidents/chancellors and athletic directors next week in Dallas.

A 10-team conference makes the most sense in part because there aren’t two schools interested in joining the Big 12 that could do anything but dilute the quality of the conference. As for the long term, there is a duo worth studying intensely to see if their addition could lead to exciting growth for the conference.

Neither South Florida nor Central Florida in tandem with a school outside the state of Florida could generate much of a buzz. But bring them both into the conference several years down the road and things become interesting, very interesting.

 

I am not saying it hasn't happened but I find it interesting that this is an endorsement from one of the B12 AD's mouths.  I consider that a pretty good deal.

I wonder how many times that has happened during this process, where an AD or Pres has mentioned a school(s) by name?

Not a booster, a twitter twit, a pundit but someone who has some influence.

I will also say, he gets it.  "Neither South Florida nor Central Florida in tandem with a school outside the state of Florida could generate much of a buzz. But bring them both into the conference several years down the road and things become interesting, very interesting."

He sees the potential.

Edited May 25, 2016 by mark_my_words