Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Brad]

Cryptically stating the problem is UCF?  Got it.  It’s hard to tell.  You’re sometimes as rough on our fans as you are anyone else’s.  So Big12 and UCF. Check.  

[puc86]

25 minutes ago, Triple B said:

..... rather than accuse anybody of reading comprehension issues, let me clarify my comment further that wasn't about our fan base:

 

It’s out there for sure but less ridiculous than a position I’ve heard that the BEAST thing that ever happened to us was actually the worst. I stand by my assertion that the people that make it so the fans have to lie to themselves for so long are the issue and not the lies people have to tell themselves to stay. I yield my time to the gentlewoman from New York.

 

 

[puc86]

 

[Triple B]

1 hour ago, Brad said:

Cryptically stating the problem is UCF?  Got it.  It’s hard to tell.  You’re sometimes as rough on our fans as you are anyone else’s.  So Big12 and UCF. Check.  

Cryptically ........ ?? As down as I've been on ours at times, the honor of worst fan base has been permanently bestowed on one group of kanucklheads.

[Triple B]

1 hour ago, puc86 said:

t’s out there for sure but less ridiculous than a position I’ve heard that the BEAST thing that ever happened to us was actually the worst. I stand by my assertion that the people that make it so the fans have to lie to themselves for so long are the issue and not the lies people have to tell themselves to stay. I yield my time to the gentlewoman from New York.

Sure .....?

[UCF_rustbucket]

13 hours ago, Jim Johnson said:

It certainly seems like the Big 12 told USF at some point that it needed to improve it's facilities.  It doesn't mean the B12 said "build it and we'll invite you"... instead it may have been "we didn't pick you because . . ."

No one will ever (EVER) officially say this happened.  But it's definitely within the realm of possibility.

 

I'm just as dubious of Twitter randos. I don't quite believe his claim of "build it and we'll invite you" but I lean more towards your same thinking of "we didn't pick you because" and as a result, USF built their game plan on how to address these things. Some in motion after 2016 and others accelerated in 2021 only after the surprise Big 12 dominos. Still of the belief that there's no super secret agreement in hand, just that USF knows now what it needs to do to be the top option for whenever the next P5 expansion happens.

[Rocky Style]

15 minutes ago, UCF_rustbucket said:

I don't quite believe his claim of "build it and we'll invite you" but I lean more towards your same thinking of "we didn't pick you because" and as a result, USF built their game plan on how to address these things.

This is most likely.  I would imagine no one would ever promise anything in this disastrous CFB climate.

It's sad it took the UCF big 12 fiasco to kick us in the pants.  Some of us have been saying all along the right leaders could make this happen, and look what happened with the board and president within a mere couple years.

It's happening now at least.  We have a motivated coach and a little winning is going to feel pretty different around here.

Edited June 14, 2023 by Rocky Style

[belgianbull]

13 hours ago, Bull Matrix said:

We all know UCiF would block USF. So we best go for the ACC lol 

UCF doesn't wield that kind of power in the Big 12. FSU ad Miami do wield that kind of power in the ACC.

Besides we didn't block FAU joining the AAC, or UCF ( about a decade ago) joining the Big East/AAC.

I think if the Big 12 decides we are a good addition UCF will likely not be able to do anything about it

[UCF_rustbucket]

2 minutes ago, belgianbull said:

UCF doesn't wield that kind of power in the Big 12. FSU ad Miami do wield that kind of power in the ACC.

Besides we didn't block FAU joining the AAC, or UCF ( about a decade ago) joining the Big East/AAC.

I think if the Big 12 decides we are a good addition UCF will likely not be able to do anything about it

Just the vibes I get from our President and AD, I don't think they'd block USF. It would get us back our closest geographic rival. 

 

But also like you said, even if we wanted to block you we don't have that level of influence in the new Big 12. If the majority of the schools felt you were a fit, it'd be hard to us to argue against expanding the conference foothold in FL.

[GoBulls84]

11 hours ago, Brad said:

Cryptically stating the problem is UCF?  Got it.  It’s hard to tell.  You’re sometimes as rough on our fans as you are anyone else’s.  So Big12 and UCF. Check.  

I didn't feel he was very cryptic at all, seemed as straight forward as it gets without outright mentioning them LOL