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  1. What seems most likely to me: West Virginia to ACC - would allow them to revive the Backyard Brawl with Pitt, also close proximity to Virginia and Virginia Tech. It would not shock me if the ACC were to add Houston, too. Kansas and Iowa State to the B1G - Kansas for sure, Iowa State maybe. Both schools are AAU members, which the B1G really likes. Kansas is extremely attractive for hoops, and probably no worse at football than Illinois. (Which is to say, they're terrible.) Iowa State has a longstanding rivalry with Iowa, and would fit in well regionally with Nebraska and Minnesota as well. Texas Tech and Oklahoma State to the Pac - Pac will need to expand to keep up with the Joneses. These are probably the two best remaining programs in the Big XII, and these schools would fit in reasonably well with Colorado, Utah, and the Arizona schools. I could see the Pac also entertaining the idea of adding Boise State and maybe BYU (if the Pac decides to get past the whole Mormon thing) to get to 16 teams. Oklahoma State to the B1G is also a possibility, although that seems like less of a good fit to me. Baylor, TCU - probably the American. These are smaller programs that would probably thrive in that conference, although the loss in conference prestige would be a blow. When the CFP expands to 12 teams, I could see the American getting at least one bid. Kansas State - who knows? My guess is they might join the Mountain West with the likes of Colorado State, Wyoming, Air Force, etc. unless the Pac gets desperate enough to add them.
  2. This. This is the correct answer.
  3. I have to say I really want OU, Arky, and aggy in our pod - mainly to revive all our old rivalries with the latter two. That would be badass. But I would be good with some kind of arrangement where we play one of them in a cross-pod rivalry game every year, if that team winds up not being in our pod. Though it would not surprise me if aggy were to do some kind of bitchass move like making the SEC put them in a different pod than us in exchange for not torpedoing our admission into the conference, because they don't want to play us. I could also see the SEC doing two eight team divisions, and rotating two teams out from the other division for home-and-home series over two years to fill out a nine game conference schedule. I recall the Big Ten does (or used to do?) something similar a while back.
  4. Again, I will ask: how is that working out for you these days?
  5. Yep, they used to call it Fayette-Nam, and for good reason.
  6. This. And quite honestly, this is the biggest problem I have had with the Big XII for the last 10 years. The Big XII has basically been propped up by Texas and OU, and to a somewhat lesser extent, OSU, over the last 10 years. All the while, the remora in the conference have been whining and complaining about how Texas runs everything, while at the same time still gladly accepting all the money we have brought into the conference. Well kids, we're selling the house and moving. Time to put on your big boy pants and go get an apartment. Do I believe that we will run things in the SEC? Absolutely not. I see Texas as a peer among rough equals with the likes of OU, Bama, LSU, and Florida. We know damn well the SEC will get along just peachy without us. But frankly, we're all a bit tired of being the ATM for the rest of the Big XII, while they mostly shit all over us at the same time. At least with the SEC, we will be respected for our size, history, and additional resources that we bring to the party. We may be disliked by some. That's fine, we're used to it. We will win some, and we will lose some. But it will be fun. Let's ride.
  7. They honestly believe that we are 100% of the reason that their program has been mediocre now for the better part of two decades. As though mediocre coaching hires like Bill Callahan, or Tom Osborne covering for all of Lawrence Phillips's crimes while enrolled there had nothing to do with any of it. Nope, it was all Texas. Kind of funny how, in the decade since they cut Texas out of their lives, they still suck. On the other hand, we barely even think about them anymore unless they pop up around here and show their asses.
  8. So how has that Big Ten affiliation been working out for y'all for the last ten years? Must be a real shame that you guys haven't recaptured your former glory and knocked Ohio State off its perch yet.
  9. It was always going to end this way. It was just a matter of when. The Big XII has been dysfunctional for almost a decade now, if not longer - pretty much from the point that Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, and aggy abandoned the conference. Almost every other fanbase still in the conference hates us, yet all of their programs would be shit without us. Did they think that gravy train was going to last forever? Did they really expect Texas to sit around and continue to take it, while they continue to shit all over us year after year? And now they're mad that we're leaving? I thought that was what they all ultimately wanted! I'm not expecting miracles for Texas by joining the SEC. I doubt we're going to go into the SEC and dictate shit from day one, the way some of the scrub programs in the Big XII seem to think we always do. I do think the opportunity to settle some of the long, tiresome debates over whether Texas is "SEC good" is exciting, though. I am looking forward to competing against more programs that are closer in stature to ours. I think Tech, OSU, KU, WVU, and maybe ISU will be fine, as they will probably get invites to other P4 conferences looking to expand to keep up with the SEC. Good luck to the rest of you, though. You're going to need it.
  10. I don't think that most of these things are nearly the negatives that this guy seems to think that they are...
  11. Does not have to be unanimous, but 3/4 of the member schools have to approve. This is according to Article 3 of the SEC Constitution and Bylaws. aggy gonna aggy, but I don't see most of the rest of the SEC turning down an extra $30 million in annual revenue. My guess is we are in by a 13-1 vote.
  12. I'll allow it. But I have a feeling it's just dumb shit like they're going to try and sue the SEC because...reasons. IDGAF.
  13. aggy delusionally thinking that the SEC would always keep their pinky promise to not allow UT in the SEC is quite possibly the most aggy thing ever. Did they really think the SEC was going to pass up the money and influence that UT and OU would bring to the conference? I'm sorry, even if Greg Sankey is on the can taking a shit, a phone call from UT to the SEC gets patched through immediately, no questions asked.
  14. I know I jumped in the thread early yesterday, but I had a few more thoughts to share. I have dealt with my share of loss in my life. A lot of us have. One of my best friends died back in 2018. He was a real funny dude, and I had known him since I was about 12. He was the guy who got me hooked on fantasy football eons ago. After he died, I stayed off most social media and fantasy football for the better part of two years, because I just couldn't log on knowing that I would never see one of his funny jokes or posts again. You never get over loss, though the sting may fade a bit over time. Even still to this day, sometimes I run across something that I want desperately to share with him, and I start to...and then I remember. It sucks. He had teenage kids, and I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like for them to lose their dad. I can only imagine that losing a child, a sibling, or a parent must be even many times worse than this. Like many who are parents here, I hugged my kids a little extra today. I even took my youngest son out to the local minor league ballpark where we live for a game last night. It was our first time to catch a game in nearly two years, due to the pandemic. I enjoyed every minute of it, and I know full well that the day will probably come someday when we won't be able to do that anymore. I hope not for a long time, though. Nobody ever regretted spending too much time with their kids. I've met tons of people who wish they had spent more, though. To Jake's family and friends, wherever you are - I did not ever have a chance to meet Jake, nor even any of you personally. He seemed like a wonderful young man, and I am deeply saddened by his loss. I cannot ever feel his loss quite the same way as you do, nor would I ever even presume to. But as a member of Longhorn Nation and a proud UT alum, I will stand beside you in spirit, shoulder to shoulder, and mourn with you along with thousands of others in this crazy extended family. I hope you will lean on those in this family who are closest to you at this time for comfort and support.
  15. Awful news. Keeping Sam, the Ehlinger family, and his teammates and coaches in my thoughts today. RIP.
  16. I don’t subscribe to any of the $9.95ers, and I don’t feel like I have missed out on a single goddamn thing. I was just as surprised as they all were when Herman got the axe yesterday, and I didn’t have to spend $9.95 to be misinformed beforehand. Come to think of it, I should take that money and buy a McRib for lunch. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  17. So, how do you identify that coach ahead of time? I think there are only a handful of people in the world that could fit your definition of a "great coach." We might be able to pull off hiring Urban Meyer, but if not, then what? Saban has already proven that he isn't willing to leave Alabama for any amount of money. I suspect the same is probably also true of Dabo. So now we have to move to a tier of coaches that have potential, but are not yet proven to be in that elite category, should Urban not work out. And even at that, Urban is not necessarily guaranteed to be the guy. There are plenty of examples in history of formerly great coaches who stayed around too long, past the height of their career arc. Suppose Urban doesn't turn our hot mess around in three years - are you going to bail on him, then? I'm all for no excuses, but at the same time, coaches are human beings and not God. At some point, you have to be realistic about what they can accomplish.
  18. I don't disagree. And I think there are enough red flags with Cristobal that he is not my #1 choice. All I was trying to point out is that there are a lot of unusual factors at play here. TBH, I think Oregon royally screwed up with the Taggart hire. That alone probably set their program back about five years. I do think Cristobal is solid, but there are issues endemic to the program stemming from the Taggart hire that are going to take time to sort out. Cristobal hasn't been on the job long enough for me to form a definitive opinion on whether he is the right man for that job at this point, but yeah, the issues with Oregon's defense are very, very concerning. No excuse for giving up 41 points to Oregon State.
  19. Agreed. Which is why I think Campbell is a better choice, if we can't make Urban work.
  20. Well, in my defense, I did say that Cristobal wasn't my #1 pick...and I wasn't sold on him being a slam dunk at Texas. I was just saying, it's a weird year. I guarantee you, though, that if he makes it a habit to lose to Oregon State, he won't survive very long at Oregon, either.
  21. My son goes to Oregon, so I have watched a fair amount of their games. I wouldn't read too much into Oregon losing the Civil War game to Oregon State on Friday. That is one of those heated rivalry games for in-state bragging rights - throw out all the records, etc. It has a lot of the same feel as when Texas used to play aggy, although on a smaller scale, as Oregon is a much smaller state than Texas. Plus. this was kind of considered a rebuilding year for Oregon anyway, after losing Herbert to the NFL after last season. Throw in all the weirdness with the Pac-12 and the coronavirus pandemic this season (they didn't start playing until the beginning of November) and it's hard to take away anything meaningful from this season, when it comes to Oregon. Having said that, I think Cristobal is a solid coach, although I am far from certain he would be a slam dunk at Texas. His biggest strength is coaching the O-line. I have always been very impressed with the way Oregon's O-line blocks under Cristobal. I'm kind of meh about his X's and O's - I think Herbert would have probably thrived more back when Chip Kelly was running the show, and Oregon was more aggressive on offense. However, the biggest red flags for Cristobal so far have been defense. Oregon's defense has been bad, especially this season. I'm kind of giving Cristobal a pass on that for now, given the recent turnover in Oregon's head coaching position. They went through three head coaches in three years: Helfrich, Taggart, and now Cristobal. It's really hard to build any kind of consistency with that much turnover, and I think Cristobal deserves a bit more time to see if he can fix the issues on defense. But so far, the early returns are...not great. I think if it's not Urban, Campbell would probably be my #1 choice. Iowa State used to be one of the worst teams in the country, and he has not only managed to make them respectable, but actually put them in position to compete for the conference. That is the mark of a damn good coach. We need a guy like that around here.
  22. Well, it's all relative. OU > UTEP, probably. But, point taken.
  23. What's really sad is that after 30+ years of watching Texas football, I have mostly just stopped caring by this point. It's really just the same old shit anymore, year after year. Nothing ever changes. We can (mostly) routinely beat the sisters of the poor, but all too often, we get exposed whenever it comes time to play a good team. Don't bother waking me in 2021, it will just be more of the same.
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