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  1. 3 minutes ago, 'stache said:

    The Big 8 was before my time. I didn't pay any attention to college sports whatsoever until about 1998, shortly after my family moved from Texas to Oklahoma, and my sister decided to attend OSU. I was still in high school. I've only ever known the Big XII and I loved it because I was in Oklahoma but there were Texas schools involved and everyone else was driving distance when I entered OSU in 2000.

    I thought you were older. I liked the original Big XII best, too.

    I may get a SWC t-shirt as a gag gift for somebody.

  2. 9 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    I remember when JoePa had them wear black cleats to (theoretically) make the team look slower than they actually were.

    That worked for UT in 2005 too.

  3. 1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

    That PSU uniform is badass.  Is that just a fan creation or are they headed that way?

    It's a throwback that combines earlier PSU uniforms. Here's the description,

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    But the uniforms won’t call to mind just one bygone era.

    The white helmets will sport blue numbers on the sides, like the team wore from the 1950s through the early ‘70s. The players will also wear white cleats calling to mind the 1979 Sugar Bowl. The jerseys will have white trim on the shoulders, as they were during the 1982 and 1986 national championship seasons.

    Coach James Franklin says the uniforms are a perfect fit for what Penn State is dubbing its “Generations of Greatness” game — a tribute to various eras of the team.

    Franklin says the retro uniform “shows and reinforces all the tremendous history and tradition that we have here.”

     

     

  4. 8 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

    The thing that I am watching with amusement is the juxtaposition between the institutional arrogance of these schools and the crumbling landscape around them. It is pretty clear that both the PAC and ACC view the B12 with disdain, and many of them are going to be forced into a landing spot that includes the B12. The PAC/ACC thing is nothing more than a bandaid to stop the bleeding, just like the alliance was last year. They are all fucked and they know it and are just desperately holding onto hope that they get an invite into one of the big 2 conferences. This will cause them to hold out too long and have to scramble at the last minute to join. If the B12 were smart, they would solicit 8 schools and tell them they have 4 spots. Whoever gets them gets them, whoever doesn't joins the MWC and the AAC.  

    Maybe Yormark has already done this with the Pac-6 targets, for starters?

    First 4 in get the slots? He's still got time to accommodate additional teams if the media partners deem them value adds. Or maybe the Big 12 moves forward as a 16-team league in line with the B1G and SEC?

  5. 13 minutes ago, 'stache said:

    I think some sort of media arrangement between the ACC and PAC/XII survivor league makes sense, but not a championship game between them. That would be a ridiculous cluster. Just schedule each other regularly so there's some familiarity and reasons for fans of one league to watch the other from time to time.

    That's what made a "loose partnership" between the PAC - sans USC & UCLA - and ACC somewhat ridiculous. There's really no history or compelling match-ups for which ESPN would overpay. Arizona vs UNC in basketball? Maybe Clemson vs Oregon in football.

    Okay... 

  6. 7 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    Love the cleaner look.  Personally, I like "TEXAS" on the front, but what really puts me in the minority is that I don't like the sleeve stripes.  I'll never win that battle, though.

    I like both sleeve and pants stripes.

    Indifferent to TV numbers. Glad to get rid of collar Longhorn noggin.

  7. 2 hours ago, LTbear said:

    Mild point: has y'all's pants always looked so... see through?

    My wife says the same thing every game, too. It's "breathable" fabric.

  8. 45 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

     

    Then... why in the ever loving fuckity shit can't I get it here in San Diego

    Seriously ... What's the good of getting bought out by a massive insanely huge international gigacorporation if you can't get the good stuff distributed across three measly state lines?

    Call the Bandit. We're not done bringing back the 1970s. We already brought back insane gas prices, stagflation, a weak-ass Democrat replacing a criminal-ass Republican, Russia invading another country only to get their shit kicked in, overt racism and rampant teen drug use. It's time for interstate beer smuggling to make a comeback!

    smokey and the bandit GIF by hero0fwar

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  9. 2 minutes ago, Hurtlocker said:

    Actually I think its a way for ESPN to boost viewership of the ACC Network.   Unlike BTN/SECN, it doesn't have the same buzz and all of the viewership is on the east coast.   By rebranding it and putting the Pac inventory on it, it could double the viewership.   Of course it has to split the revenues 25 ways instead of 15, but, you know.

    All of this maneuvering by the ACC and PAC reeks of desperation. Bottom line is most of their fan bases are disinterested and dispassionate. Lipstick on two pigs.

    I expect AZ and ASU to be the first to join the Big 12.

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  10. 13 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

    And I bet if you went to SECHQ and asked about bringing back Georgia Tech you’d find many of the ole bubbas very enthusiastic about that. This conference clings to its traditions and folklore. The conference is an innovator but some things are sacrosanct.

    Shit, Bama name checks the Yellowjackets in our fight song and they left the SEC in 1964.

    What about Tulane and Suwanee?

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