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  1. On 6/20/2025 at 8:49 AM, Al_4_ISU said:

    I'm starting to think that the Big 12 and ACC backed 5+11 in hopes it would create a wedge between the SEC and Big 10. 

    The Big 12 and ACC are far less disadvantaged by a playoff that includes them (even if they don't get many teams in) than they are by a playoff that does not include them.

    The Big 10 is not the SEC's on-field equal, and everyone knows it.  That's a big part of why the Big 10 wants 4 auto-bids (outside of creating revenue via play-ins).  Weirdly, it's better for the bulk of the sport if the SEC considers itself above everyone than if it decides to have one special friend it wants to go hold hands with in their tree fort forever.  If the SEC and Big 10 aren't on the same page, they're far less likely to push the red button.

    Plus, the SEC can potentially get exposed in a 5-11 playoff where they garner 4-5 teams and a couple shit the bed.

    See this year's NCAA baseball tournament.

  2. 2 hours ago, TKthunder2 said:

    Because in this new era of college football markets don’t mean as much. Eyeballs and fan engagement mean more. If you don’t have a major national TV contract then markets mean next to nothing.

    The American and the PAC12 are both on the cusp of this size. But the Sun Belt and MAC have proved that having a smaller regional conference of passionate fans is still a good TV product for casual fans.

    For now ECU chasing the money is not a bad strategy, but if they are trying to drive more regional interest and fan engagement playing then the Sun Belt is a far better fit.

    The “local” teams for ECU in the American are Charlotte, UAB, a pair of South Florida schools, Temple, Army and Navy. Everyone else is basically on or West of the Mississippi River.

    The local teams in the Sun Belt are App State, Coastal, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, and a trio in the Virginias. These are more similar to ECU’s profile and would drive more engagement and future dollars.

    Do you really think ECU students and fans give a shit about those schools you mentioned above more so than Charlotte or the other AAC teams? I doubt it. Most MAC and SBC teams have nowhere else to go, so they make it work out of necessity.

  3. Would an all burnt orange ensemble appeal to anyone as an option when playing aggy and/or 0u at home?

    Of course, it doesn't improve jersey sales, but...

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  4. On 6/19/2025 at 10:46 PM, speed817 said:

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    That cow print is god-awful. Not even funny as a joke.

    Bluebloods don't need color-rush uniforms, IMO. It's just another money grab when programs like Ohio State and Michigan do it. Gotta sell more jerseys. Maybe UT is leaving money on the table?

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  5. 16 hours ago, TKthunder2 said:

    Because they are in a state with 1/3rd the population of Texas with 4 schools in the P4 and 2 others in the G5. They just aren’t going to move the needle for realignment.

    Pairing them with App State would be far better for them than putting them with UNC-Charlotte (if there wasn’t money involved).

    How does ECU traveling across the state to rural, mountainous Boone, benefit their program and university as a whole? I think ECU would rather have increased exposure in NC's largest city than BFE. More eyes and potential NC students in Charlotte.

    And, yes, money is the key driver to ECU staying in the AAC. It pays better than the Sun Belt, doesn't it?

  6. 7 hours ago, yoladu said:

    So Washington State, Oregon State...

    added Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and Utah State.

    now Texas State... i am seeing a pattern.

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    Leading to the first branded NCAA conference? Why not? The Pac-Whatever sucks anyway

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  7. 1 hour ago, Asithappens said:

    Why the hate? Best of luck to Kinne and Texas State. 

    If aggy had half a brain they would've hired this guy and his staff instead of some obese douchebag from Duke. 

    aggy can probably still be in the mix to make that happen when they can afford to fire Elko.

    Unless Baylor beats them to him.

  8. 20 hours ago, Magus Ossis said:

    In all fairness, props to Tree. The concept of an all-sport trophy had to be modified to keep a nerd school in the Bay Area from dominating it for decades on end. It feels nice to win, but honestly I'd take a FB championship over a director's cup.

    Like most of us, I'd take a national championship in any of the Big 3 sports over a Director's Cup.

    But, ain't that nice?

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  9. 44 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    Came here for Texas State - PAC news and instead I get more hypothetical bullshit about Texas going back to the shitty Big 12. 

    CDC must read this 💩 while he's on the can just for laughs

  10. 2 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

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    I'll bet you a dollar that you can't guess which powerhouse program Buckyball has scheduled a daring non-conf series against...

     

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    This game will take place on Black Friday, according to a report by Jon Rothstein, which will no doubt put it only hours before the Aggies' football game against Texas later that day.

    November 28th will be a dark day for aggy, indeed. /noracist

  11. 16 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

    I'm starting to get really worried if aggy has the answer to our machinations!

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    sty·mie
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    verb
    informal
    prevent or hinder the progress of.
     
    Apparently, Graham doesn't know how to use a spell check...or Grammarly. Advantage, aggy "journalism"
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  12. 2 hours ago, Dennis Taylor said:

    Today I learned USA Today thinks people should pay for their content 

    The Daily Wipe certainly isn't worth paying for. It's the free paper you got at budget hotels with their "free" breakfast buffets. 

  13. 10 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

    I give zero shits about the NBA and care even less about Orlando specifically, but those uniforms were great.

    I haven't watched any NBA since Dirk retired, but I might tune in to see how Cooper Flagg does with the Mavs.

    Or maybe just pull up YT highlights like I did with Luka

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