Evil Bill Obrien

Think a whole lot of people are gonna be surprised to find out that they had a pretty shitty job then...

Yeah the MWC minus the schools they already lost plus UTEP is at best a very slight upgrade over the SBC and then when you take into account extra travel expenses and such likely gonna end up being a downgrade money wise, and it's all about them Benjamin's yo... So here's my TXST realignment scenarios in order of personal preference (and what I think is probably best outcome for the school): 1. Get a PAC invite after they come back with solid media money numbers (and if the money makes sense over SBC, which if it doesn't than big fuckin yikes for the PAC) Would love to market the I-35 rivalry with UTSA and go to the PAC with them and Tulane and/or Memphis and maybe 2 more throw in AAC schools (Texas trio with UNT and/or Rice could be fun). 2. Get a AAC invite either after Memphis/Tulane leaves, but hopefully not after UTSA leaves, terrible optics to get left behind them conference wise again, would prob legit rather go to option 3 and stay in the SBC than have that happen. Again only do this if the money makes sense, which should be way easier than a PAC or MWC move since you got all the Texas Schools for shorter/easier travel. 3. Sit tight in the Sunbelt and grow the program, at a slower pace than jumping up to the PAC or small stepping up to the AAC, but still growing. SBC should see increased TV money next go around with ESPN and figure with the moves that have been made won't end up being that much different than AAC or MWC money once they get knocked down for the schools that have already left both, hell might not even bee that far behind PAC money if they really fuck things up... and now that I have put those 3 scenarios out in the world, what really happens is prob gonna be scenario 4: something I can't even possibly imagine right now

Slamming the door a little hard on the MWC but good for Don for making the right call:

If it makes you feel any better all I could think of was this:

1000% what’s the point of dying is such a loony tunes way if you ain’t memed

SIAP but holy crap check below if you want to see the unluckiest person in the world walking down the street in the West Bank get unalived by a falling Iranian rocket fuselage, like Wile E Coyote and a falling anvil... Allegedly the only casulty of the attack so far...wow NSFW War is hell

The lot across the street from my office, that is 5 blocks from MMP and is usually $10 during the day on weekdays, currently has a $40 sign out front and is packed

The TXST homer in me says yes, only ready to move conference option in FBS on the table right now with a cheap buyout and lots of potential. The pessimist in me says PAC prob going to reach back out to Memphis, Tulane, maybe USF and say, "hey look, we got Gonzaga for basketball like we said we would, we know we low balled you with $2.5 million towards the buyout, what's your number?" and see what they say. From there who knows but this realignment round seems to be going pretty quick so have to guess we will find out shortly.

Whelp this seems pretty bad

Yeah no thanks to Texas State getting involved in a MWC with FCS Aggy

Not football related but very interesting...

Can put this thread right next to the Pete Rose shrine in the new Baseball Hall of Shame in wherever the opposite of Cooperstown, NY is... Truth or Consequences, NM??

Well he finally did...taking that big dirt nap now...

Upside: probably get to hold onto GJ for one more year after that...but if things don't start turning around soon may not be as enthusiastic about that in November... Still holding out hope that Texas State is taking that MWC offer and forwarding it to the PAC and telling them to match or do better and we are in, not super thrilled at the prospect of leaving the Belt for this version of the MWC

Got an iPhone 13 Pro, does that count as an older phone yet?

Rangers players/fans headed to their annual October vacation in Cancun, as is tradition

Verizon phone has been connected via cell (5G and LTE) all day in downtown Houston and haven't noticed anything, go figure...

This guy totally would, also very shifty thru the airport line bollards...

Yeah kinda hope they fuck that up, would be very fitting way to end the Mets season

Super Bowl back on! Please fire Tunsil into the sun

Paging Dana Brown and Jim Crane...Bringing Goldy home would be pretty neat.

Tech grad friend send that in our group chat last week, something about "Texas fans classy as always..." and got several prompt responses that I think can apply to OP as well: For real

Think this would likely be a nonstarter for most if not all of the G5/6 leagues, they don't have much but that 1 access spot (or just the possibility of access to the "Big Boy" playoff) is something they will not want to ever lose if they can possibly help it. Feel like they would all try and fight that out in court and make it as painful as possible for the P4 to pull the plug on that. Sure it's likely guaranteed to be a 12 seed going up against a 5 but the exposure that 12 seed gets, and the low chance of one of them eventually ambushing a 5 seed is worth way more than any "kill fee". A G5/6 playoff of the "best of the rest" outside of the one chosen champion to who gets sent to trial by combat in the "Big Boy" playoff would be interesting and I personally would be all for it, think you have the right idea of running it week ahead and between games of the other playoff but feel like you would run into some of the same issues that currently exist with bowls a-la opt outs since it's not the "real" playoff and don't know how you can work that out and whoever is going to pony up the money to support a G5/6 playoff won't be very enthusiastic towards that.

I kinda assumed Texas State would only ever be able to slowly grind away to correct the mistakes and setbacks put upon us by the previous University Admin (President Dr Trauth aka "The Bun") and Athletic Director (Larry "small time" Teis), but suddenly you have a total change in leadership to a University President like Dr Damphousse who is a legit rockstar and new AD Don Coryell who are both on the same page of wanting to push the University forward and looks like we got a chance to make a pretty big leap and get right back to where we should have been all along, exciting times... I have read rumblings about that but I really don't see it as being a front burner thing, all their other fan facing sports facilities on campus (think basketball gym, baseball and softball fields) are like crappy high school/D3 college level and need serious improvements before they need to worry about an on campus football stadium. One of the many frustrating things about UTSA appearing to "jump way ahead" of Texas State is that it's all football (what really matters) but they got zero serious investment in any other sports.