Left Behind: A Quick Dose Of Post Big 12 Reality

[billfromlaketravis 11,524]

9 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

 

 

Seems like a horrible copy of the version where Texas and blOU are announced moving to the SEC... 

 

Delete post. Ban user. 

[Al_4_ISU 12,487]

12 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

I wonder which B12 school will be 2nd largest in stadium capacity in 2024?

Maybe cyclones at 61,500 @Al_4_ISU ???

Sounds right.  We were 3rd in 10 team league 

[FartingDreamer 138]

18 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Per Scipio Tex:  

After Texas and blOU depart for the SEC in 2024, what B12 team will have the largest stadium capacity??

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byu      63,470

That would rank 13th in the 2024 SEC  😋

 

That number isn't quite accurate.  I attended the Notre Dame game in 2004 and we had nearly 67,000 in attendance.  

[DFW Horn 6,214]

15 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Seems like a horrible copy of the version where Texas and blOU are announced moving to the SEC... 

Indeed, it is.

Why would Cincinnati shit on The American, anyway?

[DFW Horn 6,214]

Now this is old school. I like it. Royal > Navy

 

[TrashMaster G 17,601]

On 7/1/2023 at 5:24 PM, DFW Horn said:

I see BYU wasn't invited to this newbies party

 

That's like paying $75 for a pair of Air Jacksons.

[LTtxfan 49,358]

UH sucks...      cougar high

['stache 21,874]

Looks like:

BYU: 63,470

ISU: 61,500

Tech: 60,454

WVU: 60,000

OSU: 55,509

KU: 50,250

KSU: 50,000

UCF: 45,301

Baylor: 45,140

TCU: 45,000

Cincy: 40,000

UH: 40,000

 

 

[royiv 9,362]

On 7/2/2023 at 8:16 AM, DFW Horn said:

Now this is old school. I like it. Royal > Navy

 

Couldn't quite get those Big XII logos in the right spot, could they?

[FartingDreamer 138]

On 7/2/2023 at 8:16 AM, DFW Horn said:

Now this is old school. I like it. Royal > Navy

 

I like it!

[Welshy 907]

35 minutes ago, 'stache said:

Looks like:

BYU: 63,470

ISU: 61,500

Tech: 60,454

WVU: 60,000

OSU: 55,509

KU: 50,250

KSU: 50,000

UCF: 45,301

Baylor: 45,140

TCU: 45,000

Cincy: 40,000

UH: 40,000

 

I think Tech broke ground on a new expansion when last season ended. Vaguely remember 65k being tossed around when they played their Bowl.

 

['stache 21,874]

17 minutes ago, Welshy said:

I think Tech broke ground on a new expansion when last season ended. Vaguely remember 65k being tossed around when they played their Bowl.

That's weird. OSU's latest renovation reduced capacity from 65K to 60K. Made for better fan comfort and makes sense with attendance trends nationwide. 

Edited July 3, 2023 by 'stache

[Okie State 3,848]

That's weird. OSU's latest renovation reduced capacity from 65K to 60K. Made for better fan comfort and makes sense with attendance trends nationwide. 

I remember when dorks were clamoring for an upper deck to be added.

['stache 21,874]

1 minute ago, Okie State said:

35 minutes ago, 'stache said:

That's weird. OSU's latest renovation reduced capacity from 65K to 60K. Made for better fan comfort and makes sense with attendance trends nationwide. 

I remember when dorks were clamoring for an upper deck to be added.

Some still are, lol. I just don't get it, totally unnecessary. 

[TxEx84 421]

On 7/2/2023 at 7:03 AM, FartingDreamer said:

That number isn't quite accurate.  I attended the Notre Dame game in 2004 and we had nearly 67,000 in attendance.  

Capacity is the number of actual seats in the stadium.  Attendance is the number of people in the stadium that day (including fans, press, janitors, concession workers, players, etc.).

 

  

[FartingDreamer 138]

11 minutes ago, TxEx84 said:

Capacity is the number of actual seats in the stadium.  Attendance is the number of people in the stadium that day (including fans, press, janitors, concession workers, players, etc.).

 

  

Capacity used to be 66k+ but they took out some bleachers and replaced them with seats.

[billfromlaketravis 11,524]

2 pages of bullshit to say BYU’s attendance is higher than Mississippi State. Where do I send the medal?

Coug High should be belittled and shamed for their 40k stadium.

[cochamps 1,879]

7 hours ago, 'stache said:

That's weird. OSU's latest renovation reduced capacity from 65K to 60K. Made for better fan comfort and makes sense with attendance trends nationwide. 

I hope they removed seats from the lower bowl near the corners of the field.  That just looks dangerous.

Otherwise, nice stadium.

 

Edited July 4, 2023 by cochamps

[Satchel 6,949]

9 hours ago, Welshy said:

 

Tech may be spending 220 million on their project, but they’re not adding anywhere near 5000 seats:

https://texastech.exposure.co/footballfacilityinvestment

[Laxtonto 12,121]

On 7/2/2023 at 2:54 AM, DFW Horn said:

I see BYU wasn't invited to this newbies party

 

The more things change, the more things remain the same…

 

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Satchel said:

Tech may be spending 220 million on their project, but they’re not adding anywhere near 5000 seats:

https://texastech.exposure.co/footballfacilityinvestment

Seating capacity is NOT a focal point of the current South endzone Project.

[LTtxfan 49,358]

9 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Coug High should be belittled and shamed for their 40k stadium.

[Murfdogg21 4,429]

On 7/2/2023 at 7:03 AM, FartingDreamer said:

That number isn't quite accurate.  I attended the Notre Dame game in 2004 and we had nearly 67,000 in attendance.  

Second and third wives don’t count unless they pay for their own seats. 

[Neonmoon 38,130]

Isn’t the Big 12 now just the New American Conference?

[pops 7,006]

15 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

Isn’t the Big 12 now just the New American Conference?

[TrashMaster G 17,601]

12 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Coug High should be belittled and shamed for their 40k stadium.

Why would they need more seats?

[royiv 9,362]

10 hours ago, Satchel said:

Tech may be spending 220 million on their project, but they’re not adding anywhere near 5000 seats:

https://texastech.exposure.co/footballfacilityinvestment

Damn. That looks really nice. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,524]

9 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Why would they need more seats?

Valid point, but they’ll be the Big 12 program in the largest city in the conference’s “footprint”. They should do better than last place in attendance. Greater Houston has 7.34 million people. Surely they can find 60k people for 6 Saturdays every fall. 

Edited July 4, 2023 by billfromlaketravis

[Horn80 6,131]

21 hours ago, 'stache said:

Looks like:

BYU: 63,470

ISU: 61,500

Tech: 60,454

WVU: 60,000

OSU: 55,509

KU: 50,250

KSU: 50,000

UCF: 45,301

Baylor: 45,140

TCU: 45,000

Cincy: 40,000

UH: 40,000

 

 

Thought UCF stadium would have been much larger than 45,301.

[Okie State 3,848]

Valid point, but they’ll be the Big 12 program in the largest city in the conference’s “footprint”. They should do better than last place in attendance. Greater Houston has 7.34 million people. Surely they can find 60k people for 6 Saturdays every fall. 

Do people attend college games in person for schools they don't give a shit about? I certainly don't.

[billfromlaketravis 11,524]

7 minutes ago, Okie State said:

32 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Valid point, but they’ll be the Big 12 program in the largest city in the conference’s “footprint”. They should do better than last place in attendance. Greater Houston has 7.34 million people. Surely they can find 60k people for 6 Saturdays every fall. 

Do people attend college games in person for schools they don't give a shit about? I certainly don't.

Haha. Like I said upthread, U of H needs to engage with the large corporations in town. They should be giving Chevron and XOM employees as many free tickets as they can handle. 

Edited July 4, 2023 by billfromlaketravis

[bolverk 29,726]

33 minutes ago, royiv said:

Damn. That looks really nice. 

Campus planners at Tech have done a great job of leveraging the school's original Spanish Renaissance architecture for new construction since the 1990s, contributing greatly to its already cool colors, Double T logo, masked rider, etc., to give them a unique and iconic identity in my opinion. That's no easy feat when there are 130+ other schools in the FBS, many of whom share the same mascots and school colors.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Valid point, but they’ll be the Big 12 program in the largest city in the conference’s “footprint”. They should do better than last place in attendance. Greater Houston has 7.34 million people. Surely they can find 60k people for 6 Saturdays every fall. 

[TreatyOak 16,426]

[Okie State 3,848]

Oh shit! Burrrrrn.

[Josef Pwag 1,741]

49 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Haha. Like I said upthread, U of H needs to engage with the large corporations in town. They should be giving Chevron and XOM employees as many free tickets as they can handle. 

You would be surprised by the amount of Houstonians who don't want to go to parts of town where they are likely to be murdered. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,524]

15 minutes ago, slorch said:

So the Big 12 took them for hoops, "TV market" and "recruiting grounds", but they're a f***ing joke in football. Good to know. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,524]

2 minutes ago, Josef Pwag said:

You would be surprised by the amount of Houstonians who don't want to go to parts of town where they are likely to be murdered. 

Yeah there's that. Chevron folks work downtown so they've seen some shit. 95% of XOM employees live in The Woodlands, and are immediately calling the cops if they see anybody that looks transient walking around their neighborhood. Scott Street wouldn't agree with them. 

[Guest]

15 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

So the Big 12 took them for hoops, "TV market" and "recruiting grounds", but they're a f***ing joke in football. Good to know. 

They virtually never sell out unless one of the other Texas schools is in town.

That's the annoying thing about UH fan when they talk about how many people live in the H-town MSA...

"If only y'all could deliver those eyeballs on screens/ butts in seats."

[Hagbard Celine 10,923]

23 hours ago, royiv said:

Couldn't quite get those Big XII logos in the right spot, could they?

CHEFS!

[bolverk 29,726]

19 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

CHEFS!

great googilly moogilly

[royiv 9,362]

6 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

CHEFS!

Seriously. Can't believe that no one caught that before they posted that pic. 

[Hagbard Celine 10,923]

4 hours ago, Murfdogg21 said:

Second and third wives don’t count unless they pay for their own seats. 

au contraire mon frère, deseret led the way with full female suffrage in 1870, and although wyoming was first on the books, the wives of deseret were the first to cast ballots in an election and every wive regardless of rank held equal rights until the Edmunds-Tucker act of 1887

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Josef Pwag said:

You would be surprised by the amount of Houstonians who don't want to go to parts of town where they are likely to be murdered. 

Spent time around UH campus, Texas Southern, and Jack Yates HS.  I've been in other parts of H-town that felt a lot scarier.  Much!

[Satchel 6,949]

59 minutes ago, slorch said:

Spent time around UH campus, Texas Southern, and Jack Yates HS.  I've been in other parts of H-town that felt a lot scarier.  Much!

USC abuts South Central LA to the East and yet thousand come and go without a problem. What is Houston doing wrong?

[billfromlaketravis 11,524]

2 hours ago, slorch said:

Spent time around UH campus, Texas Southern, and Jack Yates HS.  I've been in other parts of H-town that felt a lot scarier.  Much!

Off the top of my head the Nickel is probably scarier, but the drive from Midtown to U of H on Scott would scare the shit out of Larry Hoover. 
 

I’ll probably get guilt tripped into attending the Texas game at Coug High. A couple UT guys from work want to go. Solid dudes that know their football. I said sure, but we’re buying the tickets from UT. No dice as they’re older dudes that don’t do nose bleeds. So I’ll contribute a couple hundred bucks towards paying off Holgo’s bar tab. 

[royiv 9,362]

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Off the top of my head the Nickel is probably scarier, but the drive from Midtown to U of H on Scott would scare the shit out of Larry Hoover. 
 

I’ll probably get guilt tripped into attending the Texas game at Coug High. A couple UT guys from work want to go. Solid dudes that know their football. I said sure, but we’re buying the tickets from UT. No dice as they’re older dudes that don’t do nose bleeds. So I’ll contribute a couple hundred bucks towards paying off Holgo’s bar tab. 

Dude, you really need to get out of whatever bubble you live in more often. The UH campus and the surrounding area isn't scary. It's been gentrifying at a pretty rapid pace. 

[bolverk 29,726]

4 hours ago, royiv said:

Dude, you really need to get out of whatever bubble you live in more often. The UH campus and the surrounding area isn't scary. It's been gentrifying at a pretty rapid pace. 

Yep. Tons of new townhouses and condos in the Third Ward.

[billfromlaketravis 11,524]

I stated the Nickel was scarier for the record. Yea I know the Third Ward is gentrifying. It doesn’t mean it’s a nice, safe neighborhood though. 
 

I think they’ll pull some RRS bullshit and put the game at 11am for fan safety. I’ll probably take the train which is always an adventure, but at least I won’t have to ride it at night. 

[royiv 9,362]

28 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I stated the Nickel was scarier for the record. Yea I know the Third Ward is gentrifying. It doesn’t mean it’s a nice, safe neighborhood though. 
 

I think they’ll pull some RRS bullshit and put the game at 11am for fan safety. I’ll probably take the train which is always an adventure, but at least I won’t have to ride it at night. 

Again, you need to get out of your bubble. You're sounding like a pussy.