Realignment talk not going away

[oldhorn2 430]

10 minutes ago, dirtonia said:

False

^^^^^^^....candidate for post of the year!

[Chopper 17174]

19 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

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[texifornia 56593]

 

[texifornia 56593]

40 minutes ago, kopp0e said:

Well, bowls season will b "different" going forwards, eh..? 🙃🤪

 

Wait which SEC team is Sic 'Em? Did Baylor sneak in again?

[Longboard Horn 40196]

 

[DFW Horn 6118]

1 hour ago, DCLonghorn said:

"The new deal will not change the conference’s philosophy on Thursday- or Friday-night games, Sankey says: There will be none."

Did not know this.

Good

The Pac, AAC, MWC, and now IR8 can have that shit.

[Viper 12034]

Just now, texifornia said:

 

#unexpectedGoodwinsLaw

[UncleBuck 6448]

Just now, texifornia said:

Wait which SEC team is Sic 'Em? Did Baylor sneak in again?

Jawjuh I think

[ousux 5588]

Watch OU reject the invitation. Won't happen, but if it's taking this long to decide I wouldn't be surprised if they have some doubts. 

Absolutely no way they can stay now, bridges have been burned, and Bowlsby burned down the entire Big12 village when he threatened ESPN.

They may be worried about being able to afford to leave and play in the '22 SEC season..if so we should tote the note, with appropriate predatory interest rates of course.

[Surly Bevo 24836]

Reflecting on aggy I decided to put on my tinfoil hat and say that this was all contrived knowing them

Sankey: "John, we have been approached by Texas and Oklahoma with an expression of interest in joining the SEC, they are serious this time and the idea of them joining has been warmly received by every other SEC official I have talked with.  How are you all going to respond, are we going to have a problem John?"

Sharp: "How are we going to respond?  How are we going to respond?  Greg, have you seen my fucking fanbase?  They may be passionate, they may have tradition, but they are a bunch of fucking retards.  They're going to scream and cry and shit themselves.  They will be calling media, legislators, lawyers, everybody they can to try to stop this.  It's going to be a shitshow of the highest order."

Sankey: "This is not stopping John, not at all.  I know it and you know it.  You have three days."

Sharp:  "Three days for what?"

Sankey: "To grive John....to grieve.  Put it out in the press that it's happening, I don't care where I don't care how but after that you have three days to get it all out.  You can scream, cry, jump out of buildings....I don't give a shit; but in three days it stops and you all fall in line.  Put that little shit Looch on it."

Sharp: "Yes sir"

[TKthunder2 4981]

51 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

D) Swimming & Diving

outside chance its actually  E) Volleyball

Fuck Kentucky too while we’re at it

[washparkhorn 9936]

11 minutes ago, Somnio said:

That's why God made Bloody Marys.

And red bull with vodka for those who prefer amber-tinted projectile vomiting. Just a PSA. 

[WhatTheBuck 28725]

59 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Terrific post.

Some of the olds I know like the 11 am games. Get our game over with and get on with the rest of their Saturday. It seems like a joyless affair. Everybody else hates 11 am games. 
 

Does anybody have figures on the most 11 am games played since the Fox Big Noon Kickoff started? It feels like tOSU rountinely plays in that time slot. 

Where they play, it’s a noon kickoff. 

[Armybrat 40759]

6 minutes ago, texifornia said:

 

 

[6th Street 6357]

6 minutes ago, texifornia said:

 

Yikes - these tweets are not a good look at all

[Chopper 17174]

9 minutes ago, texifornia said:

 

I saw something else from odb this week where they compared U of Texas with the nazis. I don't get their point at all. Above they allude to their dismay for the fall of the reichstag. Poor rapelor.

Edited July 30, 2021 by Chopper

[BigHornedLurker 1907]

8 minutes ago, texifornia said:

 

Worth noting the last time Baylor was involved in a major legal battle it involved institutional cover up of wide spread rape and sexual assault within the entire athletic department 

[AUinHsv 576]

40 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I think the NFL effectively killed off the CFB Thursday Night game. The old Big East Thursday Night games were a lot of fun. I remember watching a lot of Rutgers games in 2006. 

I miss the SEC Thursday night game. A lot of times it was not the lower tier teams. It was fun to be the only game in town and freed up the weekend. Also you could start drinking on Thursday night

[Hornius Emeritus 12442]

SIAP. Florida welcomes Texas. 

 

 

[orangebird 1079]

4 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

The Fox "Big Noon" branding was used for big12 11am kickoffs.  Texas/0u has been the only rivalry game that kicks off at 11am local.

Herbstreet is bitching on sportscenter right now wailing about tradition and we're leaving because it's all about the money.

Just one more reason to give zero fucks.  No one in the media, no other schools, ever contemplate the objective truth, and only pontificate on their subjective myopia, with situational awareness measured in negative numbers.

tl/dr: it doesn't matter what we do, what we say, or the altitude of the high road we take.... fuck 'em all.

This.  If you haven't figured it out by now, everyone will bitch no matter what we do, because we're Texas.

With this move, we are retaining our rivalry with OU and restarting two historical rivalries with Arky and aggy.  The only longstanding series we are losing in this deal are Tech, Baylor, and TCU.  I could not care any less if we ever play Baylor again, as I have zero respect for that rape and murder-enabling program.  I am mildly indifferent about the other two.

Since everyone is going to bitch anyway, we may as well do what's best for Texas.  So here we are.

Probably also worth a reminder that Herbie is an alum of Ohio State, which conveniently happens to be one of the programs that has ascended in the wake of Texas's stumbles over the last 10 years or so.  I'm sure Herbie wouldn't mind keeping Texas neutered in the Big XII for as long as possible, so that Ohio State can continue to reap the benefits.  Fuck them and fuck Herbie, too.

[Rimbo 25867]

4 hours ago, demos said:

Yeah that’s it. Not the rape coverup, or the murder coverup, or the simple fact no one wants to watch Baylor.

Oh, the rape cover-up and neanderthal attitudes are most certainly each a deal killer on their own.

3 hours ago, TKthunder2 said:

Fuck off bama

 

3 hours ago, utee94 said:

fuck off gator

 

 

 

2 hours ago, hook me said:

So can we go back to hating OUsux now or do we still have to act like we like them until the buyout is figured out or, worse, until we actually join the SEC?

Ok so... I didn't STOP hating ou just because we're ditching the ir8 together.

And I'd just like to say, to all 15 of our new conference-mates:

go fuck yourselves and I hope you lose every game you ever play

[TrashMaster G 17420]

2 hours ago, Doc Reeves said:

we’re gonna smile, put our arms around each other’s neck and make nice while people are watching because that’s how it works. 
Then we’re going to try and fuck OUs girlfriend.

Girlfriend?  That's his SISTER! 

But, ok....

 

 

2 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

if Beard continues what he is doing he wins his first year

i think it will take sark 4 to 5 years, depending on the scheduling

Baseball could be year 1 or year 10, too many good teams

in baseball winning the league may be harder than winning in omaha

[Hagbard Celine 10790]

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

 It feels like tOSU rountinely plays in that time slot. 

they do, because IT"S FUCKING NOON IN THE EASTERN TIME ZONE.

zero big-name games with 2 helmet schools kick at 11am local time OTHER THAN THE GAME IN FAIR PARK

[orangebird 1079]

1 hour ago, Nicole44 said:

Lots of my family went to Tech. They are not happy. But honestly, it is the uncertainty of not knowing what conference/schedule etc…not one of them was happy with Leach being fired.

But the vast majority of my family went to UT so…while I know they aren’t happy they aren’t saying exactly how they feel (to me at least.) 

 

I'm in the same boat.  My family is split between Tech and Texas alums.

I haven't really talked with the Tech alum family members much about this, but they are usually pretty bitter toward Texas when it comes to athletics anyway, so I doubt this will change anything.  Nothing good can come of even bringing it up with them.

[NorLa Horns 1458]

I slapped on my tinfoil conspiracy theory hat about the "texas/OUsux to the SECx3" leak 

I think Texas leaked it. To aggy. Because they knew aggy would aggy in front of the whole country. And they did. 

 

[Pancho 44575]

1 hour ago, TKthunder2 said:

What brand out there other than Norte Dame can’t he bring? None, so do nothing, which is what our commissioner did and look at how he’s being viewed by the world.  If the ACC does nothing they are dumb.

The ACC hasn’t expanded with any school worth a damn since Miami and VT in 2004.

Boston College, Syracuse, and Pitt were taken for markets under the old TV money plan for the same reason the B1G took Rutger and Maryland.

They wised up and grabbed Louisville after Maryland left.  Louisville was a good FOOTBALL school, many people expected them to grab UConn as they matched the profile of the above schools: big market, good academics, and basketball.

Louisville (while still good at basketball) broke this mold and none of the other schools are ones that are increasing their TV money, because despite the ACC’s affection for roundball it’s football that’s driving the bus and the only school out there that helps football for the ACC is Norte Dame and West Virginia.

If they sit and do nothing the they look weak and it immediately puts a target on its back.  By adding West Virginia you look strong and move into the too big to fail category which currently doesn’t not apply to the Big12 or PAC12.

By adding WVU, you look desperate. “Hey guys, I got WVU!  Our tv rights will increase by an additional $5 million per school!”

To me, it’s not just adding an additional school just to add one.  It’s adding one that has value that’s going to increase $$$ per school because now you have an additional mouth to feed.  WVU just doesn’t get Disney to shell out the dollars like it’s going to for the SEC and Big10. 

We don’t agree here and that’s fine.  You owe me a bourbon. 

[orangebird 1079]

1 hour ago, Pancho said:

And I disagree with this.  The ACC is already behind as it relates to money per school compared to the Big 10 and the SEC.  Disney isn’t going to pay the ACC the money the Big 10 or SEC is making per school just because they added WVU.  With Texas and OU, the SEC could make damn near $70 million per school.  Right now the ACC schools make what $35 million each?  You think adding WVU is going to get them anywhere close to $60-70 million per school?  

The ACC needs brands—not just holes to fill. If the ACC added WVU and UConn, they would be realigning just because everyone else is, not because those brands bring them more Disney money, which is what they are after. The ACC can go bold with adding brands to its conference that will increase $$$ per school, but adding WV ain’t it.  If it was, they would have been ACC bound the last realignment instead of Syracuse. 

So, short of poaching B1G or SEC members (not gonna happen - less money) - then the only other option for the ACC is to stand pat.  There are no other big brands out there, waiting to be tapped by the ACC.

[PittsburghTiger 6164]

1 hour ago, Vertigo said:

You guys had an awesome rivalry, no idea why you wouldn't want them in. They have been really good conference mates in the B12, fun fans, fun games, and they are a state school with quality programs across the board. I think it is a no brainer that the ACC grabs them. 

Eh, fun fans is up for debate. It depends whom they are playing.

I said many, many pages back that I was told by a friend who played for WVU that one of the ADs, I won't say the name, told him that the ACC told WVU that their behavior would keep them out of the ACC.

Does that mentality still hold sway in today's changing landscape? I don't know. I did say that part of me wanted them in, and part of me did not. I've gotten used to not playing them.

[TrashMaster G 17420]

3 minutes ago, NorLa Horns said:

I slapped on my tinfoil conspiracy theory hat about the "texas/OUsux to the SECx3" leak 

I think Texas leaked it. To aggy. Because they knew aggy would aggy in front of the whole country. And they did. 

 

If so, that would make them useful idiots.  Which is an improvement for them.

[orangebird 1079]

2 hours ago, iamjethro said:

I would have to think that realistically, baseball is where Texas can be immediately in the mix.  It seems baseball can spin on a year's notice anyway, and Texas already has a good team.  But, as said above, almost all of the teams in the SEC can brag on baseball teams.  It is the best of the best.

Basketball may show success early as quick turnaround teams with portal, etc.  Beard is a good coach, but SEC is underrated most years.  The Big12-SEC challenge should show it is solid without the fanfare other leagues get.  We have been seen as an "athletic" league.  But look at Kentucky on most years, Arkansas (who beat Beard in the tourney this year), LSU with their talent, Alabama  if they can sustain what they did this year, Florida usually, and a few others, it is not necessarily a given for Texas to come in an be great immediately.

Football.  I believe Texas will be ok, at least eventually, but will need to shore up recruiting on offensive and defensive lines.  However, you hired a coach who has seen what the program needs to be built for sec success.   Just depends on if he can do what he knows needs to be done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yep.  Texas hung with the eventual national champion (from the SEC) in baseball this year, so I feel like they will be competitive right away there.

Beard is a good coach who has been recruiting like crazy, and I think there is a very high probability of near-term success there.

Football will be more of a project, but being able to sell SEC to potential recruits to keep them away from aggy will only help us.  Sark worked with Saban and hopefully picked up skills on how to run a tight ship.  It will just depends on how well he can execute here.

[kopp0e 1135]

A WVU guy tells us about the pod system..?

 

[TexArcher 37643]

4 minutes ago, NorLa Horns said:

I slapped on my tinfoil conspiracy theory hat about the "texas/OUsux to the SECx3" leak 

I think Texas leaked it. To aggy. Because they knew aggy would aggy in front of the whole country. And they did. 

 

If we did, we should leak that, too, so aggy can aggy some more.

[Pancho 44575]

1 minute ago, orangebird said:

So, short of poaching B1G or SEC members (not gonna happen - less money) - then the only other option for the ACC is to stand pat.  There are no other big brands out there, waiting to be tapped by the ACC.

Most ACC insiders are saying that’s their best option.  They can do something crazy nuts like go get the 4 Pac12 schools before the Big10 does and try something out of the box, which some sports guys are saying that’s what they should do instead of adding WVU.  I was listening to a CFB podcast on Sunday and an ACC guy (forgot his name) basically said he’s hearing that splitting the pie with another school that isn’t going to bring you SEC/Big10 type money isn’t going over well with ACC folks.  They are questioning why expand if we aren’t going to get a brand (Texas/OU) that will get us that type of money?

Hell, even WVU fans don’t think they are on the ACC radar because of the ACC telling them “thanks but no thanks” before.  That doesn’t mean they can’t get an invite, but I don’t think the probability is very high (it’s there—not high).

[LonghornSean 3952]

Not a fan of Finebaum but enjoyed the vid

 

[orangebird 1079]

38 minutes ago, texifornia said:

 

The hammer and sickle is actually a perfect metaphor for the Big XII, come to think of it.  Texas and OU propping up the rest of the conference is straight up communism.

[MissingInAction 24868]

10 minutes ago, NorLa Horns said:

I slapped on my tinfoil conspiracy theory hat about the "texas/OUsux to the SECx3" leak 

I think Texas leaked it. To aggy. Because they knew aggy would aggy in front of the whole country. And they did. 

 

I have no problem believing this. I fuck with the aggy in my personal life much the same way. 

[billfromlaketravis 11372]

24 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

they do, because IT"S FUCKING NOON IN THE EASTERN TIME ZONE.

zero big-name games with 2 helmet schools kick at 11am local time OTHER THAN THE GAME IN FAIR PARK

 

18 minutes ago, NorLa Horns said:

I slapped on my tinfoil conspiracy theory hat about the "texas/OUsux to the SECx3" leak 

I think Texas leaked it. To aggy. Because they knew aggy would aggy in front of the whole country. And they did. 

 

He’s changed Aggy’s story a few times, but Looch has said as much. 

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30 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

they do, because IT"S FUCKING NOON IN THE EASTERN TIME ZONE.

zero big-name games with 2 helmet schools kick at 11am local time OTHER THAN THE GAME IN FAIR PARK

https://www.wxyz.com/sports/kickoff-time-tv-set-for-2021-ohio-state-michigan-game

Posted at 3:24 PM, May 14, 2021

(WXYZ) -- The Big Ten has announced details for the Ohio State vs. Michigan game on Saturday, November 27.

The 117th edition of the rivalry, known simply as "The Game," will kick off at Noon and be televised by FOX, which has aired the game each year since 2017.

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24 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Eh, fun fans is up for debate. It depends whom they are playing.

I said many, many pages back that I was told by a friend who played for WVU that one of the ADs, I won't say the name, told him that the ACC told WVU that their behavior would keep them out of the ACC.

I think a lot of people, especially the younger generation, are unaware of the crap WV fans used to pull in Morgantown.  I remember incidents making the national news.

[BachelorTrek 2961]

3 hours ago, Nueces River Rat said:

Yep.   Breakfast tailgating isn’t fun if you can make one at all.  Beer doesn’t go well with huevos rancheros.       

If you can't cook breakfast, take out an order from someplace, or even breakfast tacos, plus add-ons/fixins' isn't hard --- then add your hard liquor and you have a start. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26361]

23 minutes ago, LonghornSean said:

Not a fan of Finebaum but enjoyed the vid

 

Fuck that clown

[CycleTex87 2958]

First you make a roux...

[Tex-19 2870]

Know it was already posted but anyone have that tweet with the old Aggy welcome ourselves to the SEC video? Can't find it in this marathon thread or on the twitter

[wood 11196]

5 hours ago, tonedeaf said:

Everybody loves money more than they hate us.  And thats saying something.  Nobody pisses, moans, and bitches about everything Texas does more than baylor.  Now they are pissing, moaning, and bitching about not having us.  One baylor posted apparently thinks that since UT is taxpayer supported, it is their responsibility to make sure the waco economy thrives and baylor has a seat at the big boy table.  One even denied politics got them in the B12 in the first place.  As funny as aggy has been this week, baylor is just.....well.....sad.  Fuck'em.

FFFUUUCCCKKK Baylor, Art Briles, and all of that shithole Waco.

[Gidnik 3251]

Ku down bad.

 

[BachelorTrek 2961]

6 minutes ago, CycleTex87 said:

First you make a roux...

I prefer a filé.

[WBT 20479]

When do we start making cringe welcome videos?  

[WBT 20479]

33 minutes ago, LonghornSean said:

Not a fan of Finebaum but enjoyed the vid

 

ijmm/dw

[Deej 76606]

2 hours ago, Doc Reeves said:

agree. It sucks doing cocaine at 9am.