FWST Calls TCU Move to Big East "Imminent" and "Probable"

[PK]

You guys keep pounding an inflated toad!

I ask again where is the "Imminent"?

im·mi·nent

/ˈɪmənənt/
[im-uh-nuhnt]
–adjective
1.
likely to occur at any moment;
impending: Toad death is imminent.

I suggest we wait and see what the Big East really does.

The last time we be-atched and moaned this much was the imminent destruction of the Big East by the Big Televen.

I guess if "never" is likely to occur at any moment, than perhaps you guys are really on to something.

BTW

Simple plan for SMU

1. BLOCK
2. TACKLE
3. PLAY SPECIAL: AS IN DEFEND PUNTS, AND KICKOFFS AND BE OFFENSIVE WHEN RECEIVING SAME.
4. RECRUIT BIG STRONG LINEMEN
5. RECRUIT SKILLED POSITIONS WELL.
6. COACH TO 'WIN" - NO MORE ALLEGED "MORAL VICTORIES"


Whatever anyone else does is "MOOT"!

TCU is going to do what is best for them and "frankly, I don't give a d@mn!"

Thanks Rhett...oh BTW...Scarlet misses you. .

[rich59]

Here is an example of where we are headed if and when TCU goes to the BE or some other AQ conference. This morning, in the DMN, which I read online here in sunny AZ, there is no article about SMU football whereas there is a nice article about a player for the Frogs. Saturday, SMU plays in Dallas against Marshall and is in contention for the conference championship. TCU is not playing this weekend in FW or anywhere else. That condition will continue to worsen with TCU in a BCS conference.

[PK]

Here is an example of where we are headed if and when TCU goes to the BE or some other AQ conference. This morning, in the DMN, which I read online here in sunny AZ, there is no article about SMU football whereas there is a nice article about a player for the Frogs. Saturday, SMU plays in Dallas against Marshall and is in contention for the conference championship. TCU is not playing this weekend in FW or anywhere else. That condition will continue to worsen with TCU in a BCS conference.

That will change when and if we give them something to write about. TCU has earned their pub...we need to do the same.

[West Coast Johnny]

A couple of points:
1. TCU to the Big East is far from a done deal. The BE has serious institutional problems with its Basketball / Football split that it should resolve, or else TCU's inclusion would make a bad situation worse. Having said this, I think TCU to the Big East will eventually happen.
2. The folk in FW were uninspired by the BE move until Boise jumped them in the polls. TCU versus Oregon State (again) in the Las Vegas bowl looms for an undefeated TCU team if they are passed over for a bigger drawing team like Stanford or a 2 loss SEC team for a BCS bowl. With this looming, TCU seriously wants out of the MWC.
3. Of course its bad for SMU if TCU goes to the Big East. This is the part of this thread that is funny. SMU competes with TCU - Anything that benefits TCU is bad for SMU. Its simple economics and those that think its not damaging to SMU if TCU is in a better conference have their heads in the sand.
4. Here is the trump card for TCU in the Big East - IMO - College football led by ESPN, the major media and the major conferences have concluded that D1 football is too big to be manageble and the top half of d1 football resents the bottom half. College football will reorganize in the near future along BCS / Non-BCS lines so that ESPN can have their manageble schedule and playoff. If TCU jumps to the Big East, then they will have a ticket into this club and SMU won't.

[03Mustang]

A couple of points:
1. TCU to the Big East is far from a done deal. The BE has serious institutional problems with its Basketball / Football split that it should resolve, or else TCU's inclusion would make a bad situation worse. Having said this, I think TCU to the Big East will eventually happen.
2. The folk in FW were uninspired by the BE move until Boise jumped them in the polls. TCU versus Oregon State (again) in the Las Vegas bowl looms for an undefeated TCU team if they are passed over for a bigger drawing team like Stanford or a 2 loss SEC team for a BCS bowl. With this looming, TCU seriously wants out of the MWC.
3. Of course its bad for SMU if TCU goes to the Big East. This is the part of this thread that is funny. SMU competes with TCU - Anything that benefits TCU is bad for SMU. Its simple economics and those that think its not damaging to SMU if TCU is in a better conference have their heads in the sand.
4. Here is the trump card for TCU in the Big East - IMO - College football led by ESPN, the major media and the major conferences have concluded that D1 football is too big to be manageble and the top half of d1 football resents the bottom half. College football will reorganize in the near future along BCS / Non-BCS lines so that ESPN can have their manageble schedule and playoff. If TCU jumps to the Big East, then they will have a ticket into this club and SMU won't.

I agree with most of this, but regarding #4 - do you really think the Big East would remain in existence if the whole structure was reorganized? I believe that Rutgers, Pitt, and maybe a couple others would go to bigger conferences and the BE would dissolve.

[West Coast Johnny]

A couple of points:

4. Here is the trump card for TCU in the Big East - IMO - College football led by ESPN, the major media and the major conferences have concluded that D1 football is too big to be manageble and the top half of d1 football resents the bottom half. College football will reorganize in the near future along BCS / Non-BCS lines so that ESPN can have their manageble schedule and playoff. If TCU jumps to the Big East, then they will have a ticket into this club and SMU won't.

I agree with most of this, but regarding #4 - do you really think the Big East would remain in existence if the whole structure was reorganized? I believe that Rutgers, Pitt, and maybe a couple others would go to bigger conferences and the BE would dissolve.

Yea, I think that the Big East will probably re-organize and it might be a bad thing for TCU if they are in that conference. I'm not sold on the Rutgers & Pitt to the Big 10 thing. I believe that was just a bluff by the Big 10 to put pressure on Notre Dame - so that ND might have to find a new home for their non-revenue sports and thus force them into the Big 10. If you look at the Big 10 over the last 15 years or so, they've added Penn State & Nebraska - two colleges that have been on the top of college football for decades. The Big 10 seems to get it and won't add terrible programs like Rutgers & they allready have enough Pitts. The ACC may get involved and add a team or two from the Big East, but they've allready cherry picked Miami, Boston College and I don't see them going first. My gut feeling is that UT will eventually go Indi, anA&M to the SEC, OU to the SEC, and the dominos will fall with the remnants of the Big East and Big 12 North forming a conference - it would be a good thing for TCU.

[RednBlue11]

UCF or Temple could too

http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/11/13 ... grade.html

Probable=Imminent ?

Must be Forth Worth Logic!

imminently probable?

probably imminent?

[RednBlue11]

the 1st year that TCU goes to the big east, expect them to be finishing in the top 2

[Stallion]

I don't think TCU's program has ever been as stacked top to bottom as it is right now-but they do lose something like 27 Seniors and what is 16+ Starters including the QB. They have the talent to reload but it sometimes takes awhile to transition the new players in. Too bad next year isn't in Dallas especially since that SMU/TCU game is going to be a tough ticket with only about 32,000 seats availiable during the renovation of Amon Carter Stadium.

[peruna81]

renovation of ACS during the season?

wear a hardhat.

[PK]

renovation of ACS during the season?

They will not be renovating during the season. The current capacity of the stadium is 44,000+ The west side and north end zone renovations they are doing first will actually reduce the number of seats because of all the suites they are building on the west side. The next phase of the renovation on the east side will bring the total number of seats in the stadium back up to 40,000 seats. There will be the capability to increase the capacity to 50,000 in the future. So for one year between the two phases they will have reduced capacity. At least that is my understanding.

[Stallion]

I've read about 10 times from TCU fans that capacity at Amon Carter will be in the low thirties in 2011. The work they are starting now will not be complete for next season and will substantially decrease capacity

[Stallion]

"The Horned Frogs will play at Amon G. Carter Stadium while construction continues in 2011. Capacity for that season figures to be around 34,000."

http://football.ballparks.com/NCAA/Moun ... /index.htm