Rumor swirling: BYU, WVU and L'ville to B12

[ponyinNC]

if Mizzou stays, I think b12 just adds BYU and is done for now. Disclaimer - I have no idea what is going to happen nor do i have any inside source.

[Nacho]

my people tell me i don't know anything.

[smupony94]

if Mizzou stays, I think b12 just adds BYU and is done for now. Disclaimer - I have no idea what is going to happen nor do i have any inside source.

More fun to make stuff up and see how many people believe you

[StallionsModelT]

Missouri will not go SEC b/c they know they'd never get to another bowl again ever again.

[well travelled pony]

my people tell me all the wrong thinking people are right.

Go Ponies!

[ponyinNC]

if Mizzou stays, I think b12 just adds BYU and is done for now. Disclaimer - I have no idea what is going to happen nor do i have any inside source.

More fun to make stuff up and see how many people believe you

Once I tried to smuggle a Chupacabra in my luggage, but got stopped by customs.

[huskerpony]

Missouri will not go SEC b/c they know they'd never get to another bowl again ever again.

No big deal. Their fans don't go to the bowl games they do play in.

[SoCal_Pony]

Regarding our attendance, while not a strong point it is in no way a deal-killer. As I have stated in the past, the bottom half of the BCS average 41k fans per game. This is with the benefits of BCS membership AND strong regional opponents. These lower tier schools receive attendance bumps from playing the UTs, Ohio St's and FL St's just as much as we would.

If I am not mistaken a Wash St-USC game drew 28,000 fans recently and no one is calling for their head.

One other way of looking at this. Assume with BCS membership we only draw 31,000 fans...10k short of acceptable average...you telling me SMU would not purchase 10,000 lousy tickets to 6 games per year at $10 per ticket????? Give me a break...we can buy our way through this problem.

Truth of BCS cartel...there are about 25 Super Teams, the rest are to some degree leeches. Why can't we be one of those leeches. We certainly have more to offer than 20+ existing BCS programs.

[SoCal_Pony]

To complete my rant....

College Football has been tuned on it's head, yet somehow conventional wisdom is BCS schools (I'm talking you Baylor and ISU) go to the front of the line in talks about conference realignment?

Why????

Strongly believe if all Top 100 programs were granted BCS status, SMU would consistently have Top 35 recruiting classes...and a Top 35 program. No way that statement can be made about Baylor or ISU, or Kansas or K-St. Nor SEC-rumored Mizzo or PAC-12 rumored Ok-St.

[leopold]

I'm not saying your wrong, SoCal, but the problem with that argument has always been that's what everybody says Just let us in. Look at Cincy. Look at Louisville. We can do it, too. There is some truth to it, but it doesn't distinguish us. Meanwhile BYU, who averages over 60,000 people per game on their own, is being actively sought out. And frankly, sometimes it is BS - I've used Memphis and their failure to show up to homegames with all their advantages as an example. So we can't just use the 'all we need is your support' argument.

[Stallion]

ECU sold out for UAB this week

[well travelled pony]

While ecu is the bastardd stepchild of the NC schools, they have very serious fans for football. Plus in eastern NC, what else to do on a Saturday afternoon?

Go Ponies!

[smupony94]

Are they the Tech of the Carolinas?

[ponyinNC]

Yes they are, exactly like Tech. Large state school full of kids that couldn't get into UNC, NC State, or even most of the UNC system schools. Dated many girls from there.

[well travelled pony]

ecu is close to tech, but better. Yes, kids may land there, but some of their programs are top notch, plus the medical school and center are excellent. One drawback they have is endowment is small.

Go Ponies!