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Re: Realignment Update

Postby Dukie » Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:52 am

I think this whole population debate is a little beside the point. All those good people in the Northeast don’t care much about college sports. There’s a reason there are only 2 P5 members in all of NY and NE, and even they don’t remotely carry their weight in the ACC.

Rutgers was probably the last major conference add that will ever happen based just on there being eyeballs in the state. SMU is fortunate to be in good recruiting territory and where people also care about college sports. Not enough of them care about SMU but a lot more do now than did before the “Dallas” campaign, and many more will again with a P5 conference.
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby Topper » Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:02 am

PAC teams schedule very few games in Texas. What recruiting coordinator wouldn't want recurring appearances in Dallas? Notice that A&M, Arkansas, Baylor etc participate in those spectacles out at Jerry World rather than just scheduling a home and home with us.
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby EastStang » Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:41 am

https://www.yahoo.com/news/brett-yormark-shares-thoughts-future-184514542.html

Yormark is telling everyone that they have an expansion plan, but they can't share it right now. He also said they're also happy at 14 teams. But after this year they'll have 12.
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby Dukie » Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:58 am

EastStang wrote:https://www.yahoo.com/news/brett-yormark-shares-thoughts-future-184514542.html

Yormark is telling everyone that they have an expansion plan, but they can't share it right now. He also said they're also happy at 14 teams. But after this year they'll have 12.

They can't share it because it is dependent on PAC teams that they have not managed to shake loose. I really hope they add UConn. Nothing would do more to further dilute the Big 12 "brand" than that.
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby Water Pony » Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:38 am

Sonny takes a shot at college conference realignment. :lol:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ ... 724e&ei=12
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby Dukie » Thu Jul 13, 2023 2:11 pm

Water Pony wrote:Sonny takes a shot at college conference realignment. :lol:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ ... 724e&ei=12

What a whiny little b****. You can't lose to Georgia by 400 points and then throw stones at Mizzou and A$M for not being successful in the $EC. :lol:
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby mtrout » Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:17 pm

My retirement plan involves Sonny losing to Colorado in like 6 weeks.
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby EastStang » Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:27 am

Which odds are longer? Us beating TCU or CO beating TCU?
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby SMUstang » Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:48 am

Just my opinion, but I don’t think that Prime will have a cohesive unit playing together for a long time.
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby Dukie » Fri Jul 14, 2023 9:32 am

SMUstang wrote:Just my opinion, but I don’t think that Prime will have a cohesive unit playing together for a long time.

I agree with this, and this is his first game, on the road, in Texas heat? No way Colorado wins that one.
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby Charleston Pony » Fri Jul 14, 2023 9:40 am

Dukie wrote:
SMUstang wrote:Just my opinion, but I don’t think that Prime will have a cohesive unit playing together for a long time.

I agree with this, and this is his first game, on the road, in Texas heat? No way Colorado wins that one.


Would be devastating for tcu fans who are now as hopeful as ever about their football program after last year. A loss to Colorado would quite possibly be followed by a loss to SMU pushing some off the deep end.
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby BIGHORSE » Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:23 am

mtrout wrote:My retirement plan involves Sonny losing to Colorado in like 6 weeks.



I hate those frogs, and sonny the snake as much as any Mustang does, but we need the frogs undefeated when we play them so we can be the first to beat them.
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby peruna81 » Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:25 am

BIGHORSE wrote:
mtrout wrote:My retirement plan involves Sonny losing to Colorado in like 6 weeks.



I hate those frogs, and sonny the snake as much as any Mustang does, but we need the frogs undefeated when we play them so we can be the first to beat them.

Nah. Whether they win or lose doesn't bother me...just that WE beat them.
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby Ikus » Fri Jul 14, 2023 1:46 pm

Can't see Sanders staying in Boulder more than 2 seasons ... if that.
If they have a good year, he's gone after 1.
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Re: Realignment Update

Postby EastStang » Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:37 pm

Right now TCU is favored over CU by 20 points. Over SMU by 2.5 points. CU might be a good bet to beat the spread.
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