Is There a Main Sticking Point?

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:43 am

Due dil

2ndandlong · Post by **2ndandlong** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:55 am

Due diligence.

StallionsModelT · Post by **StallionsModelT** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:39 am

Two words. Boise State.

huskerpony · Post by **huskerpony** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:43 am

StallionsModelT wrote:Two words. Boise State.

I heard their Pres is driving to the meeting.

NickSMU17 · Post by **NickSMU17** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:43 am

Please stay off the board or take some prozac for the next 10 days...

GiddyUp · Post by **GiddyUp** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:50 am

Patience grasshopper

PonyKai · Post by **PonyKai** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:17 am

Geez, just listen to Dutch. One, he's right. Two, he sells kick-as* burgers. You don't need anymore authority than that. Oh, he's also right.

StallionsModelT · Post by **StallionsModelT** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:18 am

I've never claimed to be "in the know" but I have a close friend who works for a political figure w/ major ties to SMU that said told me this morning that this thing is still way up in the air and the apprehension isn't coming all on the side of the BE. SMU has serious concerns about moving there and then immediately losing WVU, Louisville, Cincy and the BE losing tremendous negotiating power with the networks on their new TV deal. Also, there is the Boise issue. They are in no hurry at all to make a decision so this whole thing will continue to drag on. It's going to be quite a while before we have any concrete information to report. Just what I was told.

ponyinNC · Post by **ponyinNC** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:37 am

Even if any combo of LV, WVU Rutgers or Uconn leave, we should still go. Plus, I really haven't heard Cincy in the mix at all...I think they and USF are stuck. It would still be better thatn CUSA-MWC merger.

I'd guess everyone is waiting on Mizzou, contrary to what the Big East commish stated. No one moves until they know what they are moving into.

2ndandlong · Post by **2ndandlong** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:39 am

I agree with Nick. Prozac.

This is a large, multi-school, multi-conference deal. If Turner walked into this with his pen in hand, I would be more annoyed than if this drags out until after bowl season.

Go to 1st and 10, order a double, and chill the [Big East] out.

#turnerspenisnotinhand

2ndandlong · Post by **2ndandlong** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:39 am

giggle

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:46 am

what's the point of hashtagging a ponyfans post?

ericdickerson4life · Post by **ericdickerson4life** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:53 am

It's not going to happen. Panic!!! Boise holds all the cards they would rather be in a watered down MWC/CUSA merger that does not include UCF/UH/SMU with no shot at an AQ BCS bid than flying east to play some games go 8-3 and still make a BCS game. They also enjoy splitting revenue with the schools that could careless about actually competing and just want their small paycheck (looking at you Tunlane/Rice/etc.). They love to be only team to sniff the top 25 each year in their conference. Oh no, SMU is in trouble!

peruna81 · Post by **peruna81** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:57 am

we are roughly in TCU's position, by proxy...lots of variable in play, the main one appears to be no formal invite. Thas said, get a bag of popcorn (or a burger at Dutch's place), and hang on...

2ndandlong · Post by **2ndandlong** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:10 am

Dutch wrote:what's the point of hashtagging a ponyfans post?

it was just a reference to grubes' "bullpen is" tweets that childishly look like bullpenis when smashed together
#bullpenishardandthrobbing

#turnerspenisnotinhand