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07-22-2021, 12:52 PM | #8506 | |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Kansas City
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The issues were: 1) Missouri's coaching staff did a poor job adjusting it's recruiting strategy. It overreacted to the SEC move and moved into Georgia and Florida too quickly. It also didn't effectively adopt a strategy to sell Midwest kids (Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Chicago) on the idea of playing in the SEC (Kentucky has had great success with this in Ohio, amongst kids left behind by Ohio State). 2) The university replaced the mostly competent AD with a complete buffoon who mishandled the difficult 2015 protests, and made several bad decisions in the wake of that (forcing Pinkel out then; hiring Barry Odom; forcing Odom to agree to dismantle the player development system in place and also forcing the strength coach behind that program out). 3) Odom was a failure in recruiting and as an on-field coach. All indications are they got it right with Drinkwitz, and he's rapidly changing the picture/scene. Basketball is an example of what happens when you make a bad hire, then double down on it with the worst hire in the past quarter century in your sport, then come back from it by overpaying for a really mediocre guy. |
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07-22-2021, 12:54 PM | #8507 |
The Insider
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Lake of the Ozarks
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Iowa State is very attractive if you think like an University president would. Very good academic school with research. Great fan base, good facilities all around.
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07-22-2021, 02:05 PM | #8508 |
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Look at a Kansas fan trying to rationalize his place in a dying conference.
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07-22-2021, 02:37 PM | #8509 |
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I'm willing to bet adding Texas to the SEC adds more eyeballs than all the teams that were mentioned in the post I quoted combined.
You're lying to yourself if you don't believe this isn't being driven by ESPN wanting to form a super conference that's going to blow revenue out of the water. This decision isn't made without the blessing or instigation of the mothership. |
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07-22-2021, 02:43 PM | #8510 | |
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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ESPN already controls UVA and UNC's exclusive media rights through 2035. Right now they share UT/OU's rights with Fox. ESPN gains a LOT more adding UT than any school from the ACC. |
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07-22-2021, 02:43 PM | #8511 |
The man you could post like.
Join Date: Oct 2010
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Not even ESPN. Mickey Mouse
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07-22-2021, 02:48 PM | #8512 |
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Location: Studio City, CA
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I would be totally fine with KU in the Big 10, Self would own Chicago recruiting and the games against Michigan, MSU, Indiana, etc would be amazing.
It also opens up an whole new avenue of football recruiting. It certainly doesn't hurt that Leipold has history all over Wisconsin and Nebraska |
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07-22-2021, 03:15 PM | #8513 | |
**** That Noise
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07-22-2021, 03:31 PM | #8514 |
**** That Noise
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Jack Trice
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This moving fast, as I'm getting calls, texts and e-mails now saying #Pac12 wants to add #OKState, #TexasTech, #KState and #ISU to go to 16 teams and those four in division with #SunDevils, #BearDown, #Utes and #Buffs.
Edit- This was from “Swain” on Twitter, whoever that is. Last edited by RustShack; 07-22-2021 at 03:58 PM.. |
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07-22-2021, 04:23 PM | #8515 |
**** That Noise
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Jack Trice
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Texas and Oklahoma were not in attendance for the emergency Big12 meeting today.
Buckle up boys. |
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07-22-2021, 04:47 PM | #8516 |
The talking stonehead
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Location: Blue Springs, MO
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07-22-2021, 04:48 PM | #8517 | |
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07-22-2021, 04:50 PM | #8518 |
Like I woke up in Wonderland..
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07-22-2021, 04:52 PM | #8519 |
Like I woke up in Wonderland..
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: KCMO
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I remember before the last realignment there were strong rumors that Florida State and Clemson were interested in jumping to the Big 12. Louisville was available too, I believe. One more and that would have made a hell of a conference.
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07-22-2021, 04:58 PM | #8520 | |
Rabbi Goldmann
Join Date: Nov 2012
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The idea Cali schools want these crappy Plains programs is too laughable for me to believe. If Kansas ever did leave, I’d lose a lot of interest in their games. Playing long term opponents in our region is half the fun of watching and I know a lot of folks from all these local schools. |
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