NCAA 2012, SEC Uber Alles

[MadBurgerMaker]

Yeah that's where I've seen them too.  They should be up there where A&M was (#3) when they get "settled" though.  Plus they actually win fucking games, unlike A&M, which is why I think WVU was an outstanding get for the conference.  Good basketball too.  What's the baseball team like?


@Valmy (quoting on the phone is a pita):  strong possibilities there, but I'm kinda bummed this happened with the start of the season so far off.  The trolling will have kind of worn itself down by then. 

[MadBurgerMaker]

Oh!  Mid major news:  WAC commissioner Karl Benson did not have his contract renewed by the presidents, so.....he's now the commissioner of the Sun Belt.  UTSA and Texas State will hopefully go with him to a conference that, while maybe not all that stable with Mount USA looking around at possibilities and not all that prestigious (not that the WAC is prestigious or something), at least isn't like...one school loss away from not being a football conference at all anymore.

E:  I have seen some stuff saying that UTSA is actually a possible target for Mount USA, but I'm not sure I'm buying it.  I guess the location and stadium and all that are big deals, but....hm. 

[MadBurgerMaker]

Hey Valmy, in case you didn't see this on Shaggy Bevo: TCU went up to Boise for a basketball game today:



It isn't the best, but it's a start, and maybe it can carry over into the football season.

[Berkut]

Talk about winning by losing:

http://azstarnet.com/sports/blogs/finley/arizona-wildcats-football-neal-reconsiders-will-make-decision-today/article_5598ef4e-5cad-11e1-94bb-001871e3ce6c.html

The Golden Domers are welcome to him and his dad. I followed his recruitment, since he was the first "big name" recruit Rodriguez went after, and I was honestly relieved by the time it was all over that he did not pick Arizona. Or that his dad didn't, or whatever.

[grumbler]

Talk about winning by losing:

http://azstarnet.com/sports/blogs/finley/arizona-wildcats-football-neal-reconsiders-will-make-decision-today/article_5598ef4e-5cad-11e1-94bb-001871e3ce6c.html

The Golden Domers are welcome to him and his dad. I followed his recruitment, since he was the first "big name" recruit Rodriguez went after, and I was honestly relieved by the time it was all over that he did not pick Arizona. Or that his dad didn't, or whatever.

Heard a fair amount about this situation over the last coupla weeks, and you are right to be relieved not to have his dad anywhere near your program, if what I heard was anything like close to truth.  His dad apparently abandoned him and his mom and sibs, and only came back into Neal's life when it was clear he was likely to be worth some money some day.  Dad refused to allow the kid to pick his school (Arizona) and, from what I read, wouldn't even let Neal go to the announcement until Neal agreed to go to ND.

Sounds a lot like someone found a way to get dad to fixate on ND and only ND.  How much do you reckon that cost some booster?

[CountDeMoney]

Hata's will always hate.

[Ed Anger]

I wouldn't want my kid near RichRod either.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Valmy you see the new TV deal info for the Big 12?

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/17774745/big-12-negotiating-media-rights-deal-worth-at-least-26-billion

$2.6b total over 13 years, with tier 3 rights being up to the school, as usual.  Everyone is up to ~$20 million each + whatever they sell their T3 rights for, so UT and KU immediately add several million to that, with OU adding their own network later, and the others adding a little bit here and there.

Interesting part:

This new deal is based on a 10-team league and sources said it could be worth even more per school if the Big 12 expands to 11 or 12 teams.

They'd pay the Big 12 to poach schools from other conferences (a little over $2 million for each member per new member).   Supposedly, there is a list of poached schools this would work for.  This...supposed...list...uh...supposedly....includes Florida State, Clemson, BYU, and Notre Dame among others.

E: Whoa there's a new post on shaggy about it stolen from some random WVU board that's saying they'll add money up to 16 total members.

[Valmy]

Yeah I saw that and it was interesting.  Provisions are there to expand to 11, 12, 14, or 16 members (but, oddly enough, not 13 or 15).  But I was not aware they had a list of schools the Big 12 was encouraged to poach.  That strikes me as pretty dangerous stuff from a legal point of view.

[PDH]

Wyoming to the Big 12, it is the new reality.  It makes sense for everyone!

[MadBurgerMaker]

Yeah I saw that and it was interesting.  Provisions are there to expand to 11, 12, 14, or 16 members (but, oddly enough, not 13 or 15).  But I was not aware they had a list of schools the Big 12 was encouraged to poach.  That strikes me as pretty dangerous stuff from a legal point of view.

Yeah, I'm not really buying the specific names on a list part, but it's an entertaining offseason rumor to roll with.  There has got to be something that triggers that extra $2 million though, so maybe instead of an actual list, it's just a list of qualifications that all of those schools happen to meet.   

Wyoming to the Big 12, it is the new reality.  It makes sense for everyone!

Hey PDH: UTSA has been talking to Mount USA, it seems!  Also the Sun Belt.  It's like they're looking for a way out of the WAC.  I can't imagine why.

[sbr]

Oregon has scheduled a home and home with Michigan state in 2013(Eugene) and 2014(East Lansing).  I like it, the Ducks continue to put together a pretty good OOC schedule, except for this year.

[Berkut]

You can see the difference in balls between Kelly and RRod. Kelly schedules Michigan State, RRod schedules Michigan.

[PDH]

Hey PDH: UTSA has been talking to Mount USA, it seems!  Also the Sun Belt.  It's like they're looking for a way out of the WAC.  I can't imagine why.

The WAC is doomed, the only way the Mtn West survives is by joining with another has-been conference and this new group invites some other wannabes to come play.

[grumbler]

You can see the difference in balls between Kelly and RRod. Kelly schedules Michigan State, RRod schedules Michigan.

At least RichRod is smart enough to schedule Michigan...

in basketball!    http://www.freep.com/article/20120320/SPORTS06/120320048/michigan-basketball-arizona?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports