I laughed

A bigger problem is that kids don't play baseball /stickball / wiffleball.

Basketball is the only American sport insulated from that problem since it's so incredibly cheap to take up and 'only' takes one competitor and one backboard/rim to play.

Soccer is also cheap and available. Hell you don't even need the hoop just the ball

There is truth to this, but even my kids who play baseball have no interest in the professional game.

Too much troll. Hits roo close to home. As long as we land in the B1G or ACC all is well tho.

I can attest to this. I've taught Middle School for 20 years. During my first year KU lost to Syracuse in the National Championship game. I live in PA. Not close enough to upstate New York and of course KU to make those kids care. They still left an orange on my desk the next day at school. Sports mattered to them.

For years kids would give me shit when any of my teams would lose any game. Because it mattered to them.

After we lost to the Patriots in the AFCCG at home, I braced myself for the typical "CHIEFS SUCK DURRRR" unimaginative nonsense and...nothing. It's like I was invisible. No one said a word. It was great, but also sad because the time had come when sports didn't matter to kids.

Used to be a lot of kids wearing Phillies, Yankees, Penn State, Eagles, and Steelers gear with a few Giants fans mixed in and the typical Patriots and Broncos front runners. Now I still see Steelers and Penn State but not nearly at the same high frequency.

They really only care about instagram, snapchat, youtube, and gaming.

I am a retail manager and the younger kids I have working for me don't care much about sports except for the Chiefs (and that is mainly because of Mahomes) and most of them go to KU. You can add Marvel movies to the list of things they care about.

One of the other factors could be that more parents shy away from encouraging their kids from participating in things that have the "win/lose" outcome. No one wants to hurt their kids psyche by having someone tell them they lost and need to get better.

Humor is important, even self deprecating humor. Besides there’s nothing we can do to change things anyway. Plus, if the Big MAC backfllls with a few schools like BYU or Cinci, hoops isn’t really affected anyway.

Obv the rest of the league is FB centered and really hurt by this. Esp if we can’t keep the playoff auto bid

Mizzou getting ready to hire an AD.

Desiree Reed-Francois is the rumor.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We’ve confirmed the multiple reports that Desiree Reed-Francois will be named the next <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mizzou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mizzou</a> AD. Announmcement could come as soon as today, but not sure on that.</p>&mdash; Power Mizzou (@PowerMizzoucom) <a href="https://twitter.com/PowerMizzoucom/status/1424478555854024714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

https://unlvrebels.com/staff-directo...d-francois/271

The Cuonzo haters are going to hate her. She helped hire him at Tennessee.

Her job is to raise money and hire his replacement in a few years.

CunzNO sucks.

Probs BS, my Oregon buddy claims the PAC is looking to add KU, Tech, Houston, and a “mystery school” who’s name hasn’t leaked.

Same

Thanks all for the realignment update on Mizzouche’s new AD.

I might have missed it a few pages back but did anyone mention the Kansas senator
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sen. Marshall of Kansas wants the Department of Justice to investigate ESPN after Texas and Oklahoma left the Big 12 for the SEC. <a href="https://t.co/luMACNcbHU">pic.twitter.com/luMACNcbHU</a></p>&mdash; Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) <a href="https://twitter.com/bmarcello/status/1423027095463239695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LMAO I mean, that's pretty pathetic, but it's kansas.

I was all set to say something about a Republican K-State grad but he got his doctorate at KU sooooo

I mean I can admit the Kansas righteous indignation is laughable once you're out of it. I mean, I'm totally guilty and still have it but at least I can see it now after being away.

The word "huffy" comes to mind.

But at least we aren't Missouri.

ROFL

I was wondering if that senator reads Chiefs Planet or something ROFL

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Can confirm the much-anticipated ACC-B1G-Pac12 alliance is set to be announced Tuesday, sources tell ESPN. Source said Big Ten had a call tonight to discuss. Pact involves scheduling, governance, CFP and more.<br><br>Yahoo first to report announcement Tuesday.</p>&mdash; Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNRittenberg/status/1430011827296030720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Why did they leave the Big 12 out?? :deevee::deevee::deevee:

Because they will all go to 16 to make their non con scheduling alliance work, and because the SEC went to 16.

Because the Big 8 is irrelevant now

Because they don’t have any valuable football programs left. Have you really not been following along to what is valuable to these conferences? The Big 12 is finished. The other conferences have already picked it dry and left the scraps for the AAC and MVC.

Everybody has been irrelevant the last dozen years outside Bammy.

98-11 record. In SEC PLAY. Read That again.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 announced the formation of an alliance on Tuesday.<br><br>The joint announcement emphasized &quot;the future evolution of college athletics and scheduling.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/V32NsX2e0b">pic.twitter.com/V32NsX2e0b</a></p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1430236562114158593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here it is. Dave Wannstedt says he was at the FOX meetings and was told KU to the B1G. KState to the Pac12. <a href="https://t.co/h4DPU9oTST">pic.twitter.com/h4DPU9oTST</a></p>&mdash; Mike Vernon (@M_Vernon) <a href="https://twitter.com/M_Vernon/status/1430184760303751169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Mizzou moving to the SEC looks like such a smart decision now

wow

So they'll be poaching the remaining Big12 teams to get to 16 in each conference.

Please please please

That was the rumor, I think was posted in this thread - the alliance also includes how to break up the Big 12 remnants.

TCU and Baylor might be in the most unfortunate spot, they have big markets and good athletic programs including football but PAC doesn't want religious schools and they don't meet the B1G's academic profile. ACC seems like the only option.

Rust posted a rumor about it earlier but Houston could benefit from this to get into a P4 conference - everyone wants Texas schools, SEC already has Texas and aTm, Baylor/TCU are religious, so that leaves Texas Tech and Houston.

Not that anyone would want to join this dumpster fire, but there are a couple good options to add if the Big 12 wanted to try to survive. Drop WV (too far, as much as I like them), add Houston, BYU, and San Diego State to get back to 10 and stabilize. Those are all money-making programs in with big markets.

A SD reporter was on the radio a few weeks ago and said they HATE the Mountain West. They want to PAC, but would move elsewhere if it was an option.

I don't really understand why the PAC-12 would bother but otherwise that makes sense. I wonder how many behind closed doors are grumbling they didn't seal the deal a decade ago for that 16 team super conference.

Also expect Bowlsby to start rattling his lawsuit sabre at the other conferences now that these rumors are out there.

That twerp has been asleep at the wheel for a long time.

They wouldn’t. PAC has the most wonderful markets in the country. Yes they’re pro sports markets primarily, but still the best ones. The only Irate8 school who even fits is Kansas and it’s too far logistically to take unless they did a hoops-only (Or hoops-FB only) deal.


They massively screwed the pooch not getting Texas and OU. Even if they had to swallow Tech and Okie Light.

probably, that would get Texas and OU to the SEC quicker

So drop WV because of distance but add BYU and San Diego State? Interesting take.BYU at least brings a big market, I just wonder how much San Diego even cares about SDSU.

It was always a smart decision.

If moving to the east coast, no way they can hold onto WV.

I think a couple of other programs to add if wanting to go to 12 would be Colorado State and Boise State. I don't think those get many people tight in the pants, but there are more options toward the west than moving east.

Lol SDSU wouldn’t be joining the Big12 if the Big12 expands. They’d go after schools like BYU, Cincinnati, Memphis, UCF, Houston, Boisie.

Having BYU and UCF in the same conference would be a logistical issue. They'd have to pick a side of the country.

It doesn't matter anyway, after hearing the statements after the alliance meetings, the Big 12 is done. At least a few of the schools sounds like they will have landing spots.

I don’t think it comes down to Big12 expansion either.

Brilliant move.

Big 12 goes bust the second Kansas joins the ACC and is part of the alliance. With only 15 teams in the ACC, they need one more to ease the scheduling. Kansas gets saved, the other 7 are ****ed IMO

Lol good one.

Thinks boo clones going BIG^

What's does any of this change? I've read just a bunch of flub. Academics, scheduling eachother in non-con, etc. Dont see how this changes much.

The 3 leagues have to pretend they’re actually doing something, even tho they aren’t.

I am a big fan of the usage of screw the pooch verbiage.

Didn't see it mentioned here, but read on The Athletic that OU and Texas still have voting rights in the B12 if they were to vote on expansion. LMAO :facepalm:

JFC

I wouldn't be surprised at this point if Texas insisted that was added to the grant of rights. Its almost like their intentional goal has been to destroy the Big 12 for the last 20 years.

One thing I don't get about the expansion rumors is why none of the Texas schools have been mentioned. Baylor and TCU I can sort of get because of the religious factor, but Texas has always been the main goal for expansion so having all the Texas schools out there (and add Houston to make an even 4) seems strange. That group could be a pretty major haul for a conference.

I don't understand why other schools didn't make more of an attempt to jump ship when Mizzou, A&M, Neb, and CO left. They had to know that TX and OK were going to bolt at some point in the near future.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Official: The ACC - Big Ten - Pac-12 Alliance has been assembled. <br><br> <a href="https://t.co/VUj7yOKh8P">pic.twitter.com/VUj7yOKh8P</a></p>&mdash; Austin Pendergist (@apthirteen) <a href="https://twitter.com/apthirteen/status/1430229988700299267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That was always the story of the Big 12. Polished Bevo’s jewels for 25 years, only to be discarded like a cigarette butt.

You had clueless people like PB giving money to their schools telling them to stay

I can only guess that the grant of rights (security) and the big payday (that only needed to be split 10 ways) was a big factor.

Or they thought that Texas had such a sweet deal controlling an entire conference that they would never leave.

Because none of them outright dominate a television market.

We hope and pray that Patrick Mahomes will help to keep Texas Tech in a P5 conference. :) That's all I ask.

That’s false, they do not.

Rutgers doesn't dominate shit but if they got in purely because of "NY" then why wouldn't Houston or Dallas/FW?

(that's aside from the fact that television market is an antiquated way to think about it this time around)

I’m glad they didn’t. Last time around Iowa States home was the Big East or Big12. This time around it’s the B1G, PAC, or weird Big12 that’s neither P4 nor G5.

Source?

I did some light Googling earlier and didn't find anything else on it... and it makes sense that as long as they're in the B12, they would have to basically waive their right to a vote or something along those lines unless there's specific verbiage around them being nullified with an acceptance to another conference (which of course would be ideal).

I’m not going to spend time looking for it, but I saw multiple people the week it officially happened report it. Whatever section of the bylaws.

But in some wild scenario where that were true, OuuT wouldn’t vote to expand, they’d vote to dissolve which would only happen if each conference goes to 16 which would pass with or without OuuT.

BINGO!

YES!

THIS GUY GETS IT!

That’s why NO ONE in the Big 12 should be butthurt towards Mizzou, Nebraska for leaving the conference when they did so many years ago. They knew what was coming with Texas and got out when they could still control their own destiny.

Mizzou would be screwed right now and looking at a lesser Tier 2 conference when the Big 12 eventually breaks up if they had stuck around in the Big Texas conference.

Becasue Buttgers is the state U of New Jersey, which has 10 million people. The BIG was able to get full cable carriage in that state plus some level of carriage from the NYC metro, making that addition a moneymaker for the other schools.


None of that applies to TCU or SMU or Houston.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E9rI9rSX...jpg&name=large

This just popped up on Twitter and I hadn’t seen it. Nebraska’s mascot after they changed their name from the Bugeaters?

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Just more reason to hate Texas.

KU can try and get into the American Conference as long as Navy doesn’t object on the grounds that their Football program will lower the quality of play in the league.

This you?

https://i.imgur.com/eipugIu.jpg?fb

K-State continues to embarrass themselves




https://i.imgur.com/3Gy7J1v.jpg

4,2,3,1,5...

Says the guy with no football program.

LMAO