****The Official NEW (new)^3 conference realignment & shit talk thread****

[Pitt Gorilla]

in memory of Saul Good. He will be missed.

[Saul Good]

Googling "Stoops Michigan" yields 10 front page results. 8 are about Bob Stoops.

[Titty Meat]

Bob Stoops isn't going to Michigan

[WhawhaWhat]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Googling "Stoops Michigan" yields 10 front page results. 8 are about Bob Stoops.

Bob Stoops to Michigan confirmed then.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Chocolate Hog

Bob Stoops isn't going to Michigan

Didn't say he was. I did say it wouldn't surprise me if he or Gundy did. Wouldn't surprise Oklahoma fans, either.

http://www.landthieves.com/board/sho...college-or-pro...

http://www.landthieves.com/board/sho...ps-to-Michigan

[Bambi]

http://michigan.scout.com/story/1490...to-miles?s=162

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Bambi

http://michigan.scout.com/story/1490...to-miles?s=162

Cool. If anyone says that he isn't a candidate, you will be ready.

[Titty Meat]

I hope they hire Butch Jones then Nebraska will still have a chance at winning the division.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Chocolate Hog

I hope they hire Butch Jones then Nebraska will still have a chance at winning the division.

Didn't Tennessee just extend him? I agree that he isn't a great coach at all, though. Not sure what people see in him.

[Bambi]

Just talked to person in room at B12 meetings here in NY. Put the tone as "measured". Don't expect expansion or conf champ game.

— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) December 10, 2014

[Titty Meat]

The Big 12 is ran worse than the Chiefs.

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by Bambi

Just talked to person in room at B12 meetings here in NY. Put the tone as "measured". Don't expect expansion or conf champ game.

— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) December 10, 2014

[WilliamTheIrish]

Dennis Dodd...

[Saul Good]

It would be awesome if the Big 12 told the NCAA to stick it and held a CCG even though they didn't get the waiver. What are they going to do?

[KChiefs1]

Washington, D.C. (December 9, 2014) - DIRECTV subs, if you want the satcaster to add SportsNet LA and other new regional sports channels such as the Pac 12 Network or the Longhorn Network you may have a long time to wait.

In fact, perhaps forever.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that DIRECTV CFO Patrick Doyle today dashed the hopes of regional sports fans in a presentation to the UBS Global Media conference in New York. Addressing his company's decision to refrain from adding SportsNet LA, the new home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Doyle said: "I think you will see more of that."

In the last year or so, DIRECTV, which was once considered the industry's sports leader, has railed against rising programming costs, particularly in the sports category. Consequently, the satcaster has not added Sports Net LA or the Pac 12 Network or the Longhorn Network.

Doyle claimed that subscriber defections caused by the absence of the sports channels are "negligible," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

"We see very little downside (to not carrying such networks)," he added. "The SEC Network was added in the summer to satisfy the ABC/ESPN family."

Doyle has previously warned that DIRECTV may decide to carry fewer channels to reduce programming costs. But it appears that the company's decision not to add SportsNet LA and the Pac 12 Network has provided more evidence that the strategy is correct, at least in its estimation.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Doyle said that sports channels and independent channels are the most likely to be dropped in the future to keep costs down.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Washington, D.C. (December 9, 2014) - DIRECTV subs, if you want the satcaster to add SportsNet LA and other new regional sports channels such as the Pac 12 Network or the Longhorn Network you may have a long time to wait.

In fact, perhaps forever.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that DIRECTV CFO Patrick Doyle today dashed the hopes of regional sports fans in a presentation to the UBS Global Media conference in New York. Addressing his company's decision to refrain from adding SportsNet LA, the new home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Doyle said: "I think you will see more of that."

In the last year or so, DIRECTV, which was once considered the industry's sports leader, has railed against rising programming costs, particularly in the sports category. Consequently, the satcaster has not added Sports Net LA or the Pac 12 Network or the Longhorn Network.

Doyle claimed that subscriber defections caused by the absence of the sports channels are "negligible," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

"We see very little downside (to not carrying such networks)," he added. "The SEC Network was added in the summer to satisfy the ABC/ESPN family."

Doyle has previously warned that DIRECTV may decide to carry fewer channels to reduce programming costs. But it appears that the company's decision not to add SportsNet LA and the Pac 12 Network has provided more evidence that the strategy is correct, at least in its estimation.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Doyle said that sports channels and independent channels are the most likely to be dropped in the future to keep costs down.

SEC Network...how did I leave that one off the list of Bambi's greatest hits?