It is official the BIG 12 is alive, but 10. Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma St. are staying, why because they found money in Big 12 country. There was a lot of rain clouds in Big 12 country last week so what did Commissioner Beebe do? He went out and searched for the end of the rainbow. Turns out he found a pot of gold in a reportedly $200 million TV deal with Fox & ESPN/ABC. Unlike previous finds that lead country folks to head west to Beverly Hills, this Texas Gold is enough to keep the Longhorns and the rest of the Big 12 together minus 2.
Questions still remain will Utah fill the last spot as the PAC-10?
Is the BIG 12 comfortable being 10 and going without a championship game?
Stay tuned as soon as we know you'll know.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Friday Farewells for June 11, 2010
This almost tear-less edition of Friday Farewells is brought to you by the World Cup & South Africa, thanks for inviting us to your party.
Farewell:
Boredom. The powers that be in sports have created the PERFECT STORM of SPORTS this week. The NHL Stanley Cup was decided this week congrats Blackhawks, the NBA Finals has been terrific, College Baseball Super Regionals start today, NASCAR & MLB continue their seasons, and oh there is this little thing going on in South Africa called the World Cup that happens once every four years. If you are a sports fan and cannot find anything to watch that you like then you might want to talk to your cable company because whatever your paying is too much. I will watch some World Cup, College Baseball Super Regionals, & NBA Finals all on the same day. Tears of joy, although by the end of the week they may be tears of pain because my thumb hurts from changing channels so much to catch all the action.
Big Baby. "I felt like a Beast." Big Baby Glen Davis is no longer hello Big Beast. Big Beast & his mini-me Nate Robinson carried the Celtics to a game four NBA Finals victory. Boston's bench outplayed the Laker's starters for almost the entire fourth quarter. They did it with energy, effort, and emotion. The latter lead to two technicals, but ultimately neither hurt as the Celtics evened the series. No Tears. Goodbye Baby, Hello Beast!
Farewell:
Boredom. The powers that be in sports have created the PERFECT STORM of SPORTS this week. The NHL Stanley Cup was decided this week congrats Blackhawks, the NBA Finals has been terrific, College Baseball Super Regionals start today, NASCAR & MLB continue their seasons, and oh there is this little thing going on in South Africa called the World Cup that happens once every four years. If you are a sports fan and cannot find anything to watch that you like then you might want to talk to your cable company because whatever your paying is too much. I will watch some World Cup, College Baseball Super Regionals, & NBA Finals all on the same day. Tears of joy, although by the end of the week they may be tears of pain because my thumb hurts from changing channels so much to catch all the action.
Big Baby. "I felt like a Beast." Big Baby Glen Davis is no longer hello Big Beast. Big Beast & his mini-me Nate Robinson carried the Celtics to a game four NBA Finals victory. Boston's bench outplayed the Laker's starters for almost the entire fourth quarter. They did it with energy, effort, and emotion. The latter lead to two technicals, but ultimately neither hurt as the Celtics evened the series. No Tears. Goodbye Baby, Hello Beast!
Big 12. Colorado and apparently Nebraska will both say so long to the Conference with the most (tied with the SEC) appearances in the BCS Championship Games. Maybe though Texas getting all the money is no longer tasting as good to these two especially with promises of greener & tastier pastures in the PAC-10 & Big Ten. Is the Big 12 still salvageable? Absolutely. If Texas stays it still works. I know Nebraska is a storied program on the rebound, but they are not what they once were and Colorado has not recovered since the scandals. Nebraska will be hard to replace, but not irreplaceable. Tears NOTTA. I have no tears for any BCS conference losing teams or imploding only tears for the WAC losing Boise State.
Indifference. I have never disliked MLS, but sort of been indifferent to it. I would watch the occasional game or MLS Cup if nothing else was on. I attended my first game Wednesday, between Real Salt Lake vs. L.A. Galaxy. Galaxy were undefeated, notice I said undefeated past tense, thanks to a goal in the 81st minute by Real's Javier Morrales. The game was about as much fun as a pair of crabs in a bucket (which is a good time trust me). It was very exciting and the crowd was awesome, not even a 30 minute lightning delay could lower my impression of the what a first rate event the game was. No tears here only good times and lots of new chants.
Boise State. A breaking event the WAC bids farewell to Boise State, which leaves the conference well empty. The WAC has to be devastated. It will be interesting to see if Boise State can be as dominant in a far stronger conference. Tears only a few, because I will have to deal with BYU fans on a consistent basis now, that includes Mark & Martin the Fayetteville Cougars.
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
PAC-10 EXPULSION!
Is the PAC-10 growing in competitiveness or shrinking. Don't get me wrong the conference will grow leaps & bounds if the expansion rumors ultimately are true, but for now the PAC-10 might as well be the Whack-10, no dis on the WAC who at least has a reliable powerhouse team in Boise State. What about USC you say... well thanks to a compliance director's worst nightmare come to life USC will be receiving a post season ban. According to ESPN The USC football program will receive a two-year postseason ban, a reduction in scholarships with reports indicating possibly more than twenty, and a forfeiture of wins from at least the 2004 season. There are also rumors of television bans. It looks like Pete Carroll had John Calipari like timing in leaving town.
To say this hurts the PAC-10 is like saying getting hit with a cannon ball might leave a mark. Anyone have any cannon ball ointment for the PAC-10? Well in fact the Big 12 or what is now the Big 11, 10, 9 .... Let's call it the countdown conference for now. The Countdown Conference has the secret ointment in the form of Texas & four of its closest friends & its step sister (Colorado). This could be just what the Dr. Ordered. In fact speaking of Drs. maybe Pepper will move his sponsorship west as well.
To say this hurts the PAC-10 is like saying getting hit with a cannon ball might leave a mark. Anyone have any cannon ball ointment for the PAC-10? Well in fact the Big 12 or what is now the Big 11, 10, 9 .... Let's call it the countdown conference for now. The Countdown Conference has the secret ointment in the form of Texas & four of its closest friends & its step sister (Colorado). This could be just what the Dr. Ordered. In fact speaking of Drs. maybe Pepper will move his sponsorship west as well.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
BIG 12 is DEAD!
The Big 12 is no more. Nebraska has already accepted a deal to go to the Big Ten according to sources. This means that Missouri is likely to follow. Texas & Texas A&M are meeting tomorrow to reportedly contemplate a move to the PAC-10 along with Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Colorado & Texas Tech. What will happen to the rest is left to be seen.
More to come as soon as we have it.
More to come as soon as we have it.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday Farewells for June 4, 2010
This somber edition of Friday Farewells is brought to you by your local rain cloud.
Farewell:
Ken Griffey Jr. The most talented player of my generation was also the best player I ever saw in person. He was largely overshadowed by people like Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, and others. Griffey, however, is one of the only superstars not to have the cloud of steroid suspicion. His retirement was once again overshadowed by a scandal, as the Almost Perfect Game was the same night. Griffey and his 630 career homeruns is now 40 years old. It is hard to believe that Junior is no longer the Kid running around with his hat on backwards during batting practice. His career was slowed by injuries, yet he is still a first-ballot Hall of Famer thanks to the sweetest swing I have ever seen. Tears...of course! Junior was every young player's idol.
Big 12. The Pac 10 has supposedly interest in 6 members of the Big 12 Conference including: Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, & Colorado. Missouri is as good as gone to the Big Ten and Nebraska is supposedly interested. Texas A&M is rumored to be interested in the SEC. What does these all mean? Well it seems no team, except Missouri, wants to be the first to break the ice, but no one wants to be left should someone break that ice. The rumors will fly and the schools and conference will deny them, but where there is smoke there is fire and the Big 12 is burning, so it is up to the schools whether they will escape the smoke or wait for the flames. A single sentimental tear drop and a boat load of excitement because the college conference landscape is about to change.
Solid NBA Announcers. We thought that ABC/ESPN would learn from other networks mistake and not employ obnoxious announcers. The Four6Three and basketball fans everywhere rejoiced in the streets when Bill Walton called his last game. Little did we know Walton would be reincarnated to form two small twins. Mark Hand Down Man Down Jackson, and Jeff Pogo-Stick VanGundy single handily ruined game one of the NBA Finals and I had to retreat to the confines of the car to listen on ESPN Radio, which was great by the way. I thought, why would you not take the talent on radio and put it on TV and put the morons on radio. I came up with one solid reason, car wrecks and possible lawsuits resulting from those wrecks. Tears yes because my ears hurt, but not as bad as my brain.
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Farewell:
Ken Griffey Jr. The most talented player of my generation was also the best player I ever saw in person. He was largely overshadowed by people like Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, and others. Griffey, however, is one of the only superstars not to have the cloud of steroid suspicion. His retirement was once again overshadowed by a scandal, as the Almost Perfect Game was the same night. Griffey and his 630 career homeruns is now 40 years old. It is hard to believe that Junior is no longer the Kid running around with his hat on backwards during batting practice. His career was slowed by injuries, yet he is still a first-ballot Hall of Famer thanks to the sweetest swing I have ever seen. Tears...of course! Junior was every young player's idol.
Big 12. The Pac 10 has supposedly interest in 6 members of the Big 12 Conference including: Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, & Colorado. Missouri is as good as gone to the Big Ten and Nebraska is supposedly interested. Texas A&M is rumored to be interested in the SEC. What does these all mean? Well it seems no team, except Missouri, wants to be the first to break the ice, but no one wants to be left should someone break that ice. The rumors will fly and the schools and conference will deny them, but where there is smoke there is fire and the Big 12 is burning, so it is up to the schools whether they will escape the smoke or wait for the flames. A single sentimental tear drop and a boat load of excitement because the college conference landscape is about to change.
Solid NBA Announcers. We thought that ABC/ESPN would learn from other networks mistake and not employ obnoxious announcers. The Four6Three and basketball fans everywhere rejoiced in the streets when Bill Walton called his last game. Little did we know Walton would be reincarnated to form two small twins. Mark Hand Down Man Down Jackson, and Jeff Pogo-Stick VanGundy single handily ruined game one of the NBA Finals and I had to retreat to the confines of the car to listen on ESPN Radio, which was great by the way. I thought, why would you not take the talent on radio and put it on TV and put the morons on radio. I came up with one solid reason, car wrecks and possible lawsuits resulting from those wrecks. Tears yes because my ears hurt, but not as bad as my brain.
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Monday, May 10, 2010
College Conference Realignment
The Big Ten is rumored to have offered membership in the conference to Nebraska, Missouri, Rutgers, and Notre Dame.
This got us thinking if they all accepted what would this do to the rest of the conferences. Below is our possibilities of what would happen within about 2-3 years if the conference realingment snowball starts rolling.
Pac-10 would add:
Colorado
Utah
SEC would add:
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas A&M
Oklahoma State
Big 12 would add:
TCU
BYU
UNLV
Boise State
Houston
Memphis or Tulsa or possibly Fresno State. If they added all 3 they could be the Big 14.
WAC & what is left of the Mountain West would basically merge. Some teams like Louisiana Tech may fill possible voids in Conference USA.
This is just our thoughts let us know what you think. It is a fun conversation anyway!
This got us thinking if they all accepted what would this do to the rest of the conferences. Below is our possibilities of what would happen within about 2-3 years if the conference realingment snowball starts rolling.
Pac-10 would add:
Colorado
Utah
SEC would add:
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas A&M
Oklahoma State
Big 12 would add:
TCU
BYU
UNLV
Boise State
Houston
Memphis or Tulsa or possibly Fresno State. If they added all 3 they could be the Big 14.
WAC & what is left of the Mountain West would basically merge. Some teams like Louisiana Tech may fill possible voids in Conference USA.
This is just our thoughts let us know what you think. It is a fun conversation anyway!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Monday's Marquee Matchup
Finally, the matchup we have been waiting for... Villanova at West Virginia. Three weeks ago, all anyone could talk about was the Big 12 matchup of Kansas and Texas in Austin on the 8th of February. Texas has since lost 4 of 6 and is tied with Missouri for fourth in the Big 12. After being drubbed Saturday by a 13-9 Oklahoma team, tonight is a real test for the Longhorns. It is not a must win, but they must be competitive to try and get things back on track.
The matchup between Villanova and West Virginia is another Big East brawl. It should be a dandy as Villanova looks to get back on track after losing only their second game of the year to Georgetown on Saturday. The Mountaineers of West Virginia last lost January 16, to first place Syracuse. The Mountaineers are not always pretty, but just seem to find ways to win behind their great frontline while the Wildcats thrive on their backcourt play lead by Scottie Reynolds. With a victory, Villanova will join Syracuse atop the Big East, but a loss and the Mountaineers will tie the Wildcats in second place.
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