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It's also a football game, not a Rave.

And in more news: Lots of tasty tidbits in this linky Shocker. Texas refusing to budge on the LHN. Now we know why the PAC-12 said no deal. Just more affirmation that aTm is getting out while the getting is good. Those pesky Conference championship games. Is the Bevo afraid to play in one, or are they just trying to create an excuse knowing the difficulty the conference will have in attracting other schools to it as long as Texas still can call some of the shots.

aTm will move. They may not join the SEC until 2013, but they were pretty candid about not being in the Big12 come 2012.

ESPN reporting the Big East and the Big12 are in talks regarding a merger: Linky

He's 28 (DOB 11/1982). He'll turn 29 this November, and will be 30 next November.

Exactly. We are not talking "Twhitner" here. Look at the amount of money they threw at Kelsay because he was such a locker room guy. Fitzpatrick is that and more.

How about the Big East? The conference has already expressed interest in Kansas, K-State and Mizzou. It's now being reported Baylor and Iowa State have both reached out to the Big East. Even if they lose out on Mizzou, they could still pick up 4 schools. Exactly where it was going - to the Big East.

How about we assume if Luck came out, the Panthers were still interested in taking Cam, So: Cam, Luck, Dareus

Go back and re-read the article first, and then the rest of the thread. The article clearly states Nebraska was willing to do a home-home series. That meant the Cornhuskers were willing to travel to Boise St and play the Broncos on the blue turf. I'm sure Boise St had no problem with that. Oh, that also meant the Broncos had to travel to Lincoln to play a game? Well, that's gonna cost the Cornhuskers ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000). In the thread, I listed some examples of payouts. Ole Miss is coughing up $900k to play Boise St in Atlanta (looks like Boise St was serious about that monetary demand) None of the other examples were close to that kind of money. No school is going to pay another school a million dollars to play against them unless their back is against the wall and they have no choice (reference Alabama vs Kent State). Boise St probably had a better chance last year. Well until they lost to that "football powerhouse" called Nevada. Good thing they play the games. If Boise St loses to a team they are supposed to beat, they can kiss that BCS NC good bye. Side note: Boise St has 25 seniors, 18 of them are 5th years. IMHO, this will be the Broncos last great shot at a NC (at least for a while). IMHO, Bama would do the same thing to Boise St it did to Texas a couple of years ago: pound the hell out of them and grind them into the ground. And Bama has this HC by the name of Nick Saban. I hear he's pretty good.

And I have to agree with Ramius. Boise States "boo hoo. nobody wants to play us" rhetoric is a smokescreen. Other schools are interested in playing Boise State, they are not interested in paying what Boise State demands. Nebraska spent a year trying to schedule something with BSU and got no where. In fact, I started a topic about it in this very forum back in October: My link As for teams going to Boise, good luck with that. Bronco Stadium only holds 33.5k, that alone will discourage a lot schools.

First of all, the second quote and my comments after it were more of a jab at the NCAA, and how they enforce the rules. Secondly, as Boise St is beginning to find out, appeasing the NCAA at this level will have the school doing more of this , than this .

http://espn.go.com/c...rship-reduction Welcome to the "show", Boise St. You may soon regret ever leaving Div 2.

I'm with this guy. Declare, with authority, your house and your property is an official embassy of Bills Land, and therefore it is Buffalo Bills territory. If they don't like it, kick 'em in the throat. If they complain about that, shiv the mo fo. Any questions?

Calling Stevie Johnson a dirty player. In their own words: "I'd like to see Stevie Johnson suffer a career ending injury. In this career and future careers." "That reciever who took his legs out from behind needs to be castrated for being a B word." "I hope Stevie Johnson transforms into a plane and crashes into a building made out of Stevie Johnson clones." And that's some of the "clean" material.

Yes, but that was more of a reflection of the dead guy's opponent than the people being stupid. If I was stuck choosing between a dead guy and a freaking idiot, I'm choosing the dead guy. Kind of hard for a dead guy to !@#$ **** up.

I always heard and equated the slogan "Mistake on the Lake" to Cleveland, OH. This is the first time I have seen it being directed towards Erie. Now Dreary Erie, haven't seen or heard that one in a loooooooong time.

Watch this video, and you decide: http://youtu.be/7EChnZTJicw

Booby prize?

Notre Dame to the Big10 isn't going to happen. ND has told the Big10 twice now - NO. And quite frankly, why would they? ND has it good being in the Big East. Until ND's TV deal runs out, I don't see them going anywhere. As for Texas to the Big10, not unless Texas drops the Longhorn Network. If they are willing to toss it, then it means Texas sees the writing on the wall. Texas is no longer the power broker in the Big12. Turns out, the Sooners are really starting to flex some muscle: and My link Texas agreeing to equal revenue sharing? Wow. Then again, it could be nothing more than a ploy by Texas to bide themselves some time. This piece is eye opening on many levels: My link

IMHO, this is bigger than just "extra" cash to Baylor. If the Big12 falls apart, Baylor could lose out on millions. With the announcement of the Aggies leaving, Zero-U finally grew a sack has made some noise about leaving the Big12 and taking OSU, Texas, and Texas Tech with them to the Pac-12. Texas may grumble about the move, but what other choice do they have? Go Independent? Football, yes, but the other sports would suffer big time. There have been reports the Big East has been sniffing around and are interested in Kansas, Kansas State, and Mizzou. Do the math here: 10 teams, 1 goes to the SEC, 4 go to the PAC, and 3 go the Big East. That leaves Baylor and Iowa State without a home. It becomes pretty clear why Baylor is making noise (and now Iowa State and Kansas).

Ooo, no. He would just give us Trent Edwards again.

Ever hear the phrase "Jack of all trades, master of none"? Did you even bother to stop and think the reason Donte was switched around so much was due to his own inability to "master" a position? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ever since his rookie year, the upcoming season was always the season Donte was going to break out. Now 49er fans get to say that year after year after year.

The SEC agrees to invite Texas A&M: My link And it now seems Baylor has it's panties in a bunch over the whole deal, as they are threatening to sue the SEC if A&M leaves the Big12. I get it. If the Big12 collapses, and the other teams flee to other conferences, Baylor is going to be stuck flapping in the wind. Tough. Baylor, at some point, is going to have to realize they truly are irrelevant.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers are interested.