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by PodKATT on Jun 10, 2010 8:49 AM CDT
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Get all your Big XII gear now! No rush, but really you may want to buy it before Friday, just saying...
With a speed that no one thought possible, it seems the Big XII may cease to exist in any meaningful way by the end of the weekend. Nebraska, tired of playing 2nd fiddle in the conference it created, is heading for the Big Twelen, and Colorado, not waiting around for the Texas legislature to decide their fate for them, is bolting early for the Pac-#. Add to all this fresh rumors that Mike Slive shares Poseurs sentiments and has been working on T A&M in the background for months. The plain fact is that by Monday, the college sports landscape could be drastically changed. But I don't think the SEC is insane enough to pick up La Tech and Baylor.
On to more pressing matters of local interest. USC has reportedly, maybe received the NCAA's report on the Reggie Bush and basketball violations. It's rumored to carry harsher penalties than bama '02, but no where near the legendary SMU levels. More important for us, the penalties are rumored to contain vacated wins but it doesn't look like any of them will be from the '03 season. We should take the '03 AP trophy anyway, just in case.
More MLB draft news, as the Brewers picked Johnny Dishon and Pitcher Chad Jones in the late rounds yesterday. I'm not sure if Dishon will go, but I think it's a safe bet that Jones won't be playing in Milwaukee.
Soph LB Kyle Prater is transferring to Rice, citing defensive coaching staff changes that didn't sit well with him. (HT Saturday Night Slant) Patrick Peterson was named on the Playboy All-American team. Doug Aucoin was named 2010 Bob Matey National Video Coordinator of the Year. Doug and his team are responsible not only for the game film used on a daily basis, but also some of the great hype videos coming out of LSU these days, like this one:
LSUSports.net has collected some of the highlights from CTJ first few days in Africa. You should be following him on twitter.
The NCAA's APR rating for all sports are out and LSU has incurred no penalties from any sport. Men's Basketball and Men's CC both fell under the required 925 rating but will not be penalized because "no student-athletes on those teams left LSU prior to the expiration of their eligibility with insufficient academic standing."
Another story we sadly missed last weekend. Former LSU QB and long time ULL coach and later AD Nelson Stokley passed away due to Illness on Saturday.
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I don't see how Kyle Prater doesn't fit in,
but I hope he has fun at Rice.
Jrlz rhymes with Charles.
Prob just an issue of PT
He was passed up by a bunch of RS-Fr, if post-spring depth charts are to be believed.
Anchor of Gold brings up an interesting point
The possibility that the SEC tries to keep up with the Joneses by taking two of Clempson/Georgia Tech/Florida State/Miami from the ACC. This would be a true disaster for LSU. The SEC is already an east-leaning league, with the Tigers and (to an even greater extent) Arky geographic outliers. Adding more teams on the East Coast would shift that center of gravity even farther away from Baton rouge.
Don't Panic.
by 4.0 Point Stance on Jun 10, 2010 9:33 AM CDT reply actions
Completely agree
It’s my big worry. It’s why I really, REALLY want A&M. I would want Texas if I wasn’t convinced they’d bring us nothing but doom and destruction followed by eventual conference dissolution.
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It's a carcass ripe for the plucking
I’d rather grab A&M, but Baylor is also an interesting option since A&M is one of those teams leaning towards the Pac-10. I’m actually in favor of the SEC making a grab at Baylor and maybe another team west of the Mississippi and pluck a couple of teams from the ACC . It’s too bad that this makes too much sense.
RIP Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 - May 16, 2010).
Baylor bias
I hold a degree from Baylor, so I’m a little biased, but I think it’s clear Baylor is a better athletic program than Tech. And while people may scoff at the idea of Baylor, how come the East gets to have the “small, hopelessly outmatched private school” in Vandy and the West can’t have that same balance with Baylor? Especially since Baylor has top 25 programs in men’s and women’s basketball right now, as well as very good tennis, golf, softball, baseball, and track programs.
i don’t think Baylor is a total non-starter. Obviously they aren’t a target, but they aren’t this millstone which would drag down the conference.
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Baylor is probably the best the SEC could do in the Armageddon scenario
The SEC could conceivably expand to 16 teams as well, but 14 teams could also work. A 16-team SEC could also pluck the geographically isolated Louisiana Tech from the WAC, Baylor from the Big 12 carcass, and some two team combination of Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida State, or Miami from the ACC. Schedules would get weird, but we also need to be on the lookout for rule changes in the BCS. If the Pac-10 (Pac-16) could conceivably get two bids, what’s to stop the other major conferences from trying to get in on that action?
RIP Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 - May 16, 2010).
One lesson here is that nothing but football matters
Kansas is the best or second best basketball program in the country. But nobody wants them – if Kansas basketball isn’t enough of a draw, I guarantee you Kim Mulcahey and the Baylor Bearettes aren’t even a speck on the windshield. This is all about football, and the insane TV visibility and BCS money it brings.
Don't Panic.
by 4.0 Point Stance on Jun 10, 2010 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course it's football money that's driving it
I wouldn’t be surprised if a new conference emerges out of this whole mess. I only threw Baylor out there as a possibility for East-West balance, but there are obviously bigger things (money) than that for the Eastern teams like Georgia Tech or Miami.
RIP Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 - May 16, 2010).
I want Kansas
I want another big basketball program in the SEC. The only thing people don’t like about Kansas is that it’s a small-market team.
Jrlz rhymes with Charles.
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