(04-29-2016 02:00 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  He says Memphis' tv market does nothing to the B12's tv footprint, then goes on to list Boise St as a candidate ahead of Memphis.

Our hope seems to be that the Big 12 decide not to expand for a couple more years. In the mean time, we need to continue to improve our football program, and hopefully get basketball back to where it needs to be.

When they joined the Big 12 in 2011, TCU & West Virginia did not bring huge TV markets, but they brought good football teams with some national appeal. Let the Tigers have a season like Houston had last year, and maybe things will start turning our way.

(04-29-2016 12:28 PM)covingtontiger Wrote:  As a Tiger fan, getting in a P5 conference would be great. But, I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football with Lucy holding it. She may say that she is never going to move the ball as he kicks again, but we all know how that comes out.

I always wanted Charlie to "accidentally" kick her in the face

(04-29-2016 05:00 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(04-29-2016 12:18 PM)idroot4russia Wrote:  Article does not paint a hopeful picture.

look what has happened lately:

We were ranked in the CFP rankings

We won 10 games in a year followed by a 9 win season.

Our attendance has doubled in football

Our QB was a FIRST ROUND pick! and for the last 18 hours the story of the draft has been Ole Miss' troubles and Memphis' Paxton Lynch going to the Super Bowl Champs!

Our Un-firable joke of a coach was hired away by an ACC team and we saved $ 9 million and got a real coach

the dark cloud has evaporated from Tiger Athletics , this is a new day, I'm not going to let a washed up beat reporter who never thought much of our program ruin my day!

The skies above are clear again.

All in all a very poorly written column.

#comeonman!

(04-29-2016 05:00 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(04-29-2016 12:18 PM)idroot4russia Wrote:  Article does not paint a hopeful picture.

look what has happened lately:

We were ranked in the CFP rankings

We won 10 games in a year followed by a 9 win season.

Our attendance has doubled in football

Our QB was a FIRST ROUND pick! and for the last 18 hours the story of the draft has been Ole Miss' troubles and Memphis' Paxton Lynch going to the Super Bowl Champs!

Our Un-firable joke of a coach was hired away by an ACC team and we saved $ 9 million and got a real coach

the dark cloud has evaporated from Tiger Athletics , this is a new day, I'm not going to let a washed up beat reporter who never thought much of our program ruin my day!

Add in seatbacks for the liberty bowl, and there sure has been a lot accomplished in the past few months.

so we are not getting in the big 12 now? darn

Good Lord, is this town ever gonna get off it's a$$ and support this team. Damn what a shame . What a bunch of lazy f******.

My sources r telling me the ACC, is where we will land

(04-29-2016 07:25 PM)memphisike Wrote:  My sources r telling me the ACC, is where we will land

I would get a better source.

What does the hobbit have to say on this topic?

States Memphis is #48 tv market, like that is a bad thing. Not sure where he got that. I show Memphis #50. Please go to link and look who is behind us.

http://www.tvb.org/media/file/2015-2016-dma-ranks.pdf

Terrible article. Stuke basically downplayed our chances by stating opinions as facts. Contrast this with the Orlando paper advocating for UCF and the Hartford paper advocating for UConn.

By the way, I see no mention in the CA of the Ole Miss player admitting that his mom's rent was paid by an ole miss coach.

If we have absolutely no chance of getting in, why write the article?

Where there is smoke.. just saying..

(04-30-2016 07:41 AM)SouthernBlue Wrote:  Terrible article. Stuke basically downplayed our chances by stating opinions as facts. Contrast this with the Orlando paper advocating for UCF and the Hartford paper advocating for UConn.

By the way, I see no mention in the CA of the Ole Miss player admitting that his mom's rent was paid by an ole miss coach.

The Ole Miss coach paid the rent for humanitarian reasons had nothing to with the guy playing football for Ole Miss. The CA is planning a feature story highlighting the coach's well meaning intentions.

(04-30-2016 09:03 AM)Smith Wrote:  

(04-30-2016 07:41 AM)SouthernBlue Wrote:  Terrible article. Stuke basically downplayed our chances by stating opinions as facts. Contrast this with the Orlando paper advocating for UCF and the Hartford paper advocating for UConn.

By the way, I see no mention in the CA of the Ole Miss player admitting that his mom's rent was paid by an ole miss coach.

The Ole Miss coach paid the rent for humanitarian reasons had nothing to with the guy playing football for Ole Miss. The CA is planning a feature story highlighting the coach's well meaning intentions.

Which is why the coach said ...this was not our agreed upon amount. Went above his monthly humanitarian payment with car

(04-30-2016 09:03 AM)Smith Wrote:  

(04-30-2016 07:41 AM)SouthernBlue Wrote:  Terrible article. Stuke basically downplayed our chances by stating opinions as facts. Contrast this with the Orlando paper advocating for UCF and the Hartford paper advocating for UConn.

By the way, I see no mention in the CA of the Ole Miss player admitting that his mom's rent was paid by an ole miss coach.

The Ole Miss coach paid the rent for humanitarian reasons had nothing to with the guy playing football for Ole Miss. The CA is planning a feature story highlighting the coach's well meaning intentions.

This sounds reasonable. I mean, you wouldn't want the kid to have to use his weed money for rent. Hard life choices had to be made. Thanks, OM, for leading the way.

(04-29-2016 02:45 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(04-29-2016 01:37 PM)tigers1125 Wrote:  

(04-29-2016 01:17 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(04-29-2016 01:13 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  Doesn't sound hopeful, notwithstanding the predictions of TC. Let's see TC or the media??????

A message board poster with sources claims we are getting in. That's good enough for me

Posted this yesterday on gigantic B12 thread-Texas will NOT play in league with Memphis. It's a fact. Don't ask for links. There are none.

Time to face reality. If TX is forced to leave B12-they have B10 or Pac12 to choose from-the league will be disintegrated into parts by $EC, B10, and ACC. Anyone left standing will try to hook up with a few AAC teams.

Most who cover CFB believe this is how it will go down. Stuke obviously did not want to put that in article.

I hope tiger87 calls you out come June

Plenty think we have no shot. That's fine. I'm not calling out any of them. I have no idea whether we're in or not. I certainly hope we are, but will not be surprised if we aren't.

It's your constant ridiculing of anyone who wants to post on the topic that is worthy of getting called out. You feebly try (fail) to mock anyone who posts anything positive about us and the B12. It's just lame.

(04-30-2016 09:03 AM)Smith Wrote:  

(04-30-2016 07:41 AM)SouthernBlue Wrote:  Terrible article. Stuke basically downplayed our chances by stating opinions as facts. Contrast this with the Orlando paper advocating for UCF and the Hartford paper advocating for UConn.

By the way, I see no mention in the CA of the Ole Miss player admitting that his mom's rent was paid by an ole miss coach.

The Ole Miss coach paid the rent for humanitarian reasons had nothing to with the guy playing football for Ole Miss. The CA is planning a feature story highlighting the coach's well meaning intentions.

Yeah, and everyone took in Mike Oher for humanitarian reasons too. Had nothing to do with his NFL ability.

The CA should be comended for encouraging special needs writers like stuke. Obviously he has a learning disability.

Glad schad covers the tigers now

(04-30-2016 07:46 AM)TwoTimeTiger Wrote:  If we have absolutely no chance of getting in, why write the article?

Where there is smoke.. just saying..

In Oxford, where there is smoke, there is also a bong and gas mask.