WVU would raise the academic profile substantially of the Big-12 by leaving it, and ...

(02-26-2022 01:54 PM)panama Wrote:  

(02-26-2022 11:59 AM)SMUleopold Wrote:  

(02-21-2022 11:35 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  I'm interested to see what you guys think about my theory.

This will not happen unless those respective conferences decide, against all available information at the moment, to kick those schools out. As such I don't think will occur, individually or collectively amongst the schools, in my lifetime.

You don't think?!

Guaranteed not to happen 10000%

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Dude

I'm being polite

First and foremost never going to happen but if they did in the new ACC Wake could probably win that league.

(02-22-2022 12:38 AM)DawgNBama Wrote:  

(02-21-2022 11:51 PM)Meatwad Wrote:  i don't know about the ACC, but the SEC can't kick out Vandy, a charter member. and they would never willingly leave.

The SEC wouldn't be kicking out Vandy, not would they be completely leaving the SEC. Vandy men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, etc. would be in the SEC. Vandy football, by itself, would be in the AAC. I think Vandy could go for that, and the SEC wouldn't stop them either.

Since football is probably 80% or so of the value of a conference's media deal, this would presumably mean Vandy would lose 80% of its SEC media paycheck in exchange for an AAC media check.

Why on earth would anyone want to go for that?

(02-26-2022 01:53 PM)panama Wrote:  

(02-25-2022 07:50 AM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  

(02-21-2022 11:35 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  I'm interested to see what you guys think about my theory.

Wake is getting a little better, but still has a tiny fanbase. The other two are basement dwellers. Don't see the appeal.

They are still in P5 conferences and known universities worldwide

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If their only appeal is being in P5 conferences, then it's implied that their value outside of a P5 conference is nothing.

(02-28-2022 09:44 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 12:38 AM)DawgNBama Wrote:  

(02-21-2022 11:51 PM)Meatwad Wrote:  i don't know about the ACC, but the SEC can't kick out Vandy, a charter member. and they would never willingly leave.

The SEC wouldn't be kicking out Vandy, not would they be completely leaving the SEC. Vandy men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, etc. would be in the SEC. Vandy football, by itself, would be in the AAC. I think Vandy could go for that, and the SEC wouldn't stop them either.

Since football is probably 80% or so of the value of a conference's media deal, this would presumably mean Vandy would lose 80% of its SEC media paycheck in exchange for an AAC media check.

Why on earth would anyone want to go for that?

This!

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Blue Blood Conference

Yankee Division
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Boston College
Northwestern
Army
Navy
Liberty

Ole Dixie Division
Duke
Vandy
Wake
Miami
Tulane
Tulsa
Rice

Wild West Division
SMU
TCU
Air Force
Baylor
Stanford
USC
BYU


That's a fun league.

(02-21-2022 11:35 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  I'm interested to see what you guys think about my theory.

II can see Duke accepting a B12 membership along with Memphis. Although a case for remaining in the AAC seems stronger.

(03-01-2022 01:51 PM)Rob3338 Wrote:  

(02-21-2022 11:35 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  I'm interested to see what you guys think about my theory.

II can see Duke accepting a B12 membership along with Memphis. Although a case for remaining in the AAC seems stronger.

They would leave a VA/NC MBB centric conference with universities just like them?

(02-25-2022 12:11 PM)vick mike Wrote:  

(02-25-2022 11:30 AM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 10:31 AM)vick mike Wrote:  Here’s my theory: Temple, ECU, WVU to the SEC. Expand the borders and raise the academic profile substantially. Thoughts?

...add UAB (we are in the city which houses the SEC HQ - new stadium right across the street, as a matter of fact - ) for a even number, and you've got something...

I like your moxie. UAB is in!

righteous! ...of course, the collective mushy noggins of the UA Board of Trustees would simultaneously explode into a gazillion pieces upon confirmation of SEC membership for UAB...

...but on a MUCH more realistic note, looking forward to games (especially bball) with the ORIGINAL Owls of the AAC!

(03-01-2022 08:54 PM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(02-25-2022 12:11 PM)vick mike Wrote:  

(02-25-2022 11:30 AM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 10:31 AM)vick mike Wrote:  Here’s my theory: Temple, ECU, WVU to the SEC. Expand the borders and raise the academic profile substantially. Thoughts?

...add UAB (we are in the city which houses the SEC HQ - new stadium right across the street, as a matter of fact - ) for a even number, and you've got something...

I like your moxie. UAB is in!

righteous! ...of course, the collective mushy noggins of the UA Board of Trustees would simultaneously explode into a gazillion pieces upon confirmation of SEC membership for UAB...

...but on a MUCH more realistic note, looking forward to games (especially bball) with the ORIGINAL Owls of the AAC!

Somebody tired of losing to the
Recently
Invited,
Centennially
Experienced
Owls.

*since 1914

(03-03-2022 07:14 AM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(03-01-2022 08:54 PM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(02-25-2022 12:11 PM)vick mike Wrote:  

(02-25-2022 11:30 AM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(02-22-2022 10:31 AM)vick mike Wrote:  Here’s my theory: Temple, ECU, WVU to the SEC. Expand the borders and raise the academic profile substantially. Thoughts?

...add UAB (we are in the city which houses the SEC HQ - new stadium right across the street, as a matter of fact - ) for a even number, and you've got something...

I like your moxie. UAB is in!

righteous! ...of course, the collective mushy noggins of the UA Board of Trustees would simultaneously explode into a gazillion pieces upon confirmation of SEC membership for UAB...

...but on a MUCH more realistic note, looking forward to games (especially bball) with the ORIGINAL Owls of the AAC!

Somebody tired of losing to the
Recently
Invited,
Centennially
Experienced
Owls.

*since 1914

...touche, my fine, yet cantankerous feathered friend... ...hey, at least y'all are tagging along to give us a shot to even up things (at least we ended up splitting bball this season... )

I remember a Rice game we had back in the Watson Brown years that perfectly summed up UAB's 'meh'ness during that time... Rice was marching to a go-ahead TD to win the game - Rice threw an INT into UAB's endzone, and ALL the UAB dude had to do was flop down, and the game was over; but, nope... he ran out of the endzone, to around the 15 yard line, and got hit - fumbled, and of course Rice recovered. next play - Rice TD... Blazer fans needed hazard pay back then...

Let's just make a division of all the flying varmints:

Temple
Rice
FAU
No.Texas
UTSA
Tulsa (Golden Hurricanes make things fly)
UAB (yeah, those Dragons can fly)

...the only down side (to me) is no Memphis (although FedEx does a LOT of flying there), but just make them our (UAB's) permanent cross-rival, and we are SET, y'all...

(03-03-2022 07:05 PM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(03-03-2022 07:14 AM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(03-01-2022 08:54 PM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(02-25-2022 12:11 PM)vick mike Wrote:  

(02-25-2022 11:30 AM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  ...add UAB (we are in the city which houses the SEC HQ - new stadium right across the street, as a matter of fact - ) for a even number, and you've got something...

I like your moxie. UAB is in!

righteous! ...of course, the collective mushy noggins of the UA Board of Trustees would simultaneously explode into a gazillion pieces upon confirmation of SEC membership for UAB...

...but on a MUCH more realistic note, looking forward to games (especially bball) with the ORIGINAL Owls of the AAC!

Somebody tired of losing to the
Recently
Invited,
Centennially
Experienced
Owls.

*since 1914

...touche, my fine, yet cantankerous feathered friend... ...hey, at least y'all are tagging along to give us a shot to even up things (at least we ended up splitting bball this season... )

I remember a Rice game we had back in the Watson Brown years that perfectly summed up UAB's 'meh'ness during that time... Rice was marching to a go-ahead TD to win the game - Rice threw an INT into UAB's endzone, and ALL the UAB dude had to do was flop down, and the game was over; but, nope... he ran out of the endzone, to around the 15 yard line, and got hit - fumbled, and of course Rice recovered. next play - Rice TD... Blazer fans needed hazard pay back then...

Let's just make a division of all the flying varmints:

Temple
Rice
FAU
No.Texas
UTSA
Tulsa (Golden Hurricanes make things fly)
UAB (yeah, those Dragons can fly)

...the only down side (to me) is no Memphis (although FedEx does a LOT of flying there), but just make them our (UAB's) permanent cross-rival, and we are SET, y'all...

1. Even Roadrunners fly, I’ve seen one fly before.

2. Watson Brown coached at Rice before he made it to UAB, and

3. That UAB INT -> Fumble ended up turning around our 1-5 season, we won the last 6 games (only one by more than 6 points) and broke our 40-year bowl drought. That same year, ECU (who we also beat in miraculous fashion during the streak) played in the Birmingham Bowl vs the AAC’s own USF.

Anyway, UAB, that’s why you’re our BEST FRIENDS and so glad we’re taking you (you’re taking us?) to the AAC with us!

And congrats on the 1 game streak in MBB

Here’s your Magnolia League:

Army
Navy
Duke
WF
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Rice
SMU
Tulsa
Air Force

It won’t happen, but these schools would gel well together.

(02-22-2022 12:38 AM)DawgNBama Wrote:  

(02-21-2022 11:51 PM)Meatwad Wrote:  i don't know about the ACC, but the SEC can't kick out Vandy, a charter member. and they would never willingly leave.

The SEC wouldn't be kicking out Vandy, not would they be completely leaving the SEC. Vandy men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, etc. would be in the SEC. Vandy football, by itself, would be in the AAC. I think Vandy could go for that, and the SEC wouldn't stop them either.

How do you root for common sense but post this illogical mess of a post?

Football only, not no but hell no.

(03-03-2022 11:43 PM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(03-03-2022 07:05 PM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(03-03-2022 07:14 AM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(03-01-2022 08:54 PM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(02-25-2022 12:11 PM)vick mike Wrote:  I like your moxie. UAB is in!

righteous! ...of course, the collective mushy noggins of the UA Board of Trustees would simultaneously explode into a gazillion pieces upon confirmation of SEC membership for UAB...

...but on a MUCH more realistic note, looking forward to games (especially bball) with the ORIGINAL Owls of the AAC!

Somebody tired of losing to the
Recently
Invited,
Centennially
Experienced
Owls.

*since 1914

...touche, my fine, yet cantankerous feathered friend... ...hey, at least y'all are tagging along to give us a shot to even up things (at least we ended up splitting bball this season... )

I remember a Rice game we had back in the Watson Brown years that perfectly summed up UAB's 'meh'ness during that time... Rice was marching to a go-ahead TD to win the game - Rice threw an INT into UAB's endzone, and ALL the UAB dude had to do was flop down, and the game was over; but, nope... he ran out of the endzone, to around the 15 yard line, and got hit - fumbled, and of course Rice recovered. next play - Rice TD... Blazer fans needed hazard pay back then...

Let's just make a division of all the flying varmints:

Temple
Rice
FAU
No.Texas
UTSA
Tulsa (Golden Hurricanes make things fly)
UAB (yeah, those Dragons can fly)

...the only down side (to me) is no Memphis (although FedEx does a LOT of flying there), but just make them our (UAB's) permanent cross-rival, and we are SET, y'all...

1. Even Roadrunners fly, I’ve seen one fly before.

2. Watson Brown coached at Rice before he made it to UAB, and

3. That UAB INT -> Fumble ended up turning around our 1-5 season, we won the last 6 games (only one by more than 6 points) and broke our 40-year bowl drought. That same year, ECU (who we also beat in miraculous fashion during the streak) played in the Birmingham Bowl vs the AAC’s own USF.

Anyway, UAB, that’s why you’re our BEST FRIENDS and so glad we’re taking you (you’re taking us?) to the AAC with us!

And congrats on the 1 game streak in MBB

Yep I forgot WB was at Rice... Coach with the most losses EVER, but he's probably the ONLY person to beat both Bear (as Vandy's QB) AND Sa-Bear (as UAB coach vs. LSU)... so that's something... also beat JoePa in his heyday, as HC at Cincy... and Cincy was not very good in those days, IIRC... ...and with that, didn't WB beat Texas when he was at Rice, when Texas was TEXAS? WB had the knack for coaching up underdogs, but could NOT handle being a favorite or even in a close matchup...

Yeah, the 'six-pack' leaving out in '23 should be fun... I DO think that we were the first two 'on the AAC list'...

Great times ahead!