[College Football] Big Ten, Texas have initial talks

was similar in 2006.

 

added it to my original post. #18.

 

That link has nothing to do with their performance in athletic sporting events. What has A&M excelled at lately that should put them in the top twenty of athletic programs? That would be like me bragging about Notre Dame being the second best athletic program in the nation and using that link.

 

..He gave you a link...

 

I lied. I think A&M basketball is bigger than OSU basketball.

 

PUF monies

 

Yeah, i'm trying to figure out where the hell I saw the other information from 07, since forbes list is saying OSU was new to the top 20. (maybe i r dumb and saw Ohio State... still looking)

 

Can't find it. My googlefu is weak tonight.

but basketball (thanks egghead):

http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/18/news/companies/basketball_profits/index.htm

 

triiiiipppplllleeee post!

http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/champs_records_book/summaries/Men.pdf

pac10 = really good at wide range of sports.

 

Not that it matters but those endowment numbers are for the University of Texas System, not UT-Austin alone.

There are a total of nine universities (UTEP, UTSA, UT-Austin, etc.) and six health institutions that share that money. All the other institutions on that list are single entities expect for the A&M system and University of California.

 

Yeah, but UT is #5 by a super-wide margin. I think the latest numbers have their endowment at $12b and the #6 university endowment is around $6b.

 

Now, now. Corvallis is a decently cool little college town with lots of shabby Victorians occupied by absent-minded professors and students. Top it off with a number of nice local brew joints and a view of the Coast Range and a short jaunt to the rugged Oregon coast and it's not the town you're trying to portray here... though they don't have much in the way of four or five star hotels. From now on, when you want to make that point, please use Pullman instead.

 

Mack knows how difficult it is to travel 2 time zones with a team. It just seems if the big 12 loses a couple schools, there are some programs ready to step up. I mean, when was the last time colorado or nebraska have been players in anything?

 

Not sure who made this but not bad.

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Lose Colorado and Nebraska bring in Notre Dame and Arkansas...

DD

 

Arkansa aint going nowhere. ND is interesting though. I like utah to get a shot.

 

Didn't see this quoted. A lot of folks was wondering why Texas or A&M would care if Baylor got to tag along. Here's a good reason.

http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1093010

Also, I heard someone ask on the radio how this would affect the other sports? Haven't really thought about that. UT Football can surely afford to go to Washington and play there. But what about the women's softball team? This realignment is going to wreak havoc on the smaller sports.

 

You're absolutely right, and nobody cares, because its not about student athletes at this point.

 

It would be karmic retribution to see Baylor left out of all of this after the SWC debacle. I sure hope so.