Stop being obtuse, that is a different discussion. One is about UT and A&M not needing UH for market share - this thread. The other is about what we think UH do to become relevent in the national scene. Not remotely the same discussion. DD
As long as Ken Starr doesn't say it, RJ is great with it! http://blog.chron.com/sportsjustice...snt-left-yet-cant-someone-do-the-right-thing/ TCU is back in play. A&M hasn’t left yet. Can’t someone do the right thing? I’m so angry I can’t see straight. I’m sick of hearing about TV footprints and brand names and all that stuff. I mean, it’s college football played with student athletes. How is any of this stuff good for the student athletes? How is more travel better for students and fans? Oh right, no one gives a rip about them. I just see an opportunity being passed up. I guess it begins with Dan Beebe being weak a commissioner of the Big 12. On the other hand, who could be strong enough to referee this mud fight between Texas A&M and Texas? Don’t the fans have a say? Has anyone at these schools stopped for one minute to try and build something that would be good for all of us? Or is money the only consideration? If you look at what’s about to happen, not one school in Texas will be better off. Aggies are going to jump up and scream about how great the rivarlies will be in the SEC. Listen, brothers and sisters, those rivalries are irrelevant. You’re going to need about a half-century to make them as important as the ones you already have. Rivalries are about history and familiarity and that kind of thing. Around 2020, you may have some of that in the SEC, but it still won’t be the same. You don’t work and play and go to church with SEC fans. Your history is here, and there’s nothing a TV deal can do to change that. I know I’m wasting my time. I know that the Big 12 is going to vaporize and that Texas and Texas A&M will be playing a bunch of schools they have no history with. The thing is, TCU is back in play given the developments in the Big East. Texas A&M hasn’t officially joined the SEC. Why not have a meeting of the families? Are you telling me a conference with Texas, Texas A&M, TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor, SMU, Houston and Rice would be of no interest to anyone? When those schools play one another, it means something. Does anyone remember what it was like when Houston and Texas played? There was emotion on both sides, sometimes more emotion than Texas-OU or Texas A&M-Texas. There’s enough good football in this state alone to form the nucleus of a conference. And driving 100 miles to a game makes a lot more sense than driving 800 miles to a game. Unfortunately, it would mean Texas and Texas A&M would have to take the gloves off and have a conversation, and there’s just virtually no chance of that happening. I think that’s just sad.
I think it would be boring to have all the Texas schools in one conference. Just my 2 cents. Blast away.
It shows you know nothing about UH. Probably college football in general that isn't 20 years old. Wanna compare Rice vs UT to Rice vs UH ratings? thought not.
Look DD I appreciate the fact that you post a ton and probably don't consider each post a fact checked "take it o the bank" type post but more conversation. but your statement that UT and TAMU own Houston market is at least misguided and at most completely false. Playing the same competition same channel they are not a far and away winner. One or two points does not equal to own the market. I hate to be the "semantic warrior", I just think its misleading. UH should not be in this discussion and I didn't bring them into it. They have no shot of getting lucky in this realignment. My hope is with TAMU going to SEC I get multiple SEC games at Reliant. More quality football in HTown is my only motivation.
Interesting Tweets ESPNAndyKatzAndy Katz In supposedly an era of fiscal responsibility, these schools are tossing away millions in exit fees...for what? Presidents need to explain. ESPNAndyKatzAndy Katz Covered the 16-team WAC in the 1990s. It didn't work then with too many interests squabbling. Let's see if it can happen again. Skeptical. ESPNAndyKatzAndy Katz Amazing how school presidents can sit with NCAA last month in unity summit and now move around schools on a chess board carefree. ESPNAndyKatzAndy Katz Amazing how school presidents can sit with NCAA last month in unity summit and now move around schools on a chess board carefree.
kbohlskbohls Pac12 commish Larry Scott didn't say this, but others telling me it's still Oklahoma's intent to try to join the Pac12 this coming week. kbohlskbohls Another realignment source tells me Texas-OU game would have to be played in first three weeks of Sept. if in diff conferences. kbohlskbohls Pac12 does not allow nonconference fb games after first 3 weeks of season; grandfathered USC, Stan games with ND; why BYU-Utah this week. ChuckCarltonDMNChuck Carlton CBS: ACC official confirms reports that Texas "has reached out" to the conference. Says speculation of Longhorns joining is "premature." ChuckCarltonDMNChuck Carlton Hearing from at least one source that Pittsburgh, Syracuse to ACC could be announced as soon as Sunday. Things could get going quickly. ChuckCarltonDMNChuck Carlton Mike Slive and Larry Scott were adamant they wouldn't move first in realignment. Now it looks like they don't have to. Game on.
There is some speculation that OU's AD may have met with UH brass regarding realignment (presumably PAC 1x). I don't put too much stock in this as it likely stems from reports that the OU plane landed in Houston recently. There are a million possible reasons for that. This could get interesting to watch though.
He claims to have attended an elite, very expensive, private university in the mid Atlantic region. Think upper crust
Who gives a **** about either of those programs....oh yeah...nobody.... That is the point, there is no reason to offer either of them into the conference because UT already owns the Houston market. SHEESH ! DD
I'm not sure it matters technically. UH/UT, UH/TTU, UH/Baylor, UH/OU, UH/OKST, UH/Mizzou, etc would produce nice match-ups and a ratings boost here in Houston. The rest of Houston's athletic dept seems rather lacking aside from football though. That could be the major hurdle for UH. That and facilities of course.
Maybe it would be boring to You, but not to me. I grew up going to SWC games and it was a lot of fun. I don't care anything about schools like Kansas, Kansas St, Iowa St, or Missouri. But I do care about Schools in my own backyard that I can travel to by car in a few hours. If you are young and never experienced the SWC, it may be hard to understand what you are missing out on. Just my 2 cents.
