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Can anyone explain to me why USF is a long shot but, UCF isn't????? We beat them in almost every category.

Just now, Who'sYourData? said:

Tuxedo Yoda is a long running joke on TBP.  I'm talking years.  You are supposed to laugh.

You didn't notice my smile between the sobbing.

Just now, footnfan1 said:

A smart one.It's only up from here. I love fixes, if I were a Coach, I'd be all over it but that is just me.

My point was, could you name someone who would be willing and has the name and rep to help.

Question: What respectable coach would be willing to jump into this mess. Could it be a big enough name to help seal the deal with the Big 12. If so, whom?

Just now, Who'sYourData? said:

We were never mentioned before the Big East invite came either.  Besides, TuxedoYoda is talking about us, so we're good.

Phew! What a relief. With Tuxedo Yoda behind us, we can't fail.

I'm just a little uneasy about the fact that none of the talking heads are mentioning USF as a candidate. It's a little unnerving.

4 minutes ago, raptorcj said:

"multiple sources" were feeding ESPN for this. What's the odds they all reside in Orlando...

[edit] or are former players looking for a parting shot. Conspiracy theories are fun.

Someone should tell the UCiF crowd that if we don't get in, neither do they.

3 minutes ago, mark_my_words said:

I don't know any such thing without doing the analysis of the numbers and determining a break even point.  In other words how much does a school have to make in order to increase their bottom line against, say, increased travel costs?  What are the revenue projections of increased tickets sales for playing the new teams vs the existing ones?  Are their penalties for breaking our contract with the AAC?

It could very well be profitable for us if we get 5 mil a year.  We would still ask for 20 mil but at least we could know how low we could go for it to make sense for us in case there was a bidding war. 

Since the AAC's charter was an over write of the Big Easts, I think we still have to give a 27 month notification prior to exiting. So yes, I expect there would be a penalty.

I am not shocked. It seems that every time something positive comes along for USF, someone posts a negative article to detract or minimize USF. It never fails.

Let the mud slinging begin by all our loveable Trolls.

USF up for award or new conference...... Then comes the reports of wrong doing. Even if not true, they are used to degrade or belittle the school and any possible opportunities available to it.

8 minutes ago, mark_my_words said:

That implies that the same deal would be on the table.  I don't think it is.  What if they offered 10%?  I am just curious as a USF MBA what the break even point is here.

What I think this says about the B12 is they are going to make as much as they can off the TV contract for the next 6 years and increase their chance for getting in the NCG.  After that, who knows?

Texas can say we will vote to let in 4 new teams if they get to keep the money that Fox is contractually obligated to give the B12 (and the B12 is not obligated to spread evenly).

If you honestly think anyone is jumping into that mess if the bolded statements are enacted, then you're wrong. As an MBA, you should already know that. Even if this is a money grab, there is a certain amount of money they would have to pay the newcomers just to justify calling them members of a Power Conference. No school is coming in with out the opportunity to increase their bottom line.

11 minutes ago, GaUSFBull said:

Completely agree, that was pretty much what I was saying in regards to the question 'would whoever gets the invite lose money on the deal.' 

When they brought in TCU and WVU, they started them at 50% their first year if I remember correctly. If they did the same with the new adds, that's 15mil a year. So no, we wouldn't be losing on the deal.

25 minutes ago, Bull Dozer said:

Going through airport security together doesn't count 

But they shared a KitKat bar. That's got to be worth something!!!!

Well folks, tomorrow is Tuesday. Yes I know it probably is a Tuesday like many Tuesdays before it but, It's a Tuesday and we all know College Football  Expansion happens on a Tuesday. The chatter is building for yet another epic let down but, perhaps there will be some good news coming out of this. Perhaps USF gets to return to the big leagues, maybe not. At the very least TBP get's to say Bon Voyage to TigerFred or whom ever he is.

I for one am standing by Popcorn and Champagne in hand. I'm simply riveted by the possibilities of the Big 12 making a decision about anything.

2 hours ago, Brad said:

Oh my, he accidentally linked one of those videos. 

My Boss was upset but all he could say was, "How does she bend like that".

1 hour ago, 206BULL said:

The only logical prediction. Coach T has doubled his win total every year(2, 4 and 8) unless we add a 13th regular season game 16-0 is not possible so 15-0 has to do.

Well, if we count the spring game as some other programs have. 16-0 is possible. So yeah, we got this!

A 2 at 10pm is a 10 at 2am.

Anyone hear or read any "Recent Conference Realignment Rumors"? The Big 12 is supposed to have meetings on the 19th through 21's of July. Just wondering.

Kicks dust off thread.

Hierer kommen und sit haben ein Bier mein Freund.

Boren of the Big 12 with his latest article. http://www.oudaily.com/sports/oklahoma-football-boren-says-big-expansion-talks-cooling-off/article_db80c264-37d5-11e6-abb2-ef6ef57b98c6.html?mode=jqm The last paragraph pretty much lays it out. USF has this year and maybe next.

“We may meet again later in the summer, I don’t anticipate moving on expansion at that time,” Boren said. “I think it’s unlikely, now I don’t think it’s impossible, nothing is impossible when we all get together and put our heads together or if somebody comes forward that’s just a great star that wants to join the conference… but there’s no longer the urgency on expansion.”

Call me crazy but, perhaps Canada is an option for BJ.

So the 150 million covered all 14 teams? I honestly missed that. If I recall their previous contract was 150 million per year prior to the additions of schools #13 and #14. I honestly didn't care enough about the B1G to delve much deeper. Thanks for the heads up.

Can someone explain to me how this is a 300% increase? Perhaps my math mojo is failing but, I don't see this any where near a 300% increase.

They hadn't won anything in Cleveland since the year I was born and now this. I'm scurd!!!!!

1 hour ago, JTrue said:

ThusBut if you think they can somehow be used by the team for motivation they're otherwise lacking, you think it's possible for them to win games.

Articles themselves don't win games. It's the reaction of the team to articles that can win or lose games. Get caught up in too much hype and you relax and get blindsided. An article that's critical and non-flattering, can be used to bring a team back to their senses.