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4 minutes ago, Sellular1 said:

Too little too late.  Who needs a homer when we're stuck with the leftover dregs in the AAC. 

12 minutes ago, Rocky Style said:

It's Tampa tradition though.

This.  Even our Bucs press corps isn't homer-ish. We're likely the only NFL city in the country without "woohoo our team is the best" NFL coverage.

3 minutes ago, Triple B said:

Did the BM acknowledge the TIA Tweet?

Not that I see. I sent him this:

1 minute ago, Sellular1 said:

That settles it.  You will not be presenting to the B12 with Judy and Mark.

"Esteemed members of the B12 selection committee, I would like to conclude this presentation by reinforcing one central theme: If we had any other options, we would not be groveling to you rednecks like this."

"USF Women’s Soccer Reaches Highest Ranking in Program History"

This can only help: 

http://www.thedailystampede.com/2016/9/8/12838890/usf-womens-soccer-reaches-highest-ranking-in-program-history

4 minutes ago, Orlando Bull said:

I don't think Strong is going to be begging to recruit florida. I know he has ties here, and, likely would snag some players, but... the Texas AD and fan base fully expect him to build a powerhouse with Texas kids. There are plenty of recruits there for him to make Texas great.

Kansas, KState, OkSt, WVU, Iowa St... are the ones that should really be pushing expansion into FL. They are having to try and get recruits out of Texas with 84 other in-state schools to compete against. If they could split between Texas and FL to get their recruits with greater exposure down here, that would be huge for them.

 

This. We need to hope that the non-Texas schools tell UT: "You can have Houston, but we want the Florida schools."

3 minutes ago, BurghBulltoo said:

http://www.inquisitr.com/3491659/big-12-expansion-rumors-usf-ucf-serious-candidates-due-to-large-tv-markets-fertile-recruiting-area/

Great quote here:

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“We are looking for members that will grow over time as we grow. That bring stability. That have a high top end.”

2 minutes ago, MMW said:

My money is on Judy is buying smoothies on the day of the presentation.

I want a smoothie!

Just now, BurghBulltoo said:

how long is the secrecy for?

Can't tell you. It's a secret.

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This season, reporters from every American Athletic Conference team are joining forces to compile weekly conference power rankings, with a sentence or two of analysis on each team. Here are the Week 1 rankings (Correspondent Jeff Odom votes for the Tampa Bay Times).

Interesting.

The top...

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1. Houston (1-0): With its 33-23 shocker over Oklahoma, the Cougars made arguably the loudest statement of the opening weekend that they are serious contenders to become the first Group of Five team to make the College Football Playoff. The win catapulted UH to No. 6 in the Associated Press’ poll, the school's highest ranking in 25 years. Quarterback Greg Ward Jr. is nursing a shoulder injury and likely won't play much Saturday against Football Championship Subdivision school Lamar in what amounts to a tune-up for the Sept. 15 conference-opener at Cincinnati. -- Joseph Duarte, The Houston Chronicle

2. South Florida (1-0): Entering a season of high expectations, the Bulls picked up where they left off in 2015, opening with a 56-20 rout of Towson. Though USF was slow out of the gate with some early hiccups, including an erratic start by junior quarterback Quinton Flowers and a hit that knocked star tailback Marlon Mack out of the game in the second quarter, it eventually settled down to cruise in the second half. The first true test for the Bulls will come Saturday night when they welcome Northern Illinois to Tampa. -- Jeff Odom, Tampa Bay Times

The rest:

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/aac-power-rankings-week-1/2292514

5 minutes ago, TallyBull said:

Lost all credibility with me when he used the word "their" instead of "there" in the second sentence.

That's some quality irony right there...

http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/looking_at_big_12s_potential_expansion_candidates/s1_13132_21745216

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SOUTH FLORIDA

If UCF doesn't work out, USF could do it. Or maybe their is room for both Florida schools? Hmmm. Well, South Florida isn't as big as Central Florida but Tampa is nice and USF has at least kinda hung with the big boys before with their time in the Big East Conference. However, the Bulls don't really move the needle in any way. Honestly if South Florida is a serious contender it is due solely to its geography and no other reason. 

Not exactly glowing....

15 hours ago, bullwark said:

It's becoming clear now that the only way USF gets into the Big 12 is if they expand by four teams.

I don't believe that anyone with a national voice has EVER said that USF would get into the B12 if only two teams are chosen.  It's not a new concept.

Like it or not.. we are the underdogs here, likely even to UCF which has a larger national visibility.

15 minutes ago, Gismo said:

RICE? Must be Texas politics.

"Texas Politics" are the main reason that I really want nothing to to with the B12.  I wish other options... any options... were available.

7 minutes ago, Rizman said:

Wow, interesting.  At least someone is starting to tell the story.  

Unfortunately that "someone" is a random disconnected journalist in Boston with no actual connection to the situation.

3 minutes ago, PCBull14 said:

If this is legit...you telling me TX vetoed Houston! Like I said if TX wants a campus in Houston they will get one. UH in the end will not stop them. I think they're realizing that. Just my gut instinct and how I've felt all along. 

That TX veto is one of the main reasons I think this is fake (That and NIU doing so well.). If it's NOT fake then someone is going to get fired because no one involved would want this released.

I'm sure this is more Twitter crap, but I find the "veto" column interesting:

4 minutes ago, mark_my_words said:

Is it me or does it look like academics is at least part of the equation?

The selection process for the B12 is controlled (at least outwardly) by the university presidents.. So yes, academics will factor in.

1 minute ago, BurghBulltoo said:

Is that the view from Fowler or 46th?

 

Pretty sure it's Fowler.

22 minutes ago, Bulls1181 said:

Seems like the 4 scenarios are:

• BYU and Houston
• BYU and Cinci
• Cinci and Houston
• USF and UCF

I've still seen no one associated with the decision actually link USF and UCF. It's still very possible that they aren't viewing us as a package deal.

5 minutes ago, tau.reanb said:

So we made the first cut. Not bad. 

If this is accurate (and like everything in this that's a big if), all it means is that all of the reasonable teams are still in contention. The fact that they are still evaluating two more AAC schools after Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, UConn, USF, and UCF means that basically everyone who was ever really under consideration is still under consideration.

2 minutes ago, TallyBull said:

I would absolutely love to test the theory and be proven wrong, but I'm skeptical that even if USF runs the table (yes, even with a win against FSU) that it would get into the CFB playoff. 

It's not just USF. I don't think ANY non-P5 school will ever end up in the playoffs after a single undefeated season. A non-P5 school would need a perfect or almost perfect season, then a bowl win, then a HIGH pre-season ranking and THEN an undefeated season to get a playoff bid. Even then, it would likely take a "down" year for some of the historically good teams.

1 minute ago, JTrue said:

Houston getting blasted and us being the poster child for G5 is fine by me for this season.

Completely agree!