From a TTech board. Interesting reading regarding conference realignment. ...
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Sounds like a tabloid. I swear, these ppl out West seriously don't think their athletic departments recruit 5* players that are 4.0 students do they. Oh...and they don't "help" players either.Shmuley said:
Sounds like a tabloid. I swear, these ppl out West seriously don't think their athletic departments recruit 5* players that are 4.0 students do they. Oh...and they don't "help" players either.Shmuley said:
If Alabama or Florida were pulling a Texas within the SEC and say Kentucky had already bolted for the Big East, and UT had left for the ACC, leaving a 10 team conference on shaky ground, we would be in that spot, praying for the right dominos to fall so we didn't both end up in the MWC or CUSA.
Texas Tech is in that spot of hoping and praying things fall out right, but with little guarantee they will.
Texas Tech is in that spot of hoping and praying things fall out right, but with little guarantee they will.
I get the Big 10 trying to claim academic superiority. For one thing, all of their universities are very strong academically, but the main reason is they've fallen off the map as far as football strength lately, so academic superiority is the only thing they have left to claim.
Oklahoma makes no sense. They're a traditional football power that's still killing it on the gridiron. Even if you want to feel academically superior, having good football doesn't hurt that.
And as far as the recruiting cesspool, Oklahoma has ALWAYS been one of the leaders when it comes to taking good care of football players. We're talking Norman, Oklahoma here, and you mean to tell me kids from Texas are begging to do that over Austin?
Oklahoma makes no sense. They're a traditional football power that's still killing it on the gridiron. Even if you want to feel academically superior, having good football doesn't hurt that.
And as far as the recruiting cesspool, Oklahoma has ALWAYS been one of the leaders when it comes to taking good care of football players. We're talking Norman, Oklahoma here, and you mean to tell me kids from Texas are begging to do that over Austin?
This Texas Tech Alum (and most others I know) would actually be happy to see the Big 12 collapse -- regardless of what conference we ended up in. Anything to get away from the politics and inequality of the Big One + Nine. Personally, I don't tolerate bullying from anyone or anything. If I had my way, I would love to see the old SWC get back together -- with equal revenuedistributionof course. One can dream. <div>
</div><div>Texas Tech is a lot like Mississippi State in my eyes. Solid academic school withathletic programson the cusp of greatness -- but never getting the respect they truly deserve. The difference is MSU has more level footing in the SEC compared to Texas Tech in the Big 12. No one is pushing MSU downfinanciallyto keep them from succeeding. I have never claimed Texas Tech to be a "powerhouse" in anything, but we are "really good" in a lot of things. I would just like for the school to have theopportunityto make the next step -- both academically and athletically. That will never happen with the way things are now.
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</div><div>If these reports are true, I find it amusing that Oklahoma made the comments that they did. I would see TAMU being the one who wouldn't want to be associated with the SEC for "academic" reasons before the Sooners. Oklahoma is consistently dead last in the Big 12 forgraduationrates of football players. TAMU's footballgraduationrate is usually middle of the pack.
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</div><div>Texas Tech is a lot like Mississippi State in my eyes. Solid academic school withathletic programson the cusp of greatness -- but never getting the respect they truly deserve. The difference is MSU has more level footing in the SEC compared to Texas Tech in the Big 12. No one is pushing MSU downfinanciallyto keep them from succeeding. I have never claimed Texas Tech to be a "powerhouse" in anything, but we are "really good" in a lot of things. I would just like for the school to have theopportunityto make the next step -- both academically and athletically. That will never happen with the way things are now.
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</div><div>If these reports are true, I find it amusing that Oklahoma made the comments that they did. I would see TAMU being the one who wouldn't want to be associated with the SEC for "academic" reasons before the Sooners. Oklahoma is consistently dead last in the Big 12 forgraduationrates of football players. TAMU's footballgraduationrate is usually middle of the pack.
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As much as some people like to ***** about the big schools in the SEC, the one thing they have ALWAYS done is share the revenue pretty much equally (schools do get a bigger share of the payout from bowl games they play in, but other than that it's 1/12 to everybody). I'd definitely hate to be in your shoes. At least Texas Tech will probably land in a good conference no matter what happens. Some of the other Big 12 schools probably won't be as lucky if the Big 12 does fall apart.
The SEC is dirty, always has been and always will be. Not that others aren't also dirty, but we've pretty well established that the SEC is, in fact, a cesspool.
Are USC from the almighty p-12 and the current anOSU debacle The sec cheats but they can sell that holier than though **** to someone else. I think that's a smokescreen for not getting red carpet treatment from the sec
Oh and az st is in the midst of baseball sanctions which is pretty damn tough to do
Oh and az st is in the midst of baseball sanctions which is pretty damn tough to do
to look down at another conference and throw stones is stupid. Texas and all of the SWC defined cheating for many years and for Oklahoma to say anything when Switzer coached there and guns were blazing all over campus and in the dorms is hypocritical and arrogant. There may only be two schools from the SEC in the AAU Universities, but every school in the conference is in the Tier I of ratings which is a start. It's hard to make up ground when rich industialists from over a century ago gave alot of these schools a head start.
I need to know the source of this lampoon.
Because there is no way this **** is serious.
OU is to academic achievement what coach34 is to the coaching profession.
Actually it is true. Oklahoma is very highlyrecognizedacademically -- but as an overall school. Oklahoma is number one in the nation for the number of National Merit Scholars among publicuniversities and top five of public universities in graduation of Rhodes Scholars.<div>
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...our higher echelons of business, government & academia are now being manned by Oklahoma grads. The Harvard, Yale & Vanderbilt grads are now taking a back seat to Sooners with degrees.
Every university in America has their "we are a great academic institution" spin.
Oklahoma is a football school that has hired some career academic to serve as OU spin doctor when it comes to academics.
That OU is using its alleged high academic standards as an excuse to not join the SEC is like coach34 saying he turned down a job to coach QB's @ Delta State because he is too in love with his career as a rubber salesman.
Every university in America has their "we are a great academic institution" spin.
Oklahoma is a football school that has hired some career academic to serve as OU spin doctor when it comes to academics.
That OU is using its alleged high academic standards as an excuse to not join the SEC is like coach34 saying he turned down a job to coach QB's @ Delta State because he is too in love with his career as a rubber salesman.
Harvard, Yale, and Vanderbilt are PRIVATE universities. Oklahoma ranks the highest among PUBLIC universities. I agree all schools put a spin on these things, but the number of National Merit Scholars and Rhodes Scholars a school has are facts you can look up.