'The waiting is the hardest part'. I'm tired of waiting.....for a Pac12 media deal, for new members to join...for the Trail Blazers to have an owner to gives a toss....for lower interest rates; I'm tired, man. Just tired.
I for one am getting a little tired of Kliakoff and the who’s in, who’s out of the PAC 10-12. How much lead time does a school need to alter game schedules to join our conference? Let’s get going!
It seems strange to add SMU to the conference. San Diego State makes sense but SMU would be on an island 2 time zones away. George’s letter to the UC board of regents talked about how traveling long distances is bad for the athletes, their families, and the environment. It’s hard to see those previous concerns as genuine if they turn around and add SMU.
There are more than a few big 12 trolls that follow you john...That's where the SMU leak came from...you report, they listen and spread information and misinformation like wildfires...and IMO big 12 trolls are the worst. There are several with podcasts that are absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible with the intentional mis-information they spread in order to rile their readership, or their youtube viewership, just to get views or clicks.
Ummm. Didn't you tell us about the visit before it occurred? Gee, I wonder how the word got out? You have a lot of readers out there John. Can you blame them? I bet a bunch of them are sports reporters all over the nation. You do a great job!
I am for adding four teams! San Diego State, Fresno State, Boise State, and SMU! Let USC and UCLA fly, all their teams, all over the country and then try to win the Big Ten!!
I probably missed it, and it is irrelevant at this point, but how long before the actual story broke did UCLA and USC secretly collude between themownselves - just askin'?
While UW/WSU and UO/OSU seem like “natural” rivalries, it doesn’t always cut both ways. Both UO and UW would cite each other as their rivals. Also, look at Colorado and Utah. CSU hates CU, but CU hates Nebraska. Utah State hates Utah, but the Utes hate BYU! I do think historic rivalries should remain.
IMHO the Pac-10 should add SDSU, Fresno, and UNLV as a business strategy to keep the B12 off of the Left Coast and out of the 4th broadcast zone. The B12 could grab Boise but Boise is 101 in media market size.
Then move aggressively into the central time zone with not just SMU but also UTSA and Tulane.
All of the above 6 would likely willingly join the Pac-10 with a lesser cut of the media pie.
It's more than time for the Pac-10 to get aggressive instead of being too late and too proud and too reactionary.
If you are going to add SMU, probably the 4th or 5th most-watched team in Dallas, then go large in the central time zone. San Antonio is a huge and under-served market and Tulane is in a decent market in New Orleans.
One school hanging 800 miles from Denver makes little or no long-term sense to me.
If anyone thinks a Cal or Stanford versus SMU game is going to draw the same amount of butts in seats as USC or UCLA they are smoking something. Of course no one cares about fans anymore since this is only about TV and the fans be damned.
Quite frankly I would not even watch such a game, but say a Cal-Fresno State game with Tedford calling the shots at FresNose State would probably get me there unless it was TBD, Friday night or even 7PM on Saturday, but of course that scheduling also dissuades any fans from attending games, but once again to hell with real fans anymore
"I’ll bet he didn’t appreciate that his visit was publicized."
Kliavkoff: "Hey, we can't let anyone know I'm here in Dallas talking to you guys."
SMU: "OK, then the worst thing you could do is attend tonight's basketball game with us at our gym."
Kliavkoff: "Right...no, wait, I've got an idea. I'll disguise myself this baseball cap!"
'The waiting is the hardest part'. I'm tired of waiting.....for a Pac12 media deal, for new members to join...for the Trail Blazers to have an owner to gives a toss....for lower interest rates; I'm tired, man. Just tired.
I for one am getting a little tired of Kliakoff and the who’s in, who’s out of the PAC 10-12. How much lead time does a school need to alter game schedules to join our conference? Let’s get going!
It seems strange to add SMU to the conference. San Diego State makes sense but SMU would be on an island 2 time zones away. George’s letter to the UC board of regents talked about how traveling long distances is bad for the athletes, their families, and the environment. It’s hard to see those previous concerns as genuine if they turn around and add SMU.
There are more than a few big 12 trolls that follow you john...That's where the SMU leak came from...you report, they listen and spread information and misinformation like wildfires...and IMO big 12 trolls are the worst. There are several with podcasts that are absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible with the intentional mis-information they spread in order to rile their readership, or their youtube viewership, just to get views or clicks.
Ummm. Didn't you tell us about the visit before it occurred? Gee, I wonder how the word got out? You have a lot of readers out there John. Can you blame them? I bet a bunch of them are sports reporters all over the nation. You do a great job!
I like pac 12 in Texas.....SMU boosters have lots of $$ too. Hell they started nil 40 years ago!
I am for adding four teams! San Diego State, Fresno State, Boise State, and SMU! Let USC and UCLA fly, all their teams, all over the country and then try to win the Big Ten!!
I probably missed it, and it is irrelevant at this point, but how long before the actual story broke did UCLA and USC secretly collude between themownselves - just askin'?
While UW/WSU and UO/OSU seem like “natural” rivalries, it doesn’t always cut both ways. Both UO and UW would cite each other as their rivals. Also, look at Colorado and Utah. CSU hates CU, but CU hates Nebraska. Utah State hates Utah, but the Utes hate BYU! I do think historic rivalries should remain.
Someone forgot to tell Texas that their colleges should stick together...
I think they have members in three or four different conferences.
Thanks for the update, John.
IMHO the Pac-10 should add SDSU, Fresno, and UNLV as a business strategy to keep the B12 off of the Left Coast and out of the 4th broadcast zone. The B12 could grab Boise but Boise is 101 in media market size.
Then move aggressively into the central time zone with not just SMU but also UTSA and Tulane.
All of the above 6 would likely willingly join the Pac-10 with a lesser cut of the media pie.
It's more than time for the Pac-10 to get aggressive instead of being too late and too proud and too reactionary.
If you are going to add SMU, probably the 4th or 5th most-watched team in Dallas, then go large in the central time zone. San Antonio is a huge and under-served market and Tulane is in a decent market in New Orleans.
One school hanging 800 miles from Denver makes little or no long-term sense to me.
“That’s the news business goes”
What does that even mean?
Split, Fla., Fla St., Iowa, Iowa St., Okla. Ok. St. (soon), Indiana, Ind. St., Utah, Utah St.,
If anyone thinks a Cal or Stanford versus SMU game is going to draw the same amount of butts in seats as USC or UCLA they are smoking something. Of course no one cares about fans anymore since this is only about TV and the fans be damned.
Quite frankly I would not even watch such a game, but say a Cal-Fresno State game with Tedford calling the shots at FresNose State would probably get me there unless it was TBD, Friday night or even 7PM on Saturday, but of course that scheduling also dissuades any fans from attending games, but once again to hell with real fans anymore
I don’t know why, but I first read the headline as “Bill Walton to marry…” I was like…what?!
SDSU is a no brainer. Fits in the Pac footprint perfectly. SMU I’m not as sure, but they do seem to have a ton of alumni support from what I’ve seen.