Ok so you think its better that OSU wins their last game against Oregon and never play the . Civil war again even though it would clearly be OSU's biggest football payday every year. Sure makes sense to have those schools who already can stay and play in a national conference in all sports to "own it" and ignore their fellow state school…
Ok so you think its better that OSU wins their last game against Oregon and never play the . Civil war again even though it would clearly be OSU's biggest football payday every year. Sure makes sense to have those schools who already can stay and play in a national conference in all sports to "own it" and ignore their fellow state schools left behind. Who really wins with that approach, but go Beavs! as this guy who lives in Corvallis is hoping for a little more enlightenment and objectivity from fans who think its a betrayal to try to keep big time football in the Northwest that the move to the Big10 allows for UO and UW.
I didn't have a wife who played D1 sports, but I did have 2 daughters who had full ride scholarships 50 miles from home but both chose to leave the state to get the most competitive college experience even though it cost them more personally. Last night I talked to one of the lawyers who helped finalize the Oregon to Big10 deal and his take was the Oregon athletes beyond football all seem pretty excited for the move. Maybe he was blowing smoke and there will be regret in the future, but I doubt it. Still I will be surprised if the remaining 4 schools can create a more competitive conference for the other sports than they could if they kept the 8 West Coast schools together. Stanford seems to be working hard to try to go national right now so we will see. I really hope someone works on a solution for the athletes sake and Oregon State's sake.
How many other athletes did this lawyer talk to one on one, in a nonstressful environment. This reminds of the joke that the marketing committee reports that "90% of people that returned the survey say they enjoy doing surveys"
Ok so you think its better that OSU wins their last game against Oregon and never play the . Civil war again even though it would clearly be OSU's biggest football payday every year. Sure makes sense to have those schools who already can stay and play in a national conference in all sports to "own it" and ignore their fellow state schools left behind. Who really wins with that approach, but go Beavs! as this guy who lives in Corvallis is hoping for a little more enlightenment and objectivity from fans who think its a betrayal to try to keep big time football in the Northwest that the move to the Big10 allows for UO and UW.
I didn't have a wife who played D1 sports, but I did have 2 daughters who had full ride scholarships 50 miles from home but both chose to leave the state to get the most competitive college experience even though it cost them more personally. Last night I talked to one of the lawyers who helped finalize the Oregon to Big10 deal and his take was the Oregon athletes beyond football all seem pretty excited for the move. Maybe he was blowing smoke and there will be regret in the future, but I doubt it. Still I will be surprised if the remaining 4 schools can create a more competitive conference for the other sports than they could if they kept the 8 West Coast schools together. Stanford seems to be working hard to try to go national right now so we will see. I really hope someone works on a solution for the athletes sake and Oregon State's sake.
How many other athletes did this lawyer talk to one on one, in a nonstressful environment. This reminds of the joke that the marketing committee reports that "90% of people that returned the survey say they enjoy doing surveys"