The bourbon helps more than the salt, I'd imagine...

(02-07-2012 04:51 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  The bourbon helps more than the salt, I'd imagine...

you've obviously spent a weekend night in Memphis.

(02-07-2012 04:48 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 04:42 PM)CD11 Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 04:40 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 04:28 PM)CD11 Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 04:23 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  hahahaha, he just did on ESPNU.

Thank God. A Pulitzer is right around the corner for that guy.

You know he is right because he looked extra stupid while saying it.

Lol see this is why I love Memphis fans. You guys bring humor and pithy dialogue to an otherwise awkward situation. I guess you all learned that during football season.

Memphis fans have a gallows humor about them. If you've been ****** over as many times as we have you learn to take things with a grain of salt and stiff shot of bourbon.

Well in all seriousness, I'm excited to see how this all plays out with you guys now that you have the BCS label. Hopefully the days of being fu%ked over are finished for you all.

Now we just need ECU.

Funny that Boise State fans are concerned about the quality of the conference when they have been taking advantage of the WAC for years. Worse thing that happens to Boise State is that the Big East stinks so bad that you guys roll through everyone on your way to a better bowl than you had this year.

As a fan of a school that once dominated a weaker conference in a different sport, its better to be the the big fish in the small pond than a big fish in an ocean full of sharks and whales.

Remember somebody has to finish last each year, just be glad it isn't your team.

(02-07-2012 04:53 PM)CD11 Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 04:48 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 04:42 PM)CD11 Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 04:40 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 04:28 PM)CD11 Wrote:  Thank God. A Pulitzer is right around the corner for that guy.

You know he is right because he looked extra stupid while saying it.

Lol see this is why I love Memphis fans. You guys bring humor and pithy dialogue to an otherwise awkward situation. I guess you all learned that during football season.

Memphis fans have a gallows humor about them. If you've been ****** over as many times as we have you learn to take things with a grain of salt and stiff shot of bourbon.

Well in all seriousness, I'm excited to see how this all plays out with you guys now that you have the BCS label. Hopefully the days of being fu%ked over are finished for you all.

Now we just need ECU.

I've said this for a few years, but the BCS label is secondary for me to playing Louisville and Cincy again.

(02-07-2012 04:40 PM)Boise fan Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 04:11 PM)PoiseState Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 03:58 PM)Boise fan Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 03:39 PM)DFW HOYA Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 03:28 PM)Boise fan Wrote:  The BB schools and their leaders seem serious about destroying this conference.

That's funny. if it weren't for the aforementioned schools, many of these other schools would be in the WAC or the Metro right about now.

Drivel. Moves like this one weaken the conference. If you can't see that, then you have been hit in the head with a big round orange ball too many times.

I have no issue with Memphis being added in Oly sports. As far as FB goes, we already have some teams that have to prove their value. Belaboring the point is counter-productive.

Pandering to the BB schools because of a few losses at the expense of the FB divisions will only continue destabilizing the conference. TV partners aren't going to pay top dollar for "high interest" games like SDSU-Memphis. We don't need cream puffs. We need competitors. That raises our value for TV contracts.

This move will be a mistake, if it happens.

Quit losing your mind over this. This is an obvious business move.

1. Memphis and its obvious supporters have the money and are already investing large amounts of money to put their facilities on par with the rest of the country.

2. Memphis has a powerhouse basketball program and has a long history with the Big East teams and the new teams coming in from CUSA. Adding this school increases the chance that they decide to stay if another conference comes calling. Unlike BSU fans some schools do really care about Basketball.

3. The head honcho of the Beast keeps repeating over and over that we will have the largest media area combined when it comes to potential number of TV sets. This move adds another very large market to that folder when it comes to negotiations.

4. Memphis is more western then the other Beast teams and being allowed to join would volunteer to be in the West division.

5. This move by the Beast to add Memphis shows that almost certainly that AQ bids are going away. This shows that the only thing important when it comes to expansion is large markets. All these cute little small market teams that are wanting in and think they deserve it better just give up cause its not happening. They may be good and have a nice history but moving forward large markets is what it is all about.

Don't quite get your cavalier attitude. We're a FB only add. FB is what we need to focus on. Their BB program is immaterial to us. Don't think we'll be seeing too much BB revenue from the BE. But as I stated, I wouldn't object to Memphis as a BB/Oly sports add.

The head honcho of the BE is showing remarkable short sightedness if he thinks "potential" big markets are the catch of the day. Better grab SJSU, NM & UNLV! Some day, those markets might be worth something!

Memphis FB isn't a huge draw. And they won't be until they get a decent team/coaching staff together. That doesn't happen overnight. Just ask NM & UNLV.

Who the heck is lining up to snag Memphis again? B12? SEC? B10?
Yep, they see the *potential*, don't they?

So Memphis' "huge market" is going to provide bumpkiss to our TV contract negotiations. In fact, Memphis will probably negatively affect our negotiations because who will tune in during games involving that powerhouse when they visit our other huge markets? That means the TV partner will have to handicap or write off 8 conference games that involve Memphis. Yay!

Volunteering to be in a western division is a reason to add a team? Wow, how low our standards have gone. We'd add better teams if only they'd play in our western division...but none will come except Memphis...

Nope, TV has always been defined by entertainment value. That's what made BSU the value-added resource it is today. And it should be the reason we consider a team like Southern Miss. I'd watch SDSU-So.Miss over SDSU-Memphis any day of the week. And I'm guessing a great many other CFB fans would too.

Cream puff games don't draw large audiences. Competitive games do.

Good thing our new coach already knows how to beat you .

(02-07-2012 04:58 PM)bearcatlawjd Wrote:  Funny that Boise State fans are concerned about the quality of the conference when they have been taking advantage of the WAC for years. Worse thing that happens to Boise State is that the Big East stinks so bad that you guys roll through everyone on your way to a better bowl than you had this year.

As a fan of a school that once dominated a weaker conference in a different sport, its better to be the the big fish in the small pond than a big fish in an ocean full of sharks and whales.

Remember somebody has to finish last each year, just be glad it isn't your team.

Memphis, Louise, Marqus, and 6BC did our best to not let you do that. Alas, you still did. The only thing that kept yall from winning a NC in CUSA was a slippery court at the Pyramid one horrible March morning.

Is adding Memphis also upping the amount of bourbon at Big East tailgates? That would be a good thing. I'm, like, the only guy at Rutgers events with a bottle of Old Grand Dad...

So after a half day into this, I'm sitting here wondering: "Why Memphis, and not Temple?" And even if Memphis, why now? Why this week?

What does this mean for Temple in all sports, Villanova football, etc.? I completely understand the Memphis BB angle and believe there is no reason Memphis can't be a competitor in football with the right coaching staff, commitment, facility upgrade, etc.. But why Memphis now? Temple is much better in football and just as good in basketball. And, Memphis would still have been there in six months or a year.

The only thing I can come up with is Louisville's demand to stop pursuing the Big XII was the new Big East adding Memphis BB. Nothing else makes sense on the timing of this decision or stated long-term goals of the new Big East.

(02-07-2012 05:01 PM)justinslot Wrote:  Is adding Memphis also upping the amount of bourbon at Big East tailgates? That would be a good thing. I'm, like, the only guy at Rutgers events with a bottle of Old Grand Dad...

Hell, we sell it at our basketball games.

McMurphy is talking about BE and Memphis right now.
http://player.streamtheworld.com/_player...r/?id=WMFS

(02-07-2012 05:01 PM)justinslot Wrote:  Is adding Memphis also upping the amount of bourbon at Big East tailgates? That would be a good thing. I'm, like, the only guy at Rutgers events with a bottle of Old Grand Dad...

Tennessse made.

YESSS THE BOURBON CONFERENCE! WE'RE COMING FOR YOU, SEC!

(02-07-2012 05:03 PM)UHCougar Wrote:  So after a half day into this, I'm sitting here wondering: "Why Memphis, and not Temple?" And even if Memphis, why now? Why this week?

What does this mean for Temple in all sports, Villanova football, etc.? I completely understand the Memphis BB angle and believe there is no reason Memphis can't be a competitor in football with the right coaching staff, commitment, facility upgrade, etc.. But why Memphis now? Temple is much better in football and just as good in basketball. And, Memphis would still have been there in six months or a year.

The only thing I can come up with is Louisville's demand to stop pursuing the Big XII was the new Big East adding Memphis BB. Nothing else makes sense on the timing of this decision or stated long-term goals of the new Big East.

Or that WVU is out this week and Lousiville is going to announce leaving soon.

Go ahead and add us to the "new" member section

(02-07-2012 05:11 PM)monty Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 05:03 PM)UHCougar Wrote:  So after a half day into this, I'm sitting here wondering: "Why Memphis, and not Temple?" And even if Memphis, why now? Why this week?

What does this mean for Temple in all sports, Villanova football, etc.? I completely understand the Memphis BB angle and believe there is no reason Memphis can't be a competitor in football with the right coaching staff, commitment, facility upgrade, etc.. But why Memphis now? Temple is much better in football and just as good in basketball. And, Memphis would still have been there in six months or a year.

The only thing I can come up with is Louisville's demand to stop pursuing the Big XII was the new Big East adding Memphis BB. Nothing else makes sense on the timing of this decision or stated long-term goals of the new Big East.

Or that WVU is out this week and Lousiville is going to announce leaving soon.

WVU and/or Louisville doesn't change that Memphis would still have been there a month, 6 months, or a year from now. I'm not opposed to Memphis exactly, I just don't see the timing of this announcement. Why the rush? My understanding is that Memphis has to give a year's notice. They could have waited until late spring, early summer, etc.

(02-07-2012 05:03 PM)UHCougar Wrote:  So after a half day into this, I'm sitting here wondering: "Why Memphis, and not Temple?" And even if Memphis, why now? Why this week?

What does this mean for Temple in all sports, Villanova football, etc.? I completely understand the Memphis BB angle and believe there is no reason Memphis can't be a competitor in football with the right coaching staff, commitment, facility upgrade, etc.. But why Memphis now? Temple is much better in football and just as good in basketball. And, Memphis would still have been there in six months or a year.

The only thing I can come up with is Louisville's demand to stop pursuing the Big XII was the new Big East adding Memphis BB. Nothing else makes sense on the timing of this decision or stated long-term goals of the new Big East.

Temple is not as good as Memphis in basketball. Memphis is not as good as temple in football.

Look at it like this. The BE is taking a chance on Memphis's lackluster football program just like it's taking a chance on UH's basketball program. The UoM doesn't have the nicest football stadium. UH doesn't hav ethe nicest b-ball arena.

Memphis football is the same as Cougar bball. You guys add value in football. We bring an NBA arena, a top teir basketball program, and more... adding b-ball value.

Wouldn't necissarily put down a bball team who beat you by 30+ points in Houston this year either.. ...

(02-07-2012 05:21 PM)UHCougar Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 05:11 PM)monty Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 05:03 PM)UHCougar Wrote:  So after a half day into this, I'm sitting here wondering: "Why Memphis, and not Temple?" And even if Memphis, why now? Why this week?

What does this mean for Temple in all sports, Villanova football, etc.? I completely understand the Memphis BB angle and believe there is no reason Memphis can't be a competitor in football with the right coaching staff, commitment, facility upgrade, etc.. But why Memphis now? Temple is much better in football and just as good in basketball. And, Memphis would still have been there in six months or a year.

The only thing I can come up with is Louisville's demand to stop pursuing the Big XII was the new Big East adding Memphis BB. Nothing else makes sense on the timing of this decision or stated long-term goals of the new Big East.

Or that WVU is out this week and Lousiville is going to announce leaving soon.

WVU and/or Louisville doesn't change that Memphis would still have been there a month, 6 months, or a year from now. I'm not opposed to Memphis exactly, I just don't see the timing of this announcement. Why the rush? My understanding is that Memphis has to give a year's notice. They could have waited until late spring, early summer, etc.

The final talks for the CUSA/MWC merger are in 2 weeks. I think that might have something to do with the timing.

(02-07-2012 05:23 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 05:21 PM)UHCougar Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 05:11 PM)monty Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 05:03 PM)UHCougar Wrote:  So after a half day into this, I'm sitting here wondering: "Why Memphis, and not Temple?" And even if Memphis, why now? Why this week?

What does this mean for Temple in all sports, Villanova football, etc.? I completely understand the Memphis BB angle and believe there is no reason Memphis can't be a competitor in football with the right coaching staff, commitment, facility upgrade, etc.. But why Memphis now? Temple is much better in football and just as good in basketball. And, Memphis would still have been there in six months or a year.

The only thing I can come up with is Louisville's demand to stop pursuing the Big XII was the new Big East adding Memphis BB. Nothing else makes sense on the timing of this decision or stated long-term goals of the new Big East.

Or that WVU is out this week and Lousiville is going to announce leaving soon.

WVU and/or Louisville doesn't change that Memphis would still have been there a month, 6 months, or a year from now. I'm not opposed to Memphis exactly, I just don't see the timing of this announcement. Why the rush? My understanding is that Memphis has to give a year's notice. They could have waited until late spring, early summer, etc.

The final talks for the CUSA/MWC merger are in 2 weeks. I think that might have something to do with the timing.

I agree take away possibly there best BB program and another large market. Hopefully this spurs the MWC to try to eat CUSA and the infighting begins.

(02-07-2012 05:28 PM)PoiseState Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 05:23 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 05:21 PM)UHCougar Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 05:11 PM)monty Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 05:03 PM)UHCougar Wrote:  So after a half day into this, I'm sitting here wondering: "Why Memphis, and not Temple?" And even if Memphis, why now? Why this week?

What does this mean for Temple in all sports, Villanova football, etc.? I completely understand the Memphis BB angle and believe there is no reason Memphis can't be a competitor in football with the right coaching staff, commitment, facility upgrade, etc.. But why Memphis now? Temple is much better in football and just as good in basketball. And, Memphis would still have been there in six months or a year.

The only thing I can come up with is Louisville's demand to stop pursuing the Big XII was the new Big East adding Memphis BB. Nothing else makes sense on the timing of this decision or stated long-term goals of the new Big East.

Or that WVU is out this week and Lousiville is going to announce leaving soon.

WVU and/or Louisville doesn't change that Memphis would still have been there a month, 6 months, or a year from now. I'm not opposed to Memphis exactly, I just don't see the timing of this announcement. Why the rush? My understanding is that Memphis has to give a year's notice. They could have waited until late spring, early summer, etc.

The final talks for the CUSA/MWC merger are in 2 weeks. I think that might have something to do with the timing.

I agree take away possibly there best BB program and another large market. Hopefully this spurs the MWC to try to eat CUSA and the infighting begins.

From the beginning, Ive thought that the merger was only the first act of a story that ends with the biggest programs from those 2 conferences creating their own conference. That story might end much quicker than expected.