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RE: Report: Big East Ready to Respond
(12-19-2012 11:08 AM)Fireman451 Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 10:43 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 10:28 AM)Fireman451 Wrote:  If you can't hang with Rice students and alumni . . . . you're a light weight. Sorry dude, you know it's true.

See you at Valhalla's for a cup of beer and chess. Usual time?

Also, perspective. I was 17, and didn't really factor in that every day wasn't going to be like homecoming weekend with frat boys playing "get the prospective drunk."

Which frat were the boys from?

Rice doesn't have fraternities or sororities.

I don't know, this was 1990.
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(12-19-2012 02:41 AM)makeshifty Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 02:28 AM)UHCougar Wrote:  And I assure you that UH and SMU will not blackball UTSA . . . they are the first choice for UH/SMU if the add has to be a "western" partner for Boise State/SDSU . . .

Ok now i know your a troll. Why would they elevate UTSA? Not only are they direct competition for recruits in TX, but for recruits who want to go to urban/suburban schools too? And acknowledge them as peers in any way? Just... no. I'm gonna assume you mean BYU and Air Force arent in play with this statement. But even then, Tulsa, UNLV, UNM and Fresno, and even UTEP would be ahead.

Or maybe your right and USF really really wanted UCF to be in the Big East for the last 7 years.

(12-19-2012 02:28 AM)UHCougar Wrote:  (I assume as a UTSA student)

Oh and lest anyone assume otherwise: No. But I can understand why you might think so. I have never actually met a person who volunteered that they went to UTSA undergrad by choice.

Your willingness to lead with the "troll" tag after 26 posts tells me what I need to know . . . I've been on this board for over a year and I am as consistent with regard to UH as any poster on this board . . . I've been right way more than I've been wrong about which way the wind blows at UH inside its athletic department/presidents office . . .

And if you'll read closely, you'll see that I said: "And I assure you that UH and SMU will not blackball UTSA . . . they are the first choice for UH/SMU if the add has to be a "western" partner for Boise State/SDSU . . ." And yes, this assumed that BYU/AFA are off the table. . .

UH/SMU doesn't want UTSA anymore than they want Fresno, Nevada, UNLV, New Mexico, etc. . . they wanted Rutgers and Louisville, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia . . . that ship sailed, however; at this point, its about long-term stability and growth of this conference, and like Tulane/ECU, Houston will look to make the "right" choice without worrying about whether they can recruit a kid five years from now . . . UH has been recruiting successfully against Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, TCU, Baylor, and SMU for 25 years, they aren't worried about UTSA . . . 03-banghead

And the fact you don't know any of the 35,000 undergrads at UTSA who attend their by choice, tells me you don't know anything about UTSA . . .
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On behalf of UTSA, I'd like to thank this board for joining KFC in making a major effort to publicize the university.

Go Runners!

/s/ The Dude That's Their President
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(12-19-2012 09:26 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  Have you met Tulane's awesomeness? Are you from a country where both SDSU and UCF are known names?

(1) Tulane is a hell of a lot more awesome than St John's will ever be.

(2) UCF and SDSU are better known than UTSA. Besides, they are already in.
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RE: Report: Big East Ready to Respond
(12-19-2012 11:14 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 11:08 AM)Fireman451 Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 10:43 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 10:28 AM)Fireman451 Wrote:  If you can't hang with Rice students and alumni . . . . you're a light weight. Sorry dude, you know it's true.

See you at Valhalla's for a cup of beer and chess. Usual time?

Also, perspective. I was 17, and didn't really factor in that every day wasn't going to be like homecoming weekend with frat boys playing "get the prospective drunk."

Which frat were the boys from?

Rice doesn't have fraternities or sororities.

I don't know, this was 1990.


Okay, okay . . . I'll let you off the hook my man.

I was in Houston in the late 80's/early 90's and Rice didn't have frats then either. But they did have a pretty cool bar under one of the buildings (science, chem, something like that). Valhalla had cheap beer and some decent looking, chess playing ladies.

Thanks for your replies.
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(12-19-2012 12:14 PM)Fireman451 Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 11:14 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 11:08 AM)Fireman451 Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 10:43 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 10:28 AM)Fireman451 Wrote:  If you can't hang with Rice students and alumni . . . . you're a light weight. Sorry dude, you know it's true.

See you at Valhalla's for a cup of beer and chess. Usual time?

Also, perspective. I was 17, and didn't really factor in that every day wasn't going to be like homecoming weekend with frat boys playing "get the prospective drunk."

Which frat were the boys from?

Rice doesn't have fraternities or sororities.

I don't know, this was 1990.


Okay, okay . . . I'll let you off the hook my man.

I was in Houston in the late 80's/early 90's and Rice didn't have frats then either. But they did have a pretty cool bar under one of the buildings (science, chem, something like that). Valhalla had cheap beer and some decent looking, chess playing ladies.

Thanks for your replies.

It was 1990, and it was my first weekend-long drunk.

I guess they weren't frat guys, this was dorm drinking. I figured you just had a Viking thing. Nothing wrong with that.
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This is not a good thread.
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(12-19-2012 12:06 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 09:26 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  Have you met Tulane's awesomeness? Are you from a country where both SDSU and UCF are known names?

(1) Tulane is a hell of a lot more awesome than St John's will ever be.

(2) UCF and SDSU are better known than UTSA. Besides, they are already in.

And ya know dat!! 01-donnankungfu
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(12-19-2012 10:51 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 10:46 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 10:02 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  I actually went to GW (my mother went to St Johns, and fandom starts early). I went to Rice on a prospective-student weekend, and sobered up watching their game. I figured that if I went there, I would drink myself out of college. Then I went to GW back when it seemed like half the freshman class did that, subsidizing my and everyone else's scholarships.

Rich boy, eh? Thought about Rice but it was too much of a party school so you settled on GWU. 03-lmfao

Yes, much much irony there. 'Swhat happens when you don't really get the concept of "homecoming" or "college weekends start on Thursday night" and figure that's an ordinary day.

Merit scholarship to GW--I told you, half the freshman class drunk their way out after paying their $20,000 back in the day, funding the scholarships for everyone else. I have no idea how I thought we'd pay for Rice. GW was free for me, just room and board baby.

Just giving you a hard time. I've met a few GWU folks, definately some "upper crust" type of folks there though. Congrats on the scholy you sure need one to go there now. I believe it's one of the most expensive tuition rates in the nation right now.
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(12-19-2012 12:45 PM)blunderbuss Wrote:  Just giving you a hard time. I've met a few GWU folks, definately some "upper crust" type of folks there though. Congrats on the scholy you sure need one to go there now. I believe it's one of the most expensive tuition rates in the nation right now.

They gave the scholarships back in the day to bump up their numbers and climb the US News rankings. Once they did, they got phased out. No way would I be able to pay their prices today. (We couldn't have paid their prices then, but since I had a full ride in hand I didn't do a lot of comparison shopping.)
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(12-17-2012 07:33 PM)FULL_MONTY Wrote:  2. Give East Carolina full membership (the original deal was football only) which would give the new league an Eastern group of Cincinnati, UConn, South Florida, Temple, East Carolina, Central Florida, Tulane and in 2015 Navy.

Form a western group which would include Memphis, Houston, SMU, Boise State, San Diego State and either Air Force, BYU, Nevada or Fresno. The capacity to expand to as many as 16 teams remains on the board, although the plan now is go into increments as teams change, going from 12 teams next season to 14, 15 or 16 teams in the following seasons.

Does this mean an all sports league or not? Confused on the wording.
I agree on the wording. Personally, I like the idea of adding UNLV and New Mexico as oppose to waiting indefinitely for BYU and Air Force. Maybe take all four if possible and just go ahead and go to fourteen (14). Just my two cents ... 04-cheers.
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(12-19-2012 12:36 PM)WaveDeez Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 12:06 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 09:26 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  Have you met Tulane's awesomeness? Are you from a country where both SDSU and UCF are known names?

(1) Tulane is a hell of a lot more awesome than St John's will ever be.

(2) UCF and SDSU are better known than UTSA. Besides, they are already in.

And ya know dat!! 01-donnankungfu

Everyone knows UTSA is the next powerhouse. I doubt the big east has the foresight to grab the Runners before we are ungetable.

On a serious note Big East is a wreck. I'd love to play UH and SMU but that conference has to be stable before we start jumping ship. I'm pleased being here in CUSA just as long as UTEP, Tulsa and Rice don't bail.
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(12-19-2012 07:28 PM)SApuro Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 12:36 PM)WaveDeez Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 12:06 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 09:26 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  Have you met Tulane's awesomeness? Are you from a country where both SDSU and UCF are known names?

(1) Tulane is a hell of a lot more awesome than St John's will ever be.

(2) UCF and SDSU are better known than UTSA. Besides, they are already in.

And ya know dat!! 01-donnankungfu

Everyone knows UTSA is the next powerhouse. I doubt the big east has the foresight to grab the Runners before we are ungetable.

On a serious note Big East is a wreck. I'd love to play UH and SMU but that conference has to be stable before we start jumping ship. I'm pleased being here in CUSA just as long as UTEP, Tulsa and Rice don't bail.

Good, cause we don't want you either.
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(12-19-2012 07:28 PM)SApuro Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 12:36 PM)WaveDeez Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 12:06 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  
(12-19-2012 09:26 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  Have you met Tulane's awesomeness? Are you from a country where both SDSU and UCF are known names?

(1) Tulane is a hell of a lot more awesome than St John's will ever be.

(2) UCF and SDSU are better known than UTSA. Besides, they are already in.

And ya know dat!! 01-donnankungfu

Everyone knows UTSA is the next powerhouse. I doubt the big east has the foresight to grab the Runners before we are ungetable.

On a serious note Big East is a wreck. I'd love to play UH and SMU but that conference has to be stable before we start jumping ship. I'm pleased being here in CUSA just as long as UTEP, Tulsa and Rice don't bail.

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For a thread talkin'bout how expansion would be on i35, it seems it was 20 off - Road trip to Vegas.

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