ALL DAY CHAT!!!

[Mike Roach]

Let me check with Aaron to see if it's a problem with the mobile version.  I'll check on my phone too.

 

[Danny Hale]

anyone going to basketball game tomorrow

 

[The Bry-Man81]

Mike, given Charlie's style, do you think we get another commitment this Spring, and if so, who do you think is most likely to pull the trigger?

Switching to basketball, do you think we get Jarrett Allen?

 

[streettopeschel]

Expansion theoreticals listing the same bunch of sad sack B-list schools makes my head hurt.

Cincy, Cougar High, FL-Directional...stop it.

Here's a question for the board. If this conference sucks so bad, why can't Texas ever win it in football, basketball or baseball?

 

[Mike Roach]

Expansion theoreticals listing the same bunch of sad sack B-list schools makes my head hurt.

Cincy, Cougar High, FL-Directional...stop it.

Here's a question for the board. If this conference sucks so bad, why can't Texas ever win it in football, basketball or baseball?

I mentioned those schools because they've been most frequently talked about. I think any of those are disastrous.

Your 2nd question is a good one. Interestingly enough I think basketball is the closest to winning it and they may have the toughest road.

 

[Mike Roach]

Mike, given Charlie's style, do you think we get another commitment this Spring, and if so, who do you think is most likely to pull the trigger?

Switching to basketball, do you think we get Jarrett Allen?

I don't think a spring commitment is out of the question. If I had to guess I'd say Kobe Boyce gets an offer and commits.

No clue on Allen, but things are becoming more positive there.

 

[utisdabomb12]

Here's a question for the board. If this conference sucks so bad, why can't Texas ever win it in football, basketball or baseball?

The narrative the Big 12 sucks is just a narrative people run with. Let's compare the SOS of TX vs A&M over the past 4 years A&M has been in the SEC.

Football (Sagarin): 

'12-A&M: 6 SOS Texas: 12 SOS

'13-A&M: 26 SOS Texas: 11 SOS

'14-A&M: 6 SOS Texas: 14 SOS

'15-A&M: 25 SOS Texas: 7 SOS

4 year average-A&M: 15.75, Texas: 11

Basketball (ESPN)

'12- A&M 34 SOS, Texas 79 SOS

'13- A&M 116 SOS, Texas 65 SOS

'14-A&M 98 SOS, Texas 15 SOS

'15-A&M 63 SOS, Texas 4 SOS

4 year average-A&M 77.75 SOS, Texas 40.75

Baseball (Warren Nolan): 

'12-A&M 45 SOS Texas 47 SOS

'13-A&M 10 SOS Texas 36 SOS

'14-A&M 8 SOS Texas 2 SOS

'15-A&M 23 SOS Texas 73 SOS

4 year average: A&M 21.5 SOS, Texas 39.5 SOS. 

 

[Mike Roach]

I'm not saying the Big 12 sucks, my argument was based more on what happens if Oklahoma leaves. It's also hurting them at times from a recruiting aspect. They fight a tougher battle on that front with some kids. It's a situation someone needs to be watching closely and ready to move aggressively on.

 

[streettopeschel]

Mike, just to clarify I wasn't saying you were the one proposing the B-list expansion candidates or saying the B12 sucks. Both are frequently mentioned on all boards.

Me? I think expansion for some misguided 'we HAVE to have a CCG' is a bad idea. If Ou wants to test the GOR, let em. If that leads to B12 breakup and UT becomes a free agent, great.

In the meantime let's win the damn league in a sport that matters instead of bitching about how bad it is.

 

[tejasrulz]

I have Michigan State winning it all.

Ouch

 

[popdaddy]

I'm not the foremost expert on expansion, and it really makes my head hurt thinking about it.  I'll give you my best opinion on everything here.

1) Is it attainable? Yes.  Is it beneficial?  I don't know about that.  Sure they could expand with teams like Houston, BYU, Boise, Louisville, etc., but that seems like just doing more of the same.  Unless the Big 12 could pull off something like a Notre Dame (they can't) or even an Arkansas, they continue to be looked at as a Big East type football conference.  It is a big deal to athletics.  There are a number of kids who would be committed to Texas right now that buy into the SEC stuff.  Yes it helps the Aggies, but the bigger issue is the footprint of schools like Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, and LSU into the state.  The Aggies were a trojan horse for those teams that gave them legit in-roads to this state.  

2) I don't think so.  They've had some chances, and it seems like the only thing left is scraps.

3) Boy they sound like they are ready to.  Oklahoma is an attractive program to a number of conferences, but as bad as the blood is on the field every October, the leadership at both Texas and Oklahoma have both proven to have cool heads in situations like these.  They tend to work together as uneasy allies understanding that they are a big part of each others lives.  For years both schools recognized they were the alpha males at the table, and they operated as such, but lately it seems Oklahoma has a fire in their belly to get out.  If they did I would predict the conference falls apart.  Which leads me to my next point...

4) Whenever it's time to talk expansion or secession, I hope the leadership at UT is ready to address this aggressively.  The fact of the matter is they've not been on the forefront in matters like these.  I'm not sure if it is a lack of vision or general arrogance, but the leadership needs to realize it is a very important decision in front of them.  Recent times have shown that the UT brand isn't enough anymore.  College football as a whole has changed, and Texas has an opportunity to re-establish some strength while possibly dealing a blow to a school like Baylor.  Is Mike Perrin the right man to be at the rudder for these rough seas?  I'm not sure, but if Oklahoma were to bolt it becomes a very real discussion.  This thing could turn into the SWC part deux real quick.

5) I don't know much about FSU in that regard, other than apparently there was some interest at one time.  I'm not sure if they'd want to leave a newly strengthened ACC.

I can't see how cougar high, Boise and Louisville add anything.  I will never forgive Louisville for the way my family was treated the one time I visited their crappy campus for a UT game.

I could live with BYU, I wonder if the Cornhusks are capable of admitting their mistake.  Probably not.