Wow..only six neg reps? I could have swore you had said more stupid things than that...I must have run out of rep or something...You sure are popular though, I will give you that.

Better than you.

Keep up the good fight.

You're really looking fresh and exciting.

Well, he's owned you quite well, so what does that say bout yourself?

That was a winning post right there. Actually, I am done for tonight. Rest easy, Wickedson....you need to rest that brain, you have so many brilliant posts to share with us tomorrow.

How so?

The only contention we had was when he said everyone said Kansas was being petty and stupid by not scheduling MU.

Then I posted this.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...uri/index.html

But then again, I'm not a professional interweb poster.

fo sho'

You should start a thread about this.

What an awkwardly awful photo.

Dennis Dodd @dennisdoddcbs
Kansas City No. 4 in viewership in men's basketball games on ESPN this season. Only city in top five west of Mississippi.

LMAO

It's Christmas in February, the SEC coaches elementary school photo was just tweeted out by @sec_chuck

I always love this photo because it brings the most powerful men in Southern sports into one awkward 4th grade class photo. How do they decide on a seating arrangement? Who stands next to who? Recall last year's photo when Gene Chizik and Nick Saban were standing next to each other with a large gap between them. The picture truly spoke a thousand words.

So let's play one of our favorite games awkward fan photo -- remember the Alabama couple -- SEC coaches edition.

After all, it's only fair.

As always, I attempt to find awkward things in the photo and then y'all point out what I leave out.

1. Will Muschamp appears to have stolen Gene Chizik's leather jacket from last season.
I'm praying that there's a large interlocking UF on the back in blue and orange.

2. Gene Chizik is wearing a sling on his left arm.
Did an energy vampire sneak up on Gene?

Or perhaps this was inflicted by Muschamp in taking the leather jacket? If so, golf clap, it would be the only SEC victory over a coach with a winning record in Muschamp's coaching careeer.

3. Hugh Freeze is the only front row coach to cover his crotch this year.
In last year's version everyone but Dan Mullen covered their crotches.

Also, Freeze is wearing an Ole Miss coaches polo. Otherwise everyone would think he was Phil Mickelson's stunt double.

4. Bobby Petrino appears to be wearing three layers of shirts under his suit coat.
This makes perfect sense because otherwise Petrino's cryogenic heart would freeze.

Also, it's no surprise that Petrino's adam's apple is covered by a turtle neck since all predatory animals -- and Dwight Shrute from "The Office" -- view exposing the adam's apple as a sign of weakness.

5. Les Miles wore brown shoes with navy socks.
He also appears to be wearing shoulder pads in the photo.

Neither of these things is surprising.

6. SEC commissioner Mike Slive is the only man touching another man.
His hands lightly rest on Steve Spurrier's shoulders.

In related news, Alabama fans have already inundated the SEC office with "your gay" emails addressed to the Commissioner.

7. The Mississippi State coaches sweater that Dan Mullen is wearing has a zipper.
Of course it does.

Buttons are bi-curious in Mississippi. Of course, so is literacy.

8. Gene Chizik is wearing a warm-up from Auburn's 1986 men's basketball program.
Just when you thought there was no way Chizik, who last year wore his AU leather jacket in this photo, could make a worse fashion decision for the class photo, he does.

Has Mrs. Chizik just given up with him? (Note, my wife says she's given up on me too).

9. Missouri's Gary Pinkel looks like he stole the valet's jacket just before this picture was taken.
You're in Birmingham, not the Arctic, Gary, I think you'll survive without the goose down.

10. Eleven of the 14 coaches wore jackets -- I'm counting Chizik's warm-up -- but neither man from Mississippi did.
This was entirely predictable as well. I'm just glad both men remembered shoes.

11. Mark Richt is the only coach with his hands in his pockets.
Richt also has no coat.

And look closely at him, he appears to be whispering, "Happy Valentine's
Day," to your wife.

12. If you start counting in the top left and finish counting in the far right, Derek Dooely is 15th.
Which is also where he ranks on a list of the 14 best coaches in the SEC.

Finally, SEC Chuck also Tweeted out this photo of Missouri's Gary Pinkel and Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin being united in holy matrimony.


http://outkickthecoverage.com/tyfoon...hes%202012.jpg


http://outkickthecoverage.com/the-se...to-is-here.php

ROFL

Do you know where KC ranks in terms of markets without an NBA team?

Nope.

Those pictures are cringe-inducing. What a terrible idea. Some ****ing good coaches, though. Wow.

At least we know who the bitch in this relationship is. :D

Sumlin looks like he's about one twitch away from going ballistic on someone.

Not getting involved in the douche off hat's going on in this thread right now.

But I just wanted to remark that only 5 out of 91 TCU football players failed the surprise drug test.

Oil changes!!!

LMAO

I love how you're always rooting for MU and always in their threads but you have no dog in the fight. So precious.

Here's one example of you being wrong.

Leave him a alone man. I don't think the dude has ever been right about anything in his time on CP.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2...5_million.html

Not bad.

I really only do it to get under your skin. I work with mostly KU fans and I generally like them, so if KU wins and they are happy then I am happy for them. I just don't like you assholes.

I would be shocked if it was anything less than 35 mil once the SEC Network is set up.

When Seth Davis says the 4th God damn school to leave the conference in a year almost broke the conference it screams "I have an axe to grind with Mizzou." What is it with national guys like him and Gottlieb hating on Mizzou for no reason? Don't get me wrong, my feelings aren't hurt, but why do they give so many shits about Mizzou? Why are we so on their radar? Like we single handedly started all this conference realignment shit or something.

He's right other than it being bad for Mizzou.

I do not think Mizzou's leaving ever really put the Big XII in any danger. As long as Texas and OU want the Big XII, it will exist. The problem for the XII is that Texas and OU change their mind more often than a woman shopping in Bloomingdales.

Seth Davis seems to be the only major pundit KU fans can find that back their position...this is the only article Wickedson and company ever cite.

When Mizzou left, so did the last two major media markets outside of Texas.

The biggest now are OKC, Des Moines, and half of KC. Texas will bolt as soon as the Longhorn Network is pronounced dead.

I can't believe she even quotes that article. She has reminded everyone on this board over and over that they have an elite football program with a huge national following.

I don't disagree with that. However, Texas is going to bolt regardless of what Mizzou was going to do, so you cannot blame Mizzou for the potential downfall of the conference.

Basketball is an afterthought to WVU?

I don't "blame" Mizzou. Mizzou took a better deal in a better conference. Texas simply isn't going to subsidize the rest of the schools forever.

Texas and Oklahoma

KU's AD told Mizzou's AD and President that if Mizzou leaves the conference, the series is over. He wasn't bluffing. Mizzou made their choice. What part of that don't you understand?

What did my post have to do with playing Kansas?

You're right. I was mistaken about the context.

Absolutely nothing.

Yay, I win!

I'll admit when I'm wrong. I'm not that much of an asshole.

BYU and Louisville to the Big XII? The BYU rivals guy seems to think so.


Http://byu.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1335173

Essentially $12.9M each from A&M and Missouri. 12.4 plus their cut of the officials(500k).

http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArtic...CLID=205388681

http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArtic...B_OEM_ID=10410

Exit fees set: Mizzou to have $12.41 million withheld by the league. In related news, the SEC still doesn't have "exit fees."

Read that Dick Ebersol is going to be the next commissioner of the Big 12 and is trying to bring Notre Dame with him.

That chicken...keep ****ing it.

Who knows. Not my theory.

Sounds like the fees for the officials are paid every year, it indicates Mizzou has paid that in the past, so that is more akin to paying for services rendered I expect.

I won't believe it until Chip Brown says it. Until then, it's $30 million like he said last week.

No, but I bet if you decided to leave the SEC for some strange reason after they signed a huge deal for a TV network that put a contingency upon the rest of the conference, they would sue the hell out of you.

Wasn't the 7-9 million many of the Mizzou people thought it would be either, because that was precedent.

By the way, this does include MU and A&M not getting the up front money from the 2nd Tier contract, which would put the penalty closer to 24 million. Of course, since they never released those funds yet, it isn't something that is actually paid back.

I believe he said $30 million total for both schools, didn't he? $25.8 isn't too far off.

Not going to happen. No team would ever walk away from the money tree. That's the point.

Some here expected to get out for under $5 million or even with no penalty because MU wasn't damaging the conference.

Each

Ahh, I thought it was total for both. $60 million each is ridiculous to think.

I don't think anyone expected it, but I know I said I would use that as a starting point in the negotiation. This is a win for both schools.

Incorrect actually...unless you have another link.

Where does it say each?

Still no. $30 million each. $60 million total.

Obviously I meant $60 million total. Either way, you were wrong to begin with.

That's what he's saying now. A few weeks ago, he was saying $30 million each.

Uhh, that was from 2 weeks ago.

No. I was correct. He is saying something different now than what he said earlier.

The tweet I just quoted is from 2-15

Then back it up. Show us.

Show us where he was saying $30 million each a "couple weeks ago" that was before his 2 weeks ago post about $31-$34 million total.

A simple "Oh shit, I read it wrong originally" would suffice for an apology.

I'm looking. If I'm wrong, I'll own it.

And Mizzou is paying more than Nebraska did, correct? :evil:

Yup. By about $5 million if I remember correctly.

The bolded is not exactly true. Mizzou does not get the upfront payment, but Mizzou will not be in the conference, so Mizzou will not be penalized there, as they will be getting 2nd tier SEC money instead of second tier Big XII money. But if it feels better for you to puff your chest and say 24 million, go right ahead.

check your rep, LOL

Mizzou isn't "paying" more. We are forfeiting a payout that would have been larger than the payout Nebraska forfeited. I can't find shit on Orangebloods from my mobile, BTW. Almost positive Chip reported $30 mill each.

I'm sorry. I'll retract.

MU is forfeiting more money than Nebraska. Not sure how that is much different from paying the money, but whatever. Either way, MU is losing more money than NU.

I agree.

Huh

Lil' ole K-State just wrapped up the 6-0 sweep against outgoing teams.

But I was told Missouri is "ascending"?

I will admit I am surprised that the amount was over 10 million. Probably wanted to get a deal done sooner rather than later, and they settled on the figure they did.

We settled for more than I thought. I think we would have paid less had we fought it, but there is always the risk of getting slammed for a lot more. This is a fair deal for both sides.