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The Legends and Leaders thing is vomit-inducing.
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02-07-2012, 03:18 PM | #107 |
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02-07-2012, 03:20 PM | #108 |
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How about this:
East Indiana Michigan Michigan State Ohio State Penn State Purdue West Illinois Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Wisconsin Much better and no ****ing Ohio St/Michigan rematch bullshit that they want. |
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02-07-2012, 03:27 PM | #111 |
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02-07-2012, 03:28 PM | #113 |
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I'm cool with the divisions as they are right now. 3 team race on one side 4 team race on the other.
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02-07-2012, 04:02 PM | #115 |
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Good news for Memphis. They have a very good fanbase and I think the Big East will help them increase their revenue and exposure.
New Big East (all-sports members): Memphis SMU San Diego State Navy Boise State Houston Central Florida Cincinnati Louisville UConn Rutgers South Florida |
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02-07-2012, 04:06 PM | #116 |
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Memphis owes Rick Pitino a nice Christmas card this year. He made numerous public comments suggesting that the Big East would be crazy to not go hard after Memphis.
Basketball tickets probably just went up though. That tends to happen when you replace C-USA schleps with the likes of UConn, Georgetown, Villanova, Marquette, etc. |
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02-07-2012, 04:33 PM | #117 |
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Basically the two most glaring negatives for Memphis men's basketball (non-power conference + C-USA's TV contract) just got erased. Flipped on their heads, even. I haven't even come close to fully grasping how crazy it's going to be.
Plus football's actually gotten a lot of new injections of money for facility/infrastructure improvements over the past few years, it's just all been masked by the terrible teams Tommy West and Larry Porter fielded (and to be fair to Porter, he was dealing with a pretty bare cupboard talent-wise). I can't help but wonder if the boosters basically mutinying and ousting Porter and RC Johnson to up the emphasis on football even more wasn't a huge part of why this is finally happening now when it should have happened a long time ago. It's really weird to have something you've been waiting for and disappointed about multiple times for almost a decade finally happen.
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KevB, Banyon, WE DID ITTTTTTT
Press Conference Set For Noon To Detail Future Of Tiger Athletics Feb. 7, 2012 MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A press conference has been scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 12 p.m. CT, in the Penny Hardaway Hall of Fame Assembly Room located in the Athletic Office Building to discuss the future of University of Memphis Tiger Athletics. The Athletic Office Building is located at 570 Normal Street on the U of M campus. The press conference will also be carried live on GoTigersGo.com. A link to the live streaming will be provided when available.
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02-07-2012, 07:13 PM | #119 |
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It is a great move for Memphis. Basketball will be tougher for them in the Big East, but the rewards will be worth it. Better TV exposure, better NCCA seedings, etc.
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