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Arkansas State in Big 12; thoughts?
Posted on 12/16/14 at 10:55 am
Posted on 12/16/14 at 10:55 am
Big 12 is going to be forced to add 2 members.
UCF and Cincy are probably the smartest football wise.
With a booster push and a chance to eat into SEC territory.
UCF and Cincy are probably the smartest football wise.
With a booster push and a chance to eat into SEC territory.
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Posted on 12/16/14 at 10:59 am to CtotheVrzrbck
Never going to happen. Their best bet is to get into CUSA when the dominos fall.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 11:06 am to CtotheVrzrbck
Meh, I think if they're aiming to take a bite out of the SEC footprint close to their borders they'd be wiser to take on a Louisiana school like La. Tech or UL-L. It would be better in terms of possible added TV viewership and added recruiting footprint, and the state of Arkansas doesn't really bring those two things to the table.
Aside from the last four years (really 2011 and 2012), they're really not a good football program.
Aside from the last four years (really 2011 and 2012), they're really not a good football program.
This post was edited on 12/16/14 at 11:09 am
Posted on 12/16/14 at 11:17 am to CtotheVrzrbck
If the SEC Network wouldn't have happened, the chances for a jump to the Big XII would be a lot better. There's no way we leave now with all the free money rolling in.
Eta: didn't see "State" in the title.
Eta: didn't see "State" in the title.
This post was edited on 12/16/14 at 11:19 am
Posted on 12/16/14 at 12:37 pm to Feral
Agree that LaTech makes more sense. Arkansas State has better attendance in football than LaTech, currently.
Not that that makes a big difference.
Not that that makes a big difference.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 2:04 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
Maybe in a dream.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 3:17 pm to Porky
Not a lot of TV sets in Jonesvegas, Searcy and Walnut Ridge.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 5:05 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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thoughts?
Uh, Go Red Wolves?
Posted on 12/16/14 at 5:08 pm to Hog Leg
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Not a lot of TV sets in Jonesvegas, Searcy and Walnut Ridge.
Haven't you heard? They bring the entire Arkansas market and Memphis.
I actually read that on a stAte message board I went to during the Greenlaw flip.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 5:16 pm to TheCheshireHog
I lived in Jonesboogie for a while and cant remember one time i ever watched a stAte game of any kind on TV
This post was edited on 12/16/14 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 12/16/14 at 5:19 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
Sure. Craighead County bout to put the BigXII on the map!!
Posted on 12/16/14 at 5:24 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
Would like to see them in there, but they are just too small to be in one of the major conferences. Yeah, CUSA is probably their best bet for a step up.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 7:37 pm to Hog Leg
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Not a lot of TV sets in Jonesvegas, Searcy and Walnut Ridge.
I'm thinking that Possum Grape needs to do their part and step it up a notch.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 7:50 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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UCF and Cincy are probably the smartest football wise.
Cincy makes sense, they've been decent in Football and Basketball at times, also gives Iowa St. and WVU someone else close by.
UCF, not so much, its a "big" school, but they are they current USF in football, yeah, remember those guys?
Instead of UCF, the big12 would be smart to go after Colorado St. who's shown they can be decent at both sports at times.
If they want to go CUSA with their membership list, they could add BYU for football only which would take care of their "we don't play when we could be knocking on you door at 7 am in our white shirts, black ties, after riding our bicycles to your house" stance in other sports.
Posted on 12/16/14 at 11:25 pm to DaleDenton
The Big XII should add BYU and Boise. It makes things tough for West Virginia, but they shouldn't be in the conference anyway.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 12:06 am to DaleDenton
BYU is a better add than CSU and I come from a long line of CSU alums.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 12:10 am to Stonehog
Agree about WVU. The second WVU gets an ACC invite they'd be out the door.
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