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I'd say overall there was very good student support this year. I'd like to see an improvement on it, but last year wasn't too bad.

I don't think they would have sold that many more. Until we're at the point where it's hard to get tickets, most students aren't going to be season ticket holders. You're a diehard fan and that's great, but most students aren't. A lot of students are from out of town too and can't make the games over break, so even at $110 they're paying the same. Being a season ticket holder also doesn't make students attend. I also people who bought season tickets freshman year and never went to a game. People will always have excuses not to go, even if the tickets were free.

Looks like he's going to sign with UK. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/395131-...ntucky-wildcats

No where did you say that you hope that they weren't racially driven. And no one was talking about race until you brought it up.

According to Pomeroy, if the new Big 12 had been in existence this year (so, without Neb and CU) the conference would have had the highest RPI since 2004 ACC. I think that's pretty telling.

I enjoy watching soccer, especially on the world stage like this. I don't understand many of the nuances and subtleties that the die hard soccer fans do, but I still enjoy the sport. Biggest problem I have with it is lack of winner in tie situations.

Wrong: http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/FedEx-w...ort-says-061210 10 mil annually, and while that may be a rounding error for Texas, it still increases the wealth of the league. Weak football, good to great basketball, not very good academics. Will be interesting to see what happens...

Indeed. I was just saying this entire process has been brought on by Beebe being an idiot. He deserves to be fired. Being proactive and not reactive would involve trying to add several new schools to strengthen and insulate the conference from future poachers.

You must not know Dan Beebe.

Sounds like a giant money hole to me. Why don't we get some name recognition in at least one sport before we start trying out one that will take more than a decade to get to a respectable level (not even talking a good team, more just D-1). And as others have pointed out, we have to raise womens sports funding to match that increase for football team. So if someone hands Biondi a 10 mil check, we better have another 10 for womens teams ready to go.

Who's to say that Gtown and Nova don't upgrade their football programs to full D-1A status? When the Big East was formed, UConn got called up from the FCS. As lucrative as BCS football is, I don't think these schools would want to be on the outside looking in when it comes to conference realignment. Now, maybe they don't upgrade and then form this new non-football conference. Or maybe they make an exception for the non-footbals schools and have even larger conferences than 16.

And that's what he's thinking about. It's late in his career. Another NBA shot might not happen for him. And one certainly won't happen with a player like Lebron (assuming he stays).

Texas Board of Regents is meeting Tuesday to discuss realignment.

With Izzo potentially going to the Cavs, people have been speculating who would be coach. Fran Fraschilla has this to say: "Brian Gregory is Izzo guy most like Tom in temperment and would be logical replacement to me. Don't think Crean would leave IU hanging." Wouldn't that be something. Personally, I hope Izzo stays though. He's good for college basketball.

http://www.kctv5.com/sports/23860558/detail.html To recap the article's rumors: Texas and Texas A&M to the Big 10 OSU (according to TMZ sports, so take that FWIW) to the Pac 10 OU to the SEC, but need a partner school to go with. Still no word from Mizzou. So much for Texas and A&M meeting to keep the conference together. See ya Big 12.

I think that post was sarcasm.

Like I said, not necessarily. There's been no official word that Texas and friends are going to the Pac11. It ain't over till its over. CU is gone, but that's the equivalent of Fordham leaving. Nebraska is almost certainly going too, but the lynchpin is Texas. If they stay, the Big 12 (while in a different form) will remain for the time being. If they are to go, then I would agree with you.

Not necessarily. It depends on what Texas decides to do.

From an article about nebraska leaving: So... They can, but it financially it wouldn't make much sense. Schedules are already set anyway. It wouldn't take place until next year at the earliest.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5271438

There's talk of KU getting left out. No one is really mentioning them. I still think that someone has to pick them up. Who knows though.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/18/news/compa...ofits/index.htm Keep in mind this aren't necessarily accurate due to the way each school does their accounting. Some schools of note: revenue (profit margin %) SLU - 3,105,150 (0.0%) Xavier - 8,791,518 (55.2%) Dayton - 9,091,521 (62.6%) Missouri State - 3,745,378 (50.9%) SIUC - 1,805,378 (-23%)

It's all about football. http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball...asketball;cover

Football.

Kansas Board of Regents said that KU and KSU will be in the same conference, which really limits KU.