Let'sGoZips94 Posted August 23, 2023 Report Share Posted August 23, 2023 Oregon State & Washington State meeting with the Mountain West. Stanford, Cal, and SMU expected to get accepted into the ACC today. Wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted August 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2023 4 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Oregon State & Washington State meeting with the Mountain West. Stanford, Cal, and SMU expected to get accepted into the ACC today. Wild. You mean AAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted August 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 8/17/2023 at 8:40 AM, Zipmeister said: Sounds like Akron and the MAC resemble a Rembrandt painting. Perhaps the MAC should rebrand itself as the Chiaroscuro League. More like the Mona Lisa. Not a beauty, but a lot of people appreciate it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 CFB is back! Looking forward to see for Ohio stacks up against SDSU tonight. Think SDSU should win, but think it'll be a good game with Rourke playing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 Go Aztecs. Real tired of hearing all the optimism out of Athens. Would love for their balloon to pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted August 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 Watching College Gameday. Feeling disappointed ESPN has turned it into the same talking over each other buffoonery as the rest of the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 Hoping for a bobcat upset. I’ll always root for some MAC upsets to get more respect for the conference. Get the champ to a nice bowl game and show maybe there’s a chance someone gets hot and makes a 12 team playoff next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 From Hustle Belt: Akron's Heisman Moment 130 years ago helped shape our beloved game "The intriguing tactician who would change the game of football forever had a spell in the future Rubber City, delighting Akronites with “scientific” football before his rise to fame." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section210Zip Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 Brett Gabbert and Who Is The Real Miami? https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/will-hurricanes-make-brett-gabbert-shut-up-after-real-miami-statement/ar-AA1fVSxn?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=821c7e0dbb3240039a050f6e65273dab&ei=117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 34 minutes ago, Section210Zip said: Brett Gabbert and Who Is The Real Miami? https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/will-hurricanes-make-brett-gabbert-shut-up-after-real-miami-statement/ar-AA1fVSxn?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=821c7e0dbb3240039a050f6e65273dab&ei=117 This is getting a decent amount of press, but he was baited into answering that. What else was he going to say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section210Zip Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 16 minutes ago, LZIp said: This is getting a decent amount of press, but he was baited into answering that. What else was he going to say? I agree. The articles make it sound like he went after the "U". The video clip though shows it was little more innocent than that. Now that it is out, there is no sneaking into town. Ironically the Hurricane's defensive coordinator Lance Guidry was with the Redhawks when Haywood was the head coach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 The pathetic miserable Nebraska losers blow a late lead and get walked off at Minnesota with a FG at the end of the game. 13-10 Phil Fleck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 28 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said: The pathetic miserable Nebraska losers blow a late lead and get walked off at Minnesota with a FG at the end of the game. 13-10 Phil Fleck. Very entertaining last 6 minutes of game time. Beautiful watching Rhule's Cornhuskers choke. Fleck is an awesome coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Stanford, Cal, and SMU have been voted into the ACC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Stanford, Cal, and SMU have been voted into the ACC. SMU has no business being in the ACC. I don't get this. Aside from the Dallas market, they bring nothing to the table in any sport. It would be like Akron going to the BigTen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 57 minutes ago, akzipper said: SMU has no business being in the ACC. I don't get this. Aside from the Dallas market, they bring nothing to the table in any sport. It would be like Akron going to the BigTen. It's the equivalent of Rutgers to the Big Ten. It was a media market grab. SMU going to the ACC opens up a spot in the AAC. Just saying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted September 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 2 hours ago, akzipper said: SMU has no business being in the ACC. I don't get this. Aside from the Dallas market, they bring nothing to the table in any sport. We are witnessing the death throws of independent conferences at the highest level. Teams are looking for landing spots. Within 10 years, there will be one super conference, run by one commissioner who is charged with gobbling up as much money as possible for the member schools. It is reported SMU gave up all rights to ACC TV revenue for 9 years. Stanford and Cal are only getting 30% of the total. Basically, these schools needed a place on the bus for when a super conference becomes reality. I'm hoping Wake Forest can trade games against Clemson, FSU and Miami for SMU, Stanford and Cal. Wake Forest fans love games against institutions they believe are equal in academic standards to theirs, in the hope of winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: It's the equivalent of Rutgers to the Big Ten. It was a media market grab. SMU going to the ACC opens up a spot in the AAC. Just saying... Literally our only option to get out of the MAC. But that will never happen. For some reason UA is completely content being in the worst FBS conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoZip Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 51 minutes ago, akzipper said: Literally our only option to get out of the MAC. But that will never happen. For some reason UA is completely content being in the worst FBS conference. To get out you have to have somebody want you and we all know that football is usually the driver for those moves. This football has been in the dumps for a long time with nothing to offer. In addition, most MAC schools don’t have big budgets so geographically it makes a lot of sense as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted September 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: SMU going to the ACC opens up a spot in the AAC. Just saying... It's only a matter of time until the AAC had the rug pulled out from under it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted September 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Where is this all going? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/.amp/college/2023/08/30/college-footballs-inevitable-conclusion-is-a-40-team-mega-alliance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 18 minutes ago, GP1 said: Where is this all going? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/.amp/college/2023/08/30/college-footballs-inevitable-conclusion-is-a-40-team-mega-alliance This won't succeed, and it's not where it's going. Eventually, I do see the Big Ten and SEC going to 20 teams, but they need the ACC, Big 12, AAC, and Mountain West at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted September 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: This won't succeed, and it's not where it's going. Eventually, I do see the Big Ten and SEC going to 20 teams, but they need the ACC, Big 12, AAC, and Mountain West at least. Depends on how you define success. Success and failure in college athletics is now defined in terms of dollars. Television executives and their willing dupes, athletic directors, could easily make this happen. Not only will it happen, under the current definition, it will be wildly successful. Americans love the NFL and it's business model. All colleges will do is duplicate it. It's about 10 years away. Edited September 1, 2023 by GP1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 52 minutes ago, GP1 said: Depends on how you define success. Success and failure in college athletics is now defined in terms of dollars. Television executives and their willing dupes, athletic directors, could easily make this happen. Not only will it happen, under the current definition, it will be wildly successful. Americans love the NFL and it's business model. All colleges will do is duplicate it. It's about 10 years away. If your theory comes true, it'll be fatal for the 40 schools and networks that go into business together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 7 hours ago, MangoZip said: To get out you have to have somebody want you and we all know that football is usually the driver for those moves. This football has been in the dumps for a long time with nothing to offer. In addition, most MAC schools don’t have big budgets so geographically it makes a lot of sense as well. I mean SMU hasn't even sniffed an AAC championship since they joined the conference. They've had some winning records overall but hovered around .500 in conference play. I'm assuming they do have more money and better attendance numbers than UA. Because basically every school does, especially those in better climates. It also helps that they get to play bigger schools on a regular basis as opposed to the sorry MAC schedule. I'm not sure if Memphis, USF, Tulane, Tulsa, etc would bring more people to InfoCision. But it sure as hell sounds more exciting than directional Michigan schools. Unfortunately we'll never see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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