MtneerManiac
Burning Couches
PLEASE SAY IT'S US
Like they are gonna stop. Big 12 didn't care when Big East got wrecked/I'm betting it's more that ESPN is involved in getting this to happen sooner rather than later
PLEASE SAY IT'S US
So they're not allowed to be journalists? HAHA, fuck off Big XII.
How do I first amendment?
I don’t know how it is elsewhere, but in Chicagoland we are 10-20 years away of a big public school (non-CPS) dropping football because of lack of interest.
Morton (8,200 students) and Waukegan (4,600 students) are the two biggest schools in the state. But the demographics of both of those schools are 80%-90% Hispanic and they struggle with interest because of low numbers. It takes one school like that to drop the sport and then others will follow.
EDIT: Morton is actually a combination of Morton East and Morton West. Both of those schools alone would be top 5 enrollments if they fielded separate teams.
Let's be real, our asses are probably going to end up with the conference with two A's instead of one.WVU definitely going to screw over everyone else.
B12 suing cuz that always works
My son goes to a decent sized high school. About 2200 enrolled. There were about 100 kids out for the 8th and 7th grade teams that started practice Monday.
Foosball still alive and well in Ohio
My son goes to a decent sized high school. About 2200 enrolled. There were about 100 kids out for the 8th and 7th grade teams that started practice Monday.
Foosball still alive and well in Ohio
I thought messicans liked footbaw? Hereabouts there are many high schools that likewise have 80+% Hispanic populations, but they generally don't have issues fielding a footbaw team. To be sure, very few of them are going to play college football, but that doesn't seem to deter them.
But Petros Papadakis' alma mater, Peninsula HS, recently had to forfeit like half their season because they only had 25 players to begin the season, and as injuries depleted even this tiny roster, the decision was made to forfeit the balance of the season as a safety measure. Peninsula HS used to be a pretty decent regional power back in the 90s (when Petros played), especially for a public school. Their enrollment and demographics haven't changed drastically in 30 years, but apparently the culture and interest around the football program has.
WVU fans to ESPN:Big 12 believes American is attempting to grab eight remaining members with Texas, Oklahoma leaving for SEC
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby is not holding back as he tries to save his league with its powers leavingwww.cbssports.com
Anyone remember the state of the Oklahoma program as the Big 8 ended and the Big XII started? They had three head coaches in three years and were getting humiliated by Nebraska on a regular basis. By 2000 everything had changed and they really haven’t looked back.
Unless Texas changes the entire culture around their football program they will suck anywhere. OU will struggle to adapt at first due to lack of quality depth in their front 7, but they'll be fine after a few years of CROOTIN with da SEC on there gloves.
Unless Texas changes the entire culture around their football program they will suck anywhere. OU will struggle to adapt at first due to lack of quality depth in their front 7, but they'll be fine after a few years of CROOTIN with da SEC on there gloves.
So we’re blaming ESPN for destabilizing the Big XII now?
I blame West Virginia for leaving the Big East.I blame ESPN for destabilizing college football as a whole.
Ironically yes, if we'd let UL take the Big XII spot and waited another year we'd have been UMDs replacement in the ACC and wouldn't have to be shitting our pants right now.I blame West Virginia for leaving the Big East.
To be fair, Morton and Waukegan have been very bad in football for a very long time, even when they had a decent amount of whites (for both schools) and African-Americans (for Waukegan). The last time Waukegan was good, Otto Graham was there.
Another issue are the type of schools that are good now in Chicagoland at the higher levels. Basically the good teams are either Catholic schools (Mt. Carmel, Loyola and Joliet Catholic) or middle-class/rich kid schools (Lincoln-Way East, Hinsdale Central, Naperville Central, Stevenson and Maine South). Thornton (predominantly African-American) used be pretty good (Tai Streets, Napoleon Harris and Antwan Randel-El) but are now mediocre.
So we’re blaming ESPN for destabilizing the Big XII now?
Ironically yes, if we'd let UL take the Big XII spot and waited another year we'd have been UMDs replacement in the ACC and wouldn't have to be shitting our pants right now.
Big 12 believes American is attempting to grab eight remaining members with Texas, Oklahoma leaving for SEC
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby is not holding back as he tries to save his league with its powers leavingwww.cbssports.com
Bowlsby is pissed because he believes (rightly, imo) that ESPN is conspiring with the SoonerHorns to torpedo the league. Anyone who witnessed firsthand the demise of the Big East as a football conference should find that entirely plausible.
Having said that...too damn bad. You reap what you sow.
I’m not the only one with a newspapers dot com subscription. Good for you Matt.
Twitter search says I have never interacted with that guy, but he has me blocked. I only insult USF (and occasionally Iowa State or Mississippi State) fans. Is he one of those?