The BIG 12 may be in trouble! The issue of revenue sharing continues to heat up as the haves and have not’s take sides. Nebraska, Oklahoma and naturally Texas don’t want to do revenue sharing when it comes to the conferences TV contract.
Missouri sounds ready to pull the trigger and leave for the BIG 10 and who could blame them. The BIG 10, like the SEC, does revenue sharing. Step back and take a look at TV revenue between the BIG 12 and BIG 10. When you compare Texas, which benefits the most from the current TV deal, to say Illinois it’s not even close. Illinois gets $21 million a year to Texas’ $12 million. If Missouri was a member of the BIG 10 they too would get around $21 million instead of the $9 million they currently receive.
If NU, OU and UT would do the right thing the conference should benefit and every school’s TV revenue could increase. If they would work with the other nine schools they should be able to land a much more lucrative TV deal for the conference. Instead they do only what is best for them and say to heck with the other BIG 12 schools. They don’t seem to understand that holding down the other schools does indeed have consequences. Sure it makes it near impossible for the others to compete with the big three but it also makes the little nine begin to look elsewhere.
The BIG 10 and PAC 10 have both said they are looking into possibly expanding to 12 teams each. The BIG 10 already has 11 teams so they only need one more and Missouri would be a logical choice. However the PAC 10 would need two more teams to reach 12. The question is who would they go after?
I know this would be a long shot but I think the PAC 10 should consider going after Texas Tech and Colorado. I believe that both CU and Tech would rather be in the PAC 10 if given the choice. Considering the current discrepancy in revenue between them and NU, OU & UT they would be insane not to jump ship if asked to do so. The benefit to the PAC 10 would be exposure in parts of the country they don’t normally get it and recruiting should benefit.
So if Missouri, Colorado and Texas Tech all leave for greener pastures what does it mean for the BIG 12? They could either dissolve, move forward with nine teams or replace them with weaker athletic programs. If they chose the latter I’m sure UT and company would not mind. It would mean an even easier path to championships.
After reading this if you still think that no one would be crazy enough to leave the mighty BIG 12 then click on the link below. It’s an interview with Missouri’s Athletic Director. From his tone the Tigers are as good as gone if the BIG 10 comes knocking.
http://www.tigerextra.com/news/2009/dec/20/frustration-and-temptation/
Monday, December 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
My Friend Is An Idiot Homer!!!
I spoke with a friend of mine about the Texas vs. Colorado game. My friend is a graduate of UT so you can only imagine how many excuses, and yes they were indeed excuses, he had for their poor performance.
For those of you who have been in a cave the Longhorns won the game 38-14. At no point did they look like a true national contender. Going into the game Colorado had been laughable at best. They had just one win against a Wyoming team that couldn’t beat most junior high squads. Colorado lost to Toledo 54-38 earlier this year….TOLEDO for crying out loud!!! At halftime they actually led the all powerful Longhorns 14-10. In the second half the Horns managed to take control of this high school group and secured the victory.
Now back to my friend and his lame excuses. Actually I won’t dive into the excuses because everyone would be dumber for reading them. I will dive into a ridiculous comparison he made in an attempt to make their crappy performance seem less crappy. He had the nerve to say UT’s win over the Buff’s was just as impressive as Florida’s win over LSU. He did this of course once he realized that the Horns fell from #2 to #3 in the polls. Alabama who easily beat #20 Ole Miss 22-3 jumped over Texas to take the #2 spot. Naturally he thought UT’s win over Colorado was much more impressive than the Tide’s win over a top 20 team, but that’s a whole other topic.
His logic was when you compared the Gators performance to the Horns both teams struggled but eventually won. He even pointed out that the Horns won by a larger margin. I quickly pointed out the following to which he had no credible response. 1) UT was playing at home while Florida was playing in front of an insane LSU crowd. 2) LSU was undefeated while Colorado only had one win. 3) Colorado was not ranked anywhere near the top 20 or 50 for that matter while LSU was #4 in the nation. 4) LSU vs. Florida is a huge rivalry with lots of passion while UT and Colorado have NO rivalry at all. 5) Tim Tebow was fresh off a concussion and didn’t look 100% and the Gators still beat the #4 team ON THE ROAD! 6) If LSU or Florida were playing Colorado neither would have trailed in the game for one second let alone one half. Either of those two teams would have won the game 70-0. Granted the last one can’t be verified but even horn’s fans know deep down inside that it’s true.
With all this said what does it mean for UT and Florida? Well if both keep winning, and winning the way they are, it will be a blowout in the BCS Championship. My prediction is Florida 45, Texas 14. Against Florida, Texas won’t be able to play poorly and only be down by a few points at the half. If they play like they have been it will be at least 24-7 at halftime. Also, if they continue their pattern of slow starts there will be no second half come back. A team like Florida will expose them for what they are…very lucky to be in the championship game. As a matter of fact they probably wouldn’t make it to the championship game if there were a playoff.
For those of you who have been in a cave the Longhorns won the game 38-14. At no point did they look like a true national contender. Going into the game Colorado had been laughable at best. They had just one win against a Wyoming team that couldn’t beat most junior high squads. Colorado lost to Toledo 54-38 earlier this year….TOLEDO for crying out loud!!! At halftime they actually led the all powerful Longhorns 14-10. In the second half the Horns managed to take control of this high school group and secured the victory.
Now back to my friend and his lame excuses. Actually I won’t dive into the excuses because everyone would be dumber for reading them. I will dive into a ridiculous comparison he made in an attempt to make their crappy performance seem less crappy. He had the nerve to say UT’s win over the Buff’s was just as impressive as Florida’s win over LSU. He did this of course once he realized that the Horns fell from #2 to #3 in the polls. Alabama who easily beat #20 Ole Miss 22-3 jumped over Texas to take the #2 spot. Naturally he thought UT’s win over Colorado was much more impressive than the Tide’s win over a top 20 team, but that’s a whole other topic.
His logic was when you compared the Gators performance to the Horns both teams struggled but eventually won. He even pointed out that the Horns won by a larger margin. I quickly pointed out the following to which he had no credible response. 1) UT was playing at home while Florida was playing in front of an insane LSU crowd. 2) LSU was undefeated while Colorado only had one win. 3) Colorado was not ranked anywhere near the top 20 or 50 for that matter while LSU was #4 in the nation. 4) LSU vs. Florida is a huge rivalry with lots of passion while UT and Colorado have NO rivalry at all. 5) Tim Tebow was fresh off a concussion and didn’t look 100% and the Gators still beat the #4 team ON THE ROAD! 6) If LSU or Florida were playing Colorado neither would have trailed in the game for one second let alone one half. Either of those two teams would have won the game 70-0. Granted the last one can’t be verified but even horn’s fans know deep down inside that it’s true.
With all this said what does it mean for UT and Florida? Well if both keep winning, and winning the way they are, it will be a blowout in the BCS Championship. My prediction is Florida 45, Texas 14. Against Florida, Texas won’t be able to play poorly and only be down by a few points at the half. If they play like they have been it will be at least 24-7 at halftime. Also, if they continue their pattern of slow starts there will be no second half come back. A team like Florida will expose them for what they are…very lucky to be in the championship game. As a matter of fact they probably wouldn’t make it to the championship game if there were a playoff.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Texas Tech falls despite outplaying longhorns
The texas longhorns got the victory but looked very average doing it. As a matter of fact a blown no-call on a helmet to helmet by Sergio Kindle on Taylor Potts may have cost Texas Tech the game. On that play Potts fumbled and UT recovered and went on to score. Even the announcers said it was definitely a blown no-call and Sports Center reiterated it later in the night.
You must also take into consideration that Texas Tech was not even close to being at full strength. Sophomore walk-on Brett Dewhurst started at safety instead of Franklin Mitchem who is injured, and true freshman D.J. Johnson went in at cornerback when starter LaRon Moore had to come out in the second half. That wasn't all missing from the defense either. Starting defensive end Ra'jon Henley missed the game due to an injury and the other defensive end, Brandon Sharpe, was suspended for the game. In addition Texas Tech's best receiver, Detron Lewis, only played a few plays in the first series. Apparently he aggravated a hamstring injury that kept him out of most of the Rice game as well.
When you look at the stats Tech went to Austin and outplayed the horns. Tech had 25 first downs on 81 plays while the horns had 24 on 76 plays. The Red Raiders out gained ut by 115 yards (447-332). Texas Tech averaged 5.5 yards per play to ut’s 4.4.
Also worthy of mention is that Heisman candidate colt mccoy was absolutely out played by Taylor Potts. Potts threw three times as many TD’s, half as many interceptions and over twice as many yards. Potts had 447 passing yards with three TD’s and only one INT to mccoy’s 200 passing yards with only one TD and two INT’s. If you knew nothing of either QB except that one was a Heisman Candidate and one was not you would have thought Potts was the one in the running for the Heisman.
The difference in the game really came down to the special teams TD by shipley on a punt return and the no call mentioned earlier. After watching this game I came to two conclusions. First the texas longhorns are not the #2 team in the country. Second the Red Raiders are much better than I would have ever expected.
You must also take into consideration that Texas Tech was not even close to being at full strength. Sophomore walk-on Brett Dewhurst started at safety instead of Franklin Mitchem who is injured, and true freshman D.J. Johnson went in at cornerback when starter LaRon Moore had to come out in the second half. That wasn't all missing from the defense either. Starting defensive end Ra'jon Henley missed the game due to an injury and the other defensive end, Brandon Sharpe, was suspended for the game. In addition Texas Tech's best receiver, Detron Lewis, only played a few plays in the first series. Apparently he aggravated a hamstring injury that kept him out of most of the Rice game as well.
When you look at the stats Tech went to Austin and outplayed the horns. Tech had 25 first downs on 81 plays while the horns had 24 on 76 plays. The Red Raiders out gained ut by 115 yards (447-332). Texas Tech averaged 5.5 yards per play to ut’s 4.4.
Also worthy of mention is that Heisman candidate colt mccoy was absolutely out played by Taylor Potts. Potts threw three times as many TD’s, half as many interceptions and over twice as many yards. Potts had 447 passing yards with three TD’s and only one INT to mccoy’s 200 passing yards with only one TD and two INT’s. If you knew nothing of either QB except that one was a Heisman Candidate and one was not you would have thought Potts was the one in the running for the Heisman.
The difference in the game really came down to the special teams TD by shipley on a punt return and the no call mentioned earlier. After watching this game I came to two conclusions. First the texas longhorns are not the #2 team in the country. Second the Red Raiders are much better than I would have ever expected.
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