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Re: Some people are idiots with expansion talk!!!!!

  • Some one tweeted this in my timeline and I'm just stunned at the stupidity!

    Put Out the Welcome Mat for LSU

    Published: 12/26/2012 10:37 AM Last Modified: 12/26/2012 10:37 AM

    The Big 12 got an advocate for expansion in Wednesday’s Baton Rouge Advocate. Scott Rabalais, a sports writer for The Advocate, wrote a story with five reasons why LSU should move to the Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 has repeatedly said it is not interested in expansion unless the additions bring something to the league. LSU brings more than enough. Pair the Tigers with Arkansas or Florida State to get the league to 12 members and let’s go. Rabalais’ five reasons to move include: unfair football scheduling by the SEC, permanent opponent scheduling by the SEC, Alabama’s long shadow (sound familiar to Texas in the Big 12?), timing is everything (realignment is all the rage) and geography is overrated (see West Virginia). Before Arkansas joined the SEC, LSU was long the westernmost member in that league. If the Tigers were in the Big 12, they would be the southernmost member. Big deal. Baton Rouge isn’t nearly as far as Morgantown. At least Baton Rouge is in the same time zone. LSU, along with Arkansas, are exactly the the kind of schools the Big 12 should be courting. Both make far more sense geographically than any other possibilities now being rumored (Florida State, Clemson, Georgia Tech and Miami). The Big 12 may have no shot at LSU or Arkansas but that doesn’t mean someone shouldn’t at least give them a call.

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    Boomer Sooner!!!!

    Spolarbear72 ●

  • Arkansas should have never joined the SEC simply based on geography. They should have stayed in the SWC and then joined the Big 12. They have experienced more success than SCar (who also joined in '92) but that doesn't justify joining the SEC from a football perspective.

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    wps88 ●

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  • wps88 said...

    Arkansas should have never joined the SEC simply based on geography. They should have stayed in the SWC and then joined the Big 12. They have experienced more success than SCar (who also joined in '92) but that doesn't justify joining the SEC from a football perspective.

    Arkansas is welcome to leave at any time peace

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    Status ●

  • Status said...

    Arkansas is welcome to leave at any time peace

    You probably want Arkansas to leave. They kicked Aggy's ass in the SWC, too. Once again congrats on snapping that losing streak this season. Manziel is a baller.

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    wps88 ●

  • wps88 said...

    You probably want Arkansas to leave. They kicked Aggy's ass in the SWC, too. Once again congrats on snapping that losing streak this season. Manziel is a baller.

    Actually I am indifferent to whether Arkansas is here or not. They aren't a threat no matter which conference they reside in.

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    Status ●

  • Status said...

    Actually I am indifferent to whether Arkansas is here or not. They aren't a threat no matter which conference they reside in.

    Bielema is putting together one hell of a staff. Lots of Florida connections, but I wish they would concentrate more on Texas, specifically the Dallas area.

    Btw I picked up on the hidden smack talk in your post. I'm a wizard.

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    wps88 ●

  • This LSU to the Big 12 thing got started by an LSU beat writer or someone like that.

    Talks about unfair scheduling, permanent rivals, ect...

    Five reasons LSU should  leave the Southeastern Conference | LSU | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA

    The time has come. Imbalanced, arbitrary football schedules, unfavorable bowl politics and a conference office that frequently indicates it

    theadvocate.com
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    MarineMountie ●

  • That guy talks of unfair scheduling but he suggests moving to a conference where Texas has traditionally called the shots? He wants LSU to move to a league that has traditionally catered to Texas? That guy is nuts.

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    SkullyMaroo

  • The writer overstates LSU's worth. I'd take Arkansas over LSU any day because of the past rivalries. Funny to see the A&M swagger at the end of a season. No matter how bad they are they are always worldbeaters in preseason and after the creampuff games. Loud bragging and swagger that quickly falls away. Good to see a successful year at last. At least 30 teams have finished in the Top 5 since A&M's magical 1956 season. Could this be the year for lighting to strike?

    VaHorn

  • That dude is about as butthurt as it gets.

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    "A political call, the fall guy accord...We can't afford to be neutral on a moving train..."

    BamaLivesFootba ●

  • 2013 Alabama schedule:

    Date Opponent Site
    Aug. 31......... Virginia Tech.............................. Atlanta, Ga.
    Sept. 14......... *at Texas A&M............................ College Station, Texas
    Sept. 21......... Colorado State............................. Bryant-Denny Stadium
    Sept. 28......... *Ole Miss..................................... Bryant-Denny Stadium
    Oct. 5............ Georgia State............................... Bryant-Denny Stadium
    Oct. 12.......... *at Kentucky............................... Lexington, Ky.
    Oct. 19.......... *Arkansas.................................... Bryant-Denny Stadium
    Oct. 26.......... *Tennessee.................................. Bryant-Denny Stadium
    Nov. 9........... *LSU.............................................. Bryant-Denny Stadium
    Nov. 16......... *at Mississippi State................. Starkville, Miss.
    Nov. 23......... Chattanooga................................. Bryant-Denny Stadium
    Nov. 30......... *at Auburn................................... Auburn, Ala.

    Compared to LSU's

    2013 LSU Football Schedule
    Aug. 31 TCU in Arlington, Texas
    Sept. 7 UAB in Baton Rouge
    Sept. 14 Kent State in Baton Rouge
    Sept. 21 Auburn in Baton Rouge
    Sept. 28 Georgia in Athens, Ga.
    Oct. 5 Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss.
    Oct. 12 Florida in Baton Rouge
    Oct. 19 Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss.
    Oct. 26 Furman in Baton Rouge
    Nov. 2 Open
    Nov. 9 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
    Nov. 16 Open
    Nov. 23 Texas A&M in Baton Rouge
    Nov. 30 Arkansas in Baton Rouge

    HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?

    UMWolverines

  • UMWolverines said...

    2013 Alabama schedule:

    Date Opponent Site Aug. 31......... Virginia Tech.............................. Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 14......... *at Texas A&M............................ College Station, Texas Sept. 21......... Colorado State............................. Bryant-Denny Stadium Sept. 28......... *Ole Miss..................................... Bryant-Denny Stadium Oct. 5............ Georgia State............................... Bryant-Denny Stadium Oct. 12.......... *at Kentucky............................... Lexington, Ky. Oct. 19.......... *Arkansas.................................... Bryant-Denny Stadium Oct. 26.......... *Tennessee.................................. Bryant-Denny Stadium Nov. 9........... *LSU.............................................. Bryant-Denny Stadium Nov. 16......... *at Mississippi State................. Starkville, Miss. Nov. 23......... Chattanooga................................. Bryant-Denny Stadium Nov. 30......... *at Auburn................................... Auburn, Ala.

    Compared to LSU's

    2013 LSU Football Schedule Aug. 31 TCU in Arlington, Texas Sept. 7 UAB in Baton Rouge Sept. 14 Kent State in Baton Rouge Sept. 21 Auburn in Baton Rouge Sept. 28 Georgia in Athens, Ga. Oct. 5 Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss. Oct. 12 Florida in Baton Rouge Oct. 19 Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss. Oct. 26 Furman in Baton Rouge Nov. 2 Open Nov. 9 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Nov. 16 Open Nov. 23 Texas A&M in Baton Rouge Nov. 30 Arkansas in Baton Rouge

    HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?

    So Alabama gets off easy again, while LSU has a grinder of a schedule. The SEC's scheduling is so screwed up.

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    MarineMountie ●

  • Alabama gets byes before LSU and A&M no

    Just sad

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  • Status said...

    Alabama gets byes before LSU and A&M no

    Just sad

    I don't get your point. Looks like LSU does as well?

    Nov. 2 Open
    Nov. 9 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
    Nov. 16 Open
    Nov. 23 Texas A&M in Baton Rouge

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    SkullyMaroo

  • SkullyMaroo said...

    That guy talks of unfair scheduling but he suggests moving to a conference where Texas has traditionally called the shots? He wants LSU to move to a league that has traditionally catered to Texas? That guy is nuts.

    Maybe so but playing A&M ten times a season is a lot better than playing Bama, Florida, UGA, and A&M ... While Bama plays ... wait for it Kentucky and Tennessee.

    Imo he was just bringing to light the major discrepancy in how SEC teams should be viewed. It is ironic that in two bridge scheduling seasons that have no influence on future scheduling that LSU plays what is considered the hardest schedule in the West while Bama plays the easiest. It is what is but it doesn't make it less true because people say its whining.

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    LaBornNRaised ●

  • SkullyMaroo said...

    I don't get your point. Looks like LSU does as well?

    Nov. 2 Open Nov. 9 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Nov. 16 Open Nov. 23 Texas A&M in Baton Rouge

    RIght but Bamas bye are spread out across the season. LSU has two byes in 3 weeks. Do you honestly not see a problem with that? Come on ...

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    LaBornNRaised ●

  • MarineMountie said...

    So Alabama gets off easy again, while LSU has a grinder of a schedule. The SEC's scheduling is so screwed up.

    Fun Fact, the head of SEC scheduling is a Alabama graduate. True story.

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    LaBornNRaised ●

  • BamaLivesFootba said...

    That dude is about as butthurt as it gets.

    And you are an a liar if you say it isn't true. So would rather be called butthurt or a liar?

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    LaBornNRaised ●

  • VaHorn said...

    The writer overstates LSU's worth. I'd take Arkansas over LSU any day

    Really? I believe LSU has more wins than any program since 2000 and is easily viewed as a TOP 4 program of the new millenium in football. The only people that care about old rivalries are the ones who have nothing to play for right now.

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    LaBornNRaised ●

  • LaBornNRaised said...

    Really? I believe LSU has more wins than any program since 2000 and is easily viewed as a TOP 4 program of the new millenium in football. The only people that care about old rivalries are the ones who have nothing to play for right now.

    You're forgetting about those rich Arkansas recruiting grounds

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    Status ●

  • VaHorn said...

    The writer overstates LSU's worth. I'd take Arkansas over LSU any day because of the past rivalries. Funny to see the A&M swagger at the end of a season. No matter how bad they are they are always worldbeaters in preseason and after the creampuff games. Loud bragging and swagger that quickly falls away. Good to see a successful year at last. At least 30 teams have finished in the Top 5 since A&M's magical 1956 season. Could this be the year for lighting to strike?

    Y'all warned us about Aggy. I didn't believe it all... I've now changed my mind.

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    wps88 ●

  • wps88 said...

    Y'all warned us about Aggy. I didn't believe it all... I've now changed my mind.

    Texas A&M is cognitive dissonance at its finest. In reality, they are a cult-like school with a mediocre football record. They refuse to believe this though. So they seek any type of justification to prove the sense of greatness that exists only in their minds. It only takes one victory over Arkansas to establish them as one of the powerhouses of the SEC West. Never mind that you have beaten them like a drum throughout your history. Never mind that your football program has achieved far more than A&M will likely ever achieve. Apart from one golden decade in the 80s/90s when A&M was cheating full out, they have never accomplished much. They rationalize the utter dominance that Texas has shown in the series by saying that that was because they once were a all-male military school. All of their top-five finishes and their single national championship happened when they were in all-male military school, but don't worry about that. They would rather look at an arbitrary time period that covers their cheating decade and a period of extended Texas malaise. Ergo, a winning record! Unfortunately their win loss record against Texas Tech in that same time period favors Tech. Ditto for all of the top half of the Big 12.

    Enjoy them for what they are. Soon they will lapse into mediocrity. Then you can watch the ebb and flow of Aggie misery. Puffed up with pride followed by extreme agony. Their highs are higher than yours and their lows are lower. #AggyTears. They are addictive.

    VaHorn

  • LaBornNRaised said...

    Fun Fact, the head of SEC scheduling is a Alabama graduate. True story.

    cry

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    "A political call, the fall guy accord...We can't afford to be neutral on a moving train..."

    BamaLivesFootba ●

  • Status said...

    Alabama gets byes before LSU and A&M no

    Just sad

    nobody cried when 6 SEC schools had off weeks in 09 & 10 before playing Bama.

    funny how that works

    Crimson_Ghost ●

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