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Oculus Spirit [83420]
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Big 12 rumors, BOOM:
May 10, 2012, 1:53 PM
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." Florida State is first and foremost a
UNIVERSITY, not a football team. The individuals who ultimately would make
a decision of this gravity - the university president and board of trustees
- are highly educated people, many FSU graduates, who understand athletics
is a piece (an important piece, but not the whole purpose) of an overall
university mission.
In the 2012 U.S. News and World Report rankings of American colleges and
universities the ACC stood head and shoulders above all other BCS
conferences with an average ranking of 43.25. That ranking stands almost 30
places higher than the next highest for any conference and a country mile
ahead of the Big 12 whose average placement was 100.3. In language as
simple as I can make it, NO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL
EVER LEAVE AN ASSOCIATION WITH SCHOOLS LIKE DUKE, UNC, WAKE FOREST, MIAMI,
GEORGIA TECH, BOSTON COLLEGE AND VIRGINIA IN FAVOR OF ONE WITH TEXAS TECH,
OKLAHOMA STATE, WEST VIRGINIA AND KANSAS STATE.
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unless that was written by the University Prez, I'm not
May 10, 2012, 1:54 PM
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swayed.
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Of course it wasn't.
May 10, 2012, 3:43 PM
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They left out Clemson.
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Oculus Spirit [83420]
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What's your take? Would you like going to the Big 12 but
May 10, 2012, 2:12 PM
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think it's all BS, or do you like going and think it actually could happen?
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Rock Defender [54]
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Well, this isn't exactly the kind of thing you would admit
May 10, 2012, 2:14 PM
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on the mange board, but you see, I don't really go to away games much, so the only effect it would have on me is to see a few more high quality games in DV each year.
Also, once we are rolling in Big 12 $$$$, I am sure that TDP will reduce the cost of DV concessions.
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Costs the same to not travel to Texas as it does to not
May 10, 2012, 2:19 PM
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travel to Wake for me as well.
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boom***
May 10, 2012, 2:21 PM
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I'd go every year if the right company wanted to.***
May 10, 2012, 2:56 PM
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I didn't say I go there.
May 10, 2012, 3:27 PM
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But I would definitely go to Austin. How my personal decision factors in with that of the university president, board of trustees, and athletic director, I cannot say. But I'm willing to bet that once my decision goes public, there will be some thinking and rethinking.
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I'll take the ACC road trips over the Big 12 or SEC.........
May 10, 2012, 5:31 PM
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anytime. Sure Austin, Baton Rouge or a few of the others would be great. But then as you said you have the tumbleweeds.
I love going to BC (my fav trip) every other year. The Maryland trip is always great and Miami once in awhile. Atlanta is always fun and the other ACC games are close driving distance. BTW Tallahassee sucks.
Of course I'm just looking at this from a road trip point of view. But from a football point of view I say stay the course also. You think it's tough to win the ACC, well try one of those other conf.
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"NO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL EVER...
May 10, 2012, 6:43 PM
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"NO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL
EVER LEAVE AN ASSOCIATION WITH SCHOOLS LIKE DUKE, UNC, WAKE FOREST, MIAMI,
GEORGIA TECH, BOSTON COLLEGE AND VIRGINIA IN FAVOR OF ONE WITH TEXAS TECH,
OKLAHOMA STATE, WEST VIRGINIA AND KANSAS STATE."
Yours Truly,
University of South Carolina
Seriously though...are the schools of the SEC any better than the schools you just mentioned?
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Re: Big 12 rumors, BOOM:
May 10, 2012, 7:02 PM
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The FSU graduates that I have worked with have not been very impressive.
Of course I never saw them sober.
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Who would have though this?
May 10, 2012, 7:49 PM
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"...the university president and board of trustees
- are highly educated people..."
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