Roundtable!
The CFB roundtables are back, with Fire Mark May starting the party. Some excellent questions which I’ve given a first stab. Fill in around me in the comments.
Give the more zealous portion of your fanbase a religion. What's this cult following? Feel free to give the splitters a derogatory nickname.
The question sort of implies that this religion doesn't already exist, but we know better. The cultish wing of the Texas fanbase lives and dies with recruiting, pre-judging the future of the Longhorns based on which 16 and 17 year olds Mack Brown does and does not get to commit.
The zealots are, literally, already going nuts over kids in the 2009 class, and the more Apocalyptic-inclined of the sect are hissing loudly at Mack Brown's 2008 class. If you believed the crazier among them, Texas should probably just concede the 2009-2011 seasons.
A name for this religion? That's tough... Whatever it should be, it ought to imply that they need professional psychiatric help.
But I guess that's true of most cultists.
Your biggest rival is in town, and College Gameday is coming....to your citaaaaaaay... Create a blatant corporate sellout promotion to appeal to the mass unwashed.
I should defer this one to our local marketing expert, 54b. Sir? (Bingo.)
Add one local delicacy to your stadium's concessions. Post-tax pricing is optional.
An easy one: tacos. Big, tasty Machacado Con Huevo tacos from Juan in a Million.
With an unlimited AD budget, add or subtract one thing to your school's gameday experience that has nothing to do with football.
I’m gonna stick with my running idea from yesterday and see if we can get some momentum going on this – bumper car riding lawn mowers for tailgates. Bumper cars on machines that make that much noise, plus cut stuff, would be electrifying.
Coin a hilariously unrealistic stereotype that you would like to "make stick" for this upcoming season.
An underground club of Florida Gators boosters meet weekly to re-enact scenes from Fight Club and complain about Urban "One-loss" Meyer. Furious about last year’s loss to Auburn, they sacrifice Tigers, drink the blood, and hold séances trying to resuscitate the spirit of Steve Spurrier.
Redesign your conference or independent schedule with reckless abandon. Be prepared to include compensation for jilted schools and conferences in your explanation.
An excellent thought experiment. Arkansas, welcome back to the Big 12. Baylor, it’s been a pleasure knowing ya. Iowa State? Out. TCU, come on down.
The Horned Frogs replace Baylor in the Big 12 South, while Arkansas joins the Big 12 North.
Can you imagine how quickly that would boost the conference’s overall strength?
Following up on your new realignment, blow up the BCS and devise a national playoff system, money grabs and missed exams be damned. Using your new fantasy conferences is optional.
Uh, oh. I’m deferring this one to those who’ve spent some time thinking this through. Billyzane and SMQ have both made reasonable proposals.
Elect one public figure to replace NCAA president Myles Brand. Anyone with proper name recognition is eligible.
I’ll say this – Curt Schilling is the last person I’d want in the position. There are straight shooters, and then there are egomaniacal windbags. Guess which end of the spectrum I think Curt falls on?
I’m going with a less well-known, but far superior (and charismatic) public figure – Neil deGrasse Tyson. Not that I think he’d want the job, but if he did... the man gets things done, speaks eloquently, and is exceedingly thoughtful.
--PB--
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a few additions
• concession: instead of nachos, magmud from magnolia.
• stereotype: oklahoma coaches are blatant cheaters, from NCAA violations to pyramid scheme investmen...wait, this is supposed to be unrealistic? Never mind.
• conservative conference realignment: UH in the South (welcome to CUSA Baylor) and Arkansas to the North (see you in the MAC, Iowa St.)
• radical conference realignment: Bring back the SWC! (including arkansas, but minus the rampant cheating)
• playoff: flex system!
• NCAA prez: i don't care, but i would just like to also register my hate for curt schilling. what a self-aggrandizing d-bag.
by billyzane on Jun 20, 2007 11:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Baylor's Not Going Anywhere, Dammit
This Kick Out Baylor discussion forgets how strong the Bears are in baseball, women's basketball (we have helped make this conf the premiere women's hoops conf in the US), track, tennis, softball and volleyball. Damn You, ShortHorns and your football-obsession.
by BearMeat on Jun 20, 2007 11:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The best thing about Baylor sports
is your blog, sir.
And I mean that as a compliment.
(Your four questions post had me howling, by the way)
by Peter Bean on Jun 20, 2007 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, PB
Yeah, in the sports that the media (and bloggers) pay attention to, we got the short end of the stick. Thanks for the kind words re: 4 Qs.
by BearMeat on Jun 20, 2007 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question #2
PB, I'd put N/A for that one considering our biggest rival (OU) is never coming to town and the UT/A&M game sold out a long time ago with the State Farm Lone Star Showdown. (No word on whether Kellen Heard took out a policy before this game. Let's hope not.)
Then again, "We're Texas" and we'd take money to sponsor the pylons in the endzone if we could.
So I'll tell you what I'll do, I'll provide some unsolicited help to all of UT's actual home-game sponsors for the upcoming season with a slogan or two:
Game 1 - Arkansas State Indians
Presented by Wells Fargo
The Trail of Beers Starts Here!
Game 2 - TCU Hornfrogs
Presented by Time Warner Cable
Come Early; Game Will Start Between Noon & 6pm
The 4th Quarter: Guaranteed To Be Better Than The Sopranos Ending
Turn In Your Satellite Dish For A Free Seat Cushion Shaped Like A Satellite Dish
Game 3 - Rice Owls
Presented by Scott & White Health Services
Putting The Owls In A World Of Hurt Since 1914
Game 4 - Kansas State Wildcats
Presented by UnitedHealthcare
We Fixed Colt's Neck With A $20 Co-Pay
Cats May Have 9 Lives But We Still Don't Insure Them
Chances Are Good Our Coverage Will Be Better Than UT's Secondary
Game 5 - Nebraska Cornhuskers
Presented by H-E-B
Fuck You, Wal-Mart!
Game 6 - Texas Tech Red Raiders
Presented by AT&T
Your Can Of Whoop Ass. Delivered.
Reach Out And Smack Someone
Let's See Those Rivalry Refugees Try And Tear Down A Telephone Pole
Miss America Pageant
Presented By Darque Tan
Once You Go Black, You Can't Get Your Money Back
by 54b on Jun 20, 2007 2:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
As a Rice alum
You've hit a little close to home, 54b. But true, very, very true. At least the Owls are finally competitive with the 'Horns in baseball.
by beast in bama on Jun 20, 2007 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hell...
... as long as we're gonna poach from the SEC, let's get the Piggies for the North and LSU for the South. Talk about brutal conference schedules...
by patienthornsfan on Jun 20, 2007 2:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Re: New National Playoff
Form 8 conferences containing 12 teams each - that's 96 1A teams - the rest can migrate down to 1AA (or whatever it's called now), or shrivel and die.
You play NO out of conference games during the season. Your schedule consists of 11 conference games. At the end of the season, conference champ goes into the national pool of "Elite Eight" and winner takes all. If there is a conference champion tie, have one tie-breaking system nationwide.
by beast in bama on Jun 20, 2007 3:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
asdf
Form 8 conferences containing 12 teams each - that's 96 1A teams - the rest can migrate down to 1AA (or whatever it's called now), or shrivel and die.
I like this idea... and maybe we could introduce the prospect of relegation for teams like Temple.
by SelimSivad on Jun 20, 2007 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love
the idea of relegation. I like it for pro sports too (i like the rangers and all, but they suck something fierce right now, i'd like to see them actually try and get decent pitching for once).
by cliffaudit on Jun 20, 2007 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the idea
but I would reduce the number of teams in a conference to 10, and allow the teams to play out of conference 2 games.
It would allow for big time out of conference match ups, with out affecting your shot at the national championship, therefore limiting teams desire to schedule cupcakes.
For the out of conference games, two scheduling rules:
- Opponents must be from one of the other 11 1A conferences
- Deals have to be equal number of home and away games (no buying cupcakes to play a home only series)
by Wells on Jun 20, 2007 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll have to think more about it
but my first impulse is that I like it. It would effectively be like having two playoffs. One very long conference playoff, and then a short national playoff.
It would retain the importance of September-November (which is all I really want) and might even intensify conference rivalry games; there would certainly be a lot of spoiler-potential during that last week of November.
by BrooklynHorn on Jun 21, 2007 1:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More like a long
round robin round, followed by a playoff.
by Wells on Jun 21, 2007 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We already have a cult
We're BON'ers.
And the splitters? They're just flaccid.
by patienthornsfan on Jun 20, 2007 3:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now you done it.
You done gone and messed with my Sox boy, Curt. Dagnabbit.
And the thought of adding Arky & TCU to the Big XII makes me drool.
by Texas Gal on Jun 20, 2007 4:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Radical proposal
Hold an eight team playoff. Schools will make cash bids to participate with the eight highest being seeded according to the amount. Records, polls, schedules, conference championships, etc. will have nothing to do with it -- Just the money. The seven bowl games will be put up for open bids among potential sponsors with the highest bid having the first choice. On completion of the playoff, the stakes will be divided up among the teams according to order of finish. The money paid by the bowl sponsors will be divided up equally among all class A programs.
by Caradoc on Jun 21, 2007 12:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Baylor Out?
With our bear breatherin capturing 7th in the All-Sports Big 12 Finals, I think some Big 12 North schools may deserve ejection before a former SWC team...
Only Nebraska made it from the North. Quit thinking with your football!
by forney02 on Jun 21, 2007 4:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs


























