The Irate 8 are going down swinging.
https://twitter.com/DavidSmoak/status/1420772860512116740
Letâs see⊠minuscule research $$, safety school reputation, small alumni base (especially outside Texas), despicable recent history, haughty irrational fan base. And donât forget the greater Waco / Temple media market.
Yep, underestimated.
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And the Baylor folks likely heard something along the lines of âtough titty said the kitty when the milk ran dry (from the longhorn teat).â
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Preserve p5???
There ainât anything to preserve.
Power 5 is a PR concoction invented by ESPN.
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National championship basketball team, intermittently highly competitive football team
Thereâs a good chance that puts them ahead of other B12 programs as far as ESPN is concerned. If I were TCU or K-State I would not be cockyv about being ahead of them
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This is about football, and except for a relatively brief period with Art Briles, Baylor is among the absolute worst teams in the country in FB. Thereâs no chance for Baylor to move to another P5 conference. None.
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First of all, f*** off Baylor. Second, where were the supports for UH in 2016 so state of Texas has more schools in P5. Third, AAC will be part of P5.
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like adding UH!
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You forgot one other thing, PRIVATE school. Not a public university.
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Valid points, but as has already been detailed at length this is about eyeball-driven $$$
Follow the money
Will (continue to) be entertaining to see which theory pans out
It was easier to dismiss Briles before Rhule got them to 11 wins. If two coaches can, more than two can. I think theyâve escaped perennial doormat status.
K-State hasnât had a 10-win season in almost a decade, and only one coach has ever had any significant success there.
Iowa State hasnât had a 10-win season ever.
TCU is the football success story, but they have a duplication problem with SMU and is a significantly smaller than Baylor.
Iâm not talking about them getting into a P5-1 conference. Iâm talking about their odds of getting into ours if we raid them and donât take all the teams. Or, failing that, where they end up elsewise.
I donât understand what they expect Abbott to do here.
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I suspect thatâs Abbottâs question.
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Baylor wants Abbott to put a stop to UT going to the SEC. This is what this was about.
Now I seriously doubt if the leftover 8 will hold together. They are really desperate.
After UT & OU leave the Big 12, Baylorâs recruiting will fall off and they will be lucky (really lucky) to average 6 wins a year - unless theyâre somewhere like in the Sunbelt Conference or Conference USA.
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Nobody thinks thatâs the result. However, Baylor supporters will see their administration fighting back. Great optics.
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I think their success is going to vary a lot from coach to coach.
As mentioned here and other forums, the BIG XII is going through the stages of grief at lightning speed.
Theyâve moved past denial. UT and OU are leaving the BIG XII. Itâs happening.
Now, theyâre angry. Threatening legal action.
Next, bargaining. Trying to see if begging and pleading to the governor or state legislature to do something to prevent this from happening.
Depression will be forthcoming when they see no one else wants any of the schools and their $35M cash cow is dying.
Finally acceptance. Weâre never going to have it as good as weâve had it the last 25 years. The steak dinners will now be meat loaf moving forward.
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Wouldnât be Baylor if they werenât trying to get the Governor involved.
Clowns.
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It worked for them beforeâŠbut yeah, their arrogance may lead them to going independent. We shall see.
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