Editor's note:
In wishing the university of Nebraska a fond farewell yesterday, the author mistakenly operated under the assumption that Baylor would go to the Pac 10 along with it's Texas brethren, and that Colorado would be left lonely in the remnants of the Big 12. We at The Writings regret the error.
You see, the author assumed that the six schools in the Big 12 South would stick together... like the Super Friends. What the author forgot was that Baylor is the Big 12 South equivalent of Aquaman. You can search high and low, but you'll struggle to find someone that will really admit to being a fan of Aquaman, and, while he does have some distinct talents (swimming and, uh, swimming), few can really argue that he's a valuable member of the group. Replace "Aquaman" with "Baylor" and "swimming" with "women's basketball" and you're looking at another pretty apt description.*
*I know they had a pretty solid men's basketball season... Please don't make me change my Aquaman Corollary.
Beyond my error in thinking that Baylor would be treated like something other than the smelly kid at recess, I also may have misinterpreted the grand exodous from what was once a top-notch conference in both football and basketball. Don't get me wrong, it still looks like the Big 12 is going down faster than the public opinion of Dan Beebe, but the twist comes in the fact that there seem to be a few different emergency evacuation plans in play. Recent rumors link Oklahoma and a mystery date to the SEC, Oklahoma State to the Pac 10, Texas A&M to both the Big 10 and the SEC, Kansas to the Big East, and Texas to to just about every league imaginable, including a company softball league in Mississippi (they bring some different things to the table).
Perhaps this whole situation won't wrap up as neatly as originally thought, but the fact remains those leading the Big 12 had the opportunity to be proactive (remember, expansion rumors were flying last year. That's a fair amount of time to try to find a way to keep your league together.), but instead apparently sat in the league office watching old clips of Billy Tubbs interviews. The result is the disintegration of league that has featured four national champions in college football since the league's inception in 1996. Good move.
This is going to be interesting/ugly/depressing/(insert your own adjective here... The Writings: Looking for Reader Interaction since 2010)/disappointing/a situation that many will regret.
In wishing the university of Nebraska a fond farewell yesterday, the author mistakenly operated under the assumption that Baylor would go to the Pac 10 along with it's Texas brethren, and that Colorado would be left lonely in the remnants of the Big 12. We at The Writings regret the error.
You see, the author assumed that the six schools in the Big 12 South would stick together... like the Super Friends. What the author forgot was that Baylor is the Big 12 South equivalent of Aquaman. You can search high and low, but you'll struggle to find someone that will really admit to being a fan of Aquaman, and, while he does have some distinct talents (swimming and, uh, swimming), few can really argue that he's a valuable member of the group. Replace "Aquaman" with "Baylor" and "swimming" with "women's basketball" and you're looking at another pretty apt description.*
*I know they had a pretty solid men's basketball season... Please don't make me change my Aquaman Corollary.
Beyond my error in thinking that Baylor would be treated like something other than the smelly kid at recess, I also may have misinterpreted the grand exodous from what was once a top-notch conference in both football and basketball. Don't get me wrong, it still looks like the Big 12 is going down faster than the public opinion of Dan Beebe, but the twist comes in the fact that there seem to be a few different emergency evacuation plans in play. Recent rumors link Oklahoma and a mystery date to the SEC, Oklahoma State to the Pac 10, Texas A&M to both the Big 10 and the SEC, Kansas to the Big East, and Texas to to just about every league imaginable, including a company softball league in Mississippi (they bring some different things to the table).
Perhaps this whole situation won't wrap up as neatly as originally thought, but the fact remains those leading the Big 12 had the opportunity to be proactive (remember, expansion rumors were flying last year. That's a fair amount of time to try to find a way to keep your league together.), but instead apparently sat in the league office watching old clips of Billy Tubbs interviews. The result is the disintegration of league that has featured four national champions in college football since the league's inception in 1996. Good move.
This is going to be interesting/ugly/depressing/(insert your own adjective here... The Writings: Looking for Reader Interaction since 2010)/disappointing/a situation that many will regret.
2 comments:
Question for those who are more in the know about these things -
In a 16 member leagure, does every team have to play 15 football league games per year? Doesn't leave any time to play anyone else, does it. Talk about a clique at recess.
I'd never consider myself "in the know," but I'll give the question a shot anyway. In much the same way current members of the Big 12 don't play every other Big 12 school in football each year, a 16-team conference would operate in similar manner. Schedules would probably be set up on a rotating basis so that you might play an opposing conference team in back-to-back seasons, but then not play them again for then next couple years.
Unfortunately, that means fans may be deprived of seeing storied rivalries like Colorado-Stanford every season... It's a shame.
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