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I'm just curious why you think it is strange.
Well in my profession I find that about 75 % of the people I deal with in the field do not always state the truth, although they do have a financial motive to lie to me in many instances.
Even though the analogy with ARod is strange, I don't disagree.
I find lebomb's skepticism in this case fascinating. It must suck to live in a world where you have a hard time believing people, even when there is no apparent motive for them to lie to you.
I'm just curious why you think it is strange.
Well in my profession I find that about 75 % of the people I deal with in the field do not always state the truth, although they do have a financial motive to lie to me in many instances.
Did anyone see the email from Ohio State president Gordon Gee where he e-mailed Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany in April and confirmed that he had spoken with University of Texas president William Powers.
"I did speak with Bill Powers at Texas, who would welcome a call to say they have a 'Tech' problem," Gee wrote in an e-mail that was among several obtained by The Dispatch through a public-records request for do ents and correspondence related to Big Ten expansion proposals.
Texas Tech is one of Texas' rivals in the Big 12 conference. Ohio State officials declined a Dispatch request to explain the "Tech" problem.
"Public record laws do not require us to provide further clarification on meaning," OSU spokeswoman Amy Murray said in an e-mail. "While a few of the e-mails are cryptic, we aren't obliged to provide additional explanation."
In a previous e-mail to Delany, Gee wrote that the Big Ten controls its own destiny in expansion but, "the window will soon close on us. Agility and swiftness of foot is our friend." That statement seems to have proven prophetic with the recent news about the Big 12 and the Pac-10.
It's fun to try and decode the language in these e-mails. What do you think Delany meant by this sentence to Gee?
"Finally double chess # of moving parts including not harming brand as we execut."
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Did anyone see the email from Ohio State president Gordon Gee where he e-mailed Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany in April and confirmed that he had spoken with University of Texas president William Powers.
"I did speak with Bill Powers at Texas, who would welcome a call to say they have a 'Tech' problem," Gee wrote in an e-mail that was among several obtained by The Dispatch through a public-records request for do ents and correspondence related to Big Ten expansion proposals.
Texas Tech is one of Texas' rivals in the Big 12 conference. Ohio State officials declined a Dispatch request to explain the "Tech" problem.
"Public record laws do not require us to provide further clarification on meaning," OSU spokeswoman Amy Murray said in an e-mail. "While a few of the e-mails are cryptic, we aren't obliged to provide additional explanation."
In a previous e-mail to Delany, Gee wrote that the Big Ten controls its own destiny in expansion but, "the window will soon close on us. Agility and swiftness of foot is our friend." That statement seems to have proven prophetic with the recent news about the Big 12 and the Pac-10.
It's fun to try and decode the language in these e-mails. What do you think Delany meant by this sentence to Gee?
"Finally double chess # of moving parts including not harming brand as we execut.".................. must suck to be so naive like Blake.
Whoooooops....
Its best to never take anyone at their word.
of course, the blogger simply says that the Ohio St president spoke with the UT president.
It does not mention Dodds anywhere and it does not say that the Big 10 and Texas had any kind of talks.
No matter how many times you miss kicking that football, Charlie Brown.......just keep trying......
you flying up in the air and landing on your backside always makes for great entertainment.
Rumor is that Texas/A&M were offered by the Big10 yesterday. One of the reasons for the Texas/A&M meeting that occurred today.
any links?
http://northwestern.rivals.com/showm...3839427&Page=1
ESPN Insider also has a similar thing...probably taken from this link.
Guy apparently knows someone that works in the Big10 offices. Offers were given yesterday. The meeting today, according to him, was to decide whether they will join the big10, pac10, or if A&M will split off and join the SEC.
I may have missed it, but I saw nothing in that article of any talks between the Big 10 and A&M (or UT)
The same guy was kicked off that message board a few months back becasue he posted that Nebraska would be the first school offered if Notre Dame did not want to join and stop the league at 12.
Yeah the guy deffiently has some sort of connection to the Big Ten offices if you review his older posts and compare them to what is coming out now.
so a guy on a messageboard says he knows someone in the Big 10 offices and starts a thread called "Big 10 invites UT, A&M, Missouri and ND".
He subsequently has to edit that the OP in that thread and then in real life, we find out that it's Nebraska that got and accepted the invite.
Thanks, but I'll wait for a better source.
Where did you get that out of said thread?so a guy on a messageboard says he knows someone in the Big 10 offices and starts a thread called "Big 10 invites UT, A&M, Missouri and ND".
He subsequently has to edit that the OP in that thread and then in real life, we find out that it's Nebraska that got and accepted the invite.
Thanks, but I'll wait for a better source.
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Breaking: Big Ten Offers Texas, Texas A&M, Missouri and Notre Dame Reply
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Just spoke with my friend at the Big Ten. The offer to Missouri is contingent upon Texas AND/OR ND joining. Will post more details as I hear.
--- 6/10 Morning Update:
I do have somewhat of an update as of this morning. I say somewhat because it depends not on the Big Ten itself, but on a number of non-Big Ten schools. This whole process (the expansion strategies, not the message board banter) is absolutely fascinating.
So let me first say that the Big Ten is aware of the original message board thread and believes that it has played a role in bringing about the discussions to where they are now, for better or worse. My friend has kept me in the loop continuously, and as of this point there are some things, if disclosed, that can hurt the negotiation process for the Big Ten. There are others that can help. And I'm a low-risk outlet for information because I have no credibility (other than the 30,000 page views primarily from large southern and eastern states - to you I say thank you for giving Northwestern a moment to occupy the center of the college football world. I believe this will become more commonplace in the future as Pat Fitzgerald continues to build a program of excellence in Evanston.) (One other thing: Northwestern owns justIowa. Remember that.)
The "somewhat" update is two parts, as follows: First, some very interesting things are happening in the Big East right now. If I said anything more about that, it would jeopardize the position of the Big Ten, so suffice it to say that this depends on the status of that school in South Bend.
Second, after the hasty entry of Nebraska, the Big Ten presidents are less unified on letting schools of questionable academic merits into the conference. In fact, blocs of voting Big Ten members have emerged in support of and in opposition to certain schools becoming admitted into the conference. This relates to the first part in that disclosures of the schools in discussion would jeopardize the position of the Big Ten.
Sorry for the "somewhat" update, but things will become clear soon enough. For now, keep your eyes on South Bend and Austin.
- PBC
P.S. Hey Lou, do I get a commission for driving all this traffic to your site?
This post was edited on 6/10 10:13 AM by PURPLE Book Cat
my favorite part:
And I'm a low-risk outlet for information because I have no credibility (other than the 30,000 page views primarily from large southern and eastern states - to you I say thank you for giving Northwestern a moment to occupy the center of the college football world.
I tried to scan the 4 pages as quickly as possible, but I'm still not seeing anywhere about the Big 10 having invited UT and A&M.
If I missed it, my bad........please copy/paste what I missed. Thanks.
That was the update for today. And its hard to miss when the topic is based on the fact that "Big Ten Offers Texas, Texas A&M, Missouri and Notre Dame" is in the le. The Big10 isn't going to link that...Delaney is already pissed that any info got out. And you're favorite part is simply him saying believe him if you want.
And based upon you're post below
He edited the OP to include an update, and Nebraska was not mentioned in the post at all (outside of a small blurb on academics)."so a guy on a messageboard says he knows someone in the Big 10 offices and starts a thread called "Big 10 invites UT, A&M, Missouri and ND".
He subsequently has to edit that the OP in that thread and then in real life, we find out that it's Nebraska that got and accepted the invite.
Thanks, but I'll wait for a better source. "
Ok. So again basically it's a guy that says he has a friend in the Big 10 offices that says the Big 10 offered these 4 teams an invite.
If this were really true, Mizzou would already be packing their bags with Nebraska.
Thanks for the effort, but it's a fail
If you read anything, you would see that Mizzou was contingent on ND/Texas. But alas, you didn't. He also said Nebraska would be the first team offered if ND didn't accept the first time around.
Not like it matters..I doubt Texas and their buddy join.
I didn't see anywhere in any part of the entire 4 pages about UT and A&M getting an invite either.
Alas, the thread le failed badly.
Invitations for UT and A&M to join the Big 10 would make things pretty interesting.Not like it matters..I doubt Texas and their buddy join.
UT, A&M, ND, and maybe Missouri, Kansas, Pitt et al would absolutely be the premier conference in the country, no matter how the other conferences end up playing out.
Terms Presented by Notre Dame and Texas
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Wow.
If that's true, Wow.
PBC had some really good tid bits last year that turned out to be true in regards to expansion and time lines, but towards the end his information got less and less reliable.
Obviously taken with a grain of salt, but if true, is very interesting.
wow
Some slight confirmation...
Marcus Hartman (@marcushartman) tweeted this...
"Talked to someone well connected who said Texas-Big Ten talks are legit"
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