Thursday, March 09, 2006
Top Five Reasons to Hate the Big XII
I still mourn the Big 8. I miss Bill Tubbs and his microphone. I miss the rivalries that have been watered down by too many extra schools. What I really miss are the days when there was no Texas. So here are the top five things I hate about the Big XII.
5. Baylor
Baylor's football and men's basketball programs are horrible. I know, Mizzou can't talk much right now, but Baylor will never, ever amount to anything in the only two sports that matter. Having Baylor in the conference just waters it down and creates meaningless games.
4. No Annual Nebraska v. OU Thanksgiving Day Game
I realize that Nebraska's football program is in the dumper right now, but cutting one of college's best football rivalries in half is sacrilege. Instead of rivalries, we get a lot of games we don't care about, like Baylor v. Texas Tech. Great game.
3. Big XII Football Television Contract
The worst tv contract in college sports was recently renewed by the Big XII. This contract ensures that half of the teams in the conference on any given week will not be on tv. Compare that to the Big 10 which has nearly every school is on tv every single game.
2. Texas
Not just the school, the whole state. Since the Big XII was formed, the fat heads down south have plundered and pillaged our great conference, taking the conference headquarters from Kansas City to Texas, taking half of the basketball tournaments, half of the football championships and way more than their share of television exposure. Which leads me to #1...
1. The Basketball Tournament
The old Big 8 basketball tournament was a masterpiece...a showcase of intense basketball rivalries and a tradition decades old. Fans from all around the conference converged on Kansas City every year. Even the crappy games were filled to the rafters with screaming fans. Then along come the Texas schools. As I type this, I am watching Missouri play Nebraska. There are maybe 1,000 fans in the stands. Basketball belongs up north, not in football-crazed Texas. In their zeal for "equality", the Big XII believes it is best for half of the tournaments to be played in front of nobody. Kansas City is smack in the heart of basketball country, an easy drive for real basketball fans. Since Texas only has one basketball school anyway, they shouldn't mind keeping the tournament in Kansas City.
5. Baylor
Baylor's football and men's basketball programs are horrible. I know, Mizzou can't talk much right now, but Baylor will never, ever amount to anything in the only two sports that matter. Having Baylor in the conference just waters it down and creates meaningless games.
4. No Annual Nebraska v. OU Thanksgiving Day Game
I realize that Nebraska's football program is in the dumper right now, but cutting one of college's best football rivalries in half is sacrilege. Instead of rivalries, we get a lot of games we don't care about, like Baylor v. Texas Tech. Great game.
3. Big XII Football Television Contract
The worst tv contract in college sports was recently renewed by the Big XII. This contract ensures that half of the teams in the conference on any given week will not be on tv. Compare that to the Big 10 which has nearly every school is on tv every single game.
2. Texas
Not just the school, the whole state. Since the Big XII was formed, the fat heads down south have plundered and pillaged our great conference, taking the conference headquarters from Kansas City to Texas, taking half of the basketball tournaments, half of the football championships and way more than their share of television exposure. Which leads me to #1...
1. The Basketball Tournament
The old Big 8 basketball tournament was a masterpiece...a showcase of intense basketball rivalries and a tradition decades old. Fans from all around the conference converged on Kansas City every year. Even the crappy games were filled to the rafters with screaming fans. Then along come the Texas schools. As I type this, I am watching Missouri play Nebraska. There are maybe 1,000 fans in the stands. Basketball belongs up north, not in football-crazed Texas. In their zeal for "equality", the Big XII believes it is best for half of the tournaments to be played in front of nobody. Kansas City is smack in the heart of basketball country, an easy drive for real basketball fans. Since Texas only has one basketball school anyway, they shouldn't mind keeping the tournament in Kansas City.
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