Basketball, Gators behind Fla. State's Big 12 interest

"... and when you're surrounded by and recruit against big-budget SEC schools such as Florida, Alabama, Auburn and Georgia, you'd better bring some cash ..."

LOL!

" ... Don't kid yourself. If the Big 12 offers big money, Chief Osceola would jump on Bevo and ride him bareback out of the ACC. The only thing left behind would be the billowing smoke from his flaming spear..."

LOL I like Mike Bianchi's writing style.

He is colorful.... :)

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Originally posted 09:36 AM ET  05.13 by BackRoads

He is colorful.... :)

I'd like to see his assessment of Jerry and the Cowboys.

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Originally posted 09:40 AM ET  05.13 by Dr. B-f-G

I'd like to see his assessment of Jerry and the Cowboys.

LMAO....I would pay to read that....

It would have been fun to have had Bobby B in the BigXII*

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Originally posted 10:11 AM ET  05.13 by BackRoads

It would have been fun to have had Bobby B in the BigXII*

My apologies to all...just realized I have the wild card in the wrong place when naming the Big 12 conference. Should be

BIGX*

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Originally posted 09:22 AM ET  05.13 by colonel

So, they really want the SEC, I think they should change and let them in the SEC, it would be a plus.

It's all UF's fault

The Noles join the Big-12, the Irish soon to follow?

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Originally posted 09:25 AM ET  05.13 by colonel

Ok, leaving in about 15 minutes, taking my Lady to Outback, she loves that place, and she has earned her favorite place, great Mother and great Grandmother too, and a real fine Lady in every sense of the word.Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms out there.

I salute em, must be the hardest job out there, certainly the most important.

The ACC has handled things very poorly, giving away more rights for far less money than any other conference. The state of Florida is cutting university budgets so if a jump to another conference will help alleviate the financial problems I say do it.

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Originally posted 10:29 AM ET  05.13 by FSU.Osceola

The state of Florida is cutting university budgets so if a jump to another conference will help alleviate the financial problems I say do it.

With budgets being cut, do you think we'll ever see the end of the ridiculous contracts offered football and basketball coaches?

I'm trying very hard to understand exactly what an FSU power broker is. Would that be the manager at McDonald's?

QUOTE(#1):

Originally posted 09:22 AM ET  05.13 by colonel

So, they really want the SEC, I think they should change and let them in the SEC, it would be a plus.

They we're never really a good fit in the ACC, so they should look elsewhere; but the SEC? football wise it's too competitive. They would disappear among the other 2nd tier teams like Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, etc. If they go to the Big 12 they would be considered among the elite like Oklahoma, Nebraska, etc.

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Originally posted 11:12 AM ET  05.13 by Gekko85

They we're never really a good fit in the ACC, so they should look elsewhere; but the SEC? football wise it's too competitive. They would disappear among the other 2nd tier teams like Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, etc. If they go to the Big 12 they would be considered among the elite like Oklahoma, Nebraska, etc.

Sure....Alabama and LSU will dominate the SEC for the rest of time.
Got a dictionary? Go and look up the word "cyclical".

Newsflash: Nebraska not in Big 12.