Big 12 Championship Title

[Bill Robertson]

All 3,000 of them. I love seeing college football implode when they started chasing money over tradition.

I do too. A large part of the argument against a playoff has been "the tradition of the bowls". Where's all that tradition now?

[SoonerDave]

If that is true, NIU could be the only team in BCS history to actually lose money by going to a BCS game. That is like winning a Lamborghini and then having to sell the double-wide to pay the taxes on it. Sometimes you are better off not winning.

IIRC, Cincinnati lost a chunk of change in the Fiesta Bowl trip two years ago when they were pasted by OU.

It's a horrendous paradox for a school in that situation, eg small school, low football attendance, non-power conference, because there's no buying the kind of exposure a BCS game gives you, but there's no replacing the tangible $$ lost in the required ticket sales. It's one thing to trumpet the payout each team receives for the BCS bid, but once the net gets computed from the conference splits, travel expenses, etc., that "big" number drops rather rapidly. Cincy is but one example.

[SoonerDave]

Well...crap bowl wasn't his words exactly, but when you read his statement it is pretty clear...



Source: Scout.com: Gundy Talks Bowl, But Won't Comment On Jobs

This is getting very interesting. There's apparently little doubt that Gundy did, in fact, meet at his home with Tenn's AD for several hours over the weekend. Another story (legend?) has emerged that, supposedly (and this is ENTIRELY umpteenth hand and NOT being asserted as fact) that Pickens was furious that OSU blew their double-digit leads against OU, and he personally called Gundy to "discuss" it.

If that's true, regardless of my "loyalties," I don't think I'd necessarily want to work for the college equivalent of Jerry Jones, either, especially if someone else thought I was worth considering. If Gundy really left, put in his offense at Tennessee, and made them even just competitive again in the SEC, he'd be royalty in that state. That would be in stark contrast to winning your first conference title, blowing out your rival at home, then getting slow-played to get a new contract...

Gundy would have to assess the recruiting issues in Tennessee, noting that the HS system there isn't nearly as strong as it is in other states, and then foster some relationships throughout the rest of the SE to start attracting players. Not a small task. But then again, he's recruited a very nice stable of players to Stillwater, OK, so that may not prove to be so big a trick after all....

We'll see. Like I said, this is going to be verry, verry interesting. I think it has crept beyond hurt feelings.

[Just the facts]

Actually, it's not that uncommon for a school to lose money going to a BCS game.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articl...ose-money.html

Who would have thought. So the big winner this year in the Big XII is Kansas. Money from 9 bowls and no expenses.

[td25er]

For you OU fans....

If OU and OSU "shared" a Big 12 title and OU won head-to-head, ALL OF YOU would give OSU absolute HELL for claiming a shared title. That is not debateable. It's pathetic that when it benefits you, shared titles are great.

[SoonerDave]

For you OU fans....

If OU and OSU "shared" a Big 12 title and OU won head-to-head, ALL OF YOU would give OSU absolute HELL for claiming a shared title. That is not debateable. It's pathetic that when it benefits you, shared titles are great.

You're presuming many or most OU fans would care. Why would you care if we did?

Just wondering.

[Bellaboo]

You're presuming many or most OU fans would care. Why would you care if we did?

Just wondering.

It's straight envy, nothing less.

Maybe the 'little man syndrome' kicking in.