[NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...

[hakirsch at aol.com]

Yes. Maybe a fake leak yesterday  as a stunt to see which outside schools would call the Commissioner
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Scott Zeller, M.D." <scottzel at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:54:30 
To: <hakirsch at aol.com>
Cc: SjT (Stephen J. Truog)<sjtruog at yahoo.com>; Mike Nolan<nolan at tssi.com>; NUSPORTS<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...

Not so fast! SEC doesn't wan't TAMU or anyone else after all:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-sec-will-stay-at-12-teams-doesnt-add-texas-am-20110814,0,6404770.story

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 1:44 PM, <hakirsch at aol.com> wrote:

> With speculation rampant that the SEC is not  finished recruiting teams I'm
> surprised no one from our list  has mentioned ohio state.  We all seem to
> feel their ethics would have them fit in quite nicely with our southern
> neighbors. Cinncinati is considered by some to be    "Southern" why not
> Columbus ?
>
> Then we again ask ND to join
>
> Harry
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "SjT \(Stephen J. Truog\)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
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> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:16:37
> To: Mike Nolan<nolan at tssi.com>
> Reply-To: "SjT \(Stephen J. Truog\)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
> Cc: NUSPORTS<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Conference Shakeup - The Sequel ...
>
> True about Mizzou seeing itself as a southern state and wanting to make a
> move so they don't get left at the altar again ... it just seems like a
> reach for the SEC, I guess, where as ATM, Clemson and FSU seem natural fits
> (surprised GaTech isn't in the mix ... would certainly give Vandy some
> company on the brains side of the league :) ).
>
> I can certainly see K-State, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston, etc.
> forming some sort of WAC/midwest conference. I probably feel the most for
> Kansas in this -- they have a much bigger athletics history than the other
> names just mentioned (mostly basketball of course), so to move down in
> league stature like that would create something like Memphis in CUSA for
> hoops.
>
> I don't get the impression Texas is concerned with holding the league
> together, so without that it's crumbling. The Horns got the network they
> wanted and seem like they're the new independent power in the land (bye
> Notre Dame) -- Oklahoma better find a seat before the music stops, and Okie
> State better stay awfully close to their Sooner brethren as well.
>
> If nothing else, it certainly has to make Osborne and the UNL folks feel
> all the better about their move. The Big XII was ready to crumble and they
> made a smart move for their school's future in academics, athletics and
> everything else.
>
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
>
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