Big 12 Staying Intact; Dan Beebe Out As Commissioner

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Sep 232011
 
Big 12 Staying Intact; Dan Beebe Out As Commissioner

From Newson6.com. NORMAN, Oklahoma – OU president David Boren, athletic director Joe Castiglione and football coach Bob stoops met with the media to talk about the future of the Big 12 conference on Thursday. While the biggest announcements were the removal of Dan Beebe as commissioner and the agreement of a six-year grant of rights contract to keep teams in the league, there were several other hot topics that were discussed. Driving The Train Many described the actions of Oklahoma and Texas over the past few weeks of conference negotiations as a bit of a [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 12:55 am

Report: Big 12 Is Done, Texas Has Been Talking To ACC

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Sep 142011
 
Report: Big 12 Is Done, Texas Has Been Talking To ACC

From TeamSpeedKills.com  Kirk Bohls and Alan Trubow of the Austin American-Statesman published a comprehensive report regarding Texas officials’ visit to Oklahoma yesterday. The intention of the trip was to convince OU’s leadership to give the Big 12 a shot, but they discovered that the Sooners’ brass have already decided to apply for Pac-12 membership: “There’s nothing Texas could have offered Oklahoma that would have changed their mind. They were set on leaving the Big 12 before Texas got there,” a well-placed source at a Big 12 school said, adding that Sunday’s meeting had a very friendly and cooperative [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 8:36 am

Billy Liucci: Texas A&M To SEC Deal Premature – “Still A Hurdle To Clear”

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Sep 072011
 
Billy Liucci: Texas A&M To SEC Deal Premature - "Still A Hurdle To Clear"

Compiled by By The Finebaum Fan. Late last night, an article posted by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram proclaimed - “Texas A&M to announce move to SEC on Wednesday”.  That report soon spread like a Texas wildfire across social networks. Speculation has been building for weeks that the move was imminent.  Texas A&M announced on August 25 that it had notified the Big 12 of its intention to explore its options pertaining to conference affiliation. Billy Liucci of TexAgs.com was interviewed yesterday by Paul Finebaum on the Paul Finebaum Radio Network.  In that interview, Liucci outlined the process for the move: “They (Texas [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 5:27 am

S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C!

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Sep 062011
 
S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C!

That Inescapable Chant And The “New” Southern Pride From Grantland.com by Bryan Curtis. When I first heard the chant, I was sitting in the Rose Bowl with a Mangino-sized scowl on my face. My Texas Longhorns had gotten their legs (and arms) broken by Alabama. Crimson Tide fans — thousands of them in white button-downs and khaki pants — were hugging each other and laying their cheers on us: “We’re gonna beat the hell out of you!” That’s when I heard the chant. “S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C!” These guys cheer for the whole conference? Yup, they do. [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 4:46 pm

Oklahoma State’s T. Boone Pickens Chides Texas, Predicts Big 12′s Demise

 Big 12, Expansion, NCAA, Oklahoma State Cowboys, SEC, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns  No Responses »
Sep 042011
 
Oklahoma State's T. Boone Pickens Chides Texas, Predicts Big 12's Demise

DeLoss Dodds Says Longhorns Still Enjoy The Conference. From Statesman.com. While Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds professed his love for the Big 12, Oklahoma State billionaire booster Boone Pickens says the league won’t last much longer. Pickens believes the Cowboys will end up in the Pac-12, with Oklahoma. He largely blames Texas’ insistence on creating the Longhorn Network. “The network could have been the straw that broke the camel’s back,” Pickens said. Dodds “is a friend of mine,” Pickens said. “But DeLoss had too many cards and he played every damn one of them. I [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 7:34 pm

D-Day Appears Imminent For 10-Member Big 12

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Aug 112011
 
D-Day Appears Imminent For 10-Member Big 12

From OrangeBloods.com by Chip Brown. August 22 appears to be D-Day for the 10-member Big 12 as we know it. Three sources close to the situation said Texas A&M’s regents board will meet on August 22 to deliberate and likely vote on an application to join the Southeastern Conference as early as 2012. Texas A&M System spokesman Jason Cook denied reports that A&M has already agreed to join the SEC. “There’s no agreement in principle, nothing,” Cook told Orangebloods.com. Two sources said the SEC presidents are being gathered Saturday in an emergency meeting to address the [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 8:39 pm

Toomer’s Corner Suspect Harvey Updyke Has Criminal Ties To Austin Area

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Feb 192011
 
Toomer’s Corner Suspect Harvey Updyke Has Criminal Ties To Austin Area

From Examiner.com by John Egan. It turns out Harvey Updyke Jr. of Dadeville, Ala., the man accused of poisoning the beloved Toomer’s Corner oak trees at Auburn University in Alabama, has a criminal past in the Austin area. According to media reports, the 62-year-old Updyke was charged with criminal mischief in Williamson County in August 1996. It’s unclear what happened in this case, WAAY-TV reported, but Updyke did spend two days in the Williamson County Jail (before) being released. In April 2004, Updyke was charged with theft in Cedar Park, WAAY-TV reported. No other details were given [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 1:01 pm

Could Toomer’s Corner Tree Vandal Be Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison?

 Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Callers, SEC  1 Response »
Feb 162011
 
Could Toomer's Corner Tree Vandal Be Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison?

Similar Incident of Oak Tree Vandalism Occurred In Austin Texas From Wikipedia.org. The Treaty Oak, a once-majestic Southern live oak in Austin, Texas, is the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that served as a sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa Tribes. Forestry experts estimate the Treaty Oak to be about 500 years old and, before its vandalism in 1989, the tree’s branches had a spread of 127 feet. The tree is located in Treaty Oak Park, on Baylor Street between 5th and 6th Streets. A Native American [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 8:22 pm

Finebaum Fan Announces Launch Of New Sports Forums

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Jan 252011
 
Finebaum Fan Announces Launch Of New Sports Forums

Finebaum Fan is excited to announce the launch of a new and advanced  sports forum!  It is open to all visitors and will function independently of FinebaumFan.com.  Be one of the first to register and start a new thread!  ppBB3 makes this a message board on steroids! The Finebaum Fan Forums are yet another way to “Fan the Flames”, voice your opinions, and enjoy your friends (and foes) within the Finebaum Nation and beyond.  Create a user name and password to participate.  If you have an existing FinebaumFan.com user name, it is recommended that you use it.  You may also create a new one.  ALL user [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 1:32 am

ESPN’s Mark Schlabach: The Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2011

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Jan 122011
 
ESPN's Mark Schlabach: The Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2011

From Espn.com by Mark Schlabach. Auburn won the 2011 BCS National Championship by beating Oregon 22-19 on a last-second field goal at University of Phoenix Stadium on Monday night. The Tigers, who won their first national championship in more than a half-century, are the fifth straight SEC team to win a BCS title. Will another SEC team be in contention for a BCS national title in 2011? Can Auburn and Oregon get back to New Orleans for the 2012 BCS National Championship Game? It’s never too early to take a look at: The Way-Too-Early Top [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 11:37 am

Finebaum: Alabama and Florida is College Football’s Most Important Rivalry

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Sep 282010
 

From Al.com by Paul Finebaum. If you hate the SEC — and that seems to be a growing trend — this might be a good week to schedule a trip out of the country. The media shoved Boise State down our throats one more time last Saturday. Are you as dizzy as I am from seeing that cheesy Smurf turf in HD, to say nothing of all the hyperbole from the national talking heads? But this week, the best conference in America takes center stage — again. Some can try and sell OU-Texas in Dallas [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 10:33 pm

Finebaum: Texas is the Big Winner in Conference Chaos

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Jun 222010
 

From Al.com by Paul Finebaum Whether the conference expansion chaos has died down for good remains to be seen. But in Texas, the dust has finally settled. With any major story, there is an immediate rush to judgment. This is one man’s opinion on the winners and losers: Texas: Winner . . . There’s no getting around Texas winning the biggest pot at the end of the poker game. But will it turn out to be Pyrrhic victory for Bevo? Texas was already the power in the Big 12 and nothing has changed. The other [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 6:10 am

Meet the Texas Longhorns: The Biggest Coward Program in College Football

 Alabama, Alabama Crimson Tide, Big 12, Guests, Oklahoma Sooners, Pac 10, SEC, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns  1 Response »
Jun 162010
 

From FanHouse.com by Clay Travis Conference realignment died because the Texas football program is made up of cowards who are aware that the Longhorns program can’t compete at the top levels of the SEC or the Pac-10. That’s what your takeaway from the past two weeks of conference realignment really needs to be. Yep, the state that values masculine swagger more than any other in the nation features a top football program that is yella.All hat, no cattle. The Longhorns had offers to move on to compete with top echelon talent in the SEC and the [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 9:42 pm

Oklahoma State Benefactor T. Boone Pickens Video on Recent Big 12 Shakeup

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Jun 152010
 

Video From Statesman.com posted by Ken HermanT. Boone Pickens’ “straight-shooting” comments on Missouri, Nebraska, Texas Christian, and Texas A&M.

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 7:12 pm

Big 12 Calls Off Funeral, But Bad Blood Remains

 Big 10, Big 12, Expansion, NCAA Conferences, Pac 10  2 Responses »
Jun 152010
 

From Statesman.com, A Commentary by Kirk Bohls Finally, the music stopped. And surprisingly there were still enough chairs to go around for everybody to find a seat. And a future dance partner. For now. In the most unlikely scenario of all, the Big 12 survived. A new, slimmed-down, cornless version, but a Big 12 nevertheless. But for how long? How long until Missouri hears the drumbeat of a distant shore and has those feelings of wanderlust again? How long until Texas thinks it really needed to jump to a mega-conference sooner than later? How long until [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 5:55 pm

In the End, it was Money and Texas that Saved Big 12 from Extinction

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Jun 152010
 

From SI.com by Andy Staples AUSTIN, Texas — A week before his conference stood on the brink of annihilation and two weeks before the 11th-hour gambit that saved it, Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe sent an e-mail to the presidents of the league’s 12 member schools. “The attached confidential ‘white paper’ was distributed to the other governance groups today,” Beebe wrote on June 1. “As I was listing the reasons for the Big 12 for myself, I decided it would be appropriate to share my thoughts with the leadership groups of the conference.” The attached white [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 10:55 am

Finebaum: Texas A&M Showed Heart in its Brief SEC Courtship

 Big 10, Big 12, Expansion, NCAA Conferences, Notre Dame, Pac 10, Paul Finebaum, SEC, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns  No Responses »
Jun 152010
 

From Al.com By Paul Finebaum Would I be out of order to ask a simple but nagging question: Who died and made the University of Texas king of the college football universe? This is a school with one national championship in the last 40 years. And some of the biggest boys in college football — yeah, that includes you Oklahoma — are following the Longhorns like lambs to slaughter as if they don’t have an alternative in the world. Thank goodness for Texas A&M. Thank goodness a school in the rough and tumble, hard-scrabbled world [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 10:33 am

OrangeBloods.com: Remaining schools in Big 12 close to saving league

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Jun 142010
 

 From Orangebloods.com By Chip Brown In a bombshell development that could bring a halt to seismic changes in college realignment, sources tell Orangebloods.com  Texas is at the table with the 10 remaining Big 12 schools working on a TV deal put forth by commissioner Dan Beebe that would hold the conference together. If there’s consensus to the deal, and it appears there is, it could be announced as early as Monday, sources said. According to sources familiar with the deal, Texas stands to earn between $20 million and $25 million in television revenue, including money [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 11:03 pm
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