Tiers of the Big 12

banditone · #1 04-10-2008, 04:14 PM

In reference to the Univ. of Arkansas to the Big 12 / and EW's statement that they make more money in the SEC.

That's what one of my best buddies from there always says. My reply has always been that they are a poor man's SEC team. They will never win that conference, and don't get the same caliber athlete across the board (yes, I enjoyed watching your RB's) that the top schools there get. And the SEC has more top recruiting schools then the Big 12.

Now, in the Big12, you may get less money, but you have more natural rivalries and travel distances. You get less money, but you would automatically rise to a year-in-year-out contender in the North = BETTER chance to win a conf title. = BETTER chance to get to a BCS game.

$$$$, both conferences do a even share of the money. You can only send 2 teams TOPS to BCS bowls, and the Big 12 does just fine getting their 2 in each year = $$$$ for Arkansas.... However, the SEC TV contract is a monster, and that is definitely a better deal then the one the 12 has now.

/end 2cents.

Tom Earp · #2 04-10-2008, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by banditone

In reference to the Univ. of Arkansas to the Big 12 / and EW's statement that they make more money in the SEC.

That's what one of my best buddies from there always says. My reply has always been that they are a poor man's SEC team. They will never win that conference, and don't get the same caliber athlete across the board (yes, I enjoyed watching your RB's) that the top schools there get. And the SEC has more top recruiting schools then the Big 12.

Now, in the Big12, you may get less money, but you have more natural rivalries and travel distances. You get less money, but you would automatically rise to a year-in-year-out contender in the North = BETTER chance to win a conf title. = BETTER chance to get to a BCS game.

$$$$, both conferences do a even share of the money. You can only send 2 teams TOPS to BCS bowls, and the Big 12 does just fine getting their 2 in each year = $$$$ for Arkansas.... However, the SEC TV contract is a monster, and that is definitely a better deal then the one the 12 has now.

/end 2cents.

Funny isn't it?

It might just change after this year!

Elephant Walk · #3 04-10-2008, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by banditone

Now, in the Big12, you may get less money, but you have more natural rivalries and travel distances. You get less money, but you would automatically rise to a year-in-year-out contender in the North = BETTER chance to win a conf title. = BETTER chance to get to a BCS game.

This is the only reason I'd ever want us to join the Big 12. The fact that there are alot of closer schools. The ability to road trip. Our closest in conference game is Ole Miss which is 400 some miles from Fayetteville... in that same distance, I'm told you could travel to seven Big 12 schools. Oklahoma, Oklahoma St., Mizzou, Kansas, K-State, probably Texas Tech and...Nebraska? I don't know.

TSteven · #4 04-10-2008, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

This is the only reason I'd ever want us to join the Big 12. The fact that there are alot of closer schools. The ability to road trip. Our closest in conference game is Ole Miss which is 400 some miles from Fayetteville... in that same distance, I'm told you could travel to seven Big 12 schools. Oklahoma, Oklahoma St., Mizzou, Kansas, K-State, probably Texas Tech and...Nebraska? I don't know.

Arkansas fans travel very well. And with only four conference road games a season, distance doesn't matter.

For what it is worth, I know quite a few Arkansas Alumni from the SEC Alumni Group here and almost every one of them said they prefer being in the SEC. Many reasons but the main one was not the money, but that they felt more aligned "as a people" with the rest of SEC.