College Hoops Thread '09-'10

The Poet · 06-12-2010, 11:23 AM

Nebraska has become the next member of the Big 12 conference to flee, and will join the Big Ten as of July 2011. This will increase the number of schools in the Big Ten to an even dozen, so now THEY are the Big Twelve, and the OLD Big 12 is, for the moment, the Small 10 . . . and getting smaller. Aside from Colorado's flight to the Pac-11, rumors persist that Texas and Texas A&M are also "gone", as soon as the details are finalized.

jcruse64 · 06-13-2010, 12:10 PM

Well, at least this is not exactly "under-the-table" shady, but it is kind of "in-your-face";

FedEx CEO is offering $10mil/year to any BCS conference that will invite Memphis to join. His son, a QB, transferred from Miami, and daddy apparently wants sonny to QB a BCS contender. The $$ will be for each year of any contract the conference and Memphis come up with, to spend as they please.

Wow! FedEx lays off about 1000 workers because of tough times, but since pulling their Orange Bowl sponsorship, can afford to get one person a shot at playing for a BCS school. If I were a shareholder or a layed off employee, I'd be smoldering right now. If this were still a private company, it would be one thing, but there are also shareholders to consider.

Can't say he's taking the usual underhanded approach, for sure.

$$$$$$

06-12-2010, 11:23 AM	#1
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: College Hoops Thread '09-'10 Nebraska has become the next member of the Big 12 conference to flee, and will join the Big Ten as of July 2011. This will increase the number of schools in the Big Ten to an even dozen, so now THEY are the Big Twelve, and the OLD Big 12 is, for the moment, the Small 10 . . . and getting smaller. Aside from Colorado's flight to the Pac-11, rumors persist that Texas and Texas A&M are also "gone", as soon as the details are finalized.

06-13-2010, 12:10 PM	#2
jcruse64 Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Joe Location: Paducah, KY USA planet Earth Posts: 313 Trading: (1)	Re: College Hoops Thread '09-'10 Well, at least this is not exactly "under-the-table" shady, but it is kind of "in-your-face"; FedEx CEO is offering $10mil/year to any BCS conference that will invite Memphis to join. His son, a QB, transferred from Miami, and daddy apparently wants sonny to QB a BCS contender. The $$ will be for each year of any contract the conference and Memphis come up with, to spend as they please. Wow! FedEx lays off about 1000 workers because of tough times, but since pulling their Orange Bowl sponsorship, can afford to get one person a shot at playing for a BCS school. If I were a shareholder or a layed off employee, I'd be smoldering right now. If this were still a private company, it would be one thing, but there are also shareholders to consider. Can't say he's taking the usual underhanded approach, for sure. $$$$$$