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The First Rule Of Barking Carnival Is:
You do not talk about Barking Carnival. The second rule of Barking Carnival: you DO NOT talk about Barking Carnival! Third rule of Barking Carnival: No Politics. Sheesh. Aggies.
Realignmentality
Take the title of this post however you want. The reality of realignment, the mentality of it, a ridiculous portmanteau intended to give me somewhere to start this post, whatever. The point is that I have gotten tired of reading all of the ridiculous takes on this realignment saga available from...
The S.E.C. is D.O.A. and This is W.H.Y.
There is a misunderstanding that needs attention. Whenever this happens, we dispatch a few Barkers to clean it up the problem quickly and efficiently like Harvey Keitel, except we are clothed. ~V Understanding Primitive Cultures ~ nobis60 A hallmark of many primitive cultures is the prevalence of...
Conference Realignment - What We Think We Know
Or more accurately what I think I know. I'm going to handle this by looking at the situation from various parties' perspectives. My take on their positions is based on valid information, baseless rumors, and personal opinion. So basically it's ironclad truth that you can take to the bank. Like...
Baylor Tries To Slam Exit Door on AM
Texas A&M will have to wait a little while longer to celebrate its exit from the Big 12 and trip to Nirvana, aka the SEC. On the way out today, Baylor (and apparently four other Big 12 programs) refused to waive their right to sue the SEC for poaching the Aggies. Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe had...
AM Officially Files For Divorce
According to multiple media sources, papers were served this morning to the Big 12. A&M President R. Bowen Loftin sent a letter to commissioner Dan Beebe notifying the league that the Aggies will be looking for a new home. "After much thought and consideration, and pursuant to the action of the...
Billion Dollar Bevo, Part I: Inside the UT/ESPN Longhorn Network Deal
The billion-dollar Longhorn Network goes live today. That's right. Billion. The big daddy with three commas. If you want to know where we got that number, stay tuned. This post is the first in a three part series analyzing the "License Agreement" between Texas, IMG Communications and ESPN that...
Big Cigar With Some Realignment News
I had a chance to catch up with the Big Cigar about all the moving parts in the pending realignment game. One puff of smoke and you could tell this stuff is getting ready to heat up big time. First, let's talk Aggie--the catalyst in what conventional wisdom tells us would be the impending doom of...
Love (Of $$$) Will Tear Us Apart
I’m the fourth in a row in my family to have my name. The first one, a native of a small town in Central Texas, was a Longhorn. His son, my grandfather, was a military man and an Aggie. My father was also a military man, also an Aggie. I skipped the military and went to Texas, following a...
ESPN Has Our Back
Well, that didn't take long. Faced with Texas A&M bolting the Big 12 for the SEC, the mothership has reacted like a momma bear protecting her cubs. A couple of heavy hitters, Andy Katz and Pat Forde essentially called out the Aggies for bringing College Athletics to the brink of chaos all because...
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