FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[SaintsFAN]

Well.....just found out that if things go well, I will be a daddy in 9 months!

Congrats, Adam... How are you guys going to find out who the daddy is??  JK... great news... here's praying that its a healthy baby..

[70_dc_alum]

Yep D3DB it was a joke just a creative way for me to tell Has_been the Lions suck 

Has_been ove course she is kicking the crap out of the boys today...bunch of tree huging liberal california boys eating tofu in daycare.  bring her to Ohio and she wont be able to take out my 2yr old.  plus we might as well introduce her cause Weston is a PIMP.

[70_dc_alum]

D3DB, they say Anderson has better access to the fan base.   It makes sense becuase Anderson is essentially a Indy suberb and Terre Haute is nearly on the IL border about 2 hrs away and Indy is the closest civilization to Terre Haute and outside of Indy the next closest cities are STL, Champain and Evansville (all probably 4hrs.  this should double or triple attendance, plus soem of the facilities/field house and Anderson is top notch (not taking anything from RHIT, i have no idea what they have)

"That generation exists. All you need to do is walk around any town in Indiana and you'll see plenty of Colt jerseys and caps and things of that nature," said Polian. "Our objective now is to capture the next generation, and part of that is the ability to come to training camp and see and touch the team. That's very important. That's why we are having the open mini-camp this Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Anderson fits perfectly into that objective. The combination of locale, and what is now, thanks to all of the people who made this campus so beautiful, it makes it an ideal site for us. It's the right facility, in the right geographic area, located right among a tremendous number of our fans."

http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=2f85c9f4-ca28-4ef6-a189-ebd7336b4d4e

[cave2bens]

Yep D3DB it was a joke just a creative way for me to tell Has_been the Lions suck  

Has_been ove course she is kicking the crap out of the boys today...bunch of tree huging liberal california boys eating tofu in daycare.  bring her to Ohio and she wont be able to take out my 2yr old.  plus we might as well introduce her cause Weston is a PIMP.

Geez, 70 - already making the turn on the 10th sans one "twelver" at 0830 in stimulating Springboro?    Pretty tough on the pretty boy QB who bailed Grosse Isle and the Maumee Mambo for the quiche-eating environs of SoCal - not that I'd pile on or anything!!!    

BTW, Champaign-Urbana and E'ville are more like 1.5 to 2 hrs from Terre Haute - never mind those burgeoning metropoli of Greencastle, Vincennes, Crawfordsville, and Brazil...LMAO!

FD3DB - a move to Wayne State might prove valuable.  The local urchins on Mack Avenue put up a stouter defense than the "toofless felines" of suburban Windsor.  Just couldn't resist a Motor City shot after this AMs article in the WSJ.  

[dc_has_been]

Since we have minimal discussion I'll try to start some.  What's everyone's thoughts on Nebraska and possibly Mizzou joining the Big Ten? 
I think it is a huge step b/c both are above average teams in DI BCS, so it stengthens the Big Ten a ton!  Now if ND would just agree to go with all sports in the Big Ten, it would be an awesome conference stepping toe-to-toe with the SEC.

[Adam Sayer]

The addition makes sense in terms of location. As far as decent teams, Nebraska is on their way back, but Missouri, with the exception of a couple years ago, has always been a mid-level Big 12 team at best. Since 1999, they have had 5 losing seasons and they only time they won more than 8 games in a year was in 2007 & 2008. The last time Missouri won more than 8 games in a season prior to 2007 was in 1969. I don't think they help the Big 10 at all in terms of football. Its like adding another Minnesota. Problem for the Big 10 is the teams located in their area are so-so on a yearly basis. Iowa State, Missouri, Notre Dame. Teams in the Big East do not fit (with the exception of Pitt or maybe West Virginia).

I'll be interested in how they will split the teams up. Will it be an East-West split, North-South, a mix? And also what they do to keep rivalries, especially with new members (i.e. Kansas-Missouri rivalry).

Something that came up on Around the Horn was the concept that you're going to have the 4 Super Conferences - SEC, PAC 10, BIG 10, ACC and whose to say they don't band together and form a playoff system and disassociate themselves with the NCAA.  Seems crazy, but we could see a DI split up into a DI and DIAA again. DI conferences (SEC, Big 10, Pac 10, ACC, MWC), DIAA (Other conferences - Big East, C-USA, WAC, remainder of Big 12, etc)

[formerd3db]

70_dc_alum and cavebens:

Thanks for the follow-up re: the Colts return to Anderson.  My apologies for the delay in this reply, however, things have been somewhat hectic around here for me of recent (almost- but not quite - "out of control") and I have also been in and out of town.  Anyway, good discussion.  I hope both of you are doing well.  Also, cavebens, I hope your trip with your "best half" was fantastic.  Take care and talk with you guys later.

[Jackets Backer]

Along with Nebraska and ND, I say the Big 10 should get on the horn and get Big 12 schools Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and then two out of remaining Big 12 schools (Maybe K-State and Oklahoma State).

You now have an East and West and can keep the rivalries with two nine-team divisions.
West: Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, K-State, OK St., Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.
East: OSU, Michigan, Penn St., Illinois, Indiana, MSU, NW, Purdue and ND.

This would be an amazing conference and you now have a conference championship at end of season.

Guess you could even take the other remaining Big 12 schools and make each division bigger.

[cave2bens]

Along with Nebraska and ND, I say the Big 10 should get on the horn and get Big 12 schools Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and then two out of remaining Big 12 schools (Maybe K-State and Oklahoma State).

You now have an East and West and can keep the rivalries with two nine-team divisions.
West: Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, K-State, OK St., Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.
East: OSU, Michigan, Penn St., Illinois, Indiana, MSU, NW, Purdue and ND.

This would be an amazing conference and you now have a conference championship at end of season.

Guess you could even take the other remaining Big 12 schools and make each division bigger.

... and call it the "Flyover Conference" or maybe the "HUAC?"   

Geez, JB - JacketsFan brags about getting an autographed copy of your book and the local bubba just gets an invoice from Amazon?   

[Jackets Backer]

Along with Nebraska and ND, I say the Big 10 should get on the horn and get Big 12 schools Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and then two out of remaining Big 12 schools (Maybe K-State and Oklahoma State).

You now have an East and West and can keep the rivalries with two nine-team divisions.
West: Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, K-State, OK St., Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.
East: OSU, Michigan, Penn St., Illinois, Indiana, MSU, NW, Purdue and ND.

This would be an amazing conference and you now have a conference championship at end of season.

Guess you could even take the other remaining Big 12 schools and make each division bigger.

... and call it the "Flyover Conference" or maybe the "HUAC?"   

Geez, JB - JacketsFan brags about getting an autographed copy of your book and the local bubba just gets an invoice from Amazon?   

What can I say, my brother and I have to make some bank somewhere ... plus we love that cash from the ATL

[Jackets Backer]

Hey Cave,

For 25 bucks, I know a witch doctor in Africa who'll shrink your head
right on your shoulders.

[dc_has_been]

Along with Nebraska and ND, I say the Big 10 should get on the horn and get Big 12 schools Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and then two out of remaining Big 12 schools (Maybe K-State and Oklahoma State).

You now have an East and West and can keep the rivalries with two nine-team divisions.
West: Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, K-State, OK St., Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.
East: OSU, Michigan, Penn St., Illinois, Indiana, MSU, NW, Purdue and ND.

This would be an amazing conference and you now have a conference championship at end of season.

Guess you could even take the other remaining Big 12 schools and make each division bigger.

That would be an amazing conference!  It would be hard for one of these teams to make it to a BCS game b/c it would be hard to come out undefeated or come out with just 1 loss. 
I like the direction of the Big Ten adding Nebraska and if they could get two more big schools it would be a stellar conferance.

[cave2bens]

Hey Cave,

For 25 bucks, I know a witch doctor in Africa who'll shrink your head
right on your shoulders.

Already a "no charge" offering - darned fine print in marriage contract, but thanks for the offer.  Might be worth the remaining $24.98 to not get the "honey do" commentary during the procedure.   

[cave2bens]

Along with Nebraska and ND, I say the Big 10 should get on the horn and get Big 12 schools Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and then two out of remaining Big 12 schools (Maybe K-State and Oklahoma State).

You now have an East and West and can keep the rivalries with two nine-team divisions.
West: Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, K-State, OK St., Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.
East: OSU, Michigan, Penn St., Illinois, Indiana, MSU, NW, Purdue and ND.

This would be an amazing conference and you now have a conference championship at end of season.

Guess you could even take the other remaining Big 12 schools and make each division bigger.

After spending mucho time in Texas and witnessing the draw from Aggies fans, how about subbing A&M, trading TTech for Rice (and future draft choice to be named later), and bidding sayonara to the Kansas clan?  Need to have purple-clad academes on both sides of the conference equation.  Besides, the "MOB" (Marching Owls Band) is worth the price of admission!  

Post Script:  Well, as of about 4:00 PM Central, the severe storms in the panhandle were settling down and it appears for now that from the rubble, we may have a Big Twelve w/ 10 members (vs the Big Ten w/ 12) as KU, Mizzou, Aggies, etc. have decided to tie their carts to DeLoss Dodd's money train, clad in burnt orange (or baby s*** brown if an Aggie fan), take the forfeited $20M from the two departed debs, and split the difference.  Also some conjecture that UT will be getting a bigger chunk of TV revenues in the rumor mill but have seen no substantiation. 

[Jackets Backer]

Looks like the Old Big 12 is going to become the New Big 10 and the Old Big 10 is going to become the New Big 12.