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20% done and Eric couldn’t hold on to this one any longer. I’m sure he is expecting a diatribe of biblical proportions, but there won’t be any frogs, flies, locusts or sacrificing of first-born today. A certain Horns’ testicles might be on the block, but hey, who doesn’t enjoy a variation of mountain oysters?

“With the coming launch of the Longhorn Network, [and] the possibility that Texas might decide to become an independent program, where do you think the Big 12 Conference is heading over the next few years?”

There are several issues there that need to be addressed. First, what affect is the Longhorn Network (LHN is the acronym used on Sixth Street) on the remainder of the conferences as well as teams in other conferences in Texas? Second, How likely is it that Texas could/would become an independent? Third, where is the Big 12 headed over the next few years.

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Nothing like waiting till the last minute within the 24 hour time limit we set to answer this question, but quite frankly this about the first time I’ve really had the chance to respond. Yesterday, I spent the day at the Wisconsin State Fair, which meant that I spent the first part of the day eating things that no human should ever eat outside of the fairgrounds (a Krispy Kreme cheeseburger, chocolate covered bacon, fried butter, deep fried mac & cheese on a stick…crap like that) and drinking entirely too much beer. This also meant that I spent the second part of the day fully regretting the first part of the day. Such is life up in Dairyland.

So, here is the question that Randy asked me to respond to:

"Everyone is assuming that the ACC is Florida State's to lose this year. Who else is going to contend for the title and can the ACC finally get an At-Large bid to the BCS?"

To be quite honest, to do this question justice, I need more that the limits of the article. This should require a full-blown analysis of each ACC team, but alas, I’m not going to even try to pull that off here. Read the rest of this entry »