RV SPOT FOR BAYLOR GAME

Hello! My husband turns 40 in September, and I rented an RV to celebrate his birthday. I need an RV spot for the Baylor game. Tips? Tricks? Leads?

Thank you for your help! I've attached a pic of the birthday boy! If you see him at the game, wish the old man a happy birthday!

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2026 College Football Playoffs negotiations

The college football playoff negotiations seem critical to all the current and future realignment. But I haven't seen a lot of details about it. I know there is no TV contract in place after 2026, but is there anything in place?

Some places I've read it seems like it is just a free for all that every conference would have agree to be a part of. And Big 10 and SEC can just say no to participating. But a couple places it's said the playoff expansion in 2026 would not depend on a unanimous vote, but I have no idea what that means or what governing structure is binding past 2026.

Are unscheduled phone calls rude?

Had a lively group conversation over the holiday weekend about whether an unscheduled phone call is rude. A few points that were made:

- Phone call requires the person to stop what they are doing and speak to you at that moment
- Phone call is more personable and offers instant response for time-sensitive situations
- Email/text offers ability to review what was previously discussed and organize

I think preference here does differ between generations just based on personal experience in the workplace. Thoughts/Opinions/Hot takes?

Corner 3 with Cyclone center Osun Osunniyi

Enjoy the long weekend!

Big 12 (16) Football Schedule

Now that it looks like the Big 12 will expand to 16 teams with Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado joining, I have been thinking about the schedule. I think that it should be a 16-team league and the two top teams play in the Big 12 Championship, but for scheduling purposes ONLY, there would be 4 pods. Here is how I think the pods would go:

Arizona/Utah pod
Arizona
Arizona State
Utah
BYU

Texas pod
Houston
Texas Tech
Baylor
TCU

Old Big 8 Contiguous States Pod
Colorado
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma State

Outlier/Non-contiguous Stats Pod
Iowa State
Central Florida
Cincinnati
West Virginia

I know that fans looking at it from our point of view are saying we should be with KU and KSU, but I can't find a way to do it without breaking up the Texas schools. In addition, the conference is not going to do it from an Iowa State perspective. In addition, we would be in the same group as Cincinnati which is an area that Campbell has been recruiting and in Florida.

For scheduling, you would play the teams in your pod every year and rotate the other 6 every two years. For the other 6, I would group teams like this:

Arizona/Arizona State
Utah/BYU
Houston/Texas Tech
Baylor/TCU
Colorado/Oklahoma State
Kansas/Kansas State
Iowa State/Central Florida
West Virginia/Cincinnati

You would play one team from each group not in your pod at home and away over a 2-year period and then switch for the next two years. This would guarantee that everyone plays in Texas every year and pretty much in every region every other year.

Example schedule for Iowa State

2025202620272028
at CincinnatiCincinnatiat CincinnatiCincinnati
West Virginiaat West VirginiaWest Virginiaat West Virginia
at Central FloridaCentral Floridaat Central FloridaCentral Florida
Arizonaat ArizonaArizona Stateat Arizona State
at BYUBYUat UtahUtah
Houstonat HoustonTexas Techat Texas Tech
at BaylorBaylorat TCUTCU
Kansasat KansasKansas Stateat Kansas State
at ColoradoColoradoat Oklahoma StateOklahoma State

Planning to be a grandparent

Looking ahead at the next 5 years of my life and will most likely be a grandparent. For the grandparents out there, what are some things you've done (new hobbies you've taken up that you do with your grandkids, or investments into things like maybe a lake home or a swimming pool) that you are really happy you did that has become a huge part of what you do with your grandkids?

Anti-trust question

If there's someone on the board that knows the subject.... Is it possible that if the big ten, sec and the tv networks execute all of this in a certain way that there would end being a case that could be made for anti-trust legal action to be taken against them?

And I would ask this question even if we all end up being happy with how Iowa State ends up. Which I think we will.

Are the new 4 schools guaranteed entry into the Big 12?

SIAP, but what if we just conceeded the east coast (WVU and UCF) and added the Arizona Schools, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, and Washington?

Gets us to 16, still gives you a geographic alignment (somewhat), and locks down the major players on in the midwest and west coast.

My question is, do we like that idea and is the Big XII locked into any deal with UCF or WVU once the TV bill of rights is up?

Conference Realignment Sucks

It isn’t just about who might get left out. The destruction of regional conferences that were together for almost a century is brutal to watch. How can anybody look at this and feel like it’s a good thing for college sports?

It just feels like this is the “late stage” for college sports, for lack of a better term. The golden age is over and now we’re destroying all the institutions that made it so great.

Would you rather...

Would you rather watch your typical 4 team playoff of Alabama/Ohio State/ Clemson/ Notre Dame (or SEC #@)
or a 16 team field playoff which could look something like the following (I left out all B1G and SEC schools, and omitted Iowa State to try and remove bias)

Oregon vs Central Michigan (MAC)
Stanford vs Texa Tech
Baylor vs Lousiana (Sunbelt)
Florida State vs Boise St
Washington vs Texas San Antonio (Conference USA)
North Carolina vs Oklahoma State
Cincinnati vs East Carolina (AAC)
Miami vs San Diego State (Mountain West)

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