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Big 12 in position to poach Pac 12 schools?
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<blockquote data-quote="Limey Frog" data-source="post: 3261817" data-attributes="member: 16969"><p>I understand the argument, and I think it's valid. If you accept the premise, the conclusion is sound. Since I'm using formal logic... you've basically got two contrasting syllogisms:</p><p></p><p>1. Tradition matters/is what makes college football special; TCU-SMU series = tradition; therefore, TCU-SMU series matters/is special.</p><p></p><p>2. High-profile games between good programs matter in modern college football; SMU football = rubbish; therefore, TCU-SMU series doesn't matter and TCU would be better served strategically scheduling short series vs. more noteworthy programs.</p><p></p><p>I am by temperament and habit a traditionalist. I adhere to the first premise of syllogism 1. I understand why others don't, and (unlike some of our more important rivalries e.g., Baylor) I could live with the other outcome. I will add, though, that no one fundamentally disagrees with the premise that traditional rivalries matter, they only differ by degrees of adherence. Surely there is no one who wouldn't care if TCU played none of our traditional rivals? Suppose we were invited alone into the old Pac 12 including USC and UCLA. Basically you'd have to be in SMU's current position of desperation to want that, wouldn't you? They're going to end up like WVU but with worse kickoff times: playing no one they care about and being cared about by no one (only less fun than WVU and without the possibility of occasionally being really good).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Limey Frog, post: 3261817, member: 16969"] I understand the argument, and I think it's valid. If you accept the premise, the conclusion is sound. Since I'm using formal logic... you've basically got two contrasting syllogisms: 1. Tradition matters/is what makes college football special; TCU-SMU series = tradition; therefore, TCU-SMU series matters/is special. 2. High-profile games between good programs matter in modern college football; SMU football = rubbish; therefore, TCU-SMU series doesn't matter and TCU would be better served strategically scheduling short series vs. more noteworthy programs. I am by temperament and habit a traditionalist. I adhere to the first premise of syllogism 1. I understand why others don't, and (unlike some of our more important rivalries e.g., Baylor) I could live with the other outcome. I will add, though, that no one fundamentally disagrees with the premise that traditional rivalries matter, they only differ by degrees of adherence. Surely there is no one who wouldn't care if TCU played none of our traditional rivals? Suppose we were invited alone into the old Pac 12 including USC and UCLA. Basically you'd have to be in SMU's current position of desperation to want that, wouldn't you? They're going to end up like WVU but with worse kickoff times: playing no one they care about and being cared about by no one (only less fun than WVU and without the possibility of occasionally being really good). [/QUOTE]
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