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<blockquote data-quote="BrewingFrog" data-source="post: 3029454" data-attributes="member: 28"><p>This is simply the culmination of years of tearing at traditions and loyalty in the name of money. The New Sociopaths, who have no regard for the traditions and institutions that have made something worth admiring, who merely wish to loot and pillage what they can while they can and could not care less when they leave a broken, bloody carcass behind and move on to the next target of their avarice. It has always been easier to destroy than create, and there's good money to be had in ruination.</p><p></p><p>I can remember a fine morning in 2007. I took Mrs. Brewingfrog to Sholtz Biergarden before the Frog game there just to show her what it was like. A genuine old-school beer joint just hopping before a big game. We got a round bought for us, talked to a lot of folks, and did some reminiscing about how we all missed the old SWC. Greed tore that apart, way back in the late 80s, and while there was a short respite, the money began to flow and all the rules began to bend. On that morning, 14 years ago, it seemed like there was some optimism, in regarding a fondly remembered past, that such a fair time may come again. But, as always, greed trumps all, and loyalty, nostalgia and tradition don't stand a chance against it.</p><p></p><p>We're all pulling at our hair, wondering what will happen, where we'll go. The sad, overarching fact is, we don't really have a say anymore. Whether or not there is a merger with the PAC has nothing to do with the logic of travel, or regional rivalries, but simply who will pay to broadcast the games based on what names are included in the package. That's it. ESPN stole a march on everybody with this SEC gimmick. The resulting chaos is all to their benefit, as people tend to make lousy deals when stressed. </p><p></p><p>They have taken a beautiful thing, and choked the life out of it. Damn them all to hell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrewingFrog, post: 3029454, member: 28"] This is simply the culmination of years of tearing at traditions and loyalty in the name of money. The New Sociopaths, who have no regard for the traditions and institutions that have made something worth admiring, who merely wish to loot and pillage what they can while they can and could not care less when they leave a broken, bloody carcass behind and move on to the next target of their avarice. It has always been easier to destroy than create, and there's good money to be had in ruination. I can remember a fine morning in 2007. I took Mrs. Brewingfrog to Sholtz Biergarden before the Frog game there just to show her what it was like. A genuine old-school beer joint just hopping before a big game. We got a round bought for us, talked to a lot of folks, and did some reminiscing about how we all missed the old SWC. Greed tore that apart, way back in the late 80s, and while there was a short respite, the money began to flow and all the rules began to bend. On that morning, 14 years ago, it seemed like there was some optimism, in regarding a fondly remembered past, that such a fair time may come again. But, as always, greed trumps all, and loyalty, nostalgia and tradition don't stand a chance against it. We're all pulling at our hair, wondering what will happen, where we'll go. The sad, overarching fact is, we don't really have a say anymore. Whether or not there is a merger with the PAC has nothing to do with the logic of travel, or regional rivalries, but simply who will pay to broadcast the games based on what names are included in the package. That's it. ESPN stole a march on everybody with this SEC gimmick. The resulting chaos is all to their benefit, as people tend to make lousy deals when stressed. They have taken a beautiful thing, and choked the life out of it. Damn them all to hell. [/QUOTE]
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