Bear Down Wildcats

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 12:37 pm Big 12 stans are wild

Chicat wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 12:17 pm Looks like I’ll be going to Ames twice next year (football & basketball).

Fucking pumped!

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 12:37 pm How do you not do KU v US twice a year

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 12:37 pm Big 12 stans are wild

How do you not do KU v US twice a year

Guess they were too busy with Allstate

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 12:37 pm Big 12 stans are wild

Merkin wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 2:28 pm I had thought that the B12 was going to put teams in pods where they play their traditional opponents twice, but obviously that is not the case with playing Colorado and Utah only once also.

At least UA will get 2 wins per season v. ASU.

Postmaster wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:56 pm I don’t even know what a “Stan” is.

Irish27 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:22 pm ESPN Plus has three UofA players being picked in the first-round of the 2025 NBA draft:

#14 Carter Bryant (Memphis)
#19 Motiejus Krivas (LA Clippers)
#27 KJ Lewis (Brooklyn Nets)

Second round:
#45 Jaden Bradley

Postmaster wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:56 pm I don’t even know what a “Stan” is.

GTownCat wrote: ↑Sat Jun 29, 2024 2:03 pm

Postmaster wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:56 pm I don’t even know what a “Stan” is.

Fan + stalker = Stan

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 12:37 pm
How do you not do KU v US twice a year

wyo-cat wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 12:06 pm

UAdevil wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 11:10 am

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 8:17 am Trash conference

If this is gonna be your schtick going forward you may as well hit the road right now.

This is the best basketball conference and it’s not even close.

Winger wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2024 11:07 am

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 12:37 pm
How do you not do KU v US twice a year

They can’t. Similar to the “maybe they’ll move the conference tournament to Vegas” stuff, it was never happening. Folks that put stuff out like this prior to realignment actually happening for Arizona were merely gaslighting, in ignorance.

They can’t schedule KU v Arizona H&A every season because, even if KU/Self would go for that, none of the other ADs would.

When KU comes to town it is a financial boondoggle for everyone, including anyone who is sold out every game every season. Much less importantly, the ADs also know that every season ticket holder wants to watch KU in person as often as possible. It also means games on ESPN or Fox, as opposed to streaming on ESPN+, on account of KU’s panache, which is good for everyone. All of that helps recruiting some as well.

We Arizona fans are going to have to learn some lessons, for the next 3 or so seasons at a minimum.

We are not getting H&A with Kansas. The Tournament is going to be in Kansas City. The Cats are going to lose more games and that especially will be something to grapple with for the Arizona season ticket holders. Lloyd is almost assuredly going to have to change his MO’s (already has started if you’ve been paying attention). You’re going to have to subscribe to ESPN+ if you want to watch every Arizona B12 game. For those that go secondary market for tickets in McKale, those are going to be harder to come by and more expensive (because B12 teams’ fans are going to travel moreso than P12 teams’ fans did, especially the first few seasons).

And probably several more things that haven’t occurred to me yet.

Winger wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2024 11:07 am

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 12:37 pm
How do you not do KU v US twice a year

They can’t. Similar to the “maybe they’ll move the conference tournament to Vegas” stuff, it was never happening. Folks that put stuff out like this prior to realignment actually happening for Arizona were merely gaslighting, in ignorance.

They can’t schedule KU v Arizona H&A every season because, even if KU/Self would go for that, none of the other ADs would.

When KU comes to town it is a financial boondoggle for everyone, including anyone who is sold out every game every season. Much less importantly, the ADs also know that every season ticket holder wants to watch KU in person as often as possible. It also means games on ESPN or Fox, as opposed to streaming on ESPN+, on account of KU’s panache, which is good for everyone. All of that helps recruiting some as well.

We Arizona fans are going to have to learn some lessons, for the next 3 or so seasons at a minimum.

We are not getting H&A with Kansas. The Tournament is going to be in Kansas City. The Cats are going to lose more games and that especially will be something to grapple with for the Arizona season ticket holders. Lloyd is almost assuredly going to have to change his MO’s (already has started if you’ve been paying attention). You’re going to have to subscribe to ESPN+ if you want to watch every Arizona B12 game. For those that go secondary market for tickets in McKale, those are going to be harder to come by and more expensive (because B12 teams’ fans are going to travel moreso than P12 teams’ fans did, especially the first few seasons).

And probably several more things that haven’t occurred to me yet.