There was a fairly decent chance that, if the Pac-10 had been able to swipe half of the Big 12 and get to 16 teams, the Big Ten would’ve quickly followed suit to get to a 16-team level.
In that case, the Big Ten likely would’ve looked to add teams from the Big East, a move that could’ve shattered that conference.
When Texas and four other schools opted to remain a part of the Big 12, there were likely quite a few people all across the collegiate landscape who were happy to have at least temporarily derailed the formation of a super conference. Perhaps none were happier than Big East commissioner John Marinatto, who decided to display his happiness over the events of the last few days in a very unique way.
According to Brett McMurphy of Fanhouse.com, Marinatto sent ten red and ten white roses — oddly enough, the chosen colors are eerily reminiscent of Nebraska, which bolted for the Big Ten — to Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe with a one-word card attached: “Unity”.
“The color combination signifies unity and 10 — rather than a dozen — represented their new membership number,” Marinatto told Fanhouse.
So, ummm, that’s that.
Are they dating now?
Roses sent from one dude to another dude? That’s kinda…you know…yeah.
In Japan, what does it mean when one man buys another man orchids?
Any Curb Your Enthusiasm fans out there? The Acupuncturist with Ed Asner was a classic!
108 roses is the equivalent to a marriage proposal.
10 roses, “You are perfect”.
20 roses, “Believe me, I am sincere towards you”.
http://www.loveletterbox.com/meaning_of_roses.htm
Or maybe he’s looking for some man love? Not that there is anything wrong with that.
BHUAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
R.O.T.H.F.L.M.F.A.O.!!!
MARINATTO, IS A TOOL!!!
University of Texas still = Buyer Beware!
“Unity, No Homo”
How did he not see the inherent irony in roses, with the PAC-10 being home of the Rose Bowl?
Nice screwing everything up Texas! NCAA could have had a playoff, 4 superconfernaces and great conferance games weekly! Now we get that Texas- Texas A&M game and only people in Texas care about! I guess Texas at Oregon on a Nov night was not good enough for Texas!
Texas A&M is going to be a fun team to watch this year with Johnson, Nwachukwu, Christine Michael and Tannehill.
Maybe I’m the odd man out, but I really don’t see how 4 mega-conferences would be good for football. I’d rather be a first place team in the Big East or ACC than a 2nd place team in the Big-10 or PAC-10. It’s hard to generate a lot of fan interest if you know going in that schools like Ohio St (yes, I’m a Buckeye fan), Florida, Texas, etc. are always top dog. How do upstart teams (e.g., Boise, TCU, etc.) get a decent schedule if they aren’t in a mega-conference? In addition, even with a play-off some teams will feel they were screwed. How tell the #9 team they aren’t as good as #8?