The Stankoniforous Files

As Stank-0 said, he would find the BGriff dunk from tonight and here it is. 

Stank-0 knows we all remember the summer when the death of the Big XII was imminent, right? Well

Stank-0 got into an accidental conversation about how the Big XII (10) narrowly avoided death.  In this conversation, Stank-0 was informed that the true savior of the conference was not Texas' reluctance to being linked to the death of two conferences, but A&M. 

Stank-0 is sure you all remember that there were rumors that A&M was all set to join the SEC, right?  That is true but there's more to the story. 

Texas set off a chain of events when they held a secret meeting with the PAC-10 about a move to the conference.  Part of this move was to bring along the Texas schools: A&M, Baylor, and Tech.  The Pac-10 balked at including Baylor because it was a religious school and Tech for academic reasons. Then word got out about this move and that set the chain of events in motion. 

Stank-0 is saying the Big XII is dead because Don Beebe made some promises that can't be kept.

• He would get more money when the Big XII's contract comes up for renewal in 2012.  He's had since at least 2001 to get a better deal. 
• The rest of the conference made a promise to cover any deficit if the Texas contingent did not make $20M.

The other long term problem is that Texas has moved forward with its proposal of a Texas television channel.  That was part of the very problem from the beginning.

Stank-0 said it once and he'll say it again.  The only part of the Big XII that Stank-0 will miss is the KU-MU rivalry. It is the longest continuous rivalry west of the Mississippi.

The next post will be about the potential moves that are in the air. Surprisingly one of those moves involves Stank-0's alma mater, KU.

Nene banged out on the Knicks yesterday.  Here's the first one on Ronny Turiaf.  Still lookin for the other dunk.



Here's the other one on Gallinari.



Shout out to You got dunked on for helping with the 2nd dunk.

Also lookin for BGriff's dunk tonight.  Also post on deck for 10PM MST. 

Saw this live...didn't expect Rondo to coast to the cup like that.





Goodness!

There are media reports in from the Chicago Sun-Times that several unnamed sources (players) want Coach Childress fired.  The money quote:

We know that Coach Childress doesn't have our backs, so why should we have his?

That is the very definition of losing a locker room.  Stank-0 is sure you've heard the stories so there's no need to re-tread over them.

The primary question is simple, does Childress deserve to be canned?  Stank-0 would say not necessarily.  QB play has clearly regressed since last season.  The primary offensive weapon is out for most of the season, that will effect the offense. The defensive front four are not creating the type of pressure they did last season. Jared Allen got Samson'd after he cut his hair. 

The other side of the argument is that Childress has allowed the atmosphere in Minny to deteriorate into a circus.  Percy Miracles is comin at his neck, of all people. Then there's the question of what coach would want this job, but that's easy to answer.  You have a clear head coach in waiting in Leslie Frazier, defensive coordinator.

Since Frazier likely won't get the nod, then who is out there that will take the job? It's the same problem that the Cowboys face.

Should Childress get fired, what happens to the team? To Lorenzo Favre? So many questions, not enough answers.