Comments on: The Babboon and the Grasshopper http://www.thinkingpoker.net/2010/01/the-babboon-and-the-grasshopper/ Poker strategy blog, poker book reviews, trip reports and more! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:59:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Botticello http://www.thinkingpoker.net/2010/01/the-babboon-and-the-grasshopper/#comment-5066 Botticello Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:32:01 +0000 http://www.thinkingpoker.net/?p=4169#comment-5066 This is interesting. I forgot how much money the remaining schools could make from the penatly fees. The remaining 5 schools could try to broker a football alliance with the Big East but remain the Big 12 in name. Officials from five Big 12 schools -- Kansas, Missouri, Kansas State, Iowa State and Baylor -- held a conference call on Saturday, The Kansas City Star reported. The schools agreed they would like to continue as members of the Big 12. The five potential teams that could be left in the Big 12 if the exodus of five others continues to the Pac-10 would be wise to remain together, a conference commissioner with experience dealing with expansion told ESPN.com's Andy Katz. The reason is simple: The five remaining schools would be due a huge payday and ultimately could salvage automatic berths to the NCAA tournament and possibly the BCS through expansion themselves. The commissioner, who didn't want to be identified because he's involved in the ongoing realignment of college athletics, told Katz it would be critical for Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Baylor and Iowa State to maintain the Big 12 as an entity or corporation. "The assets, the amount of money that they would be due by exit fees back to the corporation would be huge," said the commissioner. "Rather than dissolve the Big 12, they are better off as a Big 12 entity then moving to the Mountain West." Taken from: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5282178 This is interesting. I forgot how much money the remaining schools could make from the penatly fees. The remaining 5 schools could try to broker a football alliance with the Big East but remain the Big 12 in name.
Officials from five Big 12 schools — Kansas, Missouri, Kansas State, Iowa State and Baylor — held a conference call on Saturday, The Kansas City Star reported. The schools agreed they would like to continue as members of the Big 12.
The five potential teams that could be left in the Big 12 if the exodus of five others continues to the Pac-10 would be wise to remain together, a conference commissioner with experience dealing with expansion told ESPN.com’s Andy Katz.
The reason is simple: The five remaining schools would be due a huge payday and ultimately could salvage automatic berths to the NCAA tournament and possibly the BCS through expansion themselves.
The commissioner, who didn’t want to be identified because he’s involved in the ongoing realignment of college athletics, told Katz it would be critical for Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Baylor and Iowa State to maintain the Big 12 as an entity or corporation.
“The assets, the amount of money that they would be due by exit fees back to the corporation would be huge,” said the commissioner. “Rather than dissolve the Big 12, they are better off as a Big 12 entity then moving to the Mountain West.”
Taken from:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5282178

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]]> By: games http://www.thinkingpoker.net/2010/01/the-babboon-and-the-grasshopper/#comment-4610 games Mon, 03 May 2010 03:49:10 +0000 http://www.thinkingpoker.net/?p=4169#comment-4610 Its good to know some one is also blogging about this at this post other than just me. But I dont agree 100%. Its good to know some one is also blogging about this at this post other than just me. But I dont agree 100%.

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]]> By: Pat Barnes http://www.thinkingpoker.net/2010/01/the-babboon-and-the-grasshopper/#comment-4034 Pat Barnes Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:32:34 +0000 http://www.thinkingpoker.net/?p=4169#comment-4034 Andrew, I can't comment on the poker strategy part but I have a response to the application of mindfulness techniques in this situation. It seems your inspiration is coming more from Jack Kerouac's interpretation than what the Buddha may have intended. I'm not used to seeing the f word and Buddha in the same sentence except maybe in Kerouac's books. Notwithstanding the Buddha's response, I've been squirming on my meditation cushion as I ponder. I believe the Buddhas and Boddhisatvas would approve of techniques to alleviate the suffering of your fellow players while reflecting the Baboon's behavior, and therefore karma, back to him. I'm not sure how the Buddha would respond to application of mindfulness techniques to poker but who am I to judge? Keep up the philanthropy part and I believe your karma will be good. Namaste! Your non-censoring and unconditionally-loving Mother:) Andrew,
I can’t comment on the poker strategy part but I have a response to the application of mindfulness techniques in this situation. It seems your inspiration is coming more from Jack Kerouac’s interpretation than what the Buddha may have intended. I’m not used to seeing the f word and Buddha in the same sentence except maybe in Kerouac’s books. Notwithstanding the Buddha’s response, I’ve been squirming on my meditation cushion as I ponder. I believe the Buddhas and Boddhisatvas would approve of techniques to alleviate the suffering of your fellow players while reflecting the Baboon’s behavior, and therefore karma, back to him. I’m not sure how the Buddha would respond to application of mindfulness techniques to poker but who am I to judge? Keep up the philanthropy part and I believe your karma will be good.
Namaste!
Your non-censoring and unconditionally-loving Mother:)

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