Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Economics_Nerd82]

The Big Left Overs (sorted by average RPI ranking over the past 4 years including 2012):

BOISE ST.

CINCINNATI

BYU

NORTHERN ILLINOIS

NAVY

OHIO

UCF

NEVADA

TULSA

TEMPLE

AIR FORCE

HOUSTON

FRESNO ST.

SAN DIEGO ST.

LOUISVILLE

LOUISIANA TECH

SOUTH FLORIDA

SOUTH. METHODIST

TOLEDO

EAST CAROLINA

SOUTHERN MISS

UTAH ST.

LA LAFAYETTE

ARKANSAS ST.

MIDDLE TENN. ST.

KENT ST.

TROY ST.

MARSHALL

WYOMING

BOWLING GREEN

CENT. MICHIGAN

LA MONROE

W. MICHIGAN

HAWAII

BALL ST.

MIAMI (OH)

SAN JOSE ST.

FLORIDA INTL.

IDAHO

ARMY

BUFFALO

UAB

UTEP

NORTH TEXAS

WEST. KENTUCKY

RICE

UNLV

FLORIDA ATLANTIC

COLORADO ST.

TULANE

NEW MEXICO ST.

EAST. MICHIGAN

NEW MEXICO

MEMPHIS

AKRON

TEXAS ST.

MASSACHUSETTS

[Triple B]

DW is making his case:

"I will only tell you the Big East has been a great league for us and I don't want to see schools leaving, but we've never been in a better position,'' Woolard said. "We have the eighth-largest school in America. We have great facilities in place, including a new Sun Dome and a (men's) basketball team coming off an NCAA appearance. People know where our football program has been and the potential it has.

"And we're in Florida with a great TV market.''

Sell it baby! Sell it!

http://www2.tbo.com/...-usf-ar-571036/

Sorry Doug, your missing one huge part of the equation that does play a big part in perception of the program and the overall university in general. You don't have a stadium and no future plans for one.............

That matters just as much as recent on the field success does in all these movements .... ie very little, if at all.

It does not matter to you, some on this board, or the Big East, and maybe the ACC since they have Pitt and Miami, but the Big 12 and the other conferences would demand that we add an on-campus stadium with "X" years.

LOL ... Do you have any shred of proof to that being true?

[bulls phanatic]

Someone on the WVU board would like to see us invited

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=159&f=4582&t=10538754

[Cow Pie]

DW is making his case:

"I will only tell you the Big East has been a great league for us and I don't want to see schools leaving, but we've never been in a better position,'' Woolard said. "We have the eighth-largest school in America. We have great facilities in place, including a new Sun Dome and a (men's) basketball team coming off an NCAA appearance. People know where our football program has been and the potential it has.

"And we're in Florida with a great TV market.''

Sell it baby! Sell it!

http://www2.tbo.com/...-usf-ar-571036/

Sorry Doug, your missing one huge part of the equation that does play a big part in perception of the program and the overall university in general. You don't have a stadium and no future plans for one.............

That matters just as much as recent on the field success does in all these movements .... ie very little, if at all.

It does not matter to you, some on this board, or the Big East, and maybe the ACC since they have Pitt and Miami, but the Big 12 and the other conferences would demand that we add an on-campus stadium with "X" years.

LOL ... Do you have any shred of proof to that being true?

Only what I have been told from big donor buddies I know with UGA and Tennessee... they said that USF would be more attractive to conferences at the level of the SEC if USF had a OCS... they said its in the SEC rule book that all member schools have to have On Campus Stadiums.

Not sure if its in the rule books for the Big 12 or not, but if you look at the member schools they all have OCS's. So I'm assuming on that level.

[MaltLiquorBull]

If we have to promise an on campus stadium within x years to make us look more attractive/serious, we need to do it. This is important.

[bulls phanatic]

If we have to promise an on campus stadium within x years to make us look more attractive/serious, we need to do it. This is important.

If we ever made a boatload more cash per year we could get that stadium sooner.

[Bulls1181]

MHver3 â€@MHver3

Espn has told Swofford that the conference should brace itself and have 4-6 replacement schools at the ready. Suggested adds UH, SMU,USF,UC

[Joe]

Ah...twitter sources.

FSU to the Big 12. June 15th. No wait July 15th. No, no August 15th

Was there a year specified?

The people on here who blindly follow any and all Twitter feeds that issue predictions were certain it was twenty twelve

[TallyBull]

MHver3 â€@MHver3

Espn has told Swofford that the conference should brace itself and have 4-6 replacement schools at the ready. Suggested adds UH, SMU,USF,UC

Makes sense from a market perspective. Obviously, who knows if it's accurate...

[South_Florida_Flip]

MHver3 â€@MHver3

Espn has told Swofford that the conference should brace itself and have 4-6 replacement schools at the ready. Suggested adds UH, SMU,USF,UC

Where is UL going then? Big XII?