Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[NewEnglandBull]

3 hours ago, Roaming Bull said:

AAC expects to add schools in 'matter of weeks' amid conference realignment

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Aresco declined to discuss specific schools, but a western wing of...

 

Good lord I could have written that…it says absolutely nothing…

[bulloni]

I know USFRaider thinks the OCS announcement was lip service to distract the fanbase from re-alignment. Given the timing of things the more I think about it the more it makes sense that the Big 12 told us to build an OCS and we're in for the next round. 

The higher ups at USF telling people the goal is 2025/2026 and the Big 12 GOR ending in 2025 lines up pretty perfectly. It being announced right after the Big 12 announced who to add isn't a coincidence, I just think this is a more likely scenario than throwing the fanbase a bone.

USF/Memphis makes sense to commit to going east and bridging the gap to UCF/WVU/Cincy. I could see them telling Memphis to become a R1 research university and for USF admin to build an OCS and they'll be in the next round.

[michibull]

3 minutes ago, bulloni said:

I know USFRaider thinks the OCS announcement was lip service to distract the fanbase from re-alignment. Given the timing of things the more I think about it the more it makes sense that the Big 12 told us to build an OCS and we're in for the next round. 

The higher ups at USF telling people the goal is 2025/2026 and the Big 12 GOR ending in 2025 lines up pretty perfectly. It being announced right after the Big 12 announced who to add isn't a coincidence, I just think this is a more likely scenario than throwing the fanbase a bone.

USF/Memphis makes sense to commit to going east and bridging the gap to UCF/WVU/Cincy. I could see them telling Memphis to become a R1 research university and for USF admin to build an OCS and they'll be in the next round.

I agree with everything you said. Too many coincidences to ignore. I also think that everyone in college athletics knows, time is running out and expansion for G5 is nearing its end. 

[puc86]

13 minutes ago, bulloni said:

I know USFRaider thinks the OCS announcement was lip service to distract the fanbase from re-alignment. Given the timing of things the more I think about it the more it makes sense that the Big 12 told us to build an OCS and we're in for the next round. 

The higher ups at USF telling people the goal is 2025/2026 and the Big 12 GOR ending in 2025 lines up pretty perfectly. It being announced right after the Big 12 announced who to add isn't a coincidence, I just think this is a more likely scenario than throwing the fanbase a bone.

USF/Memphis makes sense to commit to going east and bridging the gap to UCF/WVU/Cincy. I could see them telling Memphis to become a R1 research university and for USF admin to build an OCS and they'll be in the next round.

Why would a conference care about an OCS?

[bulloni]

5 minutes ago, puc86 said:

Why would a conference care about an OCS?

shows a commitment to athletics for a university that has traditionally lacked that

[puc86]

3 minutes ago, bulloni said:

shows a commitment to athletics for a university that has traditionally lacked that

And you feel they said this is the only way we think you can demonstrate commitment and this is our requirement?

[USFRaider]

6 minutes ago, bulloni said:

shows a commitment to athletics for a university that has traditionally lacked that

Then why was Pitt invited to the ACC?

[NewEnglandBull]

30 minutes ago, bulloni said:

I know USFRaider thinks the OCS announcement was lip service to distract the fanbase from re-alignment. Given the timing of things the more I think about it the more it makes sense that the Big 12 told us to build an OCS and we're in for the next round. 

The higher ups at USF telling people the goal is 2025/2026 and the Big 12 GOR ending in 2025 lines up pretty perfectly. It being announced right after the Big 12 announced who to add isn't a coincidence, I just think this is a more likely scenario than throwing the fanbase a bone.

USF/Memphis makes sense to commit to going east and bridging the gap to UCF/WVU/Cincy. I could see them telling Memphis to become a R1 research university and for USF admin to build an OCS and they'll be in the next round.

The only problem is you can’t become an R1 research university just like that (assuming they don’t have a medical school). I suspect we will build a stadium before they can pull that off. 

Edited September 23, 2021 by NewEnglandBull

[USFRaider]

What comes first? An on campus stadium or a conference championship? I am going to go with Jeff Scott being fired. 

[hm101]

1 hour ago, puc86 said:

Why would a conference care about an OCS?

This has been answered. There are several specifics but if you boil it down, it's revenue.