Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[USFBULL_08]

3 minutes ago, Bull Daly said:

I was thinking that myself. For all that has been going down on and off the fields, it sure seems crazy how cool USF has been through all of this. It is like they have this confidence swagger to them all of the sudden. I just can’t figure it all out. Maybe they are just happy we don’t have to deal with the UCF BS much longer lol

confidence or blind ignorance

[Triple B]

4 minutes ago, DontPushMe said:

There is absolutely no chance the acc takes us over ucf. Fsu moving does nothing for us but give ucf another step up. 

The time is now for decisive action. Call a press conference and announce that we are folding the football program effective immediately. Don't even play this seasons games. We can do this. 

[Bull Matrix]

4 minutes ago, Ghostbuster said:

Oh jeez I totally missed it before...but did see a buncha tweets from 'Will' so that helped me see it this time.

So I guess that begs the question....  Would you rather get into an ACC that

-is expected to lose big names at some point (Clemson/FSU)

- is getting marginalized more and more by Big12/SEC expansion

OR a weak Big12 that no longer has a marquee team but is instead probably collecting remnants of other conferences to be the 'best of the rest'? 

Heck maybe it's Big12 vs ACC for the second tier of football...

ACC is the better option over the sinking Big 12 hands down. Travel distance is better. Academics are better. Hoops are betters. Miami Canes conference opponent. 

[puc86]

1 minute ago, CousinRicky said:

Those contracts may or may not have been part of an overall show of stability.  Not saying I have any knowledge of that but that it is a possibility.

The end always justifies the means, I don’t care if anything was perfectly crafted or pure dumb luck but if we actually get to lose against better teams with his stable of dogs that cannot hunt I’m going to be perfectly happy with that and proclaim him the best ad we have ever had, at least I will be able to discuss our losses with people instead of hearing about how they only follow D-1 football or that they thought we stopped playing football. We can always get an AD at some point that cares about winning and success but the time for moving to a conference where that would matter at all would seem to be running out.

[Bull Matrix]

Just now, puc86 said:

The end always justifies the means, I don’t care if anything was perfectly crafted or pure dumb luck but if we actually get to lose against better teams with his stable of dogs that cannot hunt I’m going to be perfectly happy with that and proclaim him the best ad we have ever had, at least I will be able to discuss our losses with people instead of hearing about how they only follow D-1 football or that they thought we stopped playing football. We can always get an AD at some point that cares about winning and success but the time for moving to a conference where that would matter at all would seem to be running out.

And don’t forget both CBG & CJS have experience coaching in ACC so there is that lol

[CousinRicky]

3 minutes ago, puc86 said:

The end always justifies the means, I don’t care if anything was perfectly crafted or pure dumb luck but if we actually get to lose against better teams with his stable of dogs that cannot hunt I’m going to be perfectly happy with that and proclaim him the best ad we have ever had, at least I will be able to discuss our losses with people instead of hearing about how they only follow D-1 football or that they thought we stopped playing football. We can always get an AD at some point that cares about winning and success but the time for moving to a conference where that would matter at all would seem to be running out.

Should we get left behind after committing to this OCS then all the coaches, ADs and Will Weatherford should all be shown the door. 

[Ghostbuster]

Just now, Bull Daly said:

ACC is the better option over the sinking Big 12 hands down. Travel distance is better. Academics are better. Hoops are betters. Miami Canes conference opponent. 

I tend to agree...the only concern I would have in this hypothetical is whether the ACC could get a media deal better than the Big12 who would likely have an easier time poaching Pac12 remnants (as more pac-ees flee for b1g).

If the endgame is about money and having the most amount of eyeballs on your product...the Big12 would have an easier time getting to a 'coast to coast' conference.  UCF is already jumping on, and like I said the Pac12 leftovers might want to merge with a neighboring conference before they have nothing.

If you are the ACC and your product has no 'night games'/west coast games, maybe you're less desirable. 

Flip side is maybe ACC would still have better name brands/fan bases even if the top 2/3 teams get poached, compared to hypothetical big12/pac12 merger.

[Bull Matrix]

Just now, CousinRicky said:

Should we get left behind after committing to this OCS then all the coaches, ADs and Will Weatherford should all be shown the door. 

Lol good point. The question is when will the greed end for these super conferences?? I guess when the money starts to decline. I guess they will start going to regional pods to help travel. Big 12 has a terrible regional set up for UCF & WVU so they look like they are gonna be next conference to get raided imo 

[puc86]

1 minute ago, Bull Daly said:

Lol good point. The question is when will the greed end for these super conferences?? I guess when the money starts to decline. I guess they will start going to regional pods to help travel. Big 12 has a terrible regional set up for UCF & WVU so they look like they are gonna be next conference to get raided imo 

[Bull Matrix]

2 minutes ago, Ghostbuster said:

I tend to agree...the only concern I would have in this hypothetical is whether the ACC could get a media deal better than the Big12 who would likely have an easier time poaching Pac12 remnants (as more pac-ees flee for b1g).

If the endgame is about money and having the most amount of eyeballs on your product...the Big12 would have an easier time getting to a 'coast to coast' conference.  UCF is already jumping on, and like I said the Pac12 leftovers might want to merge with a neighboring conference before they have nothing.

If you are the ACC and your product has no 'night games'/west coast games, maybe you're less desirable. 

Flip side is maybe ACC would still have better name brands/fan bases even if the top 2/3 teams get poached, compared to hypothetical big12/pac12 merger.

ACC already has their network set up whereas the Big 12 does not. Heck the PAC 12 has their own network and a seat in the Rose Bowl. They will more than likely raid the Big 12