Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[NewEnglandBull]

Could the Big12 really be this dumb?

Pac-12 Beats Big 12 In Day 1 of 'Power Conference Survivor'

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In Day 1 of Power Conference Survivor the Pac-12 beat the Big 12...

 

[Jim Johnson]

6 minutes ago, Sellular1 said:

And it was always a “rule” that any expansion market had to be contiguous with its existing footprint.  Until USC and UCLA knocked on the door.

That was never really a rule.  It was thought the reason conferences would not expand to broadly was concern for traveling teams ... (it's also why USC and UCLA were both added instead of, say USC and Oregon)... with the amount of money being tossed around, every team can charter a plane... hell, they could do away with equipment trucks and fly that as well.

[Jim Johnson]

4 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Could the Big12 really be this dumb?

Yes, yes it absolutely can.

For now, there is no interest from the Big 12 to take any Pac-12 schools. When a chance presented itself Thursday for the Big 12 board of directors to discuss these developments, one high-ranking Big 12 official said, "Why?"

USC and UCLA to Big Ten: What's next for Pac-12, Notre Dame, ACC, Big 12 with realignment just getting started - CBSSports.com

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It's now 'anything goes' in the world of major-college sports with teams and conferences facing uncertain futures

 

[NewEnglandBull]

10 minutes ago, Jim Johnson said:

Yes, yes it absolutely can.

For now, there is no interest from the Big 12 to take any Pac-12 schools. When a chance presented itself Thursday for the Big 12 board of directors to discuss these developments, one high-ranking Big 12 official said, "Why?"

USC and UCLA to Big Ten: What's next for Pac-12, Notre Dame, ACC, Big 12 with realignment just getting started - CBSSports.com

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It's now 'anything goes' in the world of major-college sports with teams and conferences facing uncertain futures

 

I don’t know if the PAC can keep Oregon, Wash, Cal, and Stanford in place but if they do, they will start picking off the Big12 teams for sure. I could easily see them losing Okey State, BYU, Houston, TCU, and possibly KU (long shot). 

Edited July 2, 2022 by NewEnglandBull

[Jim Johnson]

Just now, NewEnglandBull said:

I don’t know if the PAC can keep Oregon, Wash, Cal, and Stanford in place but if they do, they will start picking off the Big12 teams for sure. I could easily see them losing Okey State, Houston, TCU, and possibly KU (long shot). 

When Oregon, Washington, and Stanford head to the Big Ten with Notre Dame... the best move is a "Big Pac" - merging of the two conferences... that would be 19 teams... need one more for balance - USF would make the most sense as a travel partner for UCF for the Olympic sports.

[USFsurfer]

2 minutes ago, Jim Johnson said:

When Oregon, Washington, and Stanford head to the Big Ten with Notre Dame... the best move is a "Big Pac" - merging of the two conferences... that would be 19 teams... need one more for balance - USF would make the most sense as a travel partner for UCF for the Olympic sports.

Would take that conference in a heartbeat!

 

[Sellular1]

27 minutes ago, Jim Johnson said:

That was never really a rule.  It was thought the reason conferences would not expand to broadly was concern for traveling teams ... (it's also why USC and UCLA were both added instead of, say USC and Oregon)... with the amount of money being tossed around, every team can charter a plane... hell, they could do away with equipment trucks and fly that as well.

It was a statement the B1G made when they announced Ruturds and Marylamb joining  and not a different school from the ACC

[NewEnglandBull]

31 minutes ago, Jim Johnson said:

When Oregon, Washington, and Stanford head to the Big Ten with Notre Dame... the best move is a "Big Pac" - merging of the two conferences... that would be 19 teams... need one more for balance - USF would make the most sense as a travel partner for UCF for the Olympic sports.

I would be happy with that but Memphis would be in play for WVU. 

[Jim Johnson]

1 minute ago, NewEnglandBull said:

I would be happy with that but Memphis would be in play for WVU. 

WVU has Cincinnati.

[NewEnglandBull]

11 minutes ago, Jim Johnson said:

WVU has Cincinnati.

True keep forgetting about them