Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Skingraft]

AMC rhymes with gay

[gainesvillebull]

AMC rhymes with gay

Yes sir.

[MaltLiquorBull]

Well, I've only got 3 words to describe the new name:  FAB-U-LOUS!

[swamprat]

[hbryan]

The were fixated on 12 before.  I still say we should be either

 

Team America

 

or the

 

Dirty Dozen.

 

 

Go Bulls!

 

Team America, **** Yeah!!

[WoolyBully]

If I read that right...

 

...#1 Big 10 plans to expand to 18

 

and

 

...Boston College is still on the Big 10’s radar and likely to be invited to join the conference as #20 should Notre Dame accept an invitation to join the conference in 2016 as #19.

 

Am I to understand that the B1G's appetite for growth knows no bounds? Could we be looking at the Big 32?

 

It's a continued game of sit and wait and hypothesize all the live long day. 

[BDYZR]

If I read that right...

 

 

...#1 Big 10 plans to expand to 18

 

and

 

 

>

...Boston College is still on the Big 10’s radar and likely to be invited to join the conference as #20 should Notre Dame accept an invitation to join the conference in 2016 as #19.

 

Am I to understand that the B1G's appetite for growth knows no bounds? Could we be looking at the Big 32?

 

It's a continued game of sit and wait and hypothesize all the live long day. 

 

Can ESPN let them get that B1G?

[jvwvu]

ESPN has no say in B1G and in 2016 when new contract is up for them. Fox or NBC (also why they did not want to spend fortune on NBE) will end up with their Tier 1 and Fox will be producing their Tier 2 and 3.

B1G will more than likely be 16 or 20. B1G and SEC (CBS Tier 1) will be selling their network Tier 2&3 and need populations to subscribe to unlike Big 12 and PAC 12 who sell their rights for Fox to broadcast them all.

If they don't break the ACC by June 2013 for 2014 season, then Big 12 is next and possibly SEC. I could see Mizzou and Kansas in B1G, then it's up to Texas (issue being LHN/ESPN),, join as an Indy like ND in ACC or join B1G with ND and BC (hockey inventory and Boston market) along with someone else (possibly Oklahoma?). SEC then replaces Mizzou with 1 (WVU) or goes to 16 with 3 (WVU, OU, OSU)

Conf Expansion has a lot to do with SEC, B1G network expansion and the Fact FOX is giving the proverbial Finger to ESPN and telling them to buckle up.

Also if you take in B1G/PAC 12 allegience (Rose Bowl) their could be a 32 team "league".

Edited April 2, 2013 by jvwvu

[WoolyBully]

 I think I'm gonna go the 'wake me when it's over route'. This is way too complex for my little noodle. If this, then that, assuming x...unless y, whereas z...etc.  I'll just hang out over in CTBA/American Metro and think in terms of the Liberty Bowl, I'll let y'all move the hypothetical pieces all around the board. 

[gobulls83]

 I think I'm gonna go the 'wake me when it's over route'. This is way too complex for my little noodle. If this, then that, assuming x...unless y, whereas z...etc.  I'll just hang out over in CTBA/American Metro and think in terms of the Liberty Bowl, I'll let y'all move the hypothetical pieces all around the board. 

 

It will never be over.