Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Jim Johnson]

3 hours ago, Bull Matrix said:

There is too much USF/ACC talk going on right now on Twitter to keep up with and we are not even to summer yet lol

And it's all speculation (including my posts in the screen shot) about how much longer the ACC will survive in it's current form.  The conference has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, it's only a matter of time before it collapses.

[Jim Johnson]

Speculation . . .

 

[Sk00b]

25 minutes ago, Jim Johnson said:

Speculation . . .

 

Ugh. The dominoes

Edited May 19, 2023 by Sk00b
just the dominoes... the rest im good with.

[Peatearpan]

I would be over the moon if we got an invite to the B1G. 

[hm101]

Big Ten is likely looking at the Florida ACC schools

[Outlaw]

8 minutes ago, hm101 said:

Big Ten is likely looking at the Florida ACC schools

My thought was FSU and Clemson to try to rival SEC. They might look at Miami because they have some history with OSU.

[Bull Matrix]

16 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

My thought was FSU and Clemson to try to rival SEC. They might look at Miami because they have some history with OSU.

And history with Nebraska…

Florida’s population growth can only help….

[Bull Matrix]

2 hours ago, Jim Johnson said:

And it's all speculation (including my posts in the screen shot) about how much longer the ACC will survive in it's current form.  The conference has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, it's only a matter of time before it collapses.

You are doing great!! Keep up the good work. Thanks!

[BDYZR]

18 hours ago, UCF_rustbucket said:

Aka, the secret sauce that made trash bags like Maryland and Rutgers attractive for the B1G. It was never about their actual fans/viewers, but being able to slap carriage fees for the B1G network in those 2 massive markets.

 

17 hours ago, BDYZR said:

So does the B1G dump Maryland and Rutgers? Or will we see all conference payouts performance based?

Another thought along this line, IF conferences went to a performance based payout, what would stop a team from negotiating with another conference? Right now it's happening, aka conference realignment. Individual teams are negotiating backroom deals to change, so if the mid pack teams don't like their place in a conference maybe they THINK they would be top tier in another.

Just rambling thoughts...

[UCF_rustbucket]

1 hour ago, BDYZR said:

 

Another thought along this line, IF conferences went to a performance based payout, what would stop a team from negotiating with another conference? Right now it's happening, aka conference realignment. Individual teams are negotiating backroom deals to change, so if the mid pack teams don't like their place in a conference maybe they THINK they would be top tier in another.

Just rambling thoughts...

It's a good question. Ultimately depends on what the university values most. Dumping teams that are full members is unheard of. But squeezing them out like this where they see a different option as a better fit might be the way.