Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Bull94]

11 minutes ago, puc86 said:

Some people actually enjoy moving up and being more competitive in life. 

Would you rather skip on an offer to Harvard because you would possibly get a 3.0 GPA and you don't want to jeopardize your state school 4.2 GPA? 

Would you rather stay the CEO of a small business than a VP at Apple?

Have the biggest house in your neighborhood or the smallest house in Tiger Woods neighborhood?

 

funny malcolm gladwell did a study on whether you were better off being towards the bottom-middle of ivy league class or towards the top of public state university class. his results said you are happier and have better life outcome and more self confidence if you are at the top of public university class.

we naturally compare ourselves to our peers

would you rather have been a vandy football fan or a ucf fan over the last 10 years?

Edited August 4, 2023 by Bull94

[TallyBull]

9 minutes ago, michibull said:

I don’t think we want a “collapse”; I think we just want FSU and Clemson to go to the SEC and the ACC to add USF and UCONN. I believe this would be ideal for us. 

Agreed. I just don't think it'll be just two schools that leave, if any leave.

[Peatearpan]

9 minutes ago, puc86 said:

Some people actually enjoy moving up and being more competitive in life. 

Would you rather skip on an offer to Harvard because you would possibly get a 3.0 GPA and you don't want to jeopardize your state school 4.2 GPA? 

Would you rather stay the CEO of a small business than a VP at Apple?

Have the biggest house in your neighborhood or the smallest house in Tiger Woods neighborhood?

 

3.0

Which one has to do the least work?

which house has lower taxes, HoA fees, and insurance payments? I will take that one

[BDYZR]

31 minutes ago, puc86 said:

Here is his CV

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1995-1998	Wake Forest University (Director of Athletics Facilities/Event Management)
1998-1999	Tampa Bay Final Four Organizing Committee (Executive Director)
1999-2001	Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee (President)
2001-2002	University of South Florida (Associate AD)
2002-2005	Jacksonville Super Bowl Host Committee (President)
2005-2007	South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee (President)
2007-2012	Atlantic Coast Conference (Sr. Associate Commissioner)
2012-2018	College Football Playoff (Chief Operating Officer)
2018-Present [1]	University of South Florida (VP/Director of Athletics)

 

I ask again who specifically do you think is a decision maker currently in the ACC that has any regard for VPMK?

Who specifically do you know is a decision maker currently in the ACC that has any disregard for VPMK?

[Sk00b]

41 minutes ago, puc86 said:

I also recognize that the MWC is going to be a firm contender for that one spot for the five minutes that it will exist and that with continued expansion

MWC schools will jump to PAC not the other way. PAC still holds the autonomous standing or whatever it's called. I believe so anyway for the next few years.

I guess if no one jumps they may be a contender.

Edited August 4, 2023 by Sk00b

[TallyBull]

 

Edited August 4, 2023 by TallyBull

[Peatearpan]

1 minute ago, Sk00b said:

MWC schools will jump to PAC not the other way. PAC still holds the autonomous standing or whatever it's called. I believe so anyway for the next few years.

Pac would be smart to try and expand further East, at least to the central time zone, to grab more eyeballs. Staying up late to watch Californian football has never appealed to me.

I really think their geography has hurt their brand and exposure.

[puc86]

2 minutes ago, KB said:

This may have already been stated, but how is it that the B12 and B1G want to raid these PAC 12 schools because of their value, but as a conference together they have no value?

Because they would only want the cream, this is a little dated from Sports Illustrated but having more teams at the top makes you more valuable and having more at the bottom makes you less. Washington is more valuable without Washington State and Oregon is more valuable without Oregon State

Sports Illustrated’s Power 5 Desirability Ratings

Overall ranking	School	Football rank	Academics	All sports	Attendance	Viewership	Total
1.	Ohio State	2	20(t)	4	3	2(t)	31
2.	Michigan	16	8	3	1	5(t)	33
3.	Notre Dame	6	5	8	16	2(t)	37
4.	Texas	12(t)	14	1	7	7(t)	41
5.	Georgia	3	19	18	8	5(t)	53
6.	Florida	18	11(t)	5	12	12(t)	58
7.	Wisconsin	8	17	23	15	12(t)	75
8.	Oklahoma	5	52(t)	10	13	1	81
9.	USC	30	10	12	23(t)	9	84
10.	Alabama	1	55(t)	21	4	4	85
11.	Penn State	7	28(t)	41	2	10	88
12.	Texas A&M	12(t)	30(t)	24	5	18(t)	89
13.	Auburn	11	41(t)	31	11	12(t)	106
14.	LSU	14	62	16	6	11	109
15.	Washington	25	24(t)	27	19	16(t)	111
16.	Clemson	4	33(t)	58	14	7(t)	116
17.	Stanford	46(t)	1	2	54	24(t)	127
18.	UCLA	43	6	15	40(t)	28(t)	132
19.	Florida State	56	22(t)	14	21(t)	21(t)	134
20.	Michigan State	27	38(t)	39	18	15	137
21.	Iowa	9	38(t)	52	20	21(t)	140
22.	(tie) N. Carolina	48(t)	11(t)	6	39	41(t)	145
22.	(tie) Oregon	20	41(t)	30	36	18(t)	145
24.	Tennessee	54	45(t)	13	9	28(t)	149
25.	(tie) Oklahoma St.	10	65(t)	22	30	24(t)	151
25.	(tie) Miami	23(t)	22(t)	48	34	24(t)	151
27.	Iowa State	15	48(t)	40	23(t)	35	161
28.	Mississippi	35	55(t)	19	31	23	163
29.	Northwestern	38	2(t)	35	58	32(t)	165
30.	(tie) NC State	37	36(t)	17	26(t)	53(t)	169
30.	(tie) Arizona St.	23(t)	47(t)	25	38	36(t)	169
32.	Virginia	48(t)	9	11	51	52	171
33.	Nebraska	46(t)	54	47	10	16(t)	173
34.	Arkansas	60	59(t)	7	25	24(t)	175
35.	(tie) Virginia Tech	41	33(t)	32	21(t)	49(t)	176
35.	(tie) Utah	17	41(t)	42	42	34	176
37.	TCU	22	38(t)	38	49	31	178
38.	Minnesota	28	30(t)	27	45	49(t)	179
39.	Kentucky	26	52(t)	9	32	61(t)	180
40.	BYU	50	36(t)	28	26(t)	41(t)	181
41.	Purdue	36	20(t)	51	35	45(t)	187
42.	S. Carolina	52	47(t)	36	17	36(t)	188
43.	Mississippi St.	21	67	63	28	20	199
44.	Baylor	39(t)	33(t)	45	47	36(t)	200
45.	California	55	7	26	55	58(t)	201
46.	Pittsburgh	33	24(t)	62	52	36(t)	207
47.	Wake Forest	32	11(t)	43	66	58(t)	210
48.	West Virginia	29	69	56	29	28(t)	211
49.	Indiana	42	30(t)	57	48	36(t)	213
50.	Duke	63	2(t)	20	69	67(t)	221
51.	Texas Tech	44(t)	68	37	33	41(t)	223
52.	Maryland	58	24(t)	44	57	41(t)	224
53.	Missouri	44(t)	49(t)	53	37	53(t)	236
54.	Georgia Tech	62	16	60	46	53(t)	237
55.	(tie) Louisville	53	65(t)	33	44	45(t)	240
55.	(tie) UCF	19	55(t)	67	50	49(t)	240
57.	Colorado	61	41(t)	54	43	45(t)	244
58.	Kansas State	31	59(t)	64	40(t)	53(t)	247
59.	Illinois	66	18	50	59	58(t)	251
60.	Syracuse	59	24(t)	61	60	53(t)	257
61.	Arizona	65	45(t)	34	53	61(t)	258
62.	Boston College	51	15	66	61	66	259
63.	Vanderbilt	68	4	59	67	63(t)	261
64.	Washington St.	39(t)	63(t)	65	64	32(t)	263
65.	Rutgers	67	28(t)	46	56	67(t)	264
66.	Cincinnati	34	55(t)	69	62	45(t)	265
67.	Oregon State	64	59(t)	41	63	67(t)	294
68.	Kansas	69	49(t)	55	68	63(t)	304
69.	Houston	57	63(t)	68	65	63(t)	316

 

[Peatearpan]

3 minutes ago, TallyBull said:

 

Maybe this helps us, Tulane, Memphis, and UConn get into the B12?

[Bull Gooner]

19 minutes ago, TallyBull said:

The hope is that by being loud, they build leverage, and get their opponents to reconsider their legal positions and come to a settlement. If I were the ACC, I'd call FSU's bluff, because by all accounts that GOR is solid. FSU is saying that it was sold on signing the GOR based upon fraudulent numbers, and that is the reason they think they can get out. But if that's true, they'll need to prove it, which will cost FSU time and money, and there's no certainty of success. 

UNC AD: "I don't think it's good for our league for them to be out there barking like that..."