Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[MaltLiquorBull]

2 minutes ago, GoBulls84 said:

 

They had Papa John bankrolling them, but Louisville was also a very strong, well-rounded athletic department at the time they were invited.

Yes.  Having a great basketball program helps in all of this, too.

[Mike Stuben]

32 minutes ago, GoBulls84 said:

I think if we had built on the '07 run to #2 and invested in football there would have been a case. Following up Leavitt with the Skip Holtz disaster and Judy leaving Athletics in the hands of Doug Woolard ensured that never happened.

They had Papa John bankrolling them, but Louisville was also a very strong, well-rounded athletic department at the time they were invited.

If I remember correctly, if you added up the C-USA Championships (both regular season and tourney) plus NCAA tournaments for the whole department, when we left C-USA we had the most of any school, and Louisville was a close second. 

The biggest difference, they had more success in the money sports. 

[John Lewis]

3 hours ago, Bull Matrix said:

Looks like SEC & Big Ten are warning big 12 to stay out of their way lol 

[John Lewis]

11 minutes ago, Mike Stuben said:

If I remember correctly, if you added up the C-USA Championships (both regular season and tourney) plus NCAA tournaments for the whole department, when we left C-USA we had the most of any school, and Louisville was a close second. 

The biggest difference, they had more success in the money sports. 

This is correct!!

[flsportsfan83]

17 minutes ago, Mike Stuben said:

If I remember correctly, if you added up the C-USA Championships (both regular season and tourney) plus NCAA tournaments for the whole department, when we left C-USA we had the most of any school, and Louisville was a close second. 

The biggest difference, they had more success in the money sports. 

which proves there are only really a couple of sports that really move the needle. 

[Mike Stuben]

7 minutes ago, flsportsfan83 said:

which proves there are only really a couple of sports that really move the needle. 

At that point in time we got the same invite they did, even though we had never been to a bowl game. 

[Bull Matrix]

[macphisto]

18 hours ago, belgianbull said:

No but if the ACC adds two California teams it would likely add more Western and Mid America teams to create a bridge between the Cali teams and other ACC teams. SMU would probably be the team they would add as well. That would decimate  the AAC even more.

We would need not just FSU to move on , but Miami also. Teams like San Diego State, Memphis, and Tulane might become prime candidates for the ACC. Not saying we wouldn't still have the chance to move to the ACC, but it would in my opinion decrease our chances

FSU is not going to the Big Ten.  They have no interest.  The SEC or Big 12 is their only hope.  Miami would interest the Big Ten.  Honestly, USF would too with facilities and a show of competitiveness because of the academics.  I would say USF is far more appealing to the Big Ten than Clemson or FSU.  UNC, Virginia, etc are a different story.

[John Lewis]

4 minutes ago, macphisto said:

FSU is not going to the Big Ten.  They have no interest.  The SEC or Big 12 is their only hope.  Miami would interest the Big Ten.  Honestly, USF would too with facilities and a show of competitiveness because of the academics.  I would say USF is far more appealing to the Big Ten than Clemson or FSU.  UNC, Virginia, etc are a different story.

I would highly doubt that FSU has no interest in the B1G and I would also highly doubt that they have interest in the Big XII. The bottom line for them is that they want equal annual tv revenue to what UF is getting and they will only get that in 2 places. They will go to either of those 2 places if the invitation is made.

Agree with you regarding Miami.

[GoBulls84]

7 minutes ago, macphisto said:

FSU is not going to the Big Ten.  They have no interest.  The SEC or Big 12 is their only hope.  Miami would interest the Big Ten.  Honestly, USF would too with facilities and a show of competitiveness because of the academics.  I would say USF is far more appealing to the Big Ten than Clemson or FSU.  UNC, Virginia, etc are a different story.

My personal belief is that FSU ends up in the SEC. That said, there is no reality where USF is "far more appealing" to the B1G than FSU. Everything is going to end up on streaming at some point and at that point it's a matter of actual eyeballs on screens. We don't even come close to the viewership that FSU brings, period.