Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[SilverBull]

27 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

Understanding the premise of the P2, but exactly what does any school have that makes them attractive? Maybe 3-5 schools have some clout, but the vast majority offer nothing substantial. Will the P2 be willing to pare the Vandy’s or Indiana’s to make room? I mean let’s face it, will the SEC cut Vandy for UNC? Will the B1G cut Indiana for FSU? Will TV make up the difference?

I believe the colossal egos of leadership in the those two conferences keeps them from doing so.  But eventually, after the B1G and SEC kill off all the "lower" conference programs, they will have nowhere else to turn than to start cannibalizing their own.  Welcome to the P2 picnic!

[BDYZR]

21 minutes ago, Rocky Style said:

Yes they will eventually trim those schools and have the biggest brand names only.  It's stupid.  Hopefully whatever is left can form their own league. 

The “others” already have the league/conferences. There’s the ACC, B12, AAC, CUSA, etc. Think about the money side of sports. We have the pro sports that will be followed by the P2 and then the rest of us.

[BDYZR]

4 minutes ago, SilverBull said:

I believe the colossal egos of leadership in the those two conferences keeps them from doing so.  But eventually, after the B1G and SEC kill off all the "lower" conference programs, they will have nowhere else to turn than to start cannibalizing their own.  Welcome to the P2 picnic!

I think the doomsday thoughts are a bit insane. IF that scenario were possible there wouldn’t be any lower level leagues now.

[Rocky Style]

35 minutes ago, SilverBull said:

I believe the colossal egos of leadership in the those two conferences keeps them from doing so.  But eventually, after the B1G and SEC kill off all the "lower" conference programs, they will have nowhere else to turn than to start cannibalizing their own.  Welcome to the P2 picnic!

Nice image.  Seems pretty apt for the post social media age.

33 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

The “others” already have the league/conferences. There’s the ACC, B12, AAC, CUSA, etc. Think about the money side of sports. We have the pro sports that will be followed by the P2 and then the rest of us.

I suppose I mean a collective.  Or whatever purpose the NCAA used to serve.

[SilverBull]

1 minute ago, BDYZR said:

10 minutes ago, SilverBull said:

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I think the doomsday thoughts are a bit insane. IF that scenario were possible there wouldn’t be any lower level leagues now.

That what my friends in the PAC12 told me last year.  

But seriously, who knows what will be the result of all the crazy stuff that has happened in the last few years.

[BDYZR]

25 minutes ago, SilverBull said:

That what my friends in the PAC12 told me last year.  

But seriously, who knows what will be the result of all the crazy stuff that has happened in the last few years.

I’m not suggesting that there won’t be changes. Any of those schools fold their programs? No. They changed. 

[SilverBull]

1 minute ago, BDYZR said:

I'm not suggesting that there won’t be changes. Any of those schools fold their programs? No. They changed. 

I get it.  And I never said any of the P2 would shutter their programs.  I was just saying the ranks of what teams are amongst the "haves" and "have nots" can change pretty rapidly with the circumstances.

[BDYZR]

5 minutes ago, SilverBull said:

I get it.  And I never said any of the P2 would shutter their programs.  I was just saying the ranks of what teams are amongst the "haves" and "have nots" can change pretty rapidly with the circumstances.

I guess what I’m saying is that if Kaiser and Stetson can afford sports/football then it really doesn’t matter what the P whatever’s do. USF will be just fine.

[SilverBull]

6 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

I guess what I’m saying is that if Kaiser and Stetson can afford sports/football then it really doesn’t matter what the P whatever’s do. USF will be just fine.

Gotcha.  But I guess we'll see how the mighty Keiser Seahawks program performs after losing their version of "Jim Leavitt" to my backyard Lenoir-Rhyne Bears program.

Keiser loses football coach Doug Socha, finds replacement in Myles Russ

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A little more than an hour after Keiser head football coach Doug Socha left for a new job, the Seahawks were quick to announce his replacement.

 

[MaltLiquorBull]

If this P2 breakaway thing happens and they "professionalize," then it won't be the end of college football, it will be the beginning of a junior pro league, and the only resemblance of college football that remains will be the teams who are left out.  If this happens, the players on these p2 teams will have as much connection with the universities they represent as a pro-sports player has connections with the city he plays in.  Just another pro league.  Probably just the thing needed to cause the whole thing to implode and we can get back to the good old-fashioned regional conferences and fun rivalries.