Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Rocky Style]

1 hour ago, Bull Matrix said:

Looking more likely what we have been predicting in that FSU & ACC will reach a settlement and it will eventually make room for USF to join the ACC after the invite of course which is speculation…

Then we speculate another half of luxury boxes upgraded to the stadium and University of Miami boats with escorts for recruits.

[USF968]

Five sneaky options to join the Big Ten in conference expansion

RUTGERSWIRE.USATODAY.COM

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A look at five schools who should get more college expansion buzz.

 

[MMW]

9 minutes ago, USF968 said:

Five sneaky options to join the Big Ten in conference expansion

RUTGERSWIRE.USATODAY.COM

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A look at five schools who should get more college expansion buzz.

 

Great article and basically is the counter to the argument I have been making about our fanbase over the past couple of days.  I love reading it but it is like daydreaming about winning the lottery.  I would love nothing more that to be wrong.

 

OK, this first one is the very definition of sneaky as South Florida isn’t on the radar of a Power Four move. But consider that South Florida is an AAU member and has a huge enrollment (hovering around 40,000 undergraduates).

Bringing the Tampa television market (ranked No. 11 nationally) would be a huge get for the Big Ten Network. So there are some good selling points here.

Now, does USF move the needle with football or basketball? Truthfully, no. There would be a ton of work for USF to do to get to the Big Ten level and the fan interest is seriously lacking.

But the same could be said for Rutgers and Maryland when they entered the Big Ten in 2014. Could USF make a similar step up?

But considering the market they bring and the fact that they are in a recruiting hotbed, this might be a forward-thinking move from the Big Ten to secure a top-15 market

 

Edited May 20 by MMW

[USF_Bullsharks]

11 minutes ago, USF968 said:

Five sneaky options to join the Big Ten in conference expansion

RUTGERSWIRE.USATODAY.COM

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A look at five schools who should get more college expansion buzz.

 

Give me a USF, Miami, GaTech, and UNC southern extension of the B1G. 

[Rocky Style]

4 minutes ago, MMW said:

I love reading it but it is like daydreaming about winning the lottery

Every time I play the lottery (maybe 3 times ever) I am sure I will win.

[MMW]

10 minutes ago, USF_Bullsharks said:

Give me a USF, Miami, GaTech, and UNC southern extension of the B1G. 

Would they need USF is they take Miami?

What Miam has against it is the fact that it a smallish private school.  Isn't the rest of the B1G big state schools?

[Mike Stuben]

39 minutes ago, USF968 said:

Five sneaky options to join the Big Ten in conference expansion

RUTGERSWIRE.USATODAY.COM

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A look at five schools who should get more college expansion buzz.

 

Thanks for sharing, I found the original tweet and retweeted it. 

[USF_Bullsharks]

14 minutes ago, MMW said:

Would they need USF is they take Miami?

What Miam has against it is the fact that it a smallish private school.  Isn't the rest of the B1G big state schools?

If Miami doesn't deliver the entire state for the BTN. More opportunities for northern schools to come south for recruiting/warm weather in the winter months. Travel partner for Miami. And yes, they'd be the smallest school in the B1G. That said, they still have a large fanbase and have a pretty wealth alumni base. 

[MMW]

3 minutes ago, USF_Bullsharks said:

If Miami doesn't deliver the entire state for the BTN. More opportunities for northern schools to come south for recruiting/warm weather in the winter months. Travel partner for Miami. And yes, they'd be the smallest school in the B1G. That said, they still have a large fanbase and have a pretty wealth alumni base. 

OK, fair enough.  As pessimistic as I am about USF's chances, I am even more skeptical of Miami's.  I just don't think they meet the profile.

  

[USF_Bullsharks]

39 minutes ago, MMW said:

OK, fair enough.  As pessimistic as I am about USF's chances, I am even more skeptical of Miami's.  I just don't think they meet the profile.

  

I don't disagree. Imagine Miami + Nebraska + USC + Ohio State in a conference though? Only piece missing from that circle is... Notre Dame.