Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Cat941]

SMU AD Rick Hart cites 'persistence' to get back to 'highest level of college athletics'

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“And then to have to come back from that. It just shows the persistence, the perseverance, the investments to believe that, you know, the Mustang nation, the leadership, the alumni, the donors have had to get us to this point and put us in a position where we can now say, we’re back at the highest level of college athletics. We’re a member of what I think is the best conference in the country, the ACC.”

[Sk00b]

47 minutes ago, Cat941 said:

We’re a member of what I think is the best conference in the country, the ACC.”

 

Edited July 4 by Sk00b
He did say "i think" so i guess it works

[Brad]

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FSU and Clemson are NOT even considering the Big 12 because of matchups.

Kind of dumb way to argue.  

I don’t think the ACC knows they’re out of it.  

[Cubanbull]

19 minutes ago, Sk00b said:

 

We will be saying the same thing when we join an ACC without FSU/ Clemson 

[Triple B]

7 hours ago, Bear said:

They should have grabbed USF; and they would have the potential to dominate the Florida market.

5 hours ago, Rocky Style said:

They were idiots.  

3 hours ago, Rage said:

They were idiots?  We couldn't even spell check our expansion proposal we sent in. 

Like anyone in the Big12 would have caught it ....

[Cat941]

 

What new AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti said about Memphis' goal of leaving the conference

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New AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti spoke with The Commercial Appeal for a wide-ranging discussion about conference realignment and Memphis.

CA: The AAC recently added Army as a football-only member after SMU left for the ACC. Are there any discussions about adding another non-football member to replace SMU's other sports?

Pernetti: There are many active discussions going on right now about membership. And I think we will be proactive and aggressive related to what we think are good opportunities in the space for the conference. And I've been really encouraged by the inbound outreach that I've gotten from some institutions in the industry wanting to learn more about what we're doing, where we're headed and explaining to us why it's interesting.

 

Quite a few good nuggets of information in this article.  

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[Rocky Style]

13 hours ago, Outlaw said:

Kentuckys? Do you mean Kansas and Kstate?

Kentucky and West Kentucky.

[Rocky Style]

11 hours ago, Cubanbull said:

We will be saying the same thing when we join an ACC without FSU/ Clemson 

The ACC is actually my favorite league though. 

[MMW]

8 hours ago, Cat941 said:

Pernetti: There are many active discussions going on right now about membership. 

Sound clear that someone is leaving.

8 hours ago, Cat941 said:

Pernetti: And I think we will be proactive and aggressive related to what we think are good opportunities in the space for the conference. And I've been really encouraged by the inbound outreach that I've gotten from some institutions in the industry 

This sounds like they are in active discussions to backfill.

[Bull Matrix]

11 hours ago, Cubanbull said:

We will be saying the same thing when we join an ACC without FSU/ Clemson 

Exactly! And the reality the ACC is the 3rd best conference behind SEC & Big Ten but that is alright with me.