Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[MMW]

 

Cat, thanks for wading into twitter/x for us.  You and Matrix are the MVP's of this thread.  

 

38 minutes ago, Cat941 said:

 

 

I would not be surprise if the B10 was going after UF.  It would be a huge win for them and I think UF would really align with their research sharing etc.

Here is a wild prediction:

UF to the B10

FSU backfills to the SEC

USF backfills to the ACC

Everyone is happy they are not in a league with the tinmen.

 

[Rocky Style]

10 minutes ago, MMW said:

If it is a fun atmosphere (and we are winning) it would be great to go to games on our own campus.  I am really excited about that more than who we are playing.  I think it will be a game changer.

It will be like nothing our fanbase as ever experienced unless they go to away games and get jealous already.

[Rocky Style]

6 minutes ago, MMW said:

UF to the B10

FSU backfills to the SEC

USF backfills to the ACC

Everyone is happy they are not in a league with the tinmen.

I love this.  It would be so weird.

[Rizman]

16 minutes ago, Rocky Style said:

I love this.  It would be so weird.

Shows the people manipulating this behind the scenes do not care about the fans.  So, UF not playing Georgia every year would be sad. 

[usf97]

37 minutes ago, Cat941 said:

 

We've seen rumors that B10 wants Nebraska out due to AAU status. 

[Rocky Style]

16 minutes ago, usf97 said:

We've seen rumors that B10 wants Nebraska out due to AAU status. 

They also have been terrible, which helps that argument

 

18 minutes ago, Rizman said:

Shows the people manipulating this behind the scenes do not care about the fans.  So, UF not playing Georgia every year would be sad. 

True but what else is new?  They keep destroying all of what makes CFB good.  It's reached the level of corporate paste or widget that must be optimized to the point where everyone just tolerates it and quality goes down.  

 

[Cat941]

18 minutes ago, usf97 said:

We've seen rumors that B10 wants Nebraska out due to AAU status. 

That was my speculation too.  Rejoining Mizz/OUT is another factor.

[MMW]

4 minutes ago, Rizman said:

Shows the people manipulating this behind the scenes do not care about the fans.  So, UF not playing Georgia every year would be sad. 

Exactly.  

Or they should just take us.  If you look at the AAU site and cross reference against schools with large student bodies the list is quite small.  Again, not saying we would get the call but we are on that small list.

The B10 schools average  45,703 undergrads.

University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	1861	2024[f]	Public	60,692	$4.941	Huskies
Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	1870	1912	Public	60,046	$7.384	Buckeyes
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois[a]	1867	1896	Public	56,403	$3.383 (system-wide)	Fighting Illini
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota	1851	1896	Public	54,890	$5.501	Golden Gophers
Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	1869	1896	Public	52,211	$3.794 (system-wide)	Boilermakers
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	1817	1896, 1917[d]	Public	52,065	$17.876	Wolverines
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	1855	1950[e]	Public	51,316	$4.054	Spartans
University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	1848	1896	Public	50,662	$3.838	Badgers
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick	New Brunswick-Piscataway, New Jersey	1766	2014	Public	50,617	$1.988 (system-wide)	Scarlet Knights
Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	1855	1990[g]	Public	48,535	$4.444	Nittany Lions
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Los Angeles, California	1881	2024[f]	Public	48,048	$3.873	Bruins
Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	1820	1899[b]	Public	47,527	$3.558 (system-wide)	Hoosiers
University of Southern California (USC)	Los Angeles, California	1880	2024[f]	Private	47,147	$7.463	Trojans
University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	1856	2014	Public	40,813	$2.095 (system-wide)	Terrapins
University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	1847	1899[c]	Public	31,452	$3.258	Hawkeyes
University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	1876	2024[f]	Public	23,834	$1.490	Ducks
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska	1869	2011	Public	23,600	$2.266 (system-wide)	Cornhuskers
Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	1851	1896	Private	22,801	$13.700	Wildcats

[zarnozdabull]

1 hour ago, Rocky Style said:

Tampa is better (hint hint B1G)

Also not sure if this was posted here but SI has the FSU independence take:

Why Florida State Should Leave ACC and be Independent

WWW.SI.COM

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Too big for the ACC but not wanted by the Big Ten or SEC...

 

Makes me wonder...

FSU has a big enough of a following that fans are going to want to watch their games no matter what, especially if they're good again.

Why not go independent and stream all your games online, on your own website/service, with your own broadcast, and keep ALL the ad revenue for yourself? It is really necessary to depend on ESPN for anything in this day and age?

Internet killed the TV star.

 

 

Edited July 18 by zarnozdabull

[BULLSHTR]

1 hour ago, Bull Matrix said:

The more I see these crazy rumors the more I’m focused on following USF and watching them win wherever level or conference they are in. That is the bottom line anyway. Last season was one of my most enjoyable USF seasons in a long time & that was USF winning their bowl game going 7-6 while a member of the AAC. So I guess what I am getting at is that USF is going to be fine in the long run.  Sure, the college football landscape will be crazier but at least we have our USF program to follow. Go Bulls!!

I don't think our recruiting has been affected too badly, because there is a perception that we won't be stuck in the AAC forever. If that changes, recruiting will become immensely more difficult, and then our coaches will definitely leave. We MUST get into a better conference. Other than that, I agree, gameday on campus is going to be really special.

45 minutes ago, Rizman said:

Shows the people manipulating this behind the scenes do not care about the fans.  So, UF not playing Georgia every year would be sad. 

Yeah, but then we'd get to see UF play Ohio State and Michigan ~every year. Florida State vs Georgia would be just as compelling of a match up. Also, what if the B1G steals both FL and GA?

I could see Florida going to the B1G, because it's probably more money and an arguably easier path to the national championship. It also fits in with UF's image of being a prestigious academic institution, instead of slumming around with the likes of Alabama, Mississippi State, LSU, etc. UF would get to be in a conference that is prestigious in both sports AND academics (isn't the latter the reason for unis in the first place?)

Florida State will finally have their dreams come true joining the football-first SEC, which couldn't give a crap about academics.

Edited July 18 by BULLSHTR
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