Conference restructuring.

[jever4321]

Am I the only one having a problem with this? Colorado, Utah in the PAC10. Syracuse, Pitt in the ACC. Texas A&M in the SEC, Rutgers talking to the B1G. Stop the craziness. Traditionalist be damned.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

I think it's odd that it's all happening mid-season like this.

 

[jever4321]

Now I'm hearing Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State to the PAC 10. Collin Cowturd reporting.

 

[KAWDUP]

Wondered what happened to that Texas-ND connection that they were talking about where they join the same confererence? Was that all just a bunch of rumored only crap?

 

[lostleader]

It all crazy if you ask me. Most of this based of the BCS system. Wonder if the Big Ten could lure Kentucky away from the SEC. Also throw in Louisville and possibly Cincinnati and we could add a solid middle tier to the Big Ten. If this is to happen adding Texas and ND would be nice but I figure that would be a long shot.

 

[Michchamp]

Am I the only one having a problem with this? Colorado, Utah in the PAC10. Syracuse, Pitt in the ACC. Texas A&M in the SEC, Rutgers talking to the B1G. Stop the craziness. Traditionalist be damned.

well, it's going to be chaos right now, as everyone flees the sinking ship(s) for something to cling to.

I'm assuming this is all $$$ driven, but what I'd like to know is what the actual numbers are. I don't know if the conference commissioners did the math and saw that they needed to expand or die, or if they only heard the expansion talk and panicked... either way, the wheels are now in motion, and there's no stopping them.

I think one motivating factor is the clout the SEC was able to bring to the table over the last few seasons. They've been able to make the SEC champ a shoe-in for the BCS championship, regardless of the record, and I think that's one reason both the Big Ten & Pac10 have them too.

I also think this is going to push us into a playoff system; once the BigTen/Pac10/new ACC champ gets excluded from a BCS game based on the "southern man" closing ranks and rigging the polls to ensure a two-loss SEC champ makes it, you're going to see some serious shit. We only put up with it because in the absence of a late season conf champ game, human nature dictated that the team that won last week got more press than the team that won 3 weeks ago.

based on everything I've read about UT throwing their weight around the Big XII, I have a hard time imagining they'll be a stable partner in any conference where they aren't the biggest dog on the block, and that's not going to be the PAC-10.

I haven't read anything about a UTexas - ND connection, but it kinda makes sense given the fact that they are somewhat similar in terms of their revenues and appeal. If the UTexas-PAC-10 connection doesn't work out, I wonder if UT, Oklahoma, etc. and the remnants of the Big XII would form some sort of loose association with ND that would allow both parties to keep their clout with the BCS, while letting them keep their own TV revenue piece of the pie?

 

[Guest]

CU going to the Pac-12 made all the sense in the world and for a ton of reasons -- 80% of CU Alumni live CO or West and culturally CU is more like the Pac-12 both academically and socially. CU used to recruit SoCal well under McCartney ...

Why Syracuse -- a founding member -- is leaving the Big East is weird and can you imagine being TCU, joining the BE just in time for this ...? Suckers.

 

[bdtay71]

Am I the only one having a problem with this? Colorado, Utah in the PAC10. Syracuse, Pitt in the ACC. Texas A&M in the SEC, Rutgers talking to the B1G. Stop the craziness. Traditionalist be damned.

If it leads to a playoff system I may not mind so much.

 

[redandguilty]

Screw 'em all. If there are 3 mega conferences and they want a playoff, they can give a 12 team B1G the 4th spot. If they don't...screw 'em. It'll be a fake playoff, no better than what we've got now.

 

[redandguilty]

If the Big East does dissolve, at least we can yoink that name for our divisions. The B1G could be made up of the Big East and the Big West. (kidding, although I do think "East" and "West" would be fine division names.)

 

[Guest]

Hearing now that the remnants of the B12 & BE may combine and have East/West divisions....