ND is already essentially an ACC member (regardless of whatever they want to call themselves in football). Cannot stress enough the significance of academic/research considerations to the Big Ten and to a certain extent the Pac-12.
Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC
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ND is already essentially an ACC member (regardless of whatever they want to call themselves in football). Cannot stress enough the significance of academic/research considerations to the Big Ten and to a certain extent the Pac-12.
Presitige? Coming in 1st-4th in the SEC is not more prestigious than winning the Big 12 year and and year out. Oklahama's brand is about championships, not divisional titles. Brand is also a lot more important than an extra 10 to 20 million a year.
Well for one thing, they would love hosting ISU I'd bet! We would snap up all the thousands of unsold seats they have in their stadiums...
They may make the "jump" if Texas and OU were solid with their Big 12 membership...but if those two are sending out mixed signals...no way would schools like AZ and ASU come to join the "leftovers"! Again, this may be posturing by OU and Texas intending to send a message to the existing members of the Big 12! Pay us more if you want us to stay! It worked last time for them correct?
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B10 would go first to South Bend and then Lawrence. Without the Irish, I'm not sure the B10 would want Ku.
Ku would then have to go through the joint university board of regents down here. Not sure how that would play out. But I would guess they would be approved to move without K-State, which is presently looking for a new president.
Ku would then have to go through the joint university board of regents down here. Not sure how that would play out. But I would guess they would be approved to move without K-State, which is presently looking for a new president.
No way in hell that Virginia leaves the ACC for the Big 10, and no way do they ever chose WV. If they wanted WV they would be in the league now, but they choose to take Louisville, Pitt and others. Their academics are horrible, even below TT.
If OU and UT would make the silly choice to leave and go to the SEC, the Big 10 would take KU, and over the objection of EIU ISU. Who else out there is a AAU school that is within the region.
Neither Virginia or N. Carolina will leave what they have in the ACC to join the Big 10.
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There's no use panicking about this. But, if it were to happen, we would be screwed.
If the B1G took ISU...can you imagine how much ISU would have to bend over and just accept whatever they did to us! Look at what they did to Nebraska financially when they joined...and Nebraska didn't have to join!
Iowa States ACC accreditation is huge, the B1G puts a huge emphasis on academics. ND isn't joining the B1G, if they join a conference it will be the ACC. As it sits today Kansas would be a no brainer for the B1G and I think Iowa State would be under strong consideration. Who else is the B1G going to grab? I don't see anyone leaving the ACC. If the SEC goes to 16 teams you can bet your sweet a$$ the B1G will follow suit.
Trust me. Being in the SEC is more prestigious than being in the Big 12. Ask every A.D. who has left. A&M and Missouri are better off as an athletic department going 7-5 in the SEC than goin 10-3 in the Big 12. If being scared of competition was good for your brand nobody would have ever left. $$$$$ builds facilities. Mizzou is better off financially than they ever have been.
Let's just say that OK and Texas bolt. Where do we realistically go? We already know this ******* state legislature won't go to bat for us.
I would be willing to wager this has more to do with current negotiations on the next TV contracts, not breaking up revenue sharing.