I like the Cincy and BYU adds. I'd trade Houston or UCF for those 2 in a heartbeat though.
Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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For schools like UCONN or Gonzaga, sure. But the TV money is still in football. So anyone with a decent program will want full membership. Even UCONN would probably want full membership unless they want to drop the football program entirely.
I actually think it makes more sense to add these West coast schools as football only and have them go to the WCC in other sports. Football has the easiest travel situation for spread out conferences.
This. At this rate, how money hungry both of these conferences are, if the SEC and Big Ten could take both of their top halves and form a true super league, they would boot the Indianas, Vanderbilts of each league so they could have $150 mil+ revenue per team.
This aligns with what BY said after adding the 4 corner schools. Not that something else couldn't happen, but BY has been pretty consistent. Either vague to allow for whatever he has going in dark, smokey rooms or pretty definitive in what he means.
I suspect this "PAC remnants to the Big12" is a stalking horse rumor put out by the remnants themselves, to motivate the ACC to take them. Probably the Oregon St AD that has a track record of misinformation to drive a narrative in their favor.
Makes zero sense. BY isnt taking value detractors now, when there are future ACC remnants in a more populated, better geo-located area that are also good adds to suppurt his bball growth strategy.
Frankly, UConn makes more sense for the Big12 than ANY of the PAC 4 leftovers.
Makes zero sense. BY isnt taking value detractors now, when there are future ACC remnants in a more populated, better geo-located area that are also good adds to suppurt his bball growth strategy.
Frankly, UConn makes more sense for the Big12 than ANY of the PAC 4 leftovers.
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I’d say a conference with 24 teams can work if you split into two divisions of 12 and only have games within your division, with the division champions meeting in a conference title game … but then you really just have two conferences with a playoff agreement, and what the hell is the purpose of that?
Conferences spread all the hell over the country with teams who rarely or never play each other aren’t actually conferences, and I don’t get why CFB is moving in that direction (yes I do, it’s $$$$$$).
Some just don’t understand that there will be losers in the fight for media dollars as B1G and SEC plunder the lesser conferences. It is not the Big 12’s mission to save the unfortunate schools that the B1G and SEC put into these desperate situations. B1G and SEC did this.
Everyone hates to see WSU and OSU get left behind, they are generally quality teams, but location is everything and its twice as far distance wise than the Florida school. Florida has a larger population which adds to recruiting and TV numbers.
Is sucks for both WSU and OSU but we need to worry about ISU and less about doing the right thing for other schools, that may cost ISU down the line.
It'll be interesting to see if players sit out of the expanded playoffs. Short term fame or stay injury free for the draft.
Yeah plain as day that was definitely leaked by Stanford/Cal to gain leverage over the ACC.
Especially considering it was reported by a SF Chronicle columnist who primarily covers the Niners. I wouldn’t say he’s plugged into college football realignment
people saying they'd take one of 4 pac schools over UCF will think very differently in 2031.
UCF is a sleeping giant and will battle for conference championships in the near future.
they are just too well set up in a hotbed of football recruiting to fail. and i they have huge numbers of students.
no one cares about wazzou or beaver football. if they did they wouldnt be staring a mw invite in the face.
UCF also opens florida recruiting, which is equal to Texas.
UCF is a sleeping giant and will battle for conference championships in the near future.
they are just too well set up in a hotbed of football recruiting to fail. and i they have huge numbers of students.
no one cares about wazzou or beaver football. if they did they wouldnt be staring a mw invite in the face.
UCF also opens florida recruiting, which is equal to Texas.
Guys won't sit playoff games, because each game will be meaningful. Win and advance in the playoffs.
Bowls are exhibitions with possible bragging rights. If I were an NFL GM and a kid sat out a playoff game, I would question their commitment to team.
I see that story and laugh. Cal/Stan thumbed their noses at us all along. Let them rot! Utah is already talking about leaving after the contract is up. Drop them now - never needed them. Rescind the add and bring on SDSU.
I believe I read once that "basketball only" isn't actually a thing. NCAA rules allow for "football only" schools, and then they also allow conferences to add affiliates when the affiliate member's non-football conference doesn't offer a specific sport.
I'll bet players still sit out. If I'm a top-10 pick, why take the risk of losing out on tens of millions of guaranteed dollars?
It will be interesting. You could say the same thing about an NCAA Championship as bowls regarding bragging rights. You don’t receive anything tangible from an NCAA title (maybe championship rings?)
A first round selection will net you millions. Life-changing money for most of these guys. Potentially generational-changing money.
I don’t necessarily expect it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if guys sat out the playoffs (that injured OSU receiver Smith-Njigba opted to just sit out the playoffs rather than rush his rehab to play last season. Different scenario but a bit of a precedent).
Coming back from an injury is different. You are not 100%. And susceptible to additional injuries. 100% healthy and sit out. I question your intangibles.
Take that logic one step further and why should a high first draft pick like Caleb Williams even play a regular season game at USC this season? Let alone playoff games.
IMO at some point an elite college player is going to test the 3 year draft eligibility rule and win. If there is pay for play for college-athletes(NIL), seems like some are ready to be NFL professionals.
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Ed Oliver did this at Houston under the guise of injury. Coach Major Applewhite was pissed. Jadaveon Clowney kind of did this too his senior season at South Carolina