Kansas to the PAC 10 hurts us far beyond any future conference affiliation. Without them we lose any small amount of remaining national public perception that realignment is unjust.
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How is Utah not a better fit if aTm doesnt go? KU just doesn't seem to fit well.
Best possible strategy IMO is to form an agreement (and NOW) with KU, KSU and MU to market ourselves as a package. A wait and see approach on the smoldering ruins of the Big 12 is not an option. You can always fall back on that as a last resort if other things don't develop.
Why Kansas might prefer the Big East:
Why Kansas might prefer the Pac 10:
- keep rivalry going with the Oklahoma and Texas schools.
- easier to recruit in state of Texas for football and California for basketball
- Pac 10 is perceived as more stable than Big East.
I didn't think so either but there is that chanceKansas goes no where without K-State.
Big East is moving too slow. PAC Ten commish has carte blanche. Once KU is gone/done, Big East might do little.I have a feeling this won't happen. If the Big East option is on the table...I don't see why they would want the PAC-11.
National champion means a lot to PAC Ten, more than to a Big East.How is Utah not a better fit if aTm doesnt go? KU just doesn't seem to fit well.
TAM to SEC may include MU.You forgot "Much better money". Also, you can delete the word perceived from your third point. KU will jump on a Pac-10 invite in a heartbeat. Buh-Bye ISU/KSU/MU...
I guess i figured Baylor would get that spot if A&M didnt go...
How is Utah not a better fit if aTm doesnt go? KU just doesn't seem to fit well.
I guess i figured Baylor would get that spot if A&M didnt go...
TAM to SEC may include MU.
Then you would have a 3 pack to offer.
KU is a national basketball brand name and they bring the KC metro area. College sports is all about money right?
Has the SEC even mentioned anything about expansion?? They are one conference that has stayed pretty quiet throughout this whole thing.
I think conferences might be a little tenative moving towards a 16 team super conference. More teams equals more ways to split the money and new blood which might cause a little friction to the schools who have already been in the conference. 12 is the ideal number.
SEC has been mentioned with TAMU. Theres a big divide down there whether to stay with the texas schools or to go SEC.
I dont think the SEC really needs to expand all that much. Theyve got a great tv contract, and really need to pick the right team if they are going to expand to not dilute their earnings. TAMU gets the SEC into texas, so it would bring a ton of value.
I also dont necessarily think that everyone HAS to go 16 just because one conference does. We've had 12 team conferences for awhile, and it didnt force the pac10, big10, or big east to 12 (in fb at least for BE). I also agree with you that 12 is the ideal number, and i think those leagues that do go to 16 could see a lot of divisiveness in their conferences, much like we have seen with the big 12.