Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

[Jeremy]

I just see someone in the big ten office saying “hey we didn’t pursue expansion they reached out to us” it’s obv ******** but I’m sure that convo happened

Eh, feelings don’t matter in any of this. There is no betrayal when there is no trust to begin with. Nobody genuinely trusted anybody… at least unless they were a complete moron. The publicity hug they gave each other last year was nothing more than show and they all knew it – there was literally nothing binding to their pact.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

Honestly, I think the super conferences are going to end up pushing to an unequal revenue distribution in the future.

I doubt it, the Big12 is the only conference that has ever done that and it didn’t have great results

 

[alarson]

I just see someone in the big ten office saying “hey we didn’t pursue expansion they reached out to us” it’s obv ******** but I’m sure that convo happened

It may be a case where USC and UCLA desire this move more, and getting this out there today puts more pressure on Oregon (and maybe washington) to get in or get left behind.

 

[HFCS]

If the B1G is looking to add two more from out west it'll get real interesting... I see Oregon, Washington, and Stanford, and only two spots.

And Stanford is golden no matter what. Nobody laments Harvard’s football division.

Oregon St and Washington State are exactly where ISU, Baylor, TTech and KSU were in original major realignment when rumor was Tex/oU/A&M/OKSt splitting and KU getting ACC landing spot. Those four were worst spot then and got rescued by 10 team league sticking together twice, now Oregon St and WSU need to hope remaining 8 of Pac stay strong, merge entirely w big 12 or big 12 picks them up.

These two might be in worse shape because of geographic isolation.

 

[cyIclSoneU]

I doubt it, the Big12 is the only conference that has ever done that and it didn’t have great results

It will either be unequal or the Purdues and Mississippi States will get booted out. The way it’s all about money makes those the only two realistic endgames.

 

[BCClone]

Eh, feelings don’t matter in any of this. There is no betrayal when there is no trust to begin with. Nobody genuinely trusted anybody… at least unless they were a complete moron. The publicity hug they gave each other last year was nothing more than show and they all knew it – there was literally nothing binding to their pact.

Well, Bobby trusted the SEC and OuT.

 

[dexterhawk]

If true....this is an opportunity for the B12. Don't know if the B12 is satisfied with the projected additions but the remnants of the PAC12 sure are enticing targets.

 

[jsb]

I mean that too, but there are some coming at it from a perspective of 'they betrayed us', when they were just playing for their lives not wanting to be put in the same situation that we would have been if doomsday had happened back then.

Right. 95% of us would betray this conference to land in a viable one.

 

[cyIclSoneU]

If the B1G is looking to add two more from out west it'll get real interesting... I see Oregon, Washington, and Stanford, and only two spots.

Not really sure why you think 18 is a hard cap. It’s a brave new world out here. They could take them all plus Cal.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

It will either be unequal or the Purdues and Mississippi States will get booted out. The way it’s all about money makes those the only two realistic endgames.

Again I strongly disagree and the only sports conference that has done it is the old big 12 and that ended poorly

 

[Statefan10]

If true....this is an opportunity for the B12. Don't know if the B12 is satisfied with the projected additions but the remnants of the PAC12 sure are enticing targets.

Utah, Arizona, Arizona State and Colorado would fit pretty well honestly

 

[dexterhawk]

Honestly, I think the super conferences are going to end up pushing to an unequal revenue distribution in the future.

who knows...we're in uncharted territory. NIL....expansion. Conferences being wrecked.

I have no idea how this plays out and nobody else does either.

 

[BCClone]

I doubt it, the Big12 is the only conference that has ever done that and it didn’t have great results

No way Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Florida, and the like will want to put up with the other schools in the conference and get paid the same

 

[alarson]

It will either be unequal or the Purdues and Mississippi States will get booted out. The way it’s all about money makes those the only two realistic endgames.

Kicking out teams is difficult, contractually.

 

[iahawks]

And Iowa state should call the Big 10.

Pollard hasn't done his job if he hasn't been calling the last few years. I guaranteed he has.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Honestly, I think the super conferences are going to end up pushing to an unequal revenue distribution in the future.

That's what the mid-2030 TV deals are for.

 

[cyIclSoneU]

Again I strongly disagree and the only sports conference that has done it is the old big 12 and that ended poorly

There is no reason for anyone to think that a program that can pursue more $$$ will not choose to do so. Ignoring that on today of all days is the peak of ignorance IMO. But we will see.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

No way Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Florida, and the like will want to put up with the other schools in the conference and get paid the same

They always have, there have never been rumblings about it either. Big12 is The onlygroup that ever had that happened. I know you lived through it so it’s in the forefront of your mind but it is extremely unlikely.

 

[cyIclSoneU]

Pollard hasn't done his job if he hasn't been calling the last few years. I guaranteed he has.

And we would have waited for a clear no before resigning from the AAU. No question in my mind

 

[CycloneWanderer]

23 pages in like 3 hours I'm in meetings...?!?!?

WTF DID I MISS?@!