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The Valley has been a breeding ground for programs moving up in basketball, but a football driven move is a first for the conference, isn't it? I don't even know if I was a Missouri State fan that this would be all that exciting. The basketball side of C-USA is gross, and they are bottom of the...

Missouri State leaving The Valley for C-USA. There have to be some Illinois State fans on here. My brother is always insisting ISU has the most underachieving Athletic Department in all of college athletics. That the size of the school, location, education, alumni base, etc. should dictate some...

Connecticut has had 9 players getting 20% of minutes each of the last two years. Unlimited transfers and NIL consolidating talent has resulted in a need for talent and depth to have a shot. I get going down to 11-12, but an 8-man roster isn't even enough to field a competitive practice. The...

Your username, with that prose, is just... chef's kiss.

Hey everyone... let's go get a win today. :hailtotheorange:

Kinda feels like UCONN is due for a loss in the tourney. 🤷‍♂️

Expand to 36 teams. Rename the conference The Big Tenth. Solved.

I am firmly convinced WSU and OSU are happy to bide as much time as possible in the hopes that the ACC breaks up sooner, rather than later.

For the record, when Mitch Gilfillian speaks, it comes from the mouth of a Peoria-Area Parochial School Basketball Legend.

I suspect, with FSU missing the playoffs while going undefeated, this thread will get some run on the ACC alone. The playoff committee just told them to run for the hills.

I would imagine, the key here is putting to rest the idea of WSU/OSU tagging along. Feels like Stanford/Cal are going to keep lowering their price until someone bites. No ACC to getting us for free? Okay, Big 12, how about taking all 4 of us? No. Okay, how about just Stanford/Cal? What, you want...

For the record, I didn't breathe a word about academics here... 🤷‍♂️ I remain committed to the fact that Stanford in the ACC makes my brain feel more not cringy than in the AAC. If they took a swing at independence, sure, why not. If they break apart 2 more conferences to build a new weaker...

This feels like a best case scenario from a general fan perspective. Personal opinion, I would have felt gross seeing college athletics look at Stanford athletics and say "nope, that belongs in the AAC." Even more gross was the idea of the Pac-4 ripping apart 2 more conferences and create a...

"Alma Otter definitely an upgrade over our current mascot (a middle-aged Central Illinoisan who repeatedly says "ACTUALLY the Chief was a symbol, not a mascot")" This is fun, thanks @mattcoldagelli!

Can I join team "Blocky the I"? A little flair to the wardrobe and it is just looney enough to be obvious satire, while being the most slap you over the head obvious representation of the university. It amuses me, but not in a mocking kind of way. Let's do it.