Joel Goodson
- dawgville
yea
I can’t see the consortium of TV partners ever ponying up 130 million for adding those two schools to the conference
neither can I. but that wasn't what the OP stated or what I was replying about
yea
I can’t see the consortium of TV partners ever ponying up 130 million for adding those two schools to the conference
noneither can I. but that wasn't what the OP stated or what I was replying about
I thought the ACC wanted to get out of the deal
Most teams want to hold it together, but FSU, Clemson, UNC and Miami want to bolt - but I think only FSU, Clemson and UNC have guaranteed spots in the B1G or SEC - I think the B1G would love Miami too, but probably at a reduced share like Washington and Oregon.I thought the ACC wanted to get out of the deal
Need them to have some mountain time zone teams, and I’m only halfway jokingToo late to add Colorado & Utah for next season?
the addition of Stanford , Cal & SMU just makes no sense in that it can’t possibly result in more money to the existing schools when all is said and done .Most teams want to hold it together, but FSU, Clemson, UNC and Miami want to bolt - but I think only FSU, Clemson and UNC have guaranteed spots in the B1G or SEC - I think the B1G would love Miami too, but probably at a reduced share like Washington and Oregon.
Man I would LOVE to have CU in the same conference as us so I could watch my Illini play sometimes nearby.Need them to have some mountain time zone teams, and I’m only halfway joking
I can’t remember if I read this somewhere or I made this up on my own, but I have a feeling this move was done for one reason only: to protect the ACC from complete collapse when FSU, Clemson, and UNC ultimately bolt (and they will).a conference with unequal members is a terrible idea and is doomed to fail fairly quickly .
this was orchestrated by ND , who is trying to buy more time , at no real cost to them except more airfare
Just wait until the next major round of realignment when Deion has them as a prime brand and boom, buffs in the big tenMan I would LOVE to have CU in the same conference as us so I could watch my Illini play sometimes nearby.
One game. And if it really goes that way, Sanders is there 2, maybe 3 years tops.Just wait until the next major round of realignment when Deion has them as a prime brand and boom, buffs in the big ten
If all the protected rivalries stay and the schedule stays at 9 games, Illinois will play the legacy Big Ten teams other than Northwestern and Purdue LESS than every other year.
PerfectIf all the protected rivalries stay and the schedule stays at 9 games, Illinois will play the legacy Big Ten teams other than Northwestern and Purdue LESS than every other year.
Which is why I hope they go to more than 9 conference games. It seems a bit silly that we are playing Kansas tonight, but there are Big Ten teams we won't play all year. I'd rather play a Big Ten team like Mich. St. as a 10th conference game than Kansas in the non-conference. Or like last year, why play Virginia instead of Maryland?If all the protected rivalries stay and the schedule stays at 9 games, Illinois will play the legacy Big Ten teams other than Northwestern and Purdue LESS than every other year.
Which is why I hope they go to more than 9 conference games. It seems a bit silly that we are playing Kansas tonight, but there are Big Ten teams we won't play all year. I'd rather play a Big Ten team like Mich. St. as a 10th conference game than Kansas in the non-conference. Or like last year, why play Virginia instead of Maryland?
God, I would think it would literally dilute each school's payout, unless they are truly just SCREWING the three new schools, haha. That's really what I guess I still don't understand about conference expansion ... I guess "surviving" really is just a (short-term) end goal in and of itself, and only the Big Ten and SEC can afford to only add members that will actually contribute value.the addition of Stanford , Cal & SMU just makes no sense in that it can’t possibly result in more money to the existing schools when all is said and done .
the addition of Stanford , Cal & SMU just makes no sense in that it can’t possibly result in more money to the existing schools when all is said and done .
I'm thinking once we get to 20 teams. 2 10 team divisions, you play each team in your conference once and the the final week of the season is a cross division champ week, where teams play each other based on 1 thru 10 finish, however I'd make one exception, and I'll use East and West as our 2 division names:A 10 conference games schedule is inevitable. The only question is when.