Conference Realignment

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ChiefGritty

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theathletic.com

What sparked college football's realignment craze? Ex-Big Ten commissioner explains all

Delany reflects on what happened in the 1980s and '90s to spark one of college football's biggest waves of realignment.
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The format is a little strange but this is very much worth your time if you're an Athletic subscriber, obviously Jim Delany is the most important person of his era of college sports and him talking about how he saw the strategic landscape is interesting stuff.

I couldn't help but chuckle at the last line though:

"I would say just generally about expansion. There’s a point at which an association of colleges is no longer a conference, and my guess is it’s at 16."

I know this is not the consensus opinion, but those are the words of a man who destroyed his sport retroactively justifying himself in the autumn of his life and trying to pretend that the forces he unleashed aren't going to swallow everything.
 
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Mr. Tibbs

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Fighter of the Nightman said:
:ROFLMAO:

I've said this before and maybe it was just being short-sighted at the time, but I NEVER thought the Pac-12 would be the first to truly crash and burn.
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agree
I always thought in the 1980's that they were KING . of course, back then, the west coast was king in everything
 
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ChiefGritty

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Chicago, IL
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Conference realignment reimagined: What if common sense ruled college football?

In a world where realignment has gone wild, let's lay out a vision for a college football landscape that actually serves fans.
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This is probably the best proof of Illini Nation's massive social media presence there has ever been.

Spoiler alert, we get kicked out of the Big Ten, because the writer knows that will goose the clicks on Twitter.
 
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redwingillini11

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ChiefGritty said:
theathletic.com

Conference realignment reimagined: What if common sense ruled college football?

In a world where realignment has gone wild, let's lay out a vision for a college football landscape that actually serves fans.
theathletic.com theathletic.com

This is probably the best proof of Illini Nation's massive social media presence there has ever been.

Spoiler alert, we get kicked out of the Big Ten, because the writer knows that will goose the clicks on Twitter.
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Outrageous. But at the same time, if we got kicked out of the Big Ten, this hypothetical Big Nine conference would be a great fit. Of course, we would not get the B1G $$$ so that would be a major downgrade in that respect.
 
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PNWIllini

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Palo Alto sports bar to close after nearly six decade run

After nearly 60 years in business, the Old Pro, a beloved sports bar in Palo Alto, will be closing its doors for good.
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Palo Alto’s answer to Kams, really more of a Kams and Esquire combined … The Old Pro … closed after 60 years. This was the football fan bar for decades. Conference helmets on the wall, losds of memorabilia throughout the room. Located across the street from The Cardinal hotel.

Just another data point to confirm that the Pac-12 is dying, or at least seen better days, in the Bay Area.
 
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Pikeillinifan

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PNWIllini said:
www.cbsnews.com

Palo Alto sports bar to close after nearly six decade run

After nearly 60 years in business, the Old Pro, a beloved sports bar in Palo Alto, will be closing its doors for good.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com

Palo Alto’s answer to Kams, really more of a Kams and Esquire combined … The Old Pro … closed after 60 years. This was the football fan bar for decades. Conference helmets on the wall, losds of memorabilia throughout the room. Located across the street from The Cardinal hotel.

Just another data point to confirm that the Pac-12 is dying, or at least seen better days, in the Bay Area.
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I was actually there ~10 years ago, was kind of a cool place, but really seemed out of place in Palo Alto (even at that time).
 
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Mr. Tibbs

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southeast DuPage
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PNWIllini said:
www.cbsnews.com

Palo Alto sports bar to close after nearly six decade run

After nearly 60 years in business, the Old Pro, a beloved sports bar in Palo Alto, will be closing its doors for good.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com

Palo Alto’s answer to Kams, really more of a Kams and Esquire combined … The Old Pro … closed after 60 years. This was the football fan bar for decades. Conference helmets on the wall, losds of memorabilia throughout the room. Located across the street from The Cardinal hotel.

Just another data point to confirm that the Pac-12 is dying, or at least seen better days, in the Bay Area.
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fwiw , the Bay Area itself has seen better days
 
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