Conference Realignment

Status
Not open for further replies.
#451      

Ander1345

A
Ander1345
Navy_illini said:
So does the college football playoffs wait until the dust settles to determine how the 12 teams will be selected. Right now there is the Sec Big 10 Big 12 ACC. If any other conference collapses the format has to change

“The 12-team format will feature, in order, the top four conference champions, followed by some combination of the top six at-large bids and two highest-ranked remaining conference champions. Teams will be ordered based on the College Football Playoff rankings.”

www.sportingnews.com

College football's 12-team playoff, explained: Start date, how it will work & more to know about new CFP format | Sporting News

The Sporting News provides a detailed explainer on the College Football Playoff, from start date to format to how it would look in 2022.
www.sportingnews.com www.sportingnews.com
Click to expand...

I think it just changes or goes away as we know it. With the lack of parity you might face on average stronger opponents in conference championships than you do in the playoff.
 
#457      

Ander1345

A
Ander1345
bluemountain said:
I hate this. I hated conference realignment from the time Penn State joined the big 10 and ditched their longstanding rivalries with Pitt, WVU, Syracuse, etc. Give me the days of the old Pac 10, Big 8, SWC, Big 10, SEC, ACC and eastern independents any day.
Click to expand...

Change of this magnitude can be scary, but I think it will work out. The sport continues to grow, and so long as eyeballs can't get enough of football, there will always be more media deals and more games to watch.
 
#460      

Kramerica Industries

Kramerica Industries
Greenville, SC
Kramerica Industries
IlliniSaluki said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1687586064171515904
Click to expand...
Well There It Is Jurassic Park GIF
 
#461      

WeWillWhen

WeWillWhen
WeWillWhen
The strangest thing to me about this shuffling is that Fox and ESPN are willing to pay $31 million (or significantly more) for the future broadcast rights of USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah . . .

. . . but wouldn't pay them if the package also included Stanford, Cal, Wash St. and Ore. St.

Weird that no arrangement could be worked out that also included those four weaker sisters.
 
#462      

Dan

Dan
Admin
Dan
The official announcement-

University of Oregon and University of Washington to Join Big Ten Conference in 2024

bigten.org

University of Oregon and University of Washington to Join Big Ten Conference in 2024

The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) voted unanimously today to admit the University of Oregon and the University of Washington to the Big Ten Conference effective August 2, 2024, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2024-25 academic year.
bigten.org bigten.org
 
#464      

TentakilRex

TentakilRex
Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
TentakilRex
WeWillWhen said:
The strangest thing to me about this shuffling is that Fox and ESPN are willing to pay $31 million (or significantly more) for the future broadcast rights of USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah . . .

. . . but wouldn't pay them if the package also included Stanford, Cal, Wash St. and Ore. St.

Weird that no arrangement could be worked out that also included those four weaker sisters.
Click to expand...
1. The trick is that it also came with Pac-12 leadership which is its own can of worms.
2. I think everybody else got caught with their pants down on everybody but USC and UCLA
 
#466      

BashCtIllini

BashCtIllini
BashCtIllini
Navy_illini said:
www.yahoo.com

How far Oregon has to travel to play every team in the Big Ten Conference

Gas up the jets, the Oregon Ducks are going to be hitting the road next year.
www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com

Interesting take from an Oregon fan on travel.
Click to expand...
And here's my problem with all of that. Even in their own conference the LA schools are 12 hour+ drives. Conversely from Illinois, we can get to Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan, and Michigan State all within 4 or 5 hours. That leaves only Minnesota from the original Big 10 that was beyond a 5 hour drive. Meaning it was pretty easy to go see any game you want, with Purdue, Indiana, Northwestern, Iowa, and Wisconsin being trips you could pretty easily make in 1 day. And that's assuming you're living in Champaign. If you lived in the Chicago area, you could add Michigan and Michigan State to the list.

My roommates actually went to every game the MicronPC.com bowl year. Since our neighbor was the editor of the Daily Illini we were the cover story the first day back from Christmas break. It was simple to do. Now, there's just no way a student can pull that off. No one is making a trip to Rutgers, Maryland, Nebraska when you have school on Monday. Now with Oregon, Washington, UCLA, and USC forget it.
 
#467      

ChiefGritty

ChiefGritty
Chicago, IL
ChiefGritty
WeWillWhen said:
The strangest thing to me about this shuffling is that Fox and ESPN are willing to pay $31 million (or significantly more) for the future broadcast rights of USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah . . .

. . . but wouldn't pay them if the package also included Stanford, Cal, Wash St. and Ore. St.

Weird that no arrangement could be worked out that also included those four weaker sisters.
Click to expand...
Endless questions about what these actual TV arrangements look like.
 
#468      

Old.Edgy

O
Old.Edgy
altgeld88 said:
Fear doesn't enter into it; misery, and Vitamin D deficiency, does.

As an aside, Maryland's gotta be relieved at this point that it fled the ACC, no matter the constant kvetching of their fans to the contrary.
Click to expand...
Did you know that Seattle has the highest UV rating in the continental US ? Talk about Vitamin D - We have to filter it out with clouds or it would burn your skin to a crisp.... Plus that 'rain' is really more of a drizzle than the downpours in central Illinois, where I grew up.... LOL... Retired to the PNW and loving that I might see some Illini teams out here before I kick the bucket...
 
#471      

Old.Edgy

O
Old.Edgy
Navy_illini said:
So does the college football playoffs wait until the dust settles to determine how the 12 teams will be selected. Right now there is the Sec Big 10 Big 12 ACC. If any other conference collapses the format has to change

“The 12-team format will feature, in order, the top four conference champions, followed by some combination of the top six at-large bids and two highest-ranked remaining conference champions. Teams will be ordered based on the College Football Playoff rankings.”

www.sportingnews.com

College football's 12-team playoff, explained: Start date, how it will work & more to know about new CFP format | Sporting News

The Sporting News provides a detailed explainer on the College Football Playoff, from start date to format to how it would look in 2022.
www.sportingnews.com www.sportingnews.com
Click to expand...
The CFP system is only set through 2025... for 2026 and beyond, it is still to be negotiated...
 
#472      

LouHenson

LouHenson
LouHenson
I hope the BIG does not go after Cal and Stanford. With the assumption that ND won’t join the BIG, my preference would be to add Clemson and FSU.

Then you would have 4 divisions that would look like this:

West
UCLA
USC
Washington
Oregon
Nebraska

Midwest
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Iowa

Mideast
tOSU
scUM
MSU
Purdue
Indiana

East
Clemson
FSU
Maryland
PSU
Rutgers

You could then have a 4 team playoff at the end of the year. That would make travel easier and really look like an NFL model they seem to be trying to emulate?

Clemson and FSU and so much more than Cal and Stanford as far as footprint into the SEC’s backyard and that would be really valuable to the BIG.
 
#473      

Old.Edgy

O
Old.Edgy
#474      

GForce

GForce
GForce
BashCtIllini said:
And here's my problem with all of that. Even in their own conference the LA schools are 12 hour+ drives. Conversely from Illinois, we can get to Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan, and Michigan State all within 4 or 5 hours. That leaves only Minnesota from the original Big 10 that was beyond a 5 hour drive. Meaning it was pretty easy to go see any game you want, with Purdue, Indiana, Northwestern, Iowa, and Wisconsin being trips you could pretty easily make in 1 day. And that's assuming you're living in Champaign. If you lived in the Chicago area, you could add Michigan and Michigan State to the list.

My roommates actually went to every game the MicronPC.com bowl year. Since our neighbor was the editor of the Daily Illini we were the cover story the first day back from Christmas break. It was simple to do. Now, there's just no way a student can pull that off. No one is making a trip to Rutgers, Maryland, Nebraska when you have school on Monday. Now with Oregon, Washington, UCLA, and USC forget it.
Click to expand...
Lets see how well those Cornhusker fans travel now.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.