Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
neither can I. but that wasn't what the OP stated or what I was replying about
Conference Realignment
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neither can I. but that wasn't what the OP stated or what I was replying about
no
but some people are still living in the 1970s-1990’s when adding schools was based on one or more of the following
- geography
- academics
- culture
those days are OVER .
it’s only about money now
The ACC is more and more looking like the unwieldy shot-gun marriage between football and basketball schools with Notre Dame half in and half out version of the Big East that half these schools fled to the ACC to get away from.
AAC reportedly looking at Army to replace SMU.
I thought the ACC wanted to get out of the deal
MustangWally
- Mayfield
Mountain West had talks with Oregon St., Wazzu
The Mountain West Conference made pitches late last month to the Pac-12's final two members after realignment, Oregon State and Washington State.
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.
Too late to add Colorado & Utah for next season?
Need them to have some mountain time zone teams, and I’m only halfway joking
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 .
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Man I would LOVE to have CU in the same conference as us so I could watch my Illini play sometimes nearby.
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).
They proactively added teams so they aren’t scrambling later like the PAC-12 was.
Are they the best quality teams? No. But they are three teams NOW so they don’t have to find three teams LATER.
That’s my feeling on all of this. I’m not sure ND has their hands in this as much as we want to believe.
Just wait until the next major round of realignment when Deion has them as a prime brand and boom, buffs in the big ten
One game. And if it really goes that way, Sanders is there 2, maybe 3 years tops.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
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.
Perfect
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?
IlliniMike_Aurora
Straight outta Champaign
Eighteen teams in 2024 - no divisions, 9 conference games, top two play for B18Championship.
Is it top two overall record, or top two conference only record?
Who will write the tie-breaker scenarios? and will they be re-written each week based on Ohio State and USC
Is it top two overall record, or top two conference only record?
Who will write the tie-breaker scenarios? and will they be re-written each week based on Ohio State and USC
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
A 10 conference games schedule is inevitable. The only question is when.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
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.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
the only lens needed to view these adds is that it gives the ACC the buffer it needs when FSU, Clemson and possibly one or two more bolt. ESPN's contract will not be voided by those departures due to the backfilling of the 3 adds.
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:
Final week of season:
3E v 3W (better record w/ tiebreaks gets home field)
4E v 4W
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9E v 9W
10E v 10W
Plus, the B10 Championship Semis:
2E @ 1W
2W @ 1E
Winners of those matches play the following week for the B10 Championship.
That'll get some huge ratings the final week of the season, make it like a mini playoffs, and it should get at least 2 teams in the college playoff every year, if not 3 or 4. It'll restore regional rivalries, reduce travel, and the fans will really like it for the most part in my opinion. That is until we expand to 24 soon after.
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