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Solecismic · 08-12-2011, 03:20 AM

Once the Texas chip falls, I don't see the hurry for the Big Ten. They have their pick of Big East/ACC/remainder of the Big XII whenever they want.

I also don't see the point of the Pac 12 expanding. Utah was the best selection they could make to get to 12. It was still a bit of a stretch. New schools have to add revenue for a conference. Without Texas or Oklahoma, I don't see them adding revenue. And Oklahoma supposedly has a "State" problem.

Let's say the SEC plucks Texas A&M and Virginia Tech (might as well go for the most valuable properties they can, regardless of fit). The ACC can take Pitt or Rutgers, the Big XII probably stays at nine and the Big Ten can sit for a few years and decide its next move while keeping the open invitations for Texas and Notre Dame.

I don't like the idea of 16-school conferences and not hosting a cross-division rival for 16 years. How do you preserve OSU/Michigan in a 16-team conference unless they're in the same division?

The number of major conferences really doesn't matter that much - it's the number of viable major schools. And I think that's saturated. The rest is just fighting over the split. If I'm sitting in the Big Ten, I'm thinking I only want to expand if I can get a premier school like Texas or Notre Dame.

08-12-2011, 03:20 AM	#3756
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	Once the Texas chip falls, I don't see the hurry for the Big Ten. They have their pick of Big East/ACC/remainder of the Big XII whenever they want. I also don't see the point of the Pac 12 expanding. Utah was the best selection they could make to get to 12. It was still a bit of a stretch. New schools have to add revenue for a conference. Without Texas or Oklahoma, I don't see them adding revenue. And Oklahoma supposedly has a "State" problem. Let's say the SEC plucks Texas A&M and Virginia Tech (might as well go for the most valuable properties they can, regardless of fit). The ACC can take Pitt or Rutgers, the Big XII probably stays at nine and the Big Ten can sit for a few years and decide its next move while keeping the open invitations for Texas and Notre Dame. I don't like the idea of 16-school conferences and not hosting a cross-division rival for 16 years. How do you preserve OSU/Michigan in a 16-team conference unless they're in the same division? The number of major conferences really doesn't matter that much - it's the number of viable major schools. And I think that's saturated. The rest is just fighting over the split. If I'm sitting in the Big Ten, I'm thinking I only want to expand if I can get a premier school like Texas or Notre Dame.