Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

[lonewolf371]

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Boise State...to the Big East?!

The Big East? Isn't Boise State in Idaho?

Last time I checked, Boise, Idaho is further west than Utah or Colorado. I'm still trying to figure out how Utah and Colorado are in the Pac-10, i mean the Pac-12. How can you have a landscape where a Big East school is located further west then two members of the Pacific conference? What's next, Washington State leaves the Pac12 for the ACC?

It makes sense after nine Coronas.

[Tovarich]

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Good points, but hasn't the rate of teams changing conferences increased?

Here's a list of conference changes in the 90's.

1991
Syracuse, Miami Florida, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Rutgers, Boston College and Temple all joined the Big East.
8 changes

1992
Florida State joins ACC from Independence.
Nevada joins Big West from 1-AA.
Fresno State leaves Big West for WAC.
Long Beach State left the Big West.
Akron joins MAC from Independence.
Arkansas joins SEC from Southwest.
South Carolina joins SEC from Independence.
7 changes.

1993
Penn State joins Big 10.
Louisiana Lafayette, Northern Illinois, Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State join Big West.
5 changes.

1994
No changes.

1995
No changes.

1996.
Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Baylor join the Big 12 from the Southwest.
Southern Mississippi, Houston, Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis and Tulane all begin CUSA.
Rice, SMU, TCU, Tulsa, San Jose State and UNLV all join WAC from Southwest/Big West/Independents.
North Texas, Idaho and Boise State joined Big West.
Louisiana Lafayette, Arkansas State, Northern Illinois, Pacific and Louisiana Tech all leave Big West, 4 for Independence, Pacific dropped football.
24 changes.

1997
East Carolina joins CUSA.
Northern Illinois and Marshall join MAC.
3 changes.

1998
Army joins CUSA.
1 change.

1999
Arkansas State joins Big West.
Alabama Birmingham joins CUSA.
Utah, Colorado State, BYU, Wyoming, San Diego State, New Mexico, Air Force and UNLV begin Mountain West.
10 changes.

2000
Nevada joins WAC from Big West.
1 change.

59 changes in 10 years. This stuff has actually calmed down some.

[Cusefan]

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It makes sense after nine Coronas.

It makes plenty sense, you must remember we have a invention called a "airplane". With this "airplane" teams can fly across the country in 3 hours to be play in a AQ conference.

If Boise is going football only it will work, good for them and the Big East.

[Redacted01]

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2013 stud WR Jamar Gibson decommits from Texas A&M per Jeff Howe and 247 sports. Someone on TexAgs said this about it "Doesn't like traveling. Wants his family to be able to see more games."

Figured this was worth noting.

It's not like the Texas schools are that close either. UT and Baylor aren't far. But it's not like Texas Tech, OU, Oklahoma State, KState, Kansas, Missouri, or Iowa State are local. Arkansas and LSU replace UT and Baylor. Dude must not be waiting for his SEC funding to come in so he can pay for his family to travel.

[Redacted01]

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And Memphis news is reporting the MWC and C-USA "merger".

http://www.wmctv.com/

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And Memphis news is reporting the MWC and C-USA "merger".

http://www.wmctv.com/

ESPN reporting this too, for football only.

[Redacted01]

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ESPN reporting this too, for football only.

I'm guessing it is going to be the champion vs. champion idea for a possible BCS bid. C-USA is probably waiting for UCF to jump ship so their champion isn't playing two "title" games.

[Perfect Zero]

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I'm guessing it is going to be the champion vs. champion idea for a possible BCS bid. C-USA is probably waiting for UCF to jump ship so their champion isn't playing two "title" games.

Yeah, and there might be a week in the regular season where the conferences play each other (i.e. MWC/C-USA Challenge). Personally, I don't know if the winner of a Colorado State/ Houston matchup would deserve a BCS bid.

EDIT: I wonder what it would mean if the Mountain West loses the Big East invitee teams... It might lead to an eventual merger.

[Redacted01]

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Yeah, and there might be a week in the regular season where the conferences play each other (i.e. MWC/C-USA Challenge). Personally, I don't know if the winner of a Colorado State/ Houston matchup would deserve a BCS bid.

If Boise and UCF leave, I don't see how they get the BCS bid. All the teams would be gone that would have any chance of making it BCS-viable: Utah, BYU, TCU, UCF, and Boise.

[DonkeyJote]

Yeah, and there might be a week in the regular season where the conferences play each other (i.e. MWC/C-USA Challenge). Personally, I don't know if the winner of a Colorado State/ Houston matchup would deserve a BCS bid.

You can do that with any conference. Is the winner of Mississippi St/Vanderbilt worth a BCS bid. Or Washington St/Arizona?

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[Perfect Zero]

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You can do that with any conference. Is the winner of Mississippi St/Vanderbilt worth a BCS bid. Or Washington St/Arizona?

Are those two teams first place in two different conferences?

[Redacted01]

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Are those two teams first place in two different conferences?

Well, actually it would be TCU and Houston and an undefeated Houston would actually be a potential BCS bid if not for Boise.

[Perfect Zero]

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Well, actually it would be TCU and Houston and an undefeated Houston would actually be a potential BCS bid if not for Boise.

Yeah, but Texas Christian isn't in the Mountain West for much longer and Boise State is flirting with the Big East. I took the top teams that would be there next year. Even if you take a look at every team, is there a team there besides Houston or East Carolina that looks even remotely appetizing?

[Redacted01]

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Yeah, but Texas Christian isn't in the Mountain West for much longer and Boise State is flirting with the Big East. I took the top teams that would be there next year. Even if you take a look at every team, is there a team there besides Houston or East Carolina that looks even remotely appetizing?

San Diego State. SMU. Southern Miss looks pretty good this year.

[dickey1331]

So the next 2 teams for the Big East comes down to SMU, Temple and Houston. SMU is in for all sports. Villanova doesn't want Temple due to sharing a tv market and Houston would only come as a travel partner for SMU. So it's either SMU/Temple or most likely SMU/Houston.


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