Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

[AuburnAlumni]

Report: Mizzou application to join SEC imminent


http://espn.go.com/college-football/...n-sec-imminent

Looks to be for real. Look for Mizzou to the east as well as geographically off as it sounds.

[aukevin]

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Looks to be for real. Look for Mizzou to the east as well as geographically off as it sounds.

I wouldn't mind Auburn being an eastern team when all the conference jumbling gets settled. Would miss the every year game against LSU, but it would be fun to play TN and FL regularly. The possibility of an Auburn/Bama SECC game would be fun and weird at the same time since it would be a replay of the previous week's game.

[AuburnAlumni]

I wouldn't mind Auburn being an eastern team when all the conference jumbling gets settled. Would miss the every year game against LSU, but it would be fun to play TN and FL regularly. The possibility of an Auburn/Bama SECC game would be fun and weird at the same time since it would be a replay of the previous week's game.

The Iron Bowl would be moved from the end of the year to avoid that. Main reason I'd rather stay in the West.

[wpnads]

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Also, Arkansas' AD stated that no schools would be added to the SEC that are already in SEC states, so perhaps that means that FSU is out if the SEC plans to expand to 16 teams.

Yeah, I heard this too back in August on MSN (Mountaineer Sport Network). They went on further to say that the most likely candidates are Texas A&M, Missouri, NC State, and Virginia Tech. Now we know the SEC has added A&M and Missouri is lobbying hard to be the 14th team, also we know that the ACC has raised the exit fee so I doubt we'll be seeing Tech and State leaving any time soon. The curve ball in this whole situation is that the SEC supposedly has also shown interest in WVU. I think now that the ACC is at 14 teams the SEC will most likely add Missouri to reach 14, but I don't think that will be the end of the situation. Of course we don't know what the Big 12 will do if and when Missouri leaves as far as how many teams they will go after, will it be just BYU or BYU, UofL, WVU. The whole wildcard in this situation for me is Charlotte. Now we all know that when Charlotte starts playing in 2013 they will be in the FCS. But there has already been rumors that the school has been contacted by several FBS conferences about going ahead and joining (MAC,C-USA, and even Big East). I think that is why both the ACC and SEC are saying they will be content with 14 teams for right now with their eye set to the future and trying to add Charlotte. Btw, Charlotte as of right now is listed as a FCS Independent because they have ambitions on moving up, even though they haven't even played their first game yet, so no FCS conferences will add them.

[DonkeyJote]

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The Iron Bowl would be moved from the end of the year to avoid that. Main reason I'd rather stay in the West.

I know the Iron Bowl is a huge deal down there, but isn't the Georgia game a pretty big rivalry too? I'm totally unsure of this, because I think I was 9 when I moved away from Georgia, but it it called the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry? Wouldn't that be good as an end of the year game if the Iron Bowl has to be played earlier?

[wildthing2022000]

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Nice to hear that Notre Dame is chairing the Big East expansion committee WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN PLAY FREAKING FOOTBALL IN THE CONFERENCE!!!

Can't help but lol. ND sure has the BE wrapped around it's fingers.

[teets]

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[lonewolf371]

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What each school gets from TV:

Big East $5 million
MWC $1.3 million
WAC $0.45 million

Big East TV contract ends in 2013 and they are hoping to get between $19-$23 million per school. They turned down $11 million per school from ESPN.

I would say that offsets travel expenses for like 5 road games a year for Boise.

That would be more than the SEC. Why would the Big East make more than the SEC?

[superjames1992]

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Doh!

http://www.fox4kc.com/sports/wdaf-re...,7219325.story

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—

The University of Missouri could be one step closer to leaving the Big 12 possibly as soon as this week, according to one media report on Tuesday. But the school says that just isn't true.

According to a report in the New York Times, the school could announce their intention to leave the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference during a Missouri Board of Curators meeting in Kansas City later this week. The report says that the school's exit to the SEC is "inevitable and imminent."

A university official with direct knowledge of the situation says that after the school officially applies, there won't be any problems gathering enough votes among SEC presidents to become a member.

FOX 4 spoke to an university official speaking on behalf of Chancellor Brady Deaton on Monday, and they say that the report isn't true. According to the official, there is no indication that the Board of Curators will discuss conference realignment, let alone make a decision on the matter.

The Board of Curators is expected to meet at UMKC on Thursday and Friday. Missouri's exit from the Big 12 would leave the conference with just nine schools.

Officials with the University of Kansas say that they would not be interested in continuing the Border Showdown with Missouri if the Tigers leave the Big 12. In addition, Missouri's exit to the SEC could put an end to the Big 12 basketball tournament being held in Kansas City.

[dickey1331]

Big East had a teleconference and said no team will leave before the 27 month window. Syracuse and Pitt will wait even if the league has 14 teams. He wants the Championship game in NYC.


Do you really care where I sent this from?

[Scarlet_Ivy]

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The entire league should be HQ'd in NYC, it's a sham that Providence runs the ship.

[TDenverFan]

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The entire league should be HQ'd in NYC, it's a shame that Providence runs the ship.

You spelled Notre Dame wrong.

[Fredonia]

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You spelled Notre Dame wrong.

But Providence(it's a doctrine) provided us with Our Lady!

/ImNotReallyACatholic

[Equinox831]

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Geography really doesn't play a role in the conferences now. At a point, the NCAA needs to step in and start denying some of these changes.

[He1nousOne1]

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Geography really doesn't play a role in the conferences now. At a point, the NCAA needs to step in and start denying some of these changes.

You really think the NCAA is completely above the institutions that make it up? It may regulate on issues pertaining to the programs but when the Institutions themselves wish to put in to place the NCAA doesn't dare rule against it's own masters. It is like expecting the governmental agency SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) to step in and stop what the Banks that own it from doing what they want to do. They just occasionally issue a small fine and business goes on.

The NCAA has no say in what conference an Institution can join which ones they cannot join. If anything the Institutions will pressure NCAA officials to amend the rules on how Conferences can be divided. Which means the NCAA is more likely to help speed up this process rather than slow it down.