Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

[Bondgirl0072]

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Sooner AD: Big 12 would replace Mizzou quickly

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7137504/big-12-replace-missouri-tigers-quickly-mu-leaves-conference

[Cusefan]

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Lots of smoke about WVU being invited to the Big 12 as #10 shortly after Mizzou's impending departure for the SEC.

I think the real question is whether the Big 12 elects to just select WVU and stay at 10 teams or if they expand to 12 (adding Louisville and Cincinnati/BYU).

Adding cincy is a tough sell. They have a small stadium which cannot be upgraded and they have no plans for a new stadium.

[fsquid]

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The LSU Chancellor might have had the best quote today.

""we could end up with two conferences , one called ESPN and one called Fox""

[TheRegan]

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Adding cincy is a tough sell. They have a small stadium which cannot be upgraded and they have no plans for a new stadium.

Couldn't they use the Bengals stadium? They're already using it for 2 of their home games this year.

[superjames1992]

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Well, Mizzou didn't withdraw from the Big 12 today, after all. The long, drawn-out process continues. I am getting sick of this and just want it to end.

[He1nousOne1]

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If that's a rule, how come no one brought that up during the Pac 16 pods discussion.

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What makes you think that rule DIDN'T come up during those discussions thus those discussions broke down rather quickly when everyone thought it was such a good idea?

Because for the major conferences, it IS a good idea.

The MWC/CUSA alliance chatter is leading directly towards such. If the Big East truly does jump on board with them, the NCAA might have to look into writing such rules else appearing to be unequal in it's rulings. This would either play into the hands of those big conferences that would like to see four divisions and conference playoffs and/or force the other big conferences to have to adopt a 16 program 4 division set up for football as well.

When that point is reached then we would see truly draconian measures adapted by the major conferences to keep any of their 16 from leaving and finally all this crazy realignment business would be over.

If we are going there eventually, then why dont we just get there quickly?

[superjames1992]

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More smoke concerning WVU to the Big 12 this morning and it's actually coming from real, reputable reporters, which is a welcome change from the Tweeters and anonymous message board posters that said WVU to the SEC last month.

The question is whether Missouri will ever leave. I'm getting sick of their drama. Their 15 minutes of fame are over, so get to the SEC already. They haven't won a conference championship since 1969, so what's the difference?

[superjames1992]

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LOL.

[superjames1992]

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http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/29532522/32936807

Shortly after Missouri officially announces it is withdrawing from the Big 12, West Virginia will be extended an invitation to join the Big 12, college football industry sources told CBSSports.com.

The Mountaineers invitation to the Big 12 is contingent on Missouri leaving for the SEC. Once Missouri notifies the Big 12 it is leaving, the Mountaineers' official invitation could come within "24-48 hours," a source said.

The Mountaineers will be the latest to leave the Big East Conference. Pittsburgh and Syracuse are leaving for the ACC and TCU will join the Big 12 next season.

If West Virginia informs the Big East of its intention to leave before the league adds Navy or Air Force, the Mountaineers would only be held to a $5 million exit fee. If the Big East has added Navy or Air Force, the Mountaineers would have to pay $10 million. Either way, the Mountaineers would not be able to leave the Big East until June 30, 2014 – the same time frame as Syracuse and Pittsburgh.

Without West Virginia, Pitt, Syracuse and TCU, the remaining football league members are UConn, Rutgers, USF, Louisville and Cincinnati.

Two days ago, Big East commissioner John Marinatto met with officials from Boise State, Houston, SMU, UCF and Navy, but no official invitations were extended.

The Big East hopes to add those schools – along with Air Force – to get to a 12-team football league. Even if the Big East adds those schools, without West Virginia, they still would need another school.

[superjames1992]

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http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7148200/big-12-accept-west-virginia-early-tuesday

The Big 12 has informed West Virginia it will be accepted into the conference once there is formal approval, which could come as soon as Tuesday, a source within the conference said.

West Virginia will be accepted into the conference as a replacement for Missouri, which the conference believes is departing for the SEC. The only thing holding up Missouri's departure is legal concerns, the source said.

Multiple media reports Tuesday said the Mountaineers were headed to the Big 12. The New York Times quoted a source as saying that the Mountaineers had both applied and been accepted. The Times reported that only legal entanglements are preventing the move from becoming official.

The Big 12 still wants Missouri to play in the conference next season, as it does not want to open the possibility of renegotiating its television contract if the league were to drop to nine teams.

The conference feels comfortable at 10 teams but will still consider 12 teams in the future, the source said.

At a Big 12 board of directors meeting on Monday, the conference urged Missouri to stay -- and Missouri chancellor Brady Deaton, who had been given by permission by the university's governing body to make decisions on the future of the university's athletic program, did not inform the conference that Missouri intended to leave.

But late Monday, Deaton gave some clue as to Missouri's intentions, giving a statement to KOMU-TV in Columbia, Mo. in which he wished the Big 12 "the best and all of that."

"There's no delays here at all," he said, referring to the school's step toward leaving the Big 12. "There's some very specific things that have to be addressed. We want to address those. We really can't rush these things. These are things you can't rush."

The conference feels comfortable at 10 teams but will still consider 12 teams in the future, the source said.

The Big 12 is adding West Virginia because of its football strength, having finished in the BCS standings in four of the past five years. The Mountaineers have also gone to the NCAA men's basketball tournament six of the past seven seasons.

The Big East could try to keep West Virginia for up to 20 months and it's expected negotiations on a waiting period will ensue.

The Big 12 is also discussing a conference media network, which a source said could even include content, if not games, related to the University of Texas, which founded its own Longhorn Network in association with ESPN.

Neither conference would confirm Monday that West Virginia was moving from the Big East to the Big 12.

Joe Schad is a college football reporter for ESPN.

[superjames1992]

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Notre Dame is strongly considering moving its non-football sports to the Big 12, also.

[crques]

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Notre Dame is strongly considering moving its non-football sports to the Big 12, also.

Notre Dame foosball is da debil.

They think they are above any and all when it comes to their football program. The ghosts of Irish past don't help them win football games in the present.

[DonkeyJote]

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Notre Dame foosball is da debil.

They think they are above any and all when it comes to their football program. The ghosts of Irish past don't help them win football games in the present.

Nope. However, if Notre Dame wasn't so great, there wouldn't be at least 4 conferences wanting them to join. It's still a top 5 program, even if the team hasn't been great for a while. Notre Dame (and correctly so, in my opinion) believes that part of that aura is because of the independence and the multiple rivalries. If Notre Dame was to join any conference, a great part of that aura would probably be lost. And they'd lose rivalries no matter what conference they joined. They have 2 independent rivals, 2 Pac 12 rivals, 3 Big Ten rivals, and 3 ACC rivals. There's no way to fit those all in OoC. And what program in their right mind would play both Michigan and USC on a yearly basis on top of a conference schedule? If I was them, I'd stay independent as long as possible too.

[superjames1992]

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If 11 and 12 are UL/Cincy (as I hope)...



On a bit of an island, but oh well!!!

[TDenverFan]

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If 11 and 12 are UL/Cincy (as I hope)...



On a bit of an island, but oh well!!!

Easy North/South Division set up. Anything North of the Oklahoma-Kansas Boundary is the north division, anything south of that is the Southern Division. Southern Division would be stronger, as of now, but oh well.