Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

[caasoccer]

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getting closer and closer to 4 Super Conferences.

[JoBo513]

FSU admin are idiots, so I don't doubt that. They cannot close the gap in TV money when you are adding nothing in football. UL is ok, the rest are garbage and will further bring down the ACC.

umm UC has won at least a share of the Big East 3 of the last 4 years. UL can't claim that. You gotta put Cincinnati in the "ok" category too.

[cdawg44]

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Looks like no ACC news until this weekend and the ACC Championship game in Charlotte. Council of Presidents have a meeting on Saturday as they usually do on ACC Championship weekend. Maybe an official annoucement next Monday.

[msuduo]

Florida State needs to get out now. If they can get the B12 or SEC, they better go when Maryland leaves to give more leverage against the $50 mil exit fee

[kodiak]

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The rumor going around is that UVA, UNC, and GT have all had talks and possibly applied for admission to the Big 10. GT supposedly reached out to the Big XII as well but were not shown as much interest in reciprocation. I think UVA and UNC would be the first 2 taken and GT as a backup. If I recall, MD was a founding member of ACC, so even though Swofford was AD or whatever at UNC, nothing is sacred anymore.

If this happens, expect VT and NCSU to be picked up by SEC. Supposedly, Big XII is still in close contact with FSU and would bring them, UM, Clemson, and GT.

Hold on, it's going to be a bumpy ride no matter what happens.

[Shibito]

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I still don't think the ACC implodes if they lose NC. They could invite UCONN, Louisville, and maybe Ohio in all sports. Then maybe grab St. John's, Seton Hall, Georgetown in basketball.

Losing NC hurts the ACC, but I don't think it kills them. Losing FSU, Clemson, Miami, or Georgia Tech will hurt them more IMO.

[gordogg24p]

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I still don't think the ACC implodes if they lose NC. They could invite UCONN, Louisville, and maybe Ohio in all sports. Then maybe grab St. John's, Seton Hall, Georgetown in basketball.

Losing NC hurts the ACC, but I don't think it kills them. Losing FSU, Clemson, Miami, or Georgia Tech will hurt them more IMO.

Tobacco Road is everything to the ACC. If they go, the ACC is dead, and everyone bails out with no exit fee.

[BurghFan]

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Just hopped on twitter just in time to see a bunch of tweets regarding word that Tulane may be heading to the Big East. Can't find any credible news articles yet as this may have just broken minutes ago.

All I can say about this conference realignment is :xinfinite. Complete and utter lunacy.

EDIT: From espn.com

The conference shuffle continues with word that Tulane will join the Big East in all sports, a source told ESPN's Joe Schad on Tuesday.

An announcement is expected later in the day.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8682572/tulane-join-big-east-all-sports-source-said

[cdawg44]

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Yeah, its going down.

http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2012/11/tulane_expected_to_join_the_bi.html

[superjames1992]

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Well, I guess the Big East isn't dissolving, after all.

Tulane should help the conference to keep its status as one of the power-six conferences.

[T-Moar]

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According to the UH and Rice beat reporter for the Houston Chronicle, East Carolina is in the mix, too.

Joseph Duarte <s>@</s>Joseph_Duarte Reports out there that East Carolina and Tulane leaving C-USA for Big East

[tehova]

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Damn ECU got a football only invite, yet Tulane got an all sports invite


CMON Fellas, its already little Conference USA...let us back in!!!!!

[cdawg44]

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According to the UH and Rice beat reporter for the Houston Chronicle, East Carolina is in the mix, too.

Yea, East Carolina is football only however. I think the Big East has given up on BYU coming in.

[BurghFan]

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Well, I guess the Big East isn't dissolving, after all.

Tulane should help the conference to keep its status as one of the power-six conferences.

But it gives them access to the New Orleans market

[T-Moar]

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Yea, East Carolina is football only however. I think the Big East has given up on BYU coming in.

Probably, since they're projected to have 14 football teams now.
I also find it curious that Tulane is going to the Big East instead of Louisiana Tech. I mean, sure, Tulane is nominally in New Orleans and whatnot, but Louisiana Tech probably has more of a potential market there, being a significantly better football team that is also in the state of Louisiana. And I can't imagine that Louisiana Tech would have turned down the Big East in favor of C-USA.