Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

[coogrfan]

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ACC Football schools need to merge with the Big 12 football schools (drop the bottom feeders from the existing conference). That conference, if ND comes along also, would be able to challenge the SEC. Maybe not the top 3, but the conference top to bottom would be equal with the SEC.

That would be an association of near equals. Good luck talking DeLoss Dodds into that.

[cdawg44]

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That would be an association of near equals. Good luck talking DeLoss Dodds into that.

Yeah, could you image UNC and Texas in the same room. Talk about peeing contests daily.

That is why I don't get why Florida State is so hot and heavy to get to the Big 12. The TV money is pretty close to the Big 12 in the ACC and they are looked at as an equal. Yeah, the NC schools make a lot of decisions, but they share the money equally. Texas has and will be the big dog and has their own network, despite the state of it. Texas will continue to have a major money advantage, no matter how good FSU is on the field.

[T-Moar]

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CUSA's projected 2014 lineup:

UAB
Marshall
So Miss
Rice
UTEP
Tulsa
UNC Charlotte
FIU
La Tech
North Texas
Old Dominion
UTSA

The nBE may not be all that, but it's the SEC compared to what's going to be left in CUSA.

So, Divisions should come out looking something like this:

West:
UTEP
Tulsa
Rice
UTSA
North Texas
Louisiana Tech

East:
Marshall
FIU
UAB
UNC-C
So Miss
Old Dominion

A few things I noticed about this lineup:

1. The East has some dark times ahead. The best teams left in this conference are Tulsa, Louisiana Tech, and Rice, all of whom are in the West. The best team in the East is Marshall, by far. That's kinda pathetic.

2. This conference features 3 teams that weren't FBS-level before they were invited to C-USA, and 2 teams that didn't have a program before they were invited. C-USA is REALLY desperate.

3. The divisions have a nice little geographic split right at the Louisiana-Mississippi border.

[cdawg44]

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Grand Canyon University to the WAC.

http://boxscorenews.com/grand-canyon-university-to-join-wac-p51401-68.htm

This is like Puff Daddy. Can't stop, Won't Stop..... Take that, take that.

[T-Moar]

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They will want a piece of the Houston market back.

I have no problem with the rest of your post, but I can't see C-USA bringing in SHSU or Lamar. They probably have as big of a piece of the Houston market as they're going to get in the form of Rice. Plus, Lamar is still pretty much a brand-new program. They haven't even gone through a full Freshman class since they've had football. I think they try to find a running partner for FIU (maybe FAU?) before they go with a Houston-area FCS team.

[superjames1992]

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Grand Canyon University to the WAC.

http://boxscorenews.com/grand-canyon-university-to-join-wac-p51401-68.htm

This is like Puff Daddy. Can't stop, Won't Stop..... Take that, take that.

I had to do a double-take because I thought that was an Onion article or something at first.

[cdawg44]

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I have no problem with the rest of your post, but I can't see C-USA bringing in SHSU or Lamar. They probably have as big of a piece of the Houston market as they're going to get in the form of Rice. Plus, Lamar is still pretty much a brand-new program. They haven't even gone through a full Freshman class since they've had football. I think they try to find a running partner for FIU (maybe FAU?) before they go with a Houston-area FCS team.

Well, they did that with UTSA. UTSA didn't play down before it moved the WAC last year, and only after two years of play it now headed to CUSA.

[gordogg24p]

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Grand Canyon University to the WAC.

http://boxscorenews.com/grand-canyon-university-to-join-wac-p51401-68.htm

This is like Puff Daddy. Can't stop, Won't Stop..... Take that, take that.

Can we just invite all of the FCS to FBS conferences already?

[Jr.]

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Can we just invite all of the FCS to FBS conferences already?

I'm still waiting to hear that the WAC sent an invite to Appalachian State

[ehh]

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I just read a rumor that UConn and Virginia to the B1G is a "done deal". Take it for what you wish.

I also read a rumor that UConn is going to go to the Big 12 and a rumor that UConn is going to go to the ACC (the most likely scenario, probably).

Our fan base is sweating this thing like crazy. Everyone fears we're going to be the odd man out and there are tons of rumors about our fate, as you mentioned.

I still prefer the B1G with the ACC second. I guess the Big XII is better than staying in the BE.

[Jr.]

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For what it's worth: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...ignment-rumors

"Carolina is a charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and we believe the ACC is the finest conference in the nation. The ACC has been our home for nearly 60 years and we want it to be our home for another 60 years at least. Our speculating on what other league may be better for the Tar Heels would not be productive. We are part of a great league with a strong future and we know that the ACC leadership is serious in its efforts to strengthen the conference and position it for long-term success."


"All of us in the ACC, including the league office and individual schools, continue to carefully monitor the changes that take place in conference alignment. But again, we are proud members of a great league and are looking forward to many more years of success in the ACC by the Tar Heels and other ACC schools."

[Tovarich]

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I had to do a double-take because I thought that was an Onion article or something at first.

The WAC needs that Phoenix market.

Pssst, like half the people who live in Phoenix either don't know about GCU or think it's a junior college.

[p_rushing]

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For what it's worth: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/st...ignment-rumors

saw that, they are definitely leaving now ... or they got turned down

[cdawg44]

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saw that, they are definitely leaving now ... or they got turned down

Trust, if UNC wanted out, they'd already be gone. Big 12, SEC, B1G would all be head over heels to have them in the fold. UNC deeply cares about the ACC and its future and its central to its culture. UNC will do everything in it power to protect the ACC and the Duke/UNC rivalry. Even if the ACC falls apart, there will be a space for them because of everything it brings to the table.

[superjames1992]

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http://www.sportspickle.com/opinion/14800/application-for-big-east-membership