Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows

[anonymous42]

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One thing to keep in mind is that even with the Big Ten network, the Big Ten had the smallest payout per school among st the P5 last year. It wouldn't surprise me if they went 16 with an announcement next summer since they can start renegotiating their TV deals in starting in 2016

[anonymous42]

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The Big 12 should've just taken WVU, TCU, Louisville, and Cincinnati and been done with it a few years ago. Now Louisville is untouchable and the other expansion targets aren't especially appetizing. The Big 12's lack of foresight will probably come back to bite them eventually. Will the conference survive another 10 years? I'm not so sure.

agree with this.

[LowerWolf]

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I fully expect the ACC, SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12 to pick the Big XII apart when the push to get to 16 happens.

[anonymous42]

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I fully expect the ACC, SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12 to pick the Big XII apart when the push to get to 16 happens.

I'm unsure if the SEC wants anyone other than Texas out of that league though. I don't think it will be that clean. I'm also very unsure that they will stop at 16. If they can add new states for their respective networks (B10 and SEC), I've heard that they have informally talked about going all the way up to 24.

Insanity, I know but who thought any of them would go over 12?

[BigDofBA]

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I fully expect the ACC, SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12 to pick the Big XII apart when the push to get to 16 happens.

I'm hearing rumors around here that the Big 12 wants to add Cincy and BYU. People seem to want Boise but Boise doesn't really bring much to the table other than having a good football team.

If the Big 12 goes under in the next decade, I hope OU goes to the PAC-12. With that said, Oklahoma and Texas are not a package deal. I could totally see Texas doing something crazy like going independent or joining the SEC. It's more likely that OU stays with OSU than it is that they stay with Texas.

The possibilities of traveling out west to see the Sooners play UCLA, USC, Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford, Cal, etc. are very enticing. I goto Vegas once to twice a year so I could so this would be perfect. Travel out West and have a layover for a few days in Vegas. I would be planning trips for the fall every year.

[Jr.]

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I miss when all of this re-alignment craziness was going on

[anonymous42]

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I miss when all of this re-alignment craziness was going on

get ready for it again. I think you start to see smoke in January again. Rumors I've heard out of Texas is that Big 12 presidents have been touring Cincy and Memphis this fall. A tad surprised that Houston doesn't have any political swing in this.

[TripleCrown9]

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get ready for it again. I think you start to see smoke in January again. Rumors I've heard out of Texas is that Big 12 presidents have been touring Cincy and Memphis this fall. A tad surprised that Houston doesn't have any political swing in this.

You shouldn't be. If you think Texas is going to allow any more Texas schools in "their" conference, you're mistaken.

[DonkeyJote]

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You shouldn't be. If you think Texas is going to allow any more Texas schools in "their" conference, you're mistaken.

Isn't that what everyone said before TCU got in?

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[coogrfan]

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Isn't that what everyone said before TCU got in?

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Different situation. Replacing TAMU with TCU allowed the conference to maintain the status quo. Adding UH would upset that balance. Besides, no one in that conference wants to see a hometown P5 program directly competing for Houston area recruits.

[anonymous42]

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Different situation. Replacing TAMU with TCU allowed the conference to maintain the status quo. Adding UH would upset that balance. Besides, no one in that conference wants to see a hometown P5 program directly competing for Houston area recruits.

Good point. I'm still surprised that Texas hasn't gone Indy with their fanbase. Is there anything politically keeping them in the Big 12?

[DonkeyJote]

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Good point. I'm still surprised that Texas hasn't gone Indy with their fanbase. Is there anything politically keeping them in the Big 12?

Harder to make the playoff. And then you have to find somewhere for your other sports. Notre Dame is less "independent" than they used to be with their ACL deal.

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[anonymous42]

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I guess there isn't a non football conference in that neck of the woods.

[dickey1331]

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I swear if Memphis gets in the Big 12 then I quit.

[anonymous42]

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I swear if Memphis gets in the Big 12 then I quit.

Unsure there are many options for them if they want to expand. For whatever reason they don't want to go West (maybe TV motivated) and take BYU and Boise. So you have Cincy and a choice of Memphis, UCF, and USF.