Where does expansion go from here?

[azhawkeyefan]

this could get interesting especially since acc is considering Louisville who was always one of the teams big 12 wanted. If this causes the big 12 to jump and grap them before the ACC then they'd need another and all hell could break loose

I think the ACC is on the verge of getting blown up. FSU has made it clear they will listen to anyone and everyone. I think Florida continues to keep FSU out of the SEC, so I think the next big piece will be the Big12 nabbing FSU and someone else in that region to go along with them.

I'd like to see the B1G set their sites a little farther south, while still maintaining "academic integrity", candidates would probably be Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia Tech.

This will be fun to watch, and kudos to Delaney for stealing Notre Dame's thunder today.

 

[bws258]

This will be fun to watch, and kudos to Delaney for stealing Notre Dame's thunder today.

^^^ AWESOME ^^^

 

[LG210]

Why stop at 16?

Why not go all the way to 20 so that we can get the real BigTen into one half of the conference and everyone else into the other half?

Why stop at 20?

 

[Palpatine]

Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen. Nothing will be left in the ACC for Notre Dame to join. The Domers will join us, or be destroyed!

Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Aaaah ha ha ha ha ha! ha ha... ha...

 

[GhostofBTT]

Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen. Nothing will be left in the ACC for Notre Dame to join. The Domers will join us, or be destroyed!

Ummm, we have no leverage over ND because of this. It's too late. They're relevant in football again. Now the BoneG goes out and adds a couple a mediocre programs, and that is supposed to force ND's hand? If anything, teh BoneG is now moar desperate than ever for a school with a legit football program. ND is all we have left. They have all of the power here, because if they want, they can join the Bowlsbys, and keep all of their NBC money to themselves.

 

[Palpatine]

There is a rumor that the Big Ten is also looking very hard at Georgia Tech.

Please, God, let Georgia Tech in the Big Ten.



I know that sounds stupid, but it would be a wise move.

Atlanta metro area.

Recruits from Georgia.

Delany in the press confrence yesterday kept saying conferences were going out of their footprint--this would just be following the trend.

 

[CAARHawk]

My Prediction

1. Pac12 picks up what they can ... Boise St, BYU = 14
   • ... then maybe pick 2 from: (San Diego St, New Mexico, Hawaii, Fresno St, UNLV, Nevada)

Boise has a 29% 6 year graduation rate. They are worse than a JC. No way P12 picks them up. Also they will not go strait religious school like BYU.

Beyond that, no way they are picking up any of the others you mention any time soon. They need to get into the CTZ.

 

[DwayneTwill]

Last year everyone was saying UVA and UNC. That would make a group of institutions that would be impossible to match on the grounds of research and athletics combined.

That's a stretch.

 

[kameltoez102]

I think Boston College will come in and I still don't count out Notre Dame. Logistically it makes the most sense and if we get BC many of the rivalries and matchups they have played over the years will remain. If Notre Dame can't be persuaded Georgia Tech is next. I think the ACC is headed for the toilet and will be flushed soon. I think two more for sure will join the Big 10 (sooner than later).

 

[treychase]

The only way adding Maryland & Rutgers makes any sense is by adding UVA & UNC.

 

[ssckelley]

Pac12 is a very good academic conference, right up there with B1G, there is zero chance they would ever consider Boise State for membership. If Super Conferences happen Boise would slip back to being a mid major. BYU would not be a good fit either for Pac12 as they already have Utah, about the only chance they have to survive is if the Big12 takes them.

Remember, any ideas you have for potential schools to join the B1G need to start with looking at the membership of the Association of American Universities (AAU). If they are not members of this Association there is no way the B1G considers them, the only exception would be Notre Dame. Syracuse is no longer a member and Boston College never has been a member so neither would be considered. If the ACC was to implode the B1G would likely go after UNC, Virginia, and Georgia Tech. No way B1G takes Duke, if these Super Conferences happen I could see Duke dropping football entirely as without drastic changes there is no way they can compete. Nobody at Duke would even notice.

Notre Dame would likely join the Big12 if forced to join a super conference. The Big 12 would be the only conference that would let them walk all over them like Texas does. The Big 12 would also go after ACC leftovers that the SEC and B1G do not want.

Pac12 stands pat unless the Big12 implodes, which means they struck a deal with Texas in order for this to happen. I cannot see the Pac12 going to far out of its geographic territory and they have complete control over who they take in the west, if they choose to.

If the SEC and B1G ever were to butt heads (ie SEC starts grabbing schools in B1G foot print) I could see the B1G making a run at schools like Vanderbilt and Florida. While the athletic dollars in the B1G may not be that much more (although that would be debatable) the attaction to the B1G would be its membership into the CIC which splits 8 billion dollars in Federal research grants. Unlikely this ever happens but who knows if the SEC was to take schools like Pitt and BC there would be some friction.

The Big East and the ACC would merge what is left and become a major basketball conference. They would become a mid major conference in football.

 

[DJL]

Brad Wolverton ‏@bradwolverton Notre Dame president: "We're really happy in the ACC. But I am concerned about continual instability of this conference situation."

I'm sure the Big 10 is making one last push for ND. I wonder if they are considering it?

 

[azhawkeyefan]

Please, God, let Georgia Tech in the Big Ten.



I know that sounds stupid, but it would be a wise move.

Atlanta metro area.

Recruits from Georgia.

Delany in the press confrence yesterday kept saying conferences were going out of their footprint--this would just be following the trend.

I would love Georgia Tech in the B1G. I'd say out of all the schools there are rumors floating this would be my first choice. It would be a huge splash for Delaney to get the B1G into SEC country. They need to find a way to get down into the sunbelt to help aid in visibility (recruiting) in that region.

 

[CAARHawk]

That's a stretch.

What? That these schools would be added? Or the second part?

While an Ivy League conference could match the research from the combined B1G, no one else could come close.

Do you fear Ivy League sports?

 

[DTF]

Bama and LSU, book it!

 

[CAARHawk]

Bama and LSU, book it!

Ugh! I just barfed in my mouth a little.

 

[PJHawk]

Star Tribune article I read today is reporting NC and Kansas as two candidates for member 15 and 16.

 

[DJL]

Star Tribune article I read today is reporting NC and Kansas as two candidates for member 15 and 16.

Link?

Nevermind, found it:

http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/180382321.html

 

[DwayneTwill]

Superconferences are stupid. They suck.

 

[CAARHawk]

Really good article by Michael Heistand in USA Today talks about the Fox factor. They are about ready to launch a true national sports network and Heistand sees this as part of a Fox East Coast powergrab, along with the Yes Network.

This makes Kansas and UNC make more sense. Fox would have a strong National foothold with CFB and CBB to launch.

Interesting thing will be whether the new ESPN contract is actually a bidding war between ESPN and Fox.