USC & UCLA Rumored to be Heading to B1G - https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...pac-12-big-ten
It would be interesting, but they would still suck....
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USC & UCLA Rumored to be Heading to B1G - https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...pac-12-big-ten
It would be interesting, but they would still suck....
Super conferences are coming.
Good. Lincoln Riley ran to the pac 12 bc he scared of tough competition. While the big 10 isn't the sec, it would make him have to face some real teams
Some of these conferences being so far apart geographically stymies some of the rivalry aspect of it. At least it does for me.
2 super conferences coming?
It will give them better bowl tie-ins while still having a shot at the Rose Bowl ... but one hell of a long ride home after a disappointing loss. I never really cared about Pac-12 football and now maybe for me they will be a little more interesting. I bet Washington, Stanford, & Oregon are wondering what's next and best for them ... and if I remember correctly BYU recently joined and there are probably some good Mormons using bad language right now
https://investors.geniussports.com/n...5/default.aspx
The true new power base like Genius, the casinos, and Sports air and streaming networks probably could care less, about bowl tie in, when they are carving up their new toy?
I remember back in the early 90s Jackie Wayne Sherrill in a Bulldog Club meeting said in the future there would be Four 16 Team Conferences.
I feel and respect your statement but I am accepting the future. Money greed is taking over sports globally and college football is too small to resist the powers that are taking over. I put a link in my past statement but really wonder if fellow elitedoggers really see whats coming? Even the SEC as we know it is at threat because of the enormity of the power structures. I fully believe that there will be teams relegated out of super conferences to assure the competitiveness preferences of the new power structure overlords. The overlords want maximum viewership of feature games and could care less about the relegated because relegated teams do not make the big money in their scheme of things. I do not like this but see it coming. The only good thing I see is the removal of cup cake games that cloud up the win loss standings.
BTW, I believe that the overlords want Las Vegas to thrive to fill up their casinos with visitors. Look for UNLV to get accommodated and competitive within five years?
Big 10 needs to come get Mizzou
Those Cali nipples are going to get so hard playing up north. Going to see a lot of shrinkage from those schools too. There may never be a night or early game in that conference.
Big ten will get ga tech, unc, duke, and uva
This doesn?t surprise me. The Big 10 wants 16 teams like the SEC and these 2 are probably the best available right now not counting Notre Dame and Clemson money wise. Once Notre Dame, Clemson, Florida State, Oregon, Miami and Stanford find other conferences that pretty much takes up all the major teams. All others will be tied to the SEC or Big 10.
I think we end up with a Power 2 of ~24 teams each. The Big 10 takes a few more from the Pac-12 and ACC, and the SEC takes a few southern ACC schools and maybe Oklahoma State
Part of the BIG 10 NIL package will be keeping the frequent flier miles? LAX to Columbus, Washington DC, Detroit, Indianapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, etc.
Greta Thunberg is going to go nuts about the carbon footprint of the Big 10's totally meaningless and forgettable softball and volleyball games. "How dare you!"
If I am the Big 12, I would try to add Arizona, Stanford (or Cal), Washington and Oregon and be at 16. Then we would have 4 16-team super-conferences. Everybody could go to the pos system and have conference semi-final games. Big money.
Official - Big 10 voted to add them.
This is all about the Big Ten negotiating a new tv contract. This move may get them to that $1B number that is rumored.
The ability to keep these things quiet has been astounding to me
I absolutely hate this for college athletics.
Just older dogs like me will get this. As long as we are one of the "Harlem Globetrotters" and not none of the "Washington Generals", I can learn to adjust to change.
So is the PAC 12 going to eventually disband?
Unfortunately we already are the Washington Generals for one game a year..... probably two this year.
I long for the Bama games of 80,81, 91,92, 94, 96-00. What fun heavy weight slug fest those were.
if they have already applied then they knew much earlier ... it's hard to keep a secret like this and may have been part of the plan anyway
So.... what is the SEC next move to increase TV money above the B1G?
The only big fish out there, from a tv perspective is Notre Dame. Obviously they are aligned with the ACC for other sports and nobody for football. Will Notre Dame lose the USC rivalry with usc playing a B1G schedule?
If I'm the SEC, my next move is to go after ND. In the meantime, try to land Duke and UNC for basketball and academic reasons. Then go after Notre dame hard and mention the academic profile is being raised with Duke and UNC. I would think Duke and UNC would join the sec today if asked.
Miami and FSU are considerations. Especially Miami but I'm not familiar enough with that area of the country to know how many TV subscribers and ratings for Hurricane football. I think FSU and Clemson are in a tough spot. They can be interesting for matchup purposes but I don't think they bring in anymore TV for the SEC.
Other than those mentioned, I can't think of a school left worth poaching for the SEC.