Quick everyone, lets see if we can parlay Big12 interest into an ACC offer
Problem is B1G thinks they don’t need anybody which is probably largely true, but if the goal is to dominate then you are always looking to put out brush fires before they start. So, you preemptively move on UConn and take away an ACC lifeline and neutralize their presence in the NE/Tri-State, and take away a market entry point to the B12. In the West, trying to gut the PAC taking Washington and Oregon may not be as smart as leaving the conference hobbled but functional because if they did that then Arizona and Colorado bolt to the B12 which strengthens the B12 as a super conference. However you cut it, the SEC and B1G will be Super+ P5s, and the Big12 is positioned as a Super P5, and ACC and PAC as dangerously close to G5 status.Hey, reality check - I love UConn and if the B1G doesn't want to lock up now, then go wherever the $ is!
Can't quite believe the B1G is so sleepy, so F them.
If they were to dump someone I would say it is Rutgers.I wish the B1G10 would dump Nebraska - never saw them as a good fit.... obviously that's not going to happen
Not sure this is the goal. You don’t take schools to keep them away from others (unless they make the conference more money). The ACC took Big East schools to harm the conference and see what has become of that decision. As far as the Big12 goes, the Big10 and SEC don’t care who they take. It will always be 3rd in the pecking order (at least for the foreseeable future).Problem is B1G thinks they don’t need anybody which is probably largely true, but if the goal is to dominate then you are always looking to put out brush fires before they start. So, you preemptively move on UConn and take away an ACC lifeline and neutralize their presence in the NE/Tri-State, and take away a market entry point to the B12. In the West, trying to gut the PAC taking Washington and Oregon may not be as smart as leaving the conference hobbled but functional because if they did that then Arizona and Colorado bolt to the B12 which strengthens the B12 as a super conference. However you cut it, the SEC and B1G will be Super+ P5s, and the Big12 is positioned as a Super P5, and ACC and PAC as dangerously close to G5 status.
True. Ostensibly that’s why the B1G won’t pony up for UW and OR. I think the calculus is certainly they can’t get to a $100M justification, and even if they could justify it as a marginal case, they probably benefit by keeping the PAC alive and weakened.Not sure this is the goal. You don’t take schools to keep them away from others (unless they make the conference more money). The ACC took Big East schools to harm the conference and see what has become of that decision. As far as the Big12 goes, the Big10 and SEC don’t care who they take. It will always be 3rd in the pecking order (at least for the foreseeable future).
I think Washington and Oregon are a bit different. If part of the deal with USC and UCLA was to bring in more west coast teams, then that has to be accounted for. They can also sell another time slot or 2 (Saturday late night and Friday night). I don’t think they would get $100 million each for them, but they sure got a lot more with the LA schools and that just might be the cost of adding them.True. Ostensibly that’s why the B1G won’t pony up for UW and OR. I think the calculus is certainly they can’t get to a $100M justification, and even if they could justify it as a marginal case, they probably benefit by keeping the PAC alive and weakened.
That said, CFB is a zero sum game at this point. So, each guy is trying to capture $$ from the other, and the more you can weaken competitors to your $$, the better.