Here’s a bombshell

[bendm]

if Big10 isnt done then it's UW and Oregon next. if they want to go to 20 then it's Stanford and Colorado after that. those are the 4 biggest football programs and/or markets remaining.

the 6 leftover PAC teams are all big state schools with big enough alumi bases to merge with the big12 creating an 18 team conference. the thought of Cal flying to orlando to play UCF makes me want to vomit.

 

[McLovin]

if Big10 isnt done then it's UW and Oregon next. if they want to go to 20 then it's Stanford and Colorado after that. those are the 4 biggest football programs and/or markets remaining.

the 6 leftover PAC teams have enough geographical appeal to merge with the big12 creating an 18 team conference. the thought of Cal flying to orlando to play UCF makes me want to vomit.

How about that juicy Oregon State vs Cincinnati match-up? Every fans dream!

 

[UConnJim]

You have to assume more Pac 12 schools will be going. The news of USC and UCLA to the Big 10 will push other Pac 12 schools to beg to join. I would assume Stanford/Cal/Oregon/Washington/Arizona/Colorado/Utah are begging to join. Washington St./Oregon St./Arizona St. have no change of getting an invite. Does this put the pressure on ND and the ACC GORs?

 

[gtcam]

Crazy talk now for your amusement

I know cannabis is a lot stronger than it was 30 years ago and is now legal in lots of places but talk like this makes one long for the good old days

 

[How Sway?!]

The move would include all athletic teams except for beach volleyball, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Guess we will never know if USC beach volleyball could do it on a cold rainy Tuesday night at Lansing Michigan

 

[Waquoit]

Crazy talk now for your amusement

 

[Storrs South]

At this point, I am rooting for FSU & Clemson to find a way out of that GOR and accelerate the poaching of the ACC.

Otherwise it's gonna be awhile before anyone leaves that conference.

 

[tzznandrew]

if Big10 isnt done then it's UW and Oregon next. if they want to go to 20 then it's Stanford and Colorado after that. those are the 4 biggest football programs and/or markets remaining.

the 6 leftover PAC teams are all big state schools with big enough alumi bases to merge with the big12 creating an 18 team conference. the thought of Cal flying to orlando to play UCF makes me want to vomit.

If they're going West, they'd be foolish not to take all of Cali (USC-Stanford-UCLA-Cal) plus Washington and Oregon. It locks down the West Coast and allows for those teams to have rivalries and not horrible travel.

 

[CL82]

You can no longer say that with any degree of certainty.

 

[superjohn]

If they're going West, they'd be foolish not to take all of Cali (USC-Stanford-UCLA-Cal) plus Washington and Oregon. It locks down the West Coast and allows for those teams to have rivalries and not horrible travel.

They've shown over and over throughout realignment they don't care about rivalries and travel.

 

[SoFla Steve]

You have a fundamental misunderstanding of how things work.

The Big 10 and SEC cannot take any ACC schools as they have pledged their rights to the conference until 2037.

Why are Oklahoma and Texas waiting until 2025 to move to the SEC? That’s when their GOR expires. Why would UCLA and USC be leaving in 2024? That is when their GOR expires.

The ACC is where it will be. They can add, but they won’t see subtraction.

I remember reading that if enough teams leave the ACC, the GoR becomes invalid, however, I confess that I don't know how many teams it takes to invalidate the agreement since the conference won't release it to the public. I think all the major conference moves will occur well before this decade is done.

 

[CL82]

I think this could be a trap for UConn. The ACC will not survive, but may try to make a preemptive move to "protect" their league in the short term. Would have to assume UConn would be an ideal candidate to add / backfill.

Have to be careful accepting any invite extended our way that isn't the SEC (never happening) or BIG (unlikely) that doesn't have some sort of protection for the basketball team when the ACC implodes.

Are they gonna trap us by paying us nine times our current media rights? Because that’s the kind of trap I think I can live with.

 

[Palatine]

No matter what happens...it's a safe bet it isn't good for UConn.

 

[UCFBfan]

I know ND is not a full ACC member in football and they only play 5(?) ACC games a year. However, they were the only team not to have a set three teams to play each season now that divisions are gone. It's likely so everyone can play them at some point. However, maybe it's because the ACC knew they were leaving for the B1G....hmmm....lol! Let the insane theories roll

 

[UConnRock]

Big 12 would be crazy not to add Utah, Colorado, Arizona and AZ State. Conference would stretch from WV and UCF to Arizona. Adding Arizona would keep Kansas happy with a quality basketball team added.

 

[JeepCSC]

Exactly. I've been of the belief for well over a decade that the SEC wants to have a presence in Virginia and North Carolina at some point and that Va Tech and NC St fit culturally (their fan bases are more southern than UVA, UNC) better with the SEC.

UNC and UVA have very Southern fanbases. Just more Ashley Wilkes than Jed Clampett.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I put this in the Key Tweets thread on the Realignment board last week....

FOX and ESPN split up the major conferences, each taking half and creating a B1G brand and an SEC brand. Everyone else falls under their umbrella.

If the B1G and BTN, along with FOX, took an umbrella approach and had the P12 and BE under their umbrella, it would create a national TV audience. B1G and P12 for football with hopefully a UConn game or two mixed in, and then a full basketball reach. Very strong in Northeast, upper midwest and west coast, not as strong in south, southeast and Texas.

Then, Disney takes the ACC, SEC and Big12 and creates a parallel network, stronger in the southeast, Texas and Mid-Atlantic and weaker in Northeast east upper Midwest and west coast.

It would almost be like NFL with an AFC package and an NFC package.

 

[JeepCSC]

I know ND is not a full ACC member in football and they only play 5(?) ACC games a year. However, they were the only team not to have a set three teams to play each season now that divisions are gone. It's likely so everyone can play them at some point. However, maybe it's because the ACC knew they were leaving for the B1G....hmmm....lol! Let the insane theories roll

They’d have to break the GOR. Speaking of which, did the PAC not have one or was it in a reset mode for a new contract?

 

[UConnRock]

No matter what happens...it's a safe bet it isn't good for UConn.

The best hope for UConn is the ACC which is the most stable with its GOR. And the BIG which has yet to show any interest to add another eastern team. Seems like UConn may be left out again.

 

[aburks41]

At this point, I am rooting for FSU & Clemson to find a way out of that GOR and accelerate the poaching of the ACC.

Otherwise it's gonna be awhile before anyone leaves that conference.

If you are Clemson, UNC, ND, FSU how are you not doing everything in your power right now to break that GOR? They see the writing on the wall, and they don't want to be the odd man out. The clear pecking order will be SEC/B1G, Big 12 (once they poach the remaining PAC teams) and then the ACC. Those schools are not going to be cool with making $20M/yr while the SEC/B1G are making $50M+. That GOR will be broken, and it's gonna happen soon.

 

[SoFla Steve]

If you are Clemson, UNC, ND, FSU how are you not doing everything in your power right now to break that GOR? They see the writing on the wall, and they don't want to be the odd man out. The clear pecking order will be SEC/B1G, Big 12 (once they poach the remaining PAC teams) and then the ACC. Those schools are not going to be cool with making $20M/yr while the SEC/B1G are making $50M+. That GOR will be broken, and it's gonna happen soon.

^^^ THIS ^^^

 

[BlueMAB]

We also cannot pretend that DC, NY metro, and Boston are not some of the prime locations for careers for alums of numerous B1G schools

You're not wrong, but they are also prime locations for college grads period. Do graduates from Big East schools, ACC schools, Ivy League schools, Mid Atlantic schools etc etc not settle in those areas?

 

[UConnCat]

 

[NowInStorrs]

Washington, Oregon, Notre Dame, and UConn to round out the B1G. Who says no?

 

[upstater]

No I can say it. The two major conferences will be Big 10 and SEC. A possible third will be the PAC 12/Big 12 merger. ACC will be plundered and won’t be a major conference.

There is no way the Pac 12 merges with the B12, unless you're referring to the Pac 12 raiding the B12 for 2 schools.