Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[Patman]

We need more people at the games. There are a lot of reasons attendance has suffered. With a week off, I think it will be fun. Hard to do so many weeks in a row.

Yeah a march of 6 straight is tough because I can see a lot of middle aged people have to pick and choose which weekends with their spouses and whatnot

 

[JohnFSilver]

Yeah a march of 6 straight is tough because I can see a lot of middle aged people have to pick and choose which weekends with their spouses and whatnot

Also. I was exhausted after the last game for 2 days. 4 hours. Turned into a 10 hour day with the postgame party. lol. I can’t hang anymore.

 

[Drew]

 

[coachcap]

We need more people at the games. There are a lot of reasons attendance has suffered. With a week off, I think it will be fun. Hard to do so many weeks in a row.

Took advantage of the e-mail over the weekend offering bogo tickets. Older son & his bride have the weekend off together & want to attend their 2nd game of the season. Two more for the tailgate crew!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Rufus]

Hawaii was a pretty obvious addition.

If NIU and Toledo are smart, they will turn down the MW just like Texas State did.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[noeynox]

 

[Skies2018]

We need more people at the games. There are a lot of reasons attendance has suffered. With a week off, I think it will be fun. Hard to do so many weeks in a row.

My brother went to IU, their coach literally wrote the same letter last week.

It’s a good, smart move.

 

[freescooter]

Or it will not work as they think. Potential problems for lesser teams, and how will Alabama feel about adding a potential loss to, let’s say Ohio State, the schedule? Plus I’m not sure how different it is from just regular scheduling unless you have “ inter-league day” mid-season and line up the games then so you know you are getting top teams against top teams. Not so sure a 4-3 Alabama vs a 5-2 Michigan is goi g to be a huge draw. I know what they WANT to do. Just not sure it will work as they expect.

 

[BlueHen]

Or it will not work as they think. Potential problems for lesser teams, and how will Alabama feel about adding a potential loss to, let’s say Ohio State, the schedule? Plus I’m not sure how different it is from just regular scheduling unless you have “ inter-league day” mid-season and line up the games then so you know you are getting top teams against top teams. Not so sure a 4-3 Alabama vs a 5-2 Michigan is goi g to be a huge draw. I know what they WANT to do. Just not sure it will work as they expect.

Also, the tough scheduling could cost them at large bids. If Alabama ends up 8-4 they could miss the playoffs if the ACC and Big 12 have 10-2 teams under consideration.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Or it will not work as they think. Potential problems for lesser teams, and how will Alabama feel about adding a potential loss to, let’s say Ohio State, the schedule? Plus I’m not sure how different it is from just regular scheduling unless you have “ inter-league day” mid-season and line up the games then so you know you are getting top teams against top teams. Not so sure a 4-3 Alabama vs a 5-2 Michigan is goi g to be a huge draw. I know what they WANT to do. Just not sure it will work as they expect.

Also, the tough scheduling could cost them at large bids. If Alabama ends up 8-4 they could miss the playoffs if the ACC and Big 12 have 10-2 teams under consideration.

That’s the thing though. The SEC/B1G are already angling for 4 auto berths per year (8 out of 12). This scheduling alliance will not harm them against other conferences.

 

[ScottVib]

It won’t. They’ll point to the strength of schedule saying they’d be 10-2 as well if they got to play Wake Forest and Cal, instead of Penn State or Tennessee non-conference.

The more they isolate themselves from playing the lessor P4 conferences, the harder the distinction becomes that it’s really a P2 and M2 because you can’t point to examples where a top P2 or average P2 is similar to a top or average M2.

That ultimately lets them claim 3 autobids each, with auto bids for the next 3 top conference champions and at larges for the other 3 spots (or perhaps 5 at larges with the P2 champs getting byes to the second round and the other conference champs having to make it through the first round).

 

[Revrat]

I know its not realistic. but since the Big10 and SEC are eventually going to try and take everything. Does it make sense for everyone else to break off first. ACC, Big 12 and Big East makes for damn fine basketball along with all the other mid major conferences that would easily dwarf what the BIG 2 can do and the football isnt all that horrendous either and would at a minimum take some of the legitamacy of the Big2. Just set up a separate football division and do their own bowl games etc. Pretend the Big2 doesnt exist.

 

[John]

I know its not realistic. but since the Big10 and SEC are eventually going to try and take everything. Does it make sense for everyone else to break off first. ACC, Big 12 and Big East makes for damn fine basketball along with all the other mid major conferences that would easily dwarf what the BIG 2 can do and the football isnt all that horrendous either and would at a minimum take some of the legitamacy of the Big2. Just set up a separate football division and do their own bowl games etc. Pretend the Big2 doesnt exist.

basketball would be very good and entertaining, but basketball doesn't matter in all of this.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Or it will not work as they think. Potential problems for lesser teams, and how will Alabama feel about adding a potential loss to, let’s say Ohio State, the schedule? Plus I’m not sure how different it is from just regular scheduling unless you have “ inter-league day” mid-season and line up the games then so you know you are getting top teams against top teams. Not so sure a 4-3 Alabama vs a 5-2 Michigan is goi g to be a huge draw. I know what they WANT to do. Just not sure it will work as they expect.

Winner of Alabama vs. OSU won't matter. They'll both make the playoffs regardless.

 

[Kolumbo]

I know its not realistic. but since the Big10 and SEC are eventually going to try and take everything. Does it make sense for everyone else to break off first. ACC, Big 12 and Big East makes for damn fine basketball along with all the other mid major conferences that would easily dwarf what the BIG 2 can do and the football isnt all that horrendous either and would at a minimum take some of the legitamacy of the Big2. Just set up a separate football division and do their own bowl games etc. Pretend the Big2 doesnt exist.

Just ignore the P2. I've considered that for a while but the consensus is, that's what the P2 want.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I know its not realistic. but since the Big10 and SEC are eventually going to try and take everything. Does it make sense for everyone else to break off first. ACC, Big 12 and Big East makes for damn fine basketball along with all the other mid major conferences that would easily dwarf what the BIG 2 can do and the football isnt all that horrendous either and would at a minimum take some of the legitamacy of the Big2. Just set up a separate football division and do their own bowl games etc. Pretend the Big2 doesnt exist.

More likely is the SEC and B1G become the leagues. SEC is aligned with Disney/ABC/ESPN and B1G aligned with FOX. They'll keep their existing teams and absorb the rest as associate or affiliate members. Each side will run their own championships and the winner of the B1G and SEC will then play for a national championship. Rotate the championship game between FOX and Disney every other year.
64 teams. Each side takes 32 and has four divisions of 8.

 

[BigTenFan]

My brother went to IU, their coach literally wrote the same letter last week.

It’s a good, smart move.

Doesn't hurt they are 6-0 with an on campus stadium

 

[Ha Who]

Doesn't hurt they are 6-0 with an on campus stadium

Here we go again

 

[Urcea]

While I don't want to see the MAC randomly cut up by bottom tier MWC, and don't think it'll happen, maybe it will induce Buffalo to finally look east for conference affiliation

 

[xclamations]

I called Hawai'i for all sports and someone said i was wrong. Ha. Love that

 

[TRest]

While I don't want to see the MAC randomly cut up by bottom tier MWC, and don't think it'll happen, maybe it will induce Buffalo to finally look east for conference affiliation

What eastern conference? They are closer to the MAC than the Sunbelt or others.

 

[Rufus]

I called Hawai'i for all sports and someone said i was wrong. Ha. Love that

Me too!!! Just waiting for them to post they were wrong.

 

[Rufus]

More likely is the SEC and B1G become the leagues. SEC is aligned with Disney/ABC/ESPN and B1G aligned with FOX. They'll keep their existing teams and absorb the rest as associate or affiliate members. Each side will run their own championships and the winner of the B1G and SEC will then play for a national championship. Rotate the championship game between FOX and Disney every other year.
64 teams. Each side takes 32 and has four divisions of 8.

But there aren’t enough programs that make the money worth it to invite that many teams to join the P2. There are only a handful of teams now that would make sense.