Oregon and Washington In Big Ten Officially

[JeepCSC]

It was suggested at the time that they add Louisville, Connecticut and Cincinnati and FSU passed on it.

Correction

 

[billybud]

It was suggested at the time that they add Louisville, Connecticut and Cincinnati and their leadership passed on it.

But UConn wasn't suggested by ESPN.

Or so I gather from BC's AD's comments about.......

"We always keep our television partners close to us,’’ he said. "You don’t get extra money for basketball. It’s 85 percent football money. TV - ESPN - is the one who told us what to do. This was football; it had nothing to do with basketball.’’

 

[billybud]

 

[HuskyHawk]

The insane addition of UCF by the Big 12 looks more and more insane as all of this unfolds.

No school deserved that luck less. Massively unworthy.

 

[nadav]

Colorado leadership said during their Press Conference that part of the appeal of the Big 12 was access to Texas and Florida.

He was lying

 

[JohnFSilver]

The insane addition of UCF by the Big 12 looks more and more insane as all of this unfolds.

Bad and reactive move. They could have had FSU.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Big ten talking about going to 20. Article suggests Stanford and Cal. Why not Stanford and UConn. Time to get on the horn.

Cal is highly regarded academically and generates a lot of research dollars, which certain B1G presidents do care about. Throw in a 'better' football brand and California politics, UConn has no shot competing for a B1G slot against them.

 

[uconnfan68]

The insane addition of UCF by the Big 12 looks more and more insane as all of this unfolds.

Why is adding the largest school in Florida insane? Cincinnati is another story.

 

[uconnfan68]

Bad and reactive move. They could have had FSU.

In 2036.

 

[superjohn]

Why is adding the largest school in Florida insane? Cincinnati is another story.

Because it's an online/commuter school people don't care about.

 

[bobbyinaz]

Bad and reactive move. They could have had FSU.

IF FSU finds a way out of the GOR it’s not to go to the B12

 

[hoopsfan22]

If there's one thing UCF has been good at over the last decade or so it's being in the right place at the right time. I think this will be their 4th conference in the last 20 years. They were in C-USA just a decade ago before moving up to the AAC and now to a P5 in the Big 12. They move around quite often it seems. Maybe they should rename the team from the Knights to the Temporaries.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Rose Bowl matchups now take a turn to the potentially very weird.

Tie (and protect) the Rose Bowl and all of its events to the B1G Conference championship? After all, its basically the B1G and PAC now.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Why would Big 10 and Big 12 want to overload their conferences with so many west coast schools? Are they not now national conferences?There’s a reason that the PAC is folding. Take 3 or 4 and add UConn.

Remember Rule #1

 

[huskymedic]

 

[DarthGrumpy]

ACC should have grabbed all the BE football schools when they had the chance

Someone else posted that mistake #1 was the old Big E excluding Penn St. followed by the BE allowing ND to hold them hostage. If the fools in Providence had Penn St and ND as full members when it all began. the basketball-only schools would have still left; but the core would have been very strong and would have likely been the one raiding the ACC versus the other way around.

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

once everyone is gone we will look pretty good for the ACC.

 

[ihatepants]

 

[superjohn]

If there's one thing UCF has been good at over the last decade or so it's being in the right place at the right time. I think this will be their 4th conference in the last 20 years. They were in C-USA just a decade ago before moving up to the AAC and now to a P5 in the Big 12. They move around quite often it seems. Maybe they should rename the team from the Knights to the Temporaries.

It's only been a school since the late 60's (Florida Tech) and only had sports since the mid 80's.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[JohnFSilver]

ACC should have grabbed all the BE football schools when they had the chance

Why is adding the largest school in Florida insane? Cincinnati is another story.

Because it has no brand. It has no historyz it has no real fanbase.

They could have had fsu.

I like ucf. But it is still a lucky mouse operation.

 

[Khal Drogo]

Cal is highly regarded academically and generates a lot of research dollars, which certain B1G presidents do care about. Throw in a 'better' football brand and California politics, UConn has no shot competing for a B1G slot against them.

Cal’s Sports sucks. Football was 4-8. Basketball was 3-29.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[giddyup]

Thoroughly disgusted. I’d certainly be on the horn scheduling Stanford and Cal.

 

[Rufus]

 

[Rufus]

 

[NH Husky]

I don't think it's over for UConn. There could be some ACC movement soon.

Here’s another possibility, granted outside chance. 8 of 16 XII members have been added after WV joined. Does this give them a legal out without paying penalties? @businesslawyer what say you?

 

[superjohn]

Cal’s Sports sucks. Football was 4-8. Basketball was 3-29.

They might be the worst sports school in all of D1.

 

[Rufus]

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