OT: Realignment?

[superjohn]

Power Conference (P5) is a term used for football and is meaningless in basketball but everyone calls/considers Big East a Power Conference (P6) for basketball.

 

[Zissou]

You're clearly not understanding what constitutes a power conference (hint: it's not basketball).

I do. It’s a common reference.

 

[Waquoit]

I’m not going to quibble about what metric. Top 3 or 4 seems right.

That's pretty much what I said, wasn't it?

 

[Kolumbo]

It isn’t a power conference. It is one of the top five college basketball conferences. Those things aren’t mutually exclusive.

Agreed, they are not mutually exclusive, which is why the Big East is both.

 

[Billy Jack]

P5 is a football term. If we’re talking about basketball conferences, the BE is on par with the P5. We can argue about the pecking order, which changes from year to year.

 

[Urcea]

Agreed, they are not mutually exclusive, which is why the Big East is both.

The Big East, after all, hasn't lost a bowl game in 9 years

 

[goldendomer]

The Big East, after all, hasn't lost a bowl game in 9 years

Really been unstoppable. SEC bias precludes them from the glory though.

 

[Kolumbo]

The Big East, after all, hasn't lost a bowl game in 9 years

Well, technically that is incorrect. Cincy lost to Alabama last year in the Cotton Bowl.

 

[businesslawyer]

The Big East was good this past year, but did you really use RPI as the metric? Yikes.

No, it's not a yikes, it's a value judgment. Do you determine who is "good" by wins and losses, or wins, losses and margins of victory. There is not a metaphysically correct answer to that -- it's an opinion. My opinion remains that if you are betting, of course margins are important, but if you are trying to determine who is having the better season, only wins and losses are. If you take the other side, you're saying MLB and the NFL do it all wrong by only ranking teams on wins and losses and not computer metrics in deciding who gets in the playoffs.

 

[Kolumbo]

the syracusefan board has 75 pages devoted to the LA news.

 

[Rufus]

Around the Big Ten: consultant and strategist thinks USC should embrace Rutgers

USC and Rutgers bring a good dynamic in terms of media markets.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Kolumbo]

I feel like this will result in a better situation for UCONN. If the two pigs want to separate themselves financially, it might allow more programs to feed at the growing kiddie table, the G8. The most popular cars aren't the benzes and the bimmers, but the chevies and the toyotas. And I'm talking corolla.

 

[Chin Diesel]

With realignment, Florida State and Miami are about to be irrelevant in college football | Opinion

A glimpse into the future of college football features the SEC and Big Ten ... and not much else for schools in other conferences.

www.pnj.com

 

[don356]

How a Pac-12/Big 12 conference merger would play football

Here's how to organize and schedule a Big 12/Pac-12 merged conference. Looks pretty good!

theathletic.com

 

[CAtlantic]

 

[bobbyinaz]

So according to him UCF is a potential target for the SEC along with maybe Ga Tech & Louisville so that the SEC can lock down those states??!!

I'm sure Sankey has many restless nights wondering how to lock down the valuable Kentucky market

I generally like DP but W*F?

 

[Chin Diesel]

So according to him UCF is a potential target for the SEC along with maybe Ga Tech & Louisville so that the SEC can lock down those states??!!

I'm sure Sankey has many restless nights wondering how to lock down the valuable Kentucky market

I generally like DP but W*F?

Obviously locking down Kentucky is a non-starter.
SEC trying to keep B1G out of GA by taking GT has some merit. Also further diminishes an ACC market.
GT is one of most overlooked prime assets in realignment. They should be near top of any conversation of conferences strategically growing.
UCF to SEC is equally funny. They add nothing as they overlap UF's dominance in central Florida.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Looks like UCLA may get into trouble with state officials over move to B10. Calif Gov. Gavin Newsom said UCLA did not give advance notice to the University of California system’s Board of Regents, saying the negotiations were "done in isolation" and without their "oversight or support." Gavin Newsom threatens action against UCLA due to Big Ten move

 

[Rufus]

UCLA was not required to give notice. This is all for show. Nothing will come of it.

 

[Rufus]

Ten underrated things to be excited about with the additions of USC and UCLA to the Big Ten

Ten somewhat underrated things to look forward to with USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten. #B!G

buckeyeswire.usatoday.com

 

[CAtlantic]

Why Louisville, ACC are looking for ESPN to return to bargaining table

Louisville athletic director Josh Heird and North Carolina Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz see revised rights deal as key to ACC stability.

www.courier-journal.com

 

[Zissou]

Why Louisville, ACC are looking for ESPN to return to bargaining table

Louisville athletic director Josh Heird and North Carolina Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz see revised rights deal as key to ACC stability.

www.courier-journal.com

“People know that the ACC is somewhat hamstrung, and in perhaps a weakened position because of the media contract that we’re being held to until 2036,” University of North Carolina Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said Monday

Perhaps the ACC should have negotiated an escalation clause that would have kept it in a defined range of the B1G and the SEC. Now the ACC has contract remorse and feels it’s being “held to” the contract they negotiated.

 

[CAtlantic]

 

[uchusky32]

UConn to the SEC. Independence pays off! Yes!

 

[huskymedic]