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Rufus said:
Interesting article on USC. Are the Trojans the most hated brand in college football?

theathletic.com

USC’s unapologetic resurgence as college football’s most hated team: ‘Sports needs villains’

Lincoln Riley and the Trojans are going to do everything in their power to win now, and they're not going to apologize for it.
theathletic.com theathletic.com
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I'd argue the most hated brand is also the most loved, just like the Yankees and Manchester United...................................................Notre Dame.
 
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The Notre Dame hatred feels dated (as does the Yankees honestly). It's carryover from earlier generations, but the lack of winning gives it little relevance today. I'm not even sure they were the most hated when they last won their title, as Miami had usurped them. But I was only a kid so that was before my time. Darth Visor and Pete Carroll were the devils when I was growing up. Not sure anyone has matched them since. I guess Alabama, but there is some awe mixed in there that keeps the hatred light.
 
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I’m not sure what has happened in the past decade from UConn being next in line that was skipped by Louisville to where things stand now, but this list ranks the top ten (actually 11) Group of 5 programs that would be attractive to the ACC, Big 12 or PAC 12. Even Temple made the list for the ACC. UConn didn’t even make the list. Not sure if that’s because UConn is independent in football and technically not Group of 5.

collegefootballnews.com

College Football Expansion Top 10 Candidates From Group of Five Conferences

Top 10 – plus one – Group of Five conference schools that make sense for expansion.
collegefootballnews.com
 
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Rufus said:
I’m not sure what has happened in the past decade from UConn being next in line that was skipped by Louisville to where things stand now, but this list ranks the top ten (actually 11) Group of 5 programs that would be attractive to the ACC, Big 12 or PAC 12. Even Temple made the list for the ACC. UConn didn’t even make the list. Not sure if that’s because UConn is independent in football and technically not Group of 5.

collegefootballnews.com

College Football Expansion Top 10 Candidates From Group of Five Conferences

Top 10 – plus one – Group of Five conference schools that make sense for expansion.
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It’s because we aren’t G5. No worries. Happy to be on the Indy list instead.

I wish Liberty, UMass and NMSU would join CUSA so it would just be us, ND and Army on the Indy list.
 
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Rufus said:
I’m not sure what has happened in the past decade from UConn being next in line that was skipped by Louisville to where things stand now, but this list ranks the top ten (actually 11) Group of 5 programs that would be attractive to the ACC, Big 12 or PAC 12. Even Temple made the list for the ACC. UConn didn’t even make the list. Not sure if that’s because UConn is independent in football and technically not Group of 5.

collegefootballnews.com

College Football Expansion Top 10 Candidates From Group of Five Conferences

Top 10 – plus one – Group of Five conference schools that make sense for expansion.
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No worries. Monitoring the situation.
 
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Hoophound said:
It’s because we aren’t G5. No worries. Happy to be on the Indy list instead.

I wish Liberty, UMass and NMSU would join CUSA so it would just be us, ND and Army on the Indy list.
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Liberty and NMSU are both joining CUSA. UMASS is begging at their door for a football only inclusion. It stinks because scheduling home games in October and November is getting more and more difficult.

It's easy to envision a scenario where we have no choice but to join a G5 league for football only, CUSA being the most likely to offer that to us.
 
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metsfan2323 said:
Liberty and NMSU are both joining CUSA. UMASS is begging at their door for a football only inclusion. It stinks because scheduling home games in October and November is getting more and more difficult.

It's easy to envision a scenario where we have no choice but to join a G5 league for football only, CUSA being the most likely to offer that to us.
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I hope we Don’t join a g5 league… we would make close to nothing in tv money… I think if we play well and fans want to watch us maybe SNY would pay a few million a year… but I think your right if we can’t schedule anyone in October and November we might have too
 
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Speaking of BORC
why the 3rd best conference instead of the Pig 2?
"there is something to be said for being the big dog in a good league instead of the 17th invitee to a shark tank (and possibly taking a smaller revenue share to join)."

www.si.com

College football realignment: What if Power 5 became 3? - Sports Illustrated

After those in the Big Ten and the SEC, these schools are the best-of-the-rest.
www.si.com www.si.com

UNC
Clemson
FSU
Miami
Oregon
Washington
Baylor, TCU, or Houston
Stanford
Cal
Okie St
UVA
Utah
AZ St
Cinci
UCF
WVU or Pitt
 
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The big 12 has started negotiations with fox and espn…can effect the future big east tv contract
 
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UConn Basketball is important to the Big East basketball conference which intern is not a Bad Deal for Fox
if UConn has to remain independent and is decent , a possible deal to broadcast UConn football with Fox
Could be agreed upon when the new contract is written
If football can remain viable you could really increase your brand
to a national audience .
 
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www.sandiegouniontribune.com

Column: Are Aztecs headed to Pac-12? Question continues to simmer

Pros and cons mount as a Pac-12 team spoils the opening of San Diego State's new stadium
www.sandiegouniontribune.com www.sandiegouniontribune.com

Here is an interesting tidbit I had not heard before….Phil Knight has offered to pay the difference in reduced share payouts in the B1G to both Oregon and Stanford…

“Nike founder Phil Knight is said to be aggressively pushing his two alma maters, Oregon (undergrad) and Stanford (biz school), offering for them to take a reduced media rights share that wouldn’t drop the existing membership’s annual payout while covering the balance himself.”
 
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Rufus said:
www.sandiegouniontribune.com

Column: Are Aztecs headed to Pac-12? Question continues to simmer

Pros and cons mount as a Pac-12 team spoils the opening of San Diego State's new stadium
www.sandiegouniontribune.com www.sandiegouniontribune.com

Here is an interesting tidbit I had not heard before….Phil Knight has offered to pay the difference in reduced share payouts in the B1G to both Oregon and Stanford…

“Nike founder Phil Knight is said to be aggressively pushing his two alma maters, Oregon (undergrad) and Stanford (biz school), offering for them to take a reduced media rights share that wouldn’t drop the existing membership’s annual payout while covering the balance himself.”
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That's a plus for NUO, the Nike University of Oregon. Or is it the Knight University of Oregon. Or the Oregon Ducks - Apparel Provided By Nike. like the MSU Spartans presented by Rocket Mortgage.
 
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Rufus said:
www.wvnews.com

E. Gordon Gee’s thoughts: WVU president says, ‘I would not be surprised to see the Big 12 expand’

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The latest tsunami of conference realignment may not strike West Virginia athletics directly, but there doesn’t seem much doubt that the Mountaineers and many other Power 5
www.wvnews.com www.wvnews.com
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"I don’t know what direction we’re going to go; I’m not going to predict. But I do think that expansion always is a potential for our future.”

psssst Gee - northeast
 
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Kolumbo said:
"I don’t know what direction we’re going to go; I’m not going to predict. But I do think that expansion always is a potential for our future.”

psssst Gee - northeast
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Wouldn't the Big 12 for UConn be a little like a return to the AAC...in terms of conference mates ?

With former AAC conference mates...Houston, Cincinnati, Memphis, UCF, Temple, USF, Tulane, East Carolina, Navy.
 
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billybud said:
Wouldn't the Big 12 for UConn be a little like a return to the AAC...in terms of conference mates ?

With former AAC conference mates...Houston, Cincinnati, Memphis, UCF, Temple, USF, Tulane, East Carolina, Navy.
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No. I'm thinking more along the lines of WVU, Kansas, Kansas St, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU, BYU, and adding Cinci, Houston and UCF for old times sake.

The PAC 12 and Big 12 should merge and go full MTV Rocks. Throw in some rock concerts and fireworks at half-time, completely opposite of the old school good ol boys club. Some local battle of the bands action. Let Oregon lead the way. It's all marketing so it has to set itself apart.
 
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