Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can....

[Spracne]

Does the b10 immediately try to go for 20 teams? Add Oregon, UW, and ??

Or can the b12 make an amazing pitch to Oregon and UW and bring 2 other pac schools to go to 16?

Here's a hint: it starts with a K and ends with a U.

[chum1]

There's also the idea that this leads to the dissolution of the conference so the GOR ends up irrelevant.

Sounds familiar. Maybe Fox will pull off what ESPN failed to do.

I saw someone comment that the PAC 12 schools are worth more to Fox playing games in Big 10 and Big 12 time zones than entirely on the West Coast. I don't fully understand that, but it seems to kinda make sense.

[HugeCat]

lol. These times were made for Trollsby
https://twitter.com/BobTrollsby/status/1542586601171128320?s=20&t=zVC8A2gUDlViza_CIs26PA

[HugeCat]

Does the b10 immediately try to go for 20 teams? Add Oregon, UW, and ??

Or can the b12 make an amazing pitch to Oregon and UW and bring 2 other pac schools to go to 16?

Here's a hint: it starts with a K and ends with a U.

Who is the Pac 12 version of KU and has an over inflated sense of self-worth that will end up in the mountain west?

[Rage Against the McKee]

Does the b10 immediately try to go for 20 teams? Add Oregon, UW, and ??

Or can the b12 make an amazing pitch to Oregon and UW and bring 2 other pac schools to go to 16?

Here's a hint: it starts with a K and ends with a U.

Who is the Pac 12 version of KU and has an over inflated sense of self-worth that will end up in the mountain west?

Cal. Maybe Colorado.

[Dumdeedum]

Does the b10 immediately try to go for 20 teams? Add Oregon, UW, and ??

Or can the b12 make an amazing pitch to Oregon and UW and bring 2 other pac schools to go to 16?

Here's a hint: it starts with a K and ends with a U.

K.S.U. 

[DQ12]

Does the b10 immediately try to go for 20 teams? Add Oregon, UW, and ??

Or can the b12 make an amazing pitch to Oregon and UW and bring 2 other pac schools to go to 16?

Here's a hint: it starts with a K and ends with a U.

K.S.U. 

Excellent post here.

[Kid In the Hall]

Stanford and Cal held their noses when the AZ schools, Utah, etc. were added.

Will be funny to see their reaction when UC directional schools, Cal State schools and Boise are in contention to join their ranks.

[WildcatNation]

It's painfully obvious that everything needs to be blown up and regrouped regionally. All schools collectively bargain for largest payout with uneven distribution based on viewership. Keep the big schools happy and fat while maintaining regional games.

This is the only option left for me to really even care anymore

[sonofdaxjones]

There will be an attempt to dissolve the ACC and/or substantially reduce the buyouts of the schools leaving.

The New Big 10:  Existing schools + USC, UCLA, Notre Dame, North Carolina.  The clock has run out on Notre Dame independence, and North Carolina delivers the whole of one of the fastest growing states in these United States and 2 major metro areas.  Sorry KU, but saying you can kind of sorta deliver Kansas City doesn't cut it, and who wants to take a chance on a school that blows at football and still faces major sanctions in basketball??  No one in KC cares about KU football as long as the Chiefs are good, and if the basketball program gets nailed, no one in KC will care about KU basketball anymore besides KU alums.

The New SEC:  Existing schools + OUT, Clemson, Florida State.  Beyond that they're completely watered down, and they'll have the lowest travel expenditures of any power conference while delivering one marquee match-up after another.

 

[0.42]

Dax what is happening in the KU Karl household right now?

[Spracne]

There will be an attempt to dissolve the ACC and/or substantially reduce the buyouts of the schools leaving.

The New Big 10:  Existing schools + USC, UCLA, Notre Dame, North Carolina.  The clock has run out on Notre Dame independence, and North Carolina delivers the whole of one of the fastest growing states in these United States and 2 major metro areas.  Sorry KU, but saying you can kind of sorta deliver Kansas City doesn't cut it, and who wants to take a chance on a school that blows at football and still faces major sanctions in basketball??  No one in KC cares about KU football as long as the Chiefs are good, and if the basketball program gets nailed, no one in KC will care about KU basketball anymore besides KU alums.

The New SEC:  Existing schools + OUT, Clemson, Florida State.  Beyond that they're completely watered down, and they'll have the lowest travel expenditures of any power conference while delivering one marquee match-up after another.

Wait, what does this mean? Are you thinking about Putin?

[sonofdaxjones]

There will be an attempt to dissolve the ACC and/or substantially reduce the buyouts of the schools leaving.

The New Big 10:  Existing schools + USC, UCLA, Notre Dame, North Carolina.  The clock has run out on Notre Dame independence, and North Carolina delivers the whole of one of the fastest growing states in these United States and 2 major metro areas.  Sorry KU, but saying you can kind of sorta deliver Kansas City doesn't cut it, and who wants to take a chance on a school that blows at football and still faces major sanctions in basketball??  No one in KC cares about KU football as long as the Chiefs are good, and if the basketball program gets nailed, no one in KC will care about KU basketball anymore besides KU alums.

The New SEC:  Existing schools + OUT, Clemson, Florida State.  Beyond that they're completely watered down, and they'll have the lowest travel expenditures of any power conference while delivering one marquee match-up after another.

Wait, what does this mean? Are you thinking about Putin?

Trying too hard (again)

[sonofdaxjones]

Dax what is happening in the KU Karl household right now?

If it doesn't involve basketball KU Karl doesn't care.  Meanwhile Karla is trying to keep it under $50 at TJ Maxx

[0.42]

There will be an attempt to dissolve the ACC and/or substantially reduce the buyouts of the schools leaving.

The New Big 10:  Existing schools + USC, UCLA, Notre Dame, North Carolina.  The clock has run out on Notre Dame independence, and North Carolina delivers the whole of one of the fastest growing states in these United States and 2 major metro areas.  Sorry KU, but saying you can kind of sorta deliver Kansas City doesn't cut it, and who wants to take a chance on a school that blows at football and still faces major sanctions in basketball??  No one in KC cares about KU football as long as the Chiefs are good, and if the basketball program gets nailed, no one in KC will care about KU basketball anymore besides KU alums.

The New SEC:  Existing schools + OUT, Clemson, Florida State.  Beyond that they're completely watered down, and they'll have the lowest travel expenditures of any power conference while delivering one marquee match-up after another.

Wait, what does this mean? Are you thinking about Putin?

If you're blue and you don't know where to go to
Why don't you go where Russia splits
Putin on the Biysk

[joda]

Will absolutely never happen, but this move probably sets up a scenario for a pro/rel system in major college football better than any point in recent history. Round up the SEC and B10 to 20 teams each, then the leftovers of the other 3 conferences move deck chairs and add enough teams to make 2 more 20 team conferences ACC <=> SEC, Big12<=>B10. Conference champ of B10 and SEC play for the Natty, 2v2, 3v3… play in bowl games (satisfies those that want to keep them) and then some form of game between the top teams in the lower conference vs bottom team in the bigger conference for pro/rel.

Never happening but a fun little scenario to think about

[Rage Against the McKee]

Relegation can't work because the athletic departments have to schedule years in advance, plus there are other sports than football.

[sonofdaxjones]

Two straight pundits on Powl, Powl, Powl

Paraphrasing: Basketball is maybe 15% of the equation, at best

[joda]

Relegation can't work because the athletic departments have to schedule years in advance, plus there are other sports than football.

Both reasons I say it would never happen, but while we’re in fantasy land:

Scheduling could be set by a very predictable method, similar to how the NFL does it.

Other sports, since we’re now essentially in 2 40 team super conferences would just be regionalized. If these 80 teams have completely broken away from the NCAA you have 8 10 team regional conferences. Too 4 from each conference make the tournament for a 32 team bracket. If not a broken away, still have your 8 conferences but postseason literally handled just the same way it is now.

[Pete]

This next round may be a lot of nothing, if the SEC doesn’t expand again, but man has this thread really delivered over the years.

[ben ji]

This next round may be a lot of nothing, if the SEC doesn’t expand again, but man has this thread really delivered over the years.

Is there another 12+ year thread that chronicles the entirety of conference realignment better than this thread?

Can't wait to have this thread printed out as a book/touchpad thing for my coffee table.

[Houstoncat93]

This next round may be a lot of nothing, if the SEC doesn’t expand again, but man has this thread really delivered over the years.

Hard to believe this little ol thread is going to be a teenager aoon

[steve dave]

https://twitter.com/MarcFiscHoops/status/1542577924410327042

would be a very smart move for our friends in Lawrence

[nicname]

https://twitter.com/MarcFiscHoops/status/1542577924410327042

would be a very smart move for our friends in Lawrence

KU going to the Big East and eventually WuShocking their football program would be the Cats’ meow.

[joda]

https://twitter.com/MarcFiscHoops/status/1542577924410327042

would be a very smart move for our friends in Lawrence

KU going to the Big East and eventually WuShocking their football program would be the Cats’ meow.

KU and Wichita St going to the Big East together as regional rivals would be amaze-balls