Rumor: Oregon, Washington, Clemson, FSU to Big 10
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we are quickly moving towards 2 -3 super conferences and then the also rans
It's going to morph into like what the NBA has, there will be 2 Major Conferences (Probabl SEC and then Big XII) and one will represent the East and other the West.
Could mean Miami, UNC, NC State and Virginia (or Va Tech) get absorbed into the SEC.
I noticed no mention of Notre Dame. Those idiots are going to remain stubborn about being unaligned until it destroys the program. Good enuff for them.
Maybe UofL, Georgia Tech and Boston College can start a new conference. The Big Nobody Wants Us.
I noticed no mention of Notre Dame. Those idiots are going to remain stubborn about being unaligned until it destroys the program. Good enuff for them.
Maybe UofL, Georgia Tech and Boston College can start a new conference. The Big Nobody Wants Us.
I don't want those those NC cheaters in the SEC. Maybe they can form their own cheating conference with UL.
Makes no sense Clemson and FSU don’t go sec. Their rivals are in the conference and they would be good fit.
Seems like we’re eventually headed toward a world where only two conferences (the SEC and Big 10) will control big time college sports, and everyone else is fighting for table scraps. The other three majors can’t keep up because …no matter how hard they try to regroup … they know any and all of their members would jump to the big two in a heartbeat.
And even though UK is in the lucky club, I don’t like this trend. The whole basis upon which we once developed conference loyalties seems out the window now. I liked it better the old way.
And even though UK is in the lucky club, I don’t like this trend. The whole basis upon which we once developed conference loyalties seems out the window now. I liked it better the old way.
Any scenario where ND and U6 are on the outside looking in, I’m good with.
The PAC whatever is toast.
And the ACC isn’t much better off.
The Big 12 has surprised me with their resilience. I thought they were done when Texas and OU bolted.
Still, the SEC and Big Ten are the top dogs.
I have said it before, the SEC needs to break free of the NCAA and do their own thing. They are self-sufficient.
They should play 12 conference games in football and then have a four team playoff and crown a champion.
In basketball, play everyone home and home for a 30 team season. Then have the SEC tourney and call that the champion.
Or even better, broker a deal with the Big 10 to play the SEC champs for the “national championship.”
In football, the NCAA champion would be irrelevant compared to that.
And the ACC isn’t much better off.
The Big 12 has surprised me with their resilience. I thought they were done when Texas and OU bolted.
Still, the SEC and Big Ten are the top dogs.
I have said it before, the SEC needs to break free of the NCAA and do their own thing. They are self-sufficient.
They should play 12 conference games in football and then have a four team playoff and crown a champion.
In basketball, play everyone home and home for a 30 team season. Then have the SEC tourney and call that the champion.
Or even better, broker a deal with the Big 10 to play the SEC champs for the “national championship.”
In football, the NCAA champion would be irrelevant compared to that.
Of the last 20 NCAAM national champions, only 3 have been from the SEC and none from the big ten. Why would the SEC/Big ten winners automatically play for the title? Or are you saying Duke, unc, Kansas, Uconn, and several other teams join either the SEC or Big 10 and then do it that way?
I’m talking football mainly. Basketball is almost irrelevant at this point as we talk expansion.
The SEC and ACC aren’t adding teams because they are basketball powers.
This is about dollars, so that means it’s all about football.
So I’m talking a SEC/Big Ten football championship. That would put anything the NCAA could muster to shame on the grid iron.
They can do basketball the same way, but it won’t garner much attention.
I hope North Carolina at Chapel Hill goes to the academic superior B1G. They deserve each other.
I can’t imagine the Clemson people I know would be happy about the B1G.
Miami, NC or NC State, Virginia or Virginia Tech and Houston would be good for TV Market. Do not see Houston in SEC. Maybe move Kansas to SEC for TV market area?
Miami would make sense for TV Market, Virginia for TV Market, UNC or NC State for TV Market the 4th could be almost anyone (would rather stay in the South East / South Central part of the country.
Houston and Washington DC along with North Carolina Markets are some of the largest in USA.
Miami would make sense for TV Market, Virginia for TV Market, UNC or NC State for TV Market the 4th could be almost anyone (would rather stay in the South East / South Central part of the country.
Houston and Washington DC along with North Carolina Markets are some of the largest in USA.
FSU especially. They are a blue blood FB program (or used to be) and would hugely benefit from being in a strong football conference like the SEC
I am done with college sports if this rumor comes true. Have always loved college football and watching the different conferences and the bowl games. Money has ruined everything in sports just like every other part of life. This is becoming so ridiculous.
I think the big thing is FSU brings no added TV Market. Same market as Florida. Same for Clemson. Would be like bringing Louisville to SEC. What market does the SEC gain there? It is all about footprint and media market to get the $$$.
I cannot imagine Clemson and FSU being able to leave the ACC and the Big 10 not taking Virginia and UNC over them.
That's sadly true. They do have a strong fan base though, I think the SEC could benefit from it.
If FSU ever got back on it's feet along with UF, can you imagine that brawl being a top tier matchup for say the SEC East? That would be a fun game to watch for a football fan.....sigh....a man can dream.
I'm a UK and Clemson alum and I'm not one bit happy about the prospect.
Don’t look now but it’s Florida who needs to pick up the pace.
The Seminoles are on track to have a good season (10 wins) while the Gators are gonna struggle to finish with 7
Who says they were invited? Throughout the long history of the SEC, Clemson and FSU have had numerous invitations to join. They always said no, and that is part of why there is an ACC. At this time, I do not believe Clemson or FSU will ever be welcome in the SEC again. There is the history of past refusals and also territorial overlap (FSU and Florida; Clemson, Georgia, and South Carolina).
I really don't like the idea of the B1G getting any kind of a foothold in SEC country.
What it says to me is the Big 10 will do anything to break the stranglehold the SEC has on football. Adding Penn State made sense. Nebraska? Okay, it's next to Iowa. Maryland and Rutgers added nothing. But when they added USC and UCLA all geographical pretense was out the window. Now it's just "gobble up every good to great football program before the SEC gets them".
Thankfully we are a charter SEC member and in the best conference for this.
I was gonna say they get the West Coast market, but they just got that. I guess it spreads it out to a couple more states though. It’s an arms race so who can blame them. The SEC will add more too.
Doesn’t hurt my feelings to see the Gators struggle. State went thru a bad period themselves.
Nebraska should be begging the Big 12 to let them come home.
I know its less money, but with Texas & Oklahoma gone .... maybe they could compete again? Big10 is running over them like a mack truck.
I know its less money, but with Texas & Oklahoma gone .... maybe they could compete again? Big10 is running over them like a mack truck.
There would be no need to beg, the B12 would love to have them back.
But that ain’t ever gonna happen. They may have fans thinking that way, but I’m certain the school does not. The SEC and Big Ten are where the big money is, and the folks in charge will always choose big money over wins.
SEC already has the Miami(UF) and Houston(Texas/A&M) markets covered.
The Carolina markets are probably top priority.
Dont know many Florida fans in Miami. Those guys down there are UCF and Miami fans. Would expand the florida market compared to FSU and the current market. I would think DC area would be one of the top priorities as well (Virginia) as it is a top 8 Market in the US.
If true, I'm done with collegiate sports. When it was the about the student "athletes" and school's traditions it was awesome. This just reeks (more) of G R E E D.
I wonder how much the NFL affects markets?
DC and Miami are really tied to their NFL teams.
Do they get enough eyeballs on Saturday to matter?
I always hear people say Miami and DC are more pro towns than college towns.
The same is said for LA and NYC. Huge markets for the pros, but care very little about college sports.
I seriously don’t know how that works?
Probably is a little like LA in DC area. But in the south you have people in the fall watching friday night, saturday and sunday. All the south is that way. Really Florida is a lot more like the north than south. Many transplants. SO not sure about the Florida market.
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