No, I understand completely. Personally I think the SEC would make sense for you guys. As long as the Thanksgiving tradition endures, that is.![]()
That would be the best of all worlds.
No, I understand completely. Personally I think the SEC would make sense for you guys. As long as the Thanksgiving tradition endures, that is.![]()
Bruce Feldman - Twitter said:@BFeldmanESPN RT @ChipBrownOB: Texas A&M turned down invite to join Pac-10 in mtg today with Larry Scott in College Station, a Big 12 AD confirms. about 3 hours ago
That would be the best of all worlds.
One team wouldn't kill the whole deal, do you think?
I think Utah needs to make sure and be sittin' by the phone!
EDIT: Or, perhaps that's an "in" for Baylor? If the PAC chooses Baylor over Utah then they're crazy.
Pretty sure that Kansas would be the first target to replace A&M in the expansion.
One team wouldn't kill the whole deal, do you think?
I think Utah needs to make sure and be sittin' by the phone!
EDIT: Or, perhaps that's an "in" for Baylor? If the PAC chooses Baylor over Utah then they're crazy.
I think A&M needs to stay away from the SEC. As does any other semi-decent team. It's hard enough for us to win anything as it is! Plus, the SEC already has one maroon and white wearing A&M school. That's all it needs.![]()
If this really happens, Gene Stallings is my new hero.
If this really happens they can't possibly stop at 13 teams and still expect to have a conference championship game.
So who else do they grab?
EDIT: I don't really blame them, but I can't help but laugh at Missouri. They were happy as could be when they had the Big Ten's attention, but now they're scrambling. I think it's hilarious.
EDIT2: Apparently the PAC-X Commish didn't make it to Kansas...
Utah would probably have the slight edge over Kansas, but Larry Scott is supposedly headed to Lawrence tomorrow (after a whirlwind trip around the states of Texas and Oklahoma this weekend), so hang on tight.
The departure of Texas, Texas Tech, OU and OSU to Pac-10 is imminent, four Big 12 sources say
Under that scenario what happens to the basketball landscape. Is it worth it to ruin the NCAA just to get some money for football.
The Big East is a power house for basketball right now, if the few 1A football schools leave, UConn, Pitt, Syracuse, Rutgers, what happens to the rest of the league. I don't see how this helps the fans or the players at all. All this is is a money grab for the football conferences. Fans are not going to be able to travel and all of the big rivalries will be blown apart. I wonder what the long term effects will be on football if this realignment happens. It could do damage long term to all of college sports.That has been one of my questions. All this TV exposure is great for the money making sports, but what about non-revenue producing sports? I can't imagine how much it would cost for something like the soccer or lacrosse teams to travel from somewhere like Austin to Corvallis. I can only imagine how painful it would be for teams that play lots of games like basketball or baseball.
The Big East is a power house for basketball right now, if the few 1A football schools leave, UConn, Pitt, Syracuse, Rutgers, what happens to the rest of the league. I don't see how this helps the fans or the players at all. All this is is a money grab for the football conferences. Fans are not going to be able to travel and all of the big rivalries will be blown apart. I wonder what the long term effects will be on football if this realignment happens. It could do damage long term to all of college sports.
This system won't help the football playoffs either. If you have 4 mega conferences the smaller schools will have no shot at all at the BCS. They have a slim chance now but at least they have a chance.While your concerns are absolutely valid, college football's screwed up post season systems require schlools to but football first when talking about what conference to be in. With college basketball, even a Butler can make it to the championship game.
However, the travel problem with the 16 team super conferences is a real concern. Sports that play often like basketball will spend all of their time traveling and studies will take an even further back seat.
P-Worm
This system won't help the football playoffs either. If you have 4 mega conferences the smaller schools will have no shot at all at the BCS. They have a slim chance now but at least they have a chance.
Who is going to see all this money, not the students, tuition will still go up the fans will still be paying more. This is college sports at its worst.Oh I agree with you. I think the super conferences is actually a step back from what we have now. I'm just saying that there is a reason bigger than just money for the schools to put football first when it comes to expansion talks.
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Who is going to see all this money, not the students, tuition will still go up the fans will still be paying more. This is college sports at its worst.
Reread my post. I said it was bigger than just money. If the 16 team conferences happen, you're school better be on the inside, or you have no chance to win a championship.
Too add to that it looks like OU stays as well.Looks like it's official that Texas is gonna stick around:
http://content.usatoday.com/communi...it-to-big-12-with-hope-of-saving-conference/1
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5286672Oklahoma is also staying put, the school announced.
"The decision to stay in the Big 12 represents a consensus position which resulted from a collaborative effort with our colleagues in the conference," Oklahoma president David L. Boren and vice president and director of athletics Joe Castiglione said in a joint statement. "We value the strong working relationship that has been reaffirmed during this process among the conference members. We intend to work very hard to make the conference as lasting and dynamic as possible. We appreciate the respect and interest that has been shown to OU during this process."
Texas A&M will also continue as a member of the Big 12, a school source told ESPN's Kelly Naqi.
Texas A&M regent Gene Stallings said earlier Monday he wanted the Big 12 to survive and would vote to keep the Aggies in the league if they don't get a much better offer. Stallings told The Associated Press that keeping the Big 12 together "would tickle me to death."