Another Expansion/Realignment Thread

[E-Villan]

You aren’t wrong, but I doubt that Belmont wants to always be the only team their opponents have to prepare for that week
They will be in the A10 before we get the schedule out

Curious what the Belmont fans around here think? Oh wait....

[MissouriValleyUnite]

The Belmont board just saw BCPanther’s post about them being the rover in WBB scheduling and they are pissed. Planning a fleet of buses to STL to protest.

[sivert]

What makes the NCAA Tournament so lucrative is that everyone watches it.

The Men’s NCAA final had 20 times the viewership as the Big10 Men’s Final.
It is possible that the P? Push out the MidMajors. But would it last? Leaving our MMs will make the national viewership wane.

[ReZyNeZy]

What makes the NCAA Tournament so lucrative is that everyone watches it.

The Men’s NCAA final had 20 times the viewership as the Big10 Men’s Final.
It is possible that the P? Push out the MidMajors. But would it last? Leaving our MMs will make the national viewership wane.

How I see it is people are suckers for the Cinderella, and that Cinderella story is so much sweeter when it is a Mid Major or a Low Major. I would even argue things such as the bracket challenge would wane as a result of a potential split of the power schools and the MidMajors. As for the split itself, we talk about this split between all of the power schools, but the forerunners are the SEC and the B10. While there is a possibility that these 2 conferences part with the NCAA, I highly doubt that the other conferences go with them. All decisions going foreword seem to be for football's sake. The SEC and the B10 seem to care less and less each year about their basketball.

Going into more logistical expertise. In terms of the power 6 (or Power 5 now) there are 69 schools. Seeing as March Madness is a field of 68, there would have to be major reform as to the tournament between the power conferences. Not only would this tournament be exceedingly boring, people would most likely continue to watch March Madness anyway. People tend to have 2 teams in the first place. Their "Power School" team and then their" real" team. Now a real team could be a power school, but typically this team is a mid or low major team.

[Chuck A]

You aren’t wrong, but I doubt that Belmont wants to always be the only team their opponents have to prepare for that week
They will be in the A10 before we get the schedule out

Why do posters continue to make the claim that Belmont will be leaving for the A-10 in the not-too-distant future?! What leads one to even consider this? Is it because the A-10 is eastern based with a supposedly larger viewing fan base? What is it?

[BCPanther]

You aren’t wrong, but I doubt that Belmont wants to always be the only team their opponents have to prepare for that week
They will be in the A10 before we get the schedule out

Why do posters continue to make the claim that Belmont will be leaving for the A-10 in the not-too-distant future?! What leads one to even consider this? Is it because the A-10 is eastern based with a supposedly larger viewing fan base? What is it?

Especially since the A10 seems perfectly content at 14 and nobody is doing anything until they figure out the new payment rules and the House settlement.

[freddycat68]

Belmont to the A10? Where did this come from? If they moved would an invisible fan base suddenly appear ... and their local media suddenly express any interest? I still suspect that "Belmont University" does not actually exist ... it's an AI simulation

[Red]

UConn is trying to get into the Big 12 again. On one hand it's the best hoops league around. On the other, the football collection is very AAC-ish.

Have to wonder if the basketball program would change if it happens, especially considering how bad they were in the AAC.

[bradley_townie]

Belmont to the A10? Where did this come from? If they moved would an invisible fan base suddenly appear ... and their local media suddenly express any interest? I still suspect that "Belmont University" does not actually exist ... it's an AI simulation

It's because they're in Nashville. That market has a lot of hype right now and is growing fast. Add the fact that Belmont has a solid basketball tradition, good facilities, and are in a respectable basketball conference with a history of schools that have made a successful jump to the next level, they are going to get talked about more than a school like Bradley, who has all of those things, but not the market.

[Drakey]

The A10 is NOT the next level.