Conference Realignment - May 1

[uniftw]

How about this:

UConn to the ACC.

Big East responds by adding UMass, a school looking to move its football up a notch and bringing the greater Boston area market with it.

A10 responds to the UMass loss by ousting Fordham (who subsequently joins the much more suitable Patriot League) and adding Creighton and Wichita State, expanding its footprint in the Central time zone.

The MVC could then consider Southern University and Florida A&M. AceDad can then preach at the remaining schools about how a no vote on admission makes you all racists.

If CU and WSU leave I can assure you UNI, MSU, and IlSU try to hop the first decent train out of town

[TheAsianSensation]

Rutgers and Maryland to Big Ten. UConn to replace Maryland in ACC.

If this is true, Delaney has given up trying to make the bIg 10 relevant in football.

Why would the Big Ten want Maryland and Rutgers? Maryland brings some value in basketball but both teams don't bring much to the table IMO. Well, if it leads to the further demise of the Big East, I'm all for that.

The Big 10 Network in Washington DC and New York. Eyeballs.

Anyways, UConn to ACC, and then all eyes to Navy to see if they hold their plans. If they bolt, full scale Big East implosion is possible.

[TheAsianSensation]

How about this:

UConn to the ACC.

Big East responds by adding UMass, a school looking to move its football up a notch and bringing the greater Boston area market with it.

A10 responds to the UMass loss by ousting Fordham (who subsequently joins the much more suitable Patriot League) and adding Creighton and Wichita State, expanding its footprint in the Central time zone.

The MVC could then consider Southern University and Florida A&M. AceDad can then preach at the remaining schools about how a no vote on admission makes you all racists.

Remember, Notre Dame left. If Rutgers does too, then that's 2 all sport spots. If the A-10 supplies both of those spots, then the Creighton/WSU package deal is in play.

[shoxrox]

The MVC could then consider Southern University and Florida A&M. AceDad can then preach at the remaining schools about how a no vote on admission makes you all racists.

[pafan]

Anyways, UConn to ACC, and then all eyes to Navy to see if they hold their plans. If they bolt, full scale Big East implosion is possible.

I think if Rutgers and UCONN leave the Big East, plus any one of the new members decommits, that would be enough to end the Big East, at least as a football conference.

[Turner]

So the Big East is losing Notre Dame and now maybe Rutgers and UConn? They're done.

[uniftw]

So the Big East is losing Notre Dame and now maybe Rutgers and UConn? They're done.

Yep...

When I was in Louisville in Sept it sounded like the Big East was pretty tight and wanting to stay together....something happened since then.


Louisville will be in the B12 in the next 2 years.

[Turner]

The only change that I think would be worth CU's trouble would be if a Catholic League formed.

[UNIFanSince1983]

The Big 10 Network in Washington DC and New York. Eyeballs.

Anyways, UConn to ACC, and then all eyes to Navy to see if they hold their plans. If they bolt, full scale Big East implosion is possible.

Darren Rovell was talking about this on twitter yesterday. Rutgers does not add the New York market. They have a 9-1 football team that gets the 19th story down on the NY Post sports section website. He does not think adding Maryland and Rutgers would boost the revenue 17% so the current teams can earn the same amount of money. I think it would be a bad idea. I understand what they are trying to do, but it would be a mistake.

[DoubleJayAlum]

The Big 10 Network in Washington DC and New York. Eyeballs.

Anyways, UConn to ACC, and then all eyes to Navy to see if they hold their plans. If they bolt, full scale Big East implosion is possible.

Darren Rovell was talking about this on twitter yesterday. Rutgers does not add the New York market. They have a 9-1 football team that gets the 19th story down on the NY Post sports section website. He does not think adding Maryland and Rutgers would boost the revenue 17% so the current teams can earn the same amount of money. I think it would be a bad idea. I understand what they are trying to do, but it would be a mistake.

I agree, but I don't think it matters.

The only thing they care about is getting carriage on the cable Tv systems in NY. It doesn't matter if anybody watched. The carriage alone guarantees the conference an absolute bucket load of cash, which is all these top conferences care about.