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LJ World - Kansas Regents taking steps to ensure KU, other schools can't change athletic conferences without prior approval
After we moved, I know they implemented a rule where they have to be notified before negotiations take place, but now they're wanting a say. I assume this will pass.
I don't see a need for us to make a move any time soon, as we're in a good place with like minded schools and in good areas of the country. But for any of you praying for an A10 or Big East invite, I don't see us getting approval from the BoR unless something drastic were to happen. Though something drastic would have to happen for either of those conferences to either want us, or make sense.
The bigger potential bump here, and the one that isn't much hinted at but is the fear for those in Lawrence, would be for the old rumors that weren't true, to become reality. This would be a way for the BoR to tie KSU to KU on any move, which would pretty much prevent KU from going anywhere should they have an option down the road.
I don't think KU has options right now. KSU definitely doesn't. If the XII can pull some PAC schools, they'll be fine. If they don't, there will always be more threats. I'm not sure there are many XII schools left that would generate much buzz, but that can change in time.
Members of the Kansas Board of Regents are in the process of creating a new policy that would require any Regents university — KU, K-State, Wichita State, Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State and Emporia State — to get approvals from at least three non-university officials before moving to a new athletic conference.
The pending policy — which was recently approved by a subcommittee of the Regents, but not yet acted upon by the full board — comes on the heels of major conference realignment, which has sparked discussion about whether KU may need to move from the Big 12 Conference to protect its athletic programs.
Among the biggest shake-ups nationally has been the University of California-Los Angeles announcing plans to leave the Pac-12 Conference and join the Big Ten Conference in 2024. That planned move has drawn protests across California’s higher education scene, with allegations that other public schools in the state will be harmed if UCLA’s move diminishes or destroys the Pac-12 Conference.
“We saw with the UCLA situation that there wasn’t alignment there, and we want to make sure we move forward in alignment in Kansas,” Regents Chair Jon Rolph told the Journal-World on Thursday.
The pending policy — which was recently approved by a subcommittee of the Regents, but not yet acted upon by the full board — comes on the heels of major conference realignment, which has sparked discussion about whether KU may need to move from the Big 12 Conference to protect its athletic programs.
Among the biggest shake-ups nationally has been the University of California-Los Angeles announcing plans to leave the Pac-12 Conference and join the Big Ten Conference in 2024. That planned move has drawn protests across California’s higher education scene, with allegations that other public schools in the state will be harmed if UCLA’s move diminishes or destroys the Pac-12 Conference.
“We saw with the UCLA situation that there wasn’t alignment there, and we want to make sure we move forward in alignment in Kansas,” Regents Chair Jon Rolph told the Journal-World on Thursday.
I don't see a need for us to make a move any time soon, as we're in a good place with like minded schools and in good areas of the country. But for any of you praying for an A10 or Big East invite, I don't see us getting approval from the BoR unless something drastic were to happen. Though something drastic would have to happen for either of those conferences to either want us, or make sense.
The bigger potential bump here, and the one that isn't much hinted at but is the fear for those in Lawrence, would be for the old rumors that weren't true, to become reality. This would be a way for the BoR to tie KSU to KU on any move, which would pretty much prevent KU from going anywhere should they have an option down the road.
I don't think KU has options right now. KSU definitely doesn't. If the XII can pull some PAC schools, they'll be fine. If they don't, there will always be more threats. I'm not sure there are many XII schools left that would generate much buzz, but that can change in time.
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