Realignment Carousel Spins Up again (USC and UCLA to Big 10)

[Shockerman]

If 2-3 of the above AAC teams bolt for the ACC I hope WSU strongly considers joining the Mountain West (I do not say this lightly living on the East Coast).

This is where I am at now. The Big East is never happening and the A10 Would be death for the rest of our sports programs. Let's grab Tulsa and Rice and go West.

[ShockBand]

The whole cash grab over college football is going to **** up the rest of college athletics beyond belief, IMHO. And then I would bet the college football part will all blow up again when the usual top 30 or so get tired of the dregs of these newly formed conferences.

[SubGod22]

I could buy Tulane and USF as being possible options. UAB seems a bit of a stretch and ECU and Tulsa seem desperate.

If one or two went, we'd probably be looking at a Georgia State. I still think if the AAC needed to add two that they should go after Toledo and Buffalo.

I wouldn't be to anxious about joining the MWC until we see how the whole PAC (OSU/WSU) thing plays out. If they still somehow manage to pull the best of the MWC in with them then going west would make no sense, but it could allow the AAC to maybe get a front range school or two. Having Navy, Army and AFA would probably guarantee the media deal would still be fairly decent and we'd still be associated with a number of Texas schools which is still a big deal for Wichita.

[Shoxing Me Softly]

After schools like FSU, Clemson, UNC, UVA leave for SEC/B1G. and Louisville, Pitt, VT, NCSU types leave for big 12.

Who cares anymore?

[DanielBryan]

If 2-3 of the above AAC teams bolt for the ACC I hope WSU strongly considers joining the Mountain West (I do not say this lightly living on the East Coast).

We will add Appalachian State! Yay PoWeR sIx

[ShockerFever]

Either the ACC is determined to be a laughing stock or that tweet is from a parody account.

[TrackSuitAndTie]

If 2-3 of the above AAC teams bolt for the ACC I hope WSU strongly considers joining the Mountain West (I do not say this lightly living on the East Coast).

[ShockBand]

Crazy to think the BXII was almost dead in the water twice and came out smelling like roses both times.

So a variation of "shoot for the moon, if you miss you'll land among the stars."

"Swim through the **** and you will always have fertilizer."

[Shock Top]

Crazy to think the BXII was almost dead in the water twice and came out smelling like roses both times.

[Stickboy46]

From a context of "What's best for WSU", this seems like a good thing. We would never get an invite to the B12 because of KU/KSU. Gonzaga would never consider the AAC (nor should they). So this takes best available non-football off the board. WSU is in contention for next best, so if one of the other power conference or Big East are looking for a non-football add, we will be at the top of the list of available teams now

[TrackSuitAndTie]

I’d be interested to see what it cost Kennesaw State to start and maintain a team. They join D1 in 2024 after starting a team in 2015 and have a stadium that only seats around 10,000. I think if you’re going to start a team, you follow that blueprint. Build a small stadium to start but design it to add several phases over multiple decades.

Charlotte also provides a good model for the multi-step approach to football.

[Dan]

That’s unpossible. Would require $2B, a blessing by a shaman, a new stadium with the hope diamond at all four corners, and the coaching hires all coming through a full season of America’s Got Talent unscathed. Unless you have the $2B yourself you should really just shut up and stop beating off the horse.

Just repeating what I’ve been told, I think.

I’d be interested to see what it cost Kennesaw State to start and maintain a team. They join D1 in 2024 after starting a team in 2015 and have a stadium that only seats around 10,000. I think if you’re going to start a team, you follow that blueprint. Build a small stadium to start but design it to add several phases over multiple decades.

[SHOCKvalue]

https://www.si.com/college/2023/09/2...4KDk-crsFBhYeo

That’s unpossible. Would require $2B, a blessing by a shaman, a new stadium with the hope diamond at all four corners, and the coaching hires all coming through a full season of America’s Got Talent unscathed. Unless you have the $2B yourself you should really just shut up and stop beating off the horse.

Just repeating what I’ve been told, I think.

[Stickboy46]

Eh. I mean, that sounds nice. But I see them doing it as an enrollment booster, not with any intention of winning. Our fanbase doesn’t have the appetite to endure a decade of 2-10 type seasons.

Chicago State is used to only winning two games a year thanks to basketball.

[WuShock16]

Eh. I mean, that sounds nice. But I see them doing it as an enrollment booster, not with any intention of winning. Our fanbase doesn’t have the appetite to endure a decade of 2-10 type seasons.