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

[ShockerFever]

Gonzaga is expected to join the MWC? I doubt it.

[RoyalShock]

Might as well add more fuel to the rumor mill fire. I have no idea if this account has any credibility.

The only thing that would make the MWC appealing is the possibility of playing SDSU and Gonzaga, if they should ever join. Or, if the AAC is on a course for implosion. Otherwise, we would be moving away from the other metro, research universities that we feel are the best fit institutionally. And those PST game times? Yuck.

[ShockerFever]

It probably won't make it that long. The super conference is coming. 32 is a nice NFL number. Both major conferences have 14 each now? That would be 4 more acquisitions. Then maybe the rest of us can combine to make a 2nd "super" conference. It will be exactly as was predicted. Division I split into a major/minor sub group.

So contracting to your original point, SMU selling their souls for a group of schools that want to get out might not be worth trading our first-borns for after all.

SMU will be the Rutgers of the ACC.

[C0|dB|00ded]

the B1G is at 18 and SEC at 16

Gotcha! I Guess Google hasn't updated the conference membership totals yet. :/

Maybe they're going for 40!

[Shoxing Me Softly]

I hope they add Army/VCU or the Cajuns

[Shoxing Me Softly]

It probably won't make it that long. The super conference is coming. 32 is a nice NFL number. Both major conferences have 14 each now? That would be 4 more acquisitions. Then maybe the rest of us can combine to make a 2nd "super" conference. It will be exactly as was predicted. Division I split into a major/minor sub group.

the B1G is at 18 and SEC at 16

[C0|dB|00ded]

I hope the ACC breaks apart at year 8.

It probably won't make it that long. The super conference is coming. 32 is a nice NFL number. Both major conferences have 14 each now? That would be 4 more acquisitions. Then maybe the rest of us can combine to make a 2nd "super" conference. It will be exactly as was predicted. Division I split into a major/minor sub group.

[C0|dB|00ded]

As I understand it, the ACC is making this move because they need to keep their membership at a certain level to lock in their revenue agreement with the networks. This means the ACC is expecting several schools to depart to one of the B1G 2 conferences.

[Dan]

Well both Newman and Tulsa have roughly 2700 each undergraduate.

Missing my point entirely though. 2700 or 3700 total isn’t enough to be sponsoring FBS football.

agree, as evidenced by their pathetic attendance and even worse TV coverage

[Shoxing Me Softly]

Rice has about 4400 undergrads and 4000 grad students. Grad students numbers can be deceiving because a lot of these people are working professionals going part time.

Well both Newman and Tulsa have roughly 2700 each undergraduate.

Missing my point entirely though. 2700 or 3700 total isn’t enough to be sponsoring FBS football.

[Shoxing Me Softly]

Army is good from a conference standpoint but is a non factor for us and basketball

Army will be football only just like Navy.

AAC can then offer someone like VCU or just stay at 13 for non football sports.

[ShockBand]

I think college athletics will blow apart massively within the next decade.

[Kung Wu]

Final number was 9 years

I hope the ACC breaks apart at year 8.

[TrackSuitAndTie]

Final number was 9 years

Major LIV Golf vibes

[TrackSuitAndTie]

Army is good from a conference standpoint but is a non factor for us and basketball

Break a pool cue in half and tell the A10 there's one spot open if Army joins.