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Texas and Oklahoma Leave the Big 12: Why Newton’s Third Law Doesn’t Apply to Conference Realignment and the Big Ten
Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that for every action in nature, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Ever since news broke last week that Texas and Oklahoma were looking to leave the…
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Just a blog but a good read and he's level headed about this.
This is reassuring. there is not reason to expand just to expand. Unless its a big wave maker, just stay were we are.
Lots of the Big name writers and reporters are saying there is no truth to the rumors of a BIG and PAC12 merger. So basically anyone can speculate anything but nothing substantial at this point.
Hope they’re right, I think it would be a very stupid move, even worse than say a West Virginia in the Big 12.
I haven’t been tracking all the chatter closely, but I presume you add Kansas and IA State in an attempt to make the strongest two-sport conference. Which is legitimately possible.
They, at least Michigan, are way to snooty to leave the big
I wouldn't
EXACTLY!!
All of the former football player meatheads in the media seem to think that the only thing that matters is the TV contract.
The BTAA is nearly $10,000,000,000 in combined federal and private grant money. The conference TV deal is pennies in comparison.
DONU is VERY fortunate to be a part of it and will NEVER leave. It's also why the take of "Michigan and tOSU might jump to the SEC" is so laughable it should never be taken seriously by anyone.
I can't fault your aspirations but have you ever travelled on a weekly basis for work?
Traveling to or from Pacific and East Coast time zones weekly is difficult for even seasoned travelers not to mention college teams.
Travel is no longer a problem.
Football is about to break away from the NCAA. The women's rifle team, gymnastics, bowling and rowing can all still compete in the Big Ten, SEC, or whatever else exists.
I have a hunch that in 5 years, you'll see football as a standalone entity. We already have dozens (hundreds?) of schools who are affiliate members of conferences for certain sports. Notre Dame plays everything but football in the ACC. Johns Hopkins is an associate member of the Big Ten for lacrosse.
Every other sport is about to become "associate member of something" and football will be independent.
I'm betting on about 48 teams making the cut. Pure speculation on my part, but that would be the smart way to do it. I've said it a hundred times, but nobody cares about watching Akron play New Mexico State in the Snuggie Cactus Fart Bowl Sponsored by The General Auto Insurance Presented by Shaq.
Football is about to break away from the NCAA. The women's rifle team, gymnastics, bowling and rowing can all still compete in the Big Ten, SEC, or whatever else exists.
I have a hunch that in 5 years, you'll see football as a standalone entity. We already have dozens (hundreds?) of schools who are affiliate members of conferences for certain sports. Notre Dame plays everything but football in the ACC. Johns Hopkins is an associate member of the Big Ten for lacrosse.
Every other sport is about to become "associate member of something" and football will be independent.
I'm betting on about 48 teams making the cut. Pure speculation on my part, but that would be the smart way to do it. I've said it a hundred times, but nobody cares about watching Akron play New Mexico State in the Snuggie Cactus Fart Bowl Sponsored by The General Auto Insurance Presented by Shaq.
I'm pretty sure that Big Ten universities could continue with the CIC and receive government grant money even if their football teams aren't competing. If I'm wrong about that, then the commingling of higher education and big-time athletics is an even dumber idea than I thought.
The Big Ten is intact medium-term, but I'd never say never. The financial impact of OU and UT to the SEC is material but not hugely significant in the scheme of things. The real gains come from further consolidating recruiting power. Kids outside the footprint now have even more incentive to leave for SEC territory. It's undeniably the premier college conference.
"Hey 4* kid from the Midwest, do you want to compete at the highest level college has to offer......or do you want to compete for the Hy-Vee Heroes Trophy in a cornfield?"
If this advantage materializes to the extent it might over a 5 to 10 year period, the talent disparity could lead a program like Ohio State to bolt for the SEC.
The Big Ten is intact medium-term, but I'd never say never. The financial impact of OU and UT to the SEC is material but not hugely significant in the scheme of things. The real gains come from further consolidating recruiting power. Kids outside the footprint now have even more incentive to leave for SEC territory. It's undeniably the premier college conference.
"Hey 4* kid from the Midwest, do you want to compete at the highest level college has to offer......or do you want to compete for the Hy-Vee Heroes Trophy in a cornfield?"
If this advantage materializes to the extent it might over a 5 to 10 year period, the talent disparity could lead a program like Ohio State to bolt for the SEC.
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don’t need Ku ISU as that adds nothing to the market. No one cares about the old KU and NU rivalry back 100 years ago
add someone like USC and Oregon to the market, you got a deal.
That will not happen unless your dreams are wetter than mine… mine have dried up
