Big Ten expanding again?

[RedRocker]

Another source says Maryland believes the ACC was trying to lure Big 10 schools and that ESPN was at the heart of it. It will be interesting.

http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/mary...-and-espn.html

Color me shocked!

[CincyBearcat95]

Another source says Maryland believes the ACC was trying to lure Big 10 schools and that ESPN was at the heart of it. It will be interesting.

http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/mary...-and-espn.html

A few more of these getting picked up by the AP and it won't be long before a Senator from some state starts calling for congressional hearings.

[longtimefan]

Another source says Maryland believes the ACC was trying to lure Big 10 schools and that ESPN was at the heart of it. It will be interesting.

http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/maryland-subpoenas-10-acc-schools-and-espn.html

[red_n_black_attack]

Maryland having issues. ACC having issues with Maryland.

http://msn.foxsports.com/college-foo...ting-nasty.php

I'm as ready for another round of realignment as anyone, especially if it means UC is in the conversation; however, I vehemently disagree with this author on Grant if Rights. The exit fee case in Maryland v ACC is the difference maker!

As I understand it, it doesn't matter which conference televises a game or even if the school has a stand alone contract to televise some home games. There's no doubt in my mind that B1G would get revenue for a Michigan game at Texas. However, with GOR, Texas would not receive any revenue. The portion allocated to Texas would go to Big 12, not Texas and B1G keeps rest for conference and Michigan.

I wish GOR was a house of cards, but I see it differently than this writer and believe the judge in Kansas or Iowa would see it as I do.

Any lawyers out there wish to comment?

[Lobot]

Maryland having issues. ACC having issues with Maryland.

http://msn.foxsports.com/college-football/outkick-the-coverage/the-acc-and-marylands-lawsuit-is-getting-nasty.php

[cmm27]

Yeah, especially since Cincinnati is already there with athletics and academics.

[Binturong05]

Wish the pair of Ohio senators gave a hoot like these chaps in IL do.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/two-lawmakers-want-one-more-big-ten-school-165621151--ncaaf.html

[BearcatSeminole]

damn it must feel good to be....

Wake Forest
Duke
Washington State
Baylor

Such great programs all in one breath!

[mjv780]

If the B10 goes to 16 - we won't be the next man in; we will be competing with the B12 teams for a spot in the next rotation. All the BE teams except UConn have been picked before us.

We should be hoping for 5 power conferences of 14 (70 teams); but if TX goes to the B10 - that isn't going to happen.

If the BIG goes to 16 - then I think the elite programs shrink to 4 power conference of 16 (64 teams).

In the P5 there are currently 64 teams - Big (14), SEC (14), B12 (10), PAC (12), ACC (14)

In above scenario - you'd have
SEC looking for 2 - OU and TT
PAC looking for 4 - Kansas, OSU, KSU, BYU
ACC looking for 3 - UWV, UConn, UC (hard for me to imagine ACC going for TX teams, but if they do - we could be left out).

Teams that lose out - USF, Memphis, Baylor, ISU, TCU, BSU, Air Force . . .

I have a hard time believing that if there are 4 groups of 16 to reach 64 in the 'chosen' group, and since like you said above, there already are 64 in the P5, that anyone else would be let in (i.e. UC and UConn). It seems like the B12 would just get split up and redistributed to the other 4. I probably oversimplified it though.

If the B10 goes to 16 - we won't be the next man in; we will be competing with the B12 teams for a spot in the next rotation. All the BE teams except UConn have been picked before us.

We should be hoping for 5 power conferences of 14 (70 teams); but if TX goes to the B10 - that isn't going to happen.

If the BIG goes to 16 - then I think the elite programs shrink to 4 power conference of 16 (64 teams).

In the P5 there are currently 64 teams - Big (14), SEC (14), B12 (10), PAC (12), ACC (14)

In above scenario - you'd have
SEC looking for 2 - OU and TT
PAC looking for 4 - Kansas, OSU, KSU, BYU
ACC looking for 3 - UWV, UConn, UC (hard for me to imagine ACC going for TX teams, but if they do - we could be left out).

Teams that lose out - USF, Memphis, Baylor, ISU, TCU, BSU, Air Force . . .

[nbshelton]

If the top teams from the Big 12 leave, then I see the Big 12 falling from the "power five". I am not sure if I would want UC to go there if they lose their brand teams.

I have a hard time seeing the Big 12 losing the "power 5" label since they have been one of the leaders in the "4th division" stuff. They have too many well-known teams to ever lose that prestige in my opinion as well. I could see 1-2 teams leaving for greener pastures, but when you have Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Ok. State, West Virginia, Baylor, TCU....thats a lot of football power to not include in the power 5. Even without 1-2 of those teams, I still see it as at least on the same level as the ACC, if not better.

[bearcatbret]

If the top teams from the Big 12 leave, then I see the Big 12 falling from the "power five". I am not sure if I would want UC to go there if they lose their brand teams.

[nbshelton]

Considering that the SEC already is the #1 football power conference in the country, with fertile recruiting grounds throughout the South, I doubt if they lose much sleep over not getting the best of the crop in the Midwest. (They still have gotten a few gems over the years out of this area, but it's not a driving force.) They also wouldn't be interested in the rest of the crop in the Midwest. Those players go to the MAC.

As big of a UC fan as I've been since the 1960's, I don't see the Cats getting even a sniff from the SEC brass ... or the B1G, for that matter. Our best hope is for the ACC to come calling or even the B12, should the B1G raid them again.

If you noticed, I did state that I am not posting that as a fan of UC going to the SEC, as I am not. But I do find it quite clear that outside of a few southern states, Ohio is as fertile a recruiting ground as any other state. You can't tell me that the SEC would not love to have an in directly into the backyard of Ohio State. They would get visibility in Ohio with many of those teams player here on a yearly basis. I was just pointing out that the SEC does have plenty to gain if they were to at UC. I do not feel that going to the SEC is best for UC though as the ACC and Big 12 would both be much better fits.

[swilsonsp4]

The SEC would love nothing more than to steal recruits from Big 10 teams.

Considering that the SEC already is the #1 football power conference in the country, with fertile recruiting grounds throughout the South, I doubt if they lose much sleep over not getting the best of the crop in the Midwest. (They still have gotten a few gems over the years out of this area, but it's not a driving force.) They also wouldn't be interested in the rest of the crop in the Midwest. Those players go to the MAC.

As big of a UC fan as I've been since the 1960's, I don't see the Cats getting even a sniff from the SEC brass ... or the B1G, for that matter. Our best hope is for the ACC to come calling or even the B12, should the B1G raid them again.

[nbshelton]

I'm not saying this as a proponent of UC going to the SEC at all, but there are many things that could be argued as to why the SEC would want UC. It does at a market that has very few viewers currently (UK fans). It also provides the SEC with a direct recruiting line into the midwest and Big 10 country. The SEC would love nothing more than to steal recruits from Big 10 teams.