xzmattzx Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 It seems there should be thread to discuss conference realignment in college athletics. While this can take place due to any sport, college football seems to be the primary focus in schools switching conferences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzmattzx Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Reports indicate that Texas and Oklahoma may try to join the SEC, with some type of announcement coming as early as tomorrow. Ripple effects include talks of a merger of the Pac-12 and Big 12. Does West Virginia join a conference with teams in California and Washington? Does West Virginia go to the ACC? Will we ever see a megaconference with 30 teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetroLot Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I don't plug my site here ever, but if you can take some jokes, I actually just wrote about this. Read it, don't read it. Up to you. https://jetrolot.com/conference-talk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzmattzx Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 Texas and Oklahoma will accept invitations to the SEC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolg Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Texas and OK will join SEC in 2025. What's the repercussions? This makes SEC theoretically tougher than the other conferences, with about half of the top-20 revenue teams in one conference. Let's say Georgia survives and wins SEC championship at 9-3 record. Clemson, Ohio State, USC are 12-0, and there's a slew of 11-1 teams. Is the playoff committee going to respect Georgia's tougher schedule and pick a 9-3 Bulldogs team over a bunch of 11-1 teams? What if SEC decides they will play their own championship instead of bowl games? Why play a lesser team when the good ones are already in your own conference? Then you might have a de facto super conference playoff. Playoff committee could also expand playoffs to include 12 teams, I know that is under discussion too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfather Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 What hasn't been answered yet is what's going to happen with the Big 12 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzmattzx Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 The Big 12 will be adding BYU, Houston, Cininnati, and Central Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfather Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 11:14 PM, xzmattzx said: The Big 12 will be adding BYU, Houston, Cininnati, and Central Florida. BYU and Cincy are good adds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzmattzx Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 13 hours ago, Godfather said: BYU and Cincy are good adds Cincinnati was an obvious one to add, simply to give West Virginia a local rival. They have a pretty prestigious brand for a Group of 5 school, too. BYU is also prestigious, so it's an obvious fit. Houston is a good fit based on those Plains states and the old SWC. I wonder if it would be worthwhile for the Big 12 to try and poach teams from the SEC. Why not aim for teams in the SEC West, like Mississippi and Mississippi State? Do those schools want to field good football teams and go 8-4 because they lose to LSU, Texas, Oklahoma, and an East school like Alabama, Florida, or Georgia every year? Could they go 11-1 in the Big 12 with the same players and get a spot in the College Football Playoffs? Would there be a way to make more money in the Big 12 than the SEC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Since the last few updates weren't added yet: -- American is taking Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA from C-USA, starting in 2023EAST: Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Navy, South Florida, TempleWEST: North Texas, Rice, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UTSA -- Sun Belt is taking Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi from C-USA, also starting in 2023. They're also adding FCS James Madison the same year. Troy would move from the East to the West when the league expands to 14, with Southern Miss also in the West and the other three going in the East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzmattzx Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 Word is a couple other FCS schools might make the jump up. Conference USA is looking for teams. But which schools would those be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 -- MAC is close to getting Middle Tennessee State and Western Kentucky from C-USA -- With the mass exodus, C-USA is working to add Liberty and New Mexico State from FBS Independents and Sam Houston State and Jacksonville State from FCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzmattzx Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 This seems to be the time that FCS schools are moving up more en masse. James Madison, Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin, and Jacksonville State are four so far. Who else would move up? McNeese State is staying, but is open about moving up to FBS in the next 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfather Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 On 10/4/2021 at 9:54 PM, xzmattzx said: Cincinnati was an obvious one to add, simply to give West Virginia a local rival. They have a pretty prestigious brand for a Group of 5 school, too. BYU is also prestigious, so it's an obvious fit. Houston is a good fit based on those Plains states and the old SWC. I wonder if it would be worthwhile for the Big 12 to try and poach teams from the SEC. Why not aim for teams in the SEC West, like Mississippi and Mississippi State? Do those schools want to field good football teams and go 8-4 because they lose to LSU, Texas, Oklahoma, and an East school like Alabama, Florida, or Georgia every year? Could they go 11-1 in the Big 12 with the same players and get a spot in the College Football Playoffs? Would there be a way to make more money in the Big 12 than the SEC? Houston is starting to look like a good add as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Moss Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzmattzx Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 Rumors are that Clemson, Miami, and UNC are looking at the SEC now. Washington and Oregon want to join the Big Ten. The Pac-12 schools are apparently talking with the Big 12, which would create quite a basketball conference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfather Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 My SC squad heading to the big ten. Should be fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzmattzx Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 I wonder if this would be a good time for ACC schools to jump ship and the conference is dissolved. Most of the ACC schools fit into what are emerging as the two superconferences. To the Big Ten, and expand the footprint in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic, and bring in several big TV markets: Boston College Syracuse Pitt To the Big Ten, and expand the conference south, and bring in prestigious schools: Virginia Duke UNC To the Big Ten, and fit the current footprint: Louisville Notre Dame To the SEC, and fit the current footprint Miami Florida State Clemson Georgia Tech To the SEC, and expand the footprint towards the Mid-Atlantic: Virginia Tech NC State Wake Forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfather Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Oregon in talks with the Big 10 to join the conference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzmattzx Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 Inside rumors indicate that the SEC has been interested and is still interested in adding Virginia and North Carolina at some point. This would give them all the flagship schools for every state across the south (except for West Virginia). It would also give them two prestigious academic schools. I wonder if they were able to bring in UVa and UNC, if they would take Duke and Virginia Tech and preserve state rivalries. Or, I think the Big Ten should jump on Virginia, Virginia Tech, UNC, and Duke before the SEC gets any of them. You get good academic schools, which they always want, and you also expand your footprint into a new area, but still connected (unlike Los Angeles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzmattzx Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 Gonzaga to the Big 12? (Not football related) https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/34934063/sources-gonzaga-talks-big-12-joining-conference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Jackson Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Molly McGrath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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