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I think the ACC will merge with the big 12 and PAC 12 leftovers
The only school the Big Ten might take is BC for the lentire New England region with no competition Texas and eventually Florida will join the Big Ten since they add huge value are too snooty for the SEC and will make more money in the Big ten. Unc and Uva don’t bring enough value splitting their states with larger and more football oriented schools in the same state. |
None of the ACC schools increase the payout to the Big Ten members except potentially BC. UMD was the most valuable entity in the ACC and the Big Ten bent over backwards to entice it . It will be a conference of 24 in the end Adding Texas, Florida, Notre Dame, Stanford, Cal, Washington and probably Colorado and Arizona. |
| ^^^ and maybe BC knocks out Arizona due to ASU in the same state. |
While I would never say never, I don't think either SEC or Big want to be national. I doubt Big 10 dips to Texas or Florida and I don't think they would move. We are moving to 2 super conferences -- one more or less in the south and one more or less in the north with the leftover ACC, Pac12, Big12 as a poorer third. |
The BiG is already national. From coast to coast in the largest 4 and soon 5 media markets. The new media package has games all Saturday from noon ending with Pacific time zone games. Texas could flip to the BiG before they join the SEC in 2 years. Florida would jump as soon as possible. |
Coast to coast but not up and down. That I think is the key. Florida will not leave because Fla State wants in. Texas could switch but they would rather be in SEC. |
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Yes there will be a 3rd weaker conference with Uva, GT, UNC, Clemson, Pitt, Syracuse, Louisville, NC state, VT, Wvu, Iowa State, Kansas, Duke, UConn, Texas Tech, Houston, Cincinnati, Kansas State, Arizona, ASU, Utah, Oregon, BYU, Nevada.
Florida State and Miami will go the SEC after Florida leaves for the Big Ten. |
Ugh… I’ll bet Florida and Texas are back room talking to the Big Ten as we speak. |
Florida State and Florida will end up in same conference. This will not be an option -- state politics. |
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Texas did not join the Big Ten because the Big Ten would not accept Oklahoma as Oklahoma is not an AAU member school. (That was the gossip discussed at that time.)
Why would the University of Florida move ???? If Florida leaves the SEC, then FSU will move to the SEC and get first choice on many top recruits. The Big Ten and its broadcast partners want Notre Dame--even though it is not an AAU member school. The Big Ten would accept Texas in a heartbeat. Beyond Notre Dame and Texas, all other schools are speculation. West Coast schools such as Stanford, Cal, Oregon, and Washington are being considered so that USC & UCLA can have regional playmates. Stanford is also attractive since it has a traditional rivalry with Notre Dame--and the Big Ten really, really, really wants Notre Dame. |
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A few key words:
Big Ten Escalator Clauses |
Stanford is for the #5 media market. They are going to be asked plus maybe Cal. Then the BiG has NYC, LA, Chi, DC/Balt and SF/Oak. Checkmate for dollars. |
Google search shows Dallas/Ft. Worth as the #5 media market, then San Francisco area at #6. Georgia Tech offers the Atlanta media market and an in-road to one of the top football recruiting states (Texas & Florida may be the top 2 football recruiting states. California should be among the top 5). |
Interesting but Atlanta is 90 percent for UGA. That market is not big enough to be split . |
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BC, Rutgers, Penn State, Maryland,Ohio State, Florida
Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin, Northwestern Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Notre Dame Colorado, UCLA, USC, Stanford, Cal, Washington This will be the final dominant in dollars college football conference (and still wax snooty on academics) |