(07-04-2017 09:17 AM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(07-02-2017 08:00 AM)Carolina_Low_Country Wrote:  Here are a few schools that I think could make a P5 conference if they invested a lot of money.

Underdogs that could make P5:
Buffalo: AAU school in New York. Need new football and basketball arena. All need to start hockey up. If they could build a nice 50000 person on campus stadium and get attendance up they have an outside shot at joining Big Ten.

Rice: Another AAU school. Need to improve basketball similar to what SMu did. Have a shot at Big 12 and PAC 12

UAB: The City of Birmingham is growing like crazy. If UAB could rebrand as Birmingham (similar to Charlotte). Have the city build a nice 50000 person stadium for the blazers and the Birmingham bowl they would be set. On top of that build a new basketball arena. The basketball culture is there just need to get football going. They could have an outside shot to the ACC if schools like Clemson, GA Tech, and FSU start complaining about northern growth and no new southern teams being added.

UNLV: New football stadium and a martlet that fits perfectly for the PAC-12.

Rice: Thanks for the underdog mention and I'll just add my take on your B12/P12 options.
*If* we were to go P5, I think "today" that P12 and B1G are the two most likely.

The B12 window won't crack open for us again until the league looks to replace the next round of departures (5+ year time frame). At least we know we're on the "short" list of 11(!)

AAC is not very likely right now, either. Our value differentiators are academics, and exposure to the Houston market. AAC and B12 both already have good exposure in Houston.(not to mention the SEC, that opportunity passed by about 20 years ago)

And the ACC has never been even a slim chance option (though some of our fans have suggested it as a good fit)

To be clear, I fully grasp that we are not just underdogs to go P5, but longshot underdogs. But I've seen us beat odds like that before (usually on the field of play) so I dream...


Also, to Domer1978: cool to see the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference mentioned for the first time ever that I'm aware of on this board. Yes, Rice would welcome ND into that conference. Come on down for some great early spring road racing in gorgeous weather.

And to attackcoog:
I'm sure we've been cooking up the halftime script for the renewal of the Bayou Bucket for months. But no way will it hold a candle to the Baylor show #truth

The Baylor halftime show was epic. What makes it even better was the fact that Art Briles decided to sneak into that game.