HerdKixButt Wrote:Ok after reading this thread I'm still scratching my head at why Indiana would not want to stay in the Big 10.......

Apparently, teams are just dying to leave the Big 10 for the MAC now.

HerdKixButt Wrote:Ok after reading this thread I'm still scratching my head at why Indiana would not want to stay in the Big 10.......

Obviously, Indiana would NEVER leave the Big Televen. The only thing that might happen down the road would be for the Big East to try to get a few more football schools or something. There's also the possibility that the SEC will kick out Vanderbilt, the Big 12 will kick out Baylor, the SEC will invite FSU and the Big 12 will invite Arkansas. Then, the ACC would be looking for another school, which I would imagine would be Syracuse or Penn State. Then, of course, the Big East would look for a replacement for 'Cuse, and the Big Televen would probably make another run at ND or would consider Pitt.

The only way the MAC or C-USA is affected is if the Big East takes someone -- most likely a C-USA school like UCF or USF. I still woudn't be convinced that anything would happen to the MAC, however.

The biggest thing that could happen to the MAC is if the proposed attendance rules actually went into effect (which I don't believe they will -- it's too arbitrary), and the MAC lost a few schools. Then, I know several schools would not see the MAC as a viable conference.

And, KT, lighten up, man. The means I was joking.

One reason I don't see the SEC kicking out Vandy, though, is that Vandy gives the SEC some academic credibility, and it would be incredibly hard to justify from a PR stanpoint -- especially since their basketball is very solid.

Dodo Wrote:

HerdKixButt Wrote:Ok after reading this thread I'm still scratching my head at why Indiana would not want to stay in the Big 10.......

Obviously, Indiana would NEVER leave the Big Televen. The only thing that might happen down the road would be for the Big East to try to get a few more football schools or something. There's also the possibility that the SEC will kick out Vanderbilt, the Big 12 will kick out Baylor, the SEC will invite FSU and the Big 12 will invite Arkansas. Then, the ACC would be looking for another school, which I would imagine would be Syracuse or Penn State. Then, of course, the Big East would look for a replacement for 'Cuse, and the Big Televen would probably make another run at ND or would consider Pitt.

The only way the MAC or C-USA is affected is if the Big East takes someone -- most likely a C-USA school like UCF or USF. I still woudn't be convinced that anything would happen to the MAC, however.

The biggest thing that could happen to the MAC is if the proposed attendance rules actually went into effect (which I don't believe they will -- it's too arbitrary), and the MAC lost a few schools. Then, I know several schools would not see the MAC as a viable conference.

And, KT, lighten up, man. The means I was joking.

One reason I don't see the SEC kicking out Vandy, though, is that Vandy gives the SEC some academic credibility, and it would be incredibly hard to justify from a PR stanpoint -- especially since their basketball is very solid.

The SEC won't kick VAndy out because they are very good at every other sport besides football.

And like you said, they bring academic credibility to the conference.

This conversation is crazy. Successful conferences have the following personality:

-Schools with common academic and athletic profiles.
-A GEOGRAPHIC IDENTITY.
-All sports participation.

Look at history. What has happen to conferences and schools that did not meet the above. They are either gone, in trouble, or WILL be.

rocketfootball Wrote:People outside of this message board might not know that BG has won 10 MAC Championships and that Toledo has won 9 MAC Championships even, but they do know that Ohio sucks year after year!

and Kit-Cat posted:

You need to start smoking.....
And realize any future BCS conference is not going to take two mid major teams from the same market.
BG State, and ToledoCC.

As an outsider....

I would know that Ohio sucks every year - if I knew who they were!

And while they may not take two schools from one market area (BGSU and Toledo) - they certainly won't add a team without a market (Ohio).

e-bethMSU Wrote:

rocketfootball Wrote:People outside of this message board might not know that BG has won 10 MAC Championships and that Toledo has won 9 MAC Championships even, but they do know that Ohio sucks year after year!

and you also posted:

You need to start smoking.....
And realize any future BCS conference is not going to take two mid major teams from the same market.
BG State, and ToledoCC.

As an outsider....

I would know that Ohio sucks every year - if I knew who they were!

And while they may not take two schools from one market area (BGSU and Toledo) - they certainly won't add a team without a market (Ohio).

That 2nd comment was posted by Kit-Cat! Please don't confuse that lunatic with me!!!!

rocketfootball Wrote:That 2nd comment was posted by Kit-Cat! Please don't confuse that lunatic with me!!!!

My heartfelt apologies.

It stands corrected.