(04-23-2013 09:18 AM)ECUPirated Wrote: (04-23-2013 06:27 AM)goodknightfl Wrote: Typical an ECU fan thinks 16 schools would move and the 2nd largest one in the country isn't one of them. While schools that already have been passed up jump by us. Go back to bed you are still in a fog.
I don't get this response? If the 2nd largest school you're speaking of is UCF, then I make mention of them possibly going to the Big 12.
I don't get a few of the responses on here. I posed the question as a hypothetical and gave my opinion with my reasoning for picking each school.
I don't get why some can't just give their opinions on which schools they think would be part of conferences going to 16 with all the GORs now in effect instead of feeling the need to critique my opinion or give no response whatsoever.
I agree with those that contend the big dogs will want to LOSE existing members of their conferences instead of add, but I'll give my opinion on your OP:
PAC - Boise State is a regional college, not a public university. This means they are not just bad academically compared to the PAC, they are not even on the same radar. UNLV is a national university, but they do not even make the rankings list as a top 200 school. Both make great non-conference regional matchups for PAC schools, but they are never going to be in the same conference of the flagships. BYU needs to be whereever TCU and Baylor are (huge cultural and academic fit). San Diego State would make a great partner with Washington State, Oregon State, and Arizona State if they ever broke away from the flagships, but San Diego State is weaker in all categories than those three schools. They add nothing as the PAC is currently constituted. UNLV would fit well in that "State" school conference, as well.
BIG - Missouri and UCONN are in the realm of possibility over the next few decades. If the BIG could lure Kansas, I would not blame Missouri if they went to the BIG. However, that is about a dozen steps away from being able to happen.
Big 12 - The need to add BYU next, IMO. Cincinnati would not be awful if the know WVU is staying. The rest of those schools need to stick together and make the AAC and MWC the strongest of the tier 2 conferences.
ACC - If Notre Dame is going to remain kissing cousins, they only need to add one school. I think UCONN would be a strong move to lock up New England based on the options now available. I know Boston College is being difficult about it, but they need to get over it.
SEC - There is no way that the SEC would reject Florida State and Clemson for years, yet let in South Florida and East Carolina a few years later. Objectively, both South Florida and East Carolina are worse academically, athletically, and profitability wise that either of the Mississippi schools. If rumors are correct from a few years ago, Oklahoma was ready to come to the SEC if Ok. State could be part of the package. The SEC did not want State even if it meant getting Oklahoma. I don't think the SEC would turn down both OK schools but then go back and invite Tulsa a few years later.
All in all, UCONN and BYU have the profile to bring value to one of the 5 major conferences. Cincinnati would be "doesn't hurt, but doesn't help" add for the Big 12 if they got into a numbers game. Other than that, I don't see any other school moving the needle in a positive direction for an existing power conference. I did contend in a post last week that some conferences could benefit on paper by LOSING a member of their existing conference.