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I agree with former Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese in this article. I do not understand why everyone is hell bent on getting into 16 team conferences. The larger the conference the harder it is for a given team to win that conference. Texas A&M will get the crap kicked out of them in the SEC. Some schools are aligning themselves into much worse travel arrangements than they currently have. Maybe there's more money but think of the toll on the "student-athletes". Don't get it.
(09-07-2011 09:00 AM)NIU1981 Wrote: [ -> ]http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/...conference
I agree with former Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese in this article. I do not understand why everyone is hell bent on getting into 16 team conferences. The larger the conference the harder it is for a given team to win that conference. Texas A&M will get the crap kicked out of them in the SEC. Some schools are aligning themselves into much worse travel arrangements than they currently have. Maybe there's more money but think of the toll on the "student-athletes". Don't get it.
The best way to make a 16 team conference work in the long term is if there is no more than 1 crossover game. That gives 8 conference games, 4 OOC games then the championship game between the two divisions.
But don't tell them I said that. I would rather see them kick the crap out of each-other.
The SEC, Big 10 and PAC 10 all want to be at 16 teams. I think the Big 10 still dreams of adding Notre Dame and of course they would pee their pants in delight if somehow they could add Oklahoma.
The SEC, Big 10 and PAC 10 will be the true superduper powers of college football, if they aren't already. Add the ACC and Big East to those 3 and you have domination in college hoops to go along with it.
(09-07-2011 09:00 AM)NIU1981 Wrote: [ -> ]http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/...conference
I agree with former Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese in this article. I do not understand why everyone is hell bent on getting into 16 team conferences. The larger the conference the harder it is for a given team to win that conference. Texas A&M will get the crap kicked out of them in the SEC. Some schools are aligning themselves into much worse travel arrangements than they currently have. Maybe there's more money but think of the toll on the "student-athletes". Don't get it.
I don't get it either. Maybe somebody can explain.
(09-07-2011 07:52 PM)NIU007 Wrote: [ -> ] (09-07-2011 09:00 AM)NIU1981 Wrote: [ -> ]http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/...conference
I agree with former Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese in this article. I do not understand why everyone is hell bent on getting into 16 team conferences. The larger the conference the harder it is for a given team to win that conference. Texas A&M will get the crap kicked out of them in the SEC. Some schools are aligning themselves into much worse travel arrangements than they currently have. Maybe there's more money but think of the toll on the "student-athletes". Don't get it.
I don't get it either. Maybe somebody can explain.
While I completely agree with him, is it a little hypocritical for a Big East commish to voice out against it?
(09-07-2011 07:56 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote: [ -> ] (09-07-2011 07:52 PM)NIU007 Wrote: [ -> ] (09-07-2011 09:00 AM)NIU1981 Wrote: [ -> ]http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/...conference
I agree with former Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese in this article. I do not understand why everyone is hell bent on getting into 16 team conferences. The larger the conference the harder it is for a given team to win that conference. Texas A&M will get the crap kicked out of them in the SEC. Some schools are aligning themselves into much worse travel arrangements than they currently have. Maybe there's more money but think of the toll on the "student-athletes". Don't get it.
I don't get it either. Maybe somebody can explain.
While I completely agree with him, is it a little hypocritical for a Big East commish to voice out against it?
Former BE commish
Wait, this guy is a Kansas blogger, and he called them Kansas University? Wow.
Anyway, I don't think all the conferences will become 16 team super conferences. Remember the old WAC? It had 16 teams. How did that work out?
(09-07-2011 09:00 AM)NIU1981 Wrote: [ -> ]http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/...conference
I agree with former Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese in this article. I do not understand why everyone is hell bent on getting into 16 team conferences. The larger the conference the harder it is for a given team to win that conference. Texas A&M will get the crap kicked out of them in the SEC. Some schools are aligning themselves into much worse travel arrangements than they currently have. Maybe there's more money but think of the toll on the "student-athletes". Don't get it.
The other issue is that there are only so many teams that you can add that actually pay for themselves. Current members of the Big Ten, Pac 12, and SEC aren't really going to want to take less in revenue per year just so their conference can have X number of teams. There are few remaining programs outside of the stable conferences capable of bringing that kind of revenue to the table.
I also find it humerous that Baylor is trying to hold A&M hostage at the expense of Oklahoma. Baylor couldn't get away from SMU, TCU, Houston, and Rice fast enough when the SWC collapsed and now the shoe is on the other foot and they don't like this so much.
(09-07-2011 09:16 PM)niubrad00 Wrote: [ -> ]Wait, this guy is a Kansas blogger, and he called them Kansas University? Wow.
Anyway, I don't think all the conferences will become 16 team super conferences. Remember the old WAC? It had 16 teams. How did that work out?
Whats funny about that is that they are the University of Kansas and its abbreviated KU. They have problems.
I think 16 team conferences are a terrible decision. People are talking about the money, but if more teams join, then the tv money will be split up more. Plus with the tv deal, maybe only 2 or 3 games from each conference will be seen on tv each saturday. Which means the bottom feeders of these large conferences will get less exposure and in the long term, less money than the power schools.
Texas A&M is making a bad decision by going to the SEC. Just because they got all offended by the Longhorn Network, it is not a reason to jump ship. I'm glad Baylor and most of the others are threatening to sue, A&M technically would owe 30 million to the other Big 12 member if they left.
(09-07-2011 09:16 PM)niubrad00 Wrote: [ -> ]Wait, this guy is a Kansas blogger, and he called them Kansas University? Wow.
Anyway, I don't think all the conferences will become 16 team super conferences. Remember the old WAC? It had 16 teams. How did that work out?
LOL uhhhh you do realize that's correct, right?
(09-07-2011 09:43 PM)7 Wrote: [ -> ] (09-07-2011 09:16 PM)niubrad00 Wrote: [ -> ]Wait, this guy is a Kansas blogger, and he called them Kansas University? Wow.
Anyway, I don't think all the conferences will become 16 team super conferences. Remember the old WAC? It had 16 teams. How did that work out?
LOL uhhhh you do realize that's correct, right?
No, it's not. They are the University of Kansas.
It's University of Kansas. For some reason many western universities put the U last when writing the initials but its still the University of..... Nebraska is NU Mizzou is MU Oklahoma OU Denver DU.
(09-07-2011 09:03 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote: [ -> ] (09-07-2011 07:56 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote: [ -> ] (09-07-2011 07:52 PM)NIU007 Wrote: [ -> ] (09-07-2011 09:00 AM)NIU1981 Wrote: [ -> ]http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/...conference
I agree with former Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese in this article. I do not understand why everyone is hell bent on getting into 16 team conferences. The larger the conference the harder it is for a given team to win that conference. Texas A&M will get the crap kicked out of them in the SEC. Some schools are aligning themselves into much worse travel arrangements than they currently have. Maybe there's more money but think of the toll on the "student-athletes". Don't get it.
I don't get it either. Maybe somebody can explain.
While I completely agree with him, is it a little hypocritical for a Big East commish to voice out against it?
Former BE commish
Former yes, but he was the leader of the conference when basketball went mega huge to 16 teams or whatever it is.
(09-07-2011 09:29 PM)PeoriaHuskie11 Wrote: [ -> ] (09-07-2011 09:16 PM)niubrad00 Wrote: [ -> ]Wait, this guy is a Kansas blogger, and he called them Kansas University? Wow.
Anyway, I don't think all the conferences will become 16 team super conferences. Remember the old WAC? It had 16 teams. How did that work out?
Whats funny about that is that they are the University of Kansas and its abbreviated KU. They have problems.
I think 16 team conferences are a terrible decision. People are talking about the money, but if more teams join, then the tv money will be split up more. Plus with the tv deal, maybe only 2 or 3 games from each conference will be seen on tv each saturday. Which means the bottom feeders of these large conferences will get less exposure and in the long term, less money than the power schools.
Texas A&M is making a bad decision by going to the SEC. Just because they got all offended by the Longhorn Network, it is not a reason to jump ship. I'm glad Baylor and most of the others are threatening to sue, A&M technically would owe 30 million to the other Big 12 member if they left.
I think that the PAC and Big 10 are thinking about doing the NFL type thing where a network pays big money for a conference package and probably airs games regionally as they sell the rest via a Directv Package to people that want more. Just imagine: The PAC gets Texas and Oklahoma. The Big 10 gets Notre Dame and perhaps lures another big name like Florida and even Miami...and the Super Bowl of college football is the Rose Bowl shared by the 16 teams in the PAC and the 16 teams in the Big 10. Sure the ACC and SEC would still have a few really good programs (Alabama, Florida St, LSU), but if you add Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, and Notre Dame plus four others into those two conferences then you go a long way towards monopolizing the game of college football and can demand HUGE contracts. Just a gut feeling and it might sound a bit crazy with thinking Florida and the Big 10 would be a good fit, but I think the PAC and Big 10 want to really change the way the system works...and they aren't taking schools like Alabama and Ole Miss with them.
Football is the big money maker. I heard that the financial impact of one University of Texas football game is more than that of Duke University for an entire men's basketball season. The goal for the 4 Super Conferences is to bolt the NCAA and not divide monies with the rest of Div.1.
(09-07-2011 09:29 PM)PeoriaHuskie11 Wrote: [ -> ]Whats funny about that is that they are the University of Kansas and its abbreviated KU. They have problems.
There's a team in Lexington that is better known as UK. KU is all their own.
(09-07-2011 10:28 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote: [ -> ] (09-07-2011 09:03 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote: [ -> ] (09-07-2011 07:56 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote: [ -> ] (09-07-2011 07:52 PM)NIU007 Wrote: [ -> ] (09-07-2011 09:00 AM)NIU1981 Wrote: [ -> ]http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/...conference
I agree with former Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese in this article. I do not understand why everyone is hell bent on getting into 16 team conferences. The larger the conference the harder it is for a given team to win that conference. Texas A&M will get the crap kicked out of them in the SEC. Some schools are aligning themselves into much worse travel arrangements than they currently have. Maybe there's more money but think of the toll on the "student-athletes". Don't get it.
I don't get it either. Maybe somebody can explain.
While I completely agree with him, is it a little hypocritical for a Big East commish to voice out against it?
Former BE commish
Former yes, but he was the leader of the conference when basketball went mega huge to 16 teams or whatever it is.
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