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What will be the next conference to die?
I mean completely die. Not the WAC (well, it could be them) but a conference that lost not just football (if it had it) but all of its members.
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Dying isn't the right word...more like taken over or merged.

I see a fallout within 10 years (TV Money is driving this)...The P5 could turn into the P4 but more likely I see about 80 schools competing in the largest FB classification (4-6 leagues) and another 70-120 schools hanging in there in a lower FB (or no FB in the Big East's case) division but will compete for Division 1 titles in all other sports (besides FB) to include basketball. I could see the CAA/MVC, etc...raise their profile in FB to compete with the MAC/SunBelt/CUSA type programs in that subdivision. March Madness is a cash cow and will continued to get milked. The smart folks deciding things realize they can maintain the underdog matchups to keep up to 200 schools eligible. The leftovers downgrade with a twist talked above below.

This won't be the final shift...it never is...a few schools will continue to upgrade/downgrade...however the money required to enter or stay at the highest level will be enormous. Eventually this will cause 3 options: The largest 20-40 schools just form a mega league and declare independence, the top 80 schools put in rules to control wasteful spending and create more parity, or finally the country becomes appalled at the continued large amount of injuries and demands a radical shift in rules to make the game safer for all. The second and third options actually could create opportunity for those previously left out.

The wild card is the right for players at private schools to have protections as employees. It is unclear how this will proceed. The largest/richest private schools should be okay...but I wonder about the smaller ones.

My own feeling are I like diversity of sports teams and would stop watching college football if it became a mini NFL with only 20-40 schools. On the basketball side...I think cutting D-1 from 350 or so schools to around 150-200 would be okay. However, I like the idea of the option of 4 lower out of division wild cards the opportunity to get an invitation into the first weekend to play a 10-12 seed. That would still introduce us to teams like SF Austin, FGCU, etc...that are doing something special at a sub-division.
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What will be the next conference to die?
I actually don't think you'll see a Division I Conference die in the next 20-25 years unless if everyone (and I do mean everyone) in the Big 12 is given a soft landing somewhere else in a P4 conference. I doubt TV networks will be able to give everyone a sufficient raise so we will probably continue with the present lineup for a while. The only exceptions are the SWAC and MEAC, but politics will keep the schools alive, and both conferences can take some losses before automatic bids get jeopardized. Most likely we end up with one conference of HBCU schools, and the other gets repurposed as a move-up for schools from the Peach Belt/Gulf South, as there are plenty of Division II schools who will gladly sign up for Division I basketball tournament credits.

Any P4/P5 driven separation will ultimately prove futile. The teams going 6-6 or 7-5 are not going to take to well to going 3-9 or 4-8 when they replace South Alabama, Western Carolina, and Bowling Green with Alabama, North Carolina, and Ohio State.

The real chance to slow the growth of Division I is to make most of the NCAA Tournament distributions performance related. All 32 conferences could sign on to a "College Basketball Playoff" and leave Divisions II and III on their own to fund their operations. Those that make it to Division I would have an easier time once they're there, but it would make it harder for Division II schools to raise the funds to change divisions.
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I could see a new P5 conferences emerging in the near future. With the Big 12 and PAC 12 lagging behind in revenue, Baylor's on going issues and California's gender equality laws. The rise of the Southwest conference could very well be at hand.


( The New SWC )

1, Arizona
2, Arizona state
3, Colorado
4, Kansas
5, Kansas state
6, New Mexico
7, Oklahoma
8, Oklahoma state
9, TCU
10,Texas
11,Texas Tech
12,Utah
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(02-11-2017 11:22 AM)hawghiggs Wrote:  I could see a new P5 conferences emerging in the near future. With the Big 12 and PAC 12 lagging behind in revenue, Baylor's on going issues and California's gender equality laws. The rise of the Southwest conference could very well be at hand.


( The New SWC )

1, Arizona
2, Arizona state
3, Colorado
4, Kansas
5, Kansas state
6, New Mexico
7, Oklahoma
8, Oklahoma state
9, TCU
10,Texas
11,Texas Tech
12,Utah

I love it! Throw in Boise St and BYU for 14 :)
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Yeah those 11 other teams are dying to be in a league with New Mexico. Get access to that green chile!
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(02-11-2017 11:42 AM)BePcr07 Wrote:  
(02-11-2017 11:22 AM)hawghiggs Wrote:  I could see a new P5 conferences emerging in the near future. With the Big 12 and PAC 12 lagging behind in revenue, Baylor's on going issues and California's gender equality laws. The rise of the Southwest conference could very well be at hand.


( The New SWC )

1, Arizona
2, Arizona state
3, Colorado
4, Kansas
5, Kansas state
6, New Mexico
7, Oklahoma
8, Oklahoma state
9, TCU
10,Texas
11,Texas Tech
12,Utah

I love it! Throw in Boise St and BYU for 14 :)

Can't add Boise state. Someone has to back fill the PAC.
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PAC 12

California
USC
UCLA
Stanford
San Diego State
Fresno State
San Jose State
Cal.-Davis
Cal. Poly
Sacramento State
Hawaii
UNR
UNLV
Oregon
Oregon State
Portland State
Washington
Washington State
Eastern Washington
Colorado
Colorado State
Northern Colorado

All Blue states.
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(02-11-2017 11:44 AM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  Yeah those 11 other teams are dying to be in a league with New Mexico. Get access to that green chile!

New Mexico would be a doormat for sure. But they benefit from being smack dab in the western have of that conference.
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All conference's eventually die, but not all conference's truly live.
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RE: What will be the next conference to die?
1. The Big 12 will be absorbed in about 6 - 7 years unless Baylor's situation blows it up sooner.

2. Not all Big 12 schools will make it into a P conference and there is zero legal reason they should once the current GOR expires. All will find conference homes, but whether those homes are P4 or not remains to be seen.

3. I think the next separation to occur will be a refined and better paid G grouping leaving the lower tier current G5 members. Perhaps we get two enhanced conferences out of this.

4. Once we have a P4 and the enhanced G conferences have bowl tie ins and a playoff of their own we will see the P conference schools form more scheduling alliances and increase the total number of P games to 9 or 10.

5. None of the smallest G conferences will die. But they will be reformed once the top G conferences are enhanced.

All of this of course is just my opinion.
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(02-11-2017 08:18 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  Dying isn't the right word...more like taken over or merged.

I see a fallout within 10 years (TV Money is driving this)...The P5 could turn into the P4 but more likely I see about 80 schools competing in the largest FB classification (4-6 leagues) and another 70-120 schools hanging in there in a lower FB (or no FB in the Big East's case) division but will compete for Division 1 titles in all other sports (besides FB) to include basketball. I could see the CAA/MVC, etc...raise their profile in FB to compete with the MAC/SunBelt/CUSA type programs in that subdivision. March Madness is a cash cow and will continued to get milked. The smart folks deciding things realize they can maintain the underdog matchups to keep up to 200 schools eligible. The leftovers downgrade with a twist talked above below.

This won't be the final shift...it never is...a few schools will continue to upgrade/downgrade...however the money required to enter or stay at the highest level will be enormous. Eventually this will cause 3 options: The largest 20-40 schools just form a mega league and declare independence, the top 80 schools put in rules to control wasteful spending and create more parity, or finally the country becomes appalled at the continued large amount of injuries and demands a radical shift in rules to make the game safer for all. The second and third options actually could create opportunity for those previously left out.

The wild card is the right for players at private schools to have protections as employees. It is unclear how this will proceed. The largest/richest private schools should be okay...but I wonder about the smaller ones.

My own feeling are I like diversity of sports teams and would stop watching college football if it became a mini NFL with only 20-40 schools. On the basketball side...I think cutting D-1 from 350 or so schools to around 150-200 would be okay. However, I like the idea of the option of 4 lower out of division wild cards the opportunity to get an invitation into the first weekend to play a 10-12 seed. That would still introduce us to teams like SF Austin, FGCU, etc...that are doing something special at a sub-division.

Pretty much what I think, too. Agree with all of it, especially the part in bold.
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(02-11-2017 01:20 PM)TripleA Wrote:  
(02-11-2017 08:18 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  Dying isn't the right word...more like taken over or merged.

I see a fallout within 10 years (TV Money is driving this)...The P5 could turn into the P4 but more likely I see about 80 schools competing in the largest FB classification (4-6 leagues) and another 70-120 schools hanging in there in a lower FB (or no FB in the Big East's case) division but will compete for Division 1 titles in all other sports (besides FB) to include basketball. I could see the CAA/MVC, etc...raise their profile in FB to compete with the MAC/SunBelt/CUSA type programs in that subdivision. March Madness is a cash cow and will continued to get milked. The smart folks deciding things realize they can maintain the underdog matchups to keep up to 200 schools eligible. The leftovers downgrade with a twist talked above below.

This won't be the final shift...it never is...a few schools will continue to upgrade/downgrade...however the money required to enter or stay at the highest level will be enormous. Eventually this will cause 3 options: The largest 20-40 schools just form a mega league and declare independence, the top 80 schools put in rules to control wasteful spending and create more parity, or finally the country becomes appalled at the continued large amount of injuries and demands a radical shift in rules to make the game safer for all. The second and third options actually could create opportunity for those previously left out.

The wild card is the right for players at private schools to have protections as employees. It is unclear how this will proceed. The largest/richest private schools should be okay...but I wonder about the smaller ones.

My own feeling are I like diversity of sports teams and would stop watching college football if it became a mini NFL with only 20-40 schools. On the basketball side...I think cutting D-1 from 350 or so schools to around 150-200 would be okay. However, I like the idea of the option of 4 lower out of division wild cards the opportunity to get an invitation into the first weekend to play a 10-12 seed. That would still introduce us to teams like SF Austin, FGCU, etc...that are doing something special at a sub-division.

Pretty much what I think, too. Agree with all of it, especially the part in bold.

I agree with this, but it may include 7 conferences (P5), American, MW, and ND, Army, and BYU for about 91 schools.
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(02-11-2017 11:22 AM)hawghiggs Wrote:  I could see a new P5 conferences emerging in the near future. With the Big 12 and PAC 12 lagging behind in revenue, Baylor's on going issues and California's gender equality laws. The rise of the Southwest conference could very well be at hand.


( The New SWC )

1, Arizona
2, Arizona state
3, Colorado
4, Kansas
5, Kansas state
6, New Mexico
7, Oklahoma
8, Oklahoma state
9, TCU
10,Texas
11,Texas Tech
12,Utah

Riiiiggghht. The Arizonas, Utah and Colorado are going to give up their connection to the left coast for that dumpster fire.
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(02-11-2017 12:05 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  PAC 12

California
USC
UCLA
Stanford
San Diego State
Fresno State
San Jose State
Cal.-Davis
Cal. Poly
Sacramento State
Hawaii
UNR
UNLV
Oregon
Oregon State
Portland State
Washington
Washington State
Eastern Washington
Colorado
Colorado State
Northern Colorado

All Blue states.

This is silly on many levels but UNC? Really? UNC?03-lmfao03-rotfl03-lmfao03-rotfl01-wingedeagleRimshot

Northern Colorado's best move is to admit their move to D1 is a failure and beg the RMAC let them come back.
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(02-11-2017 01:09 PM)JRsec Wrote:  1. The Big 12 will be absorbed in about 6 - 7 years unless Baylor's situation blows it up sooner.

2. Not all Big 12 schools will make it into a P conference and there is zero legal reason they should once the current GOR expires. All will find conference homes, but whether those homes are P4 or not remains to be seen.

3. I think the next separation to occur will be a refined and better paid G grouping leaving the lower tier current G5 members. Perhaps we get two enhanced conferences out of this.

4. Once we have a P4 and the enhanced G conferences have bowl tie ins and a playoff of their own we will see the P conference schools form more scheduling alliances and increase the total number of P games to 9 or 10.

5. None of the smallest G conferences will die. But they will be reformed once the top G conferences are enhanced.

All of this of course is just my opinion.
This seems to be the prevailing opinion among many, but I don't see it happening. Texas wants to be king of a conference, and none of the other four power conferences will allow them to do this. Also, if Texas stays in any conference (in this case, Big 12), that conference will automatically be a P5 conference. If Texas is staying, I doubt Texas Tech is going anywhere as the Pac-12 won't take them without Texas, the B1G and ACC have no reason to take them, and the SEC won't think they will add $50 million to the pot. TCU, WVU, Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and Kansas State really don't have a prospective home other than the Big 12. OU and Kansas are the only schools with options but they likely can't move to the B1G or SEC because OU has an OSU problem. So in review, I don't think any of these schools are going anywhere. Honestly, I think the Big 12 will still push for a network and expand by 2-4 schools (Cincy, UConn, BYU, Houston). The Pac-12 will realize the Texas dream is dead and probably expand by 2 (Nevada and Hawaii).
If this happens, the MW is down to 10, and the American would likely be down to 9.

This is where things get interesting. The American looks at the MW and begins to raid: Colorado St., Air Force, and then looks to Army (who may accept given it is with the other military schools. They probably add Rice to please Navy for recruting in Texas and give Boise State one last shot to join, which in desperation, they probably accept. That leaves the American at 14 and the MW at 7: Wyoming, UNLV, SDSU, Fresno St., San Jose St., Utah St., and New Mexico. The conference looks around and decides 10 is a good number for CFP purposes. They add UTEP, NMSU (NM is against but realizes it is for the better), and UTSA to get control of Texas from C-USA.

This leaves C-USA with 11 schools, and they reply by offering UMass a take it or leave it situation, which in desperation, they accept. The C-USA schools are: UMass, UAB, FIU, FAU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, MTSU, Charlotte, North Texas, ODU, Southern Miss, and WKU.

The MAC and Sun Belt don't get touched and sit at 12 and 10 schools, respectively.
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(02-11-2017 02:20 PM)shizzle787 Wrote:  
(02-11-2017 01:09 PM)JRsec Wrote:  1. The Big 12 will be absorbed in about 6 - 7 years unless Baylor's situation blows it up sooner.

2. Not all Big 12 schools will make it into a P conference and there is zero legal reason they should once the current GOR expires. All will find conference homes, but whether those homes are P4 or not remains to be seen.

3. I think the next separation to occur will be a refined and better paid G grouping leaving the lower tier current G5 members. Perhaps we get two enhanced conferences out of this.

4. Once we have a P4 and the enhanced G conferences have bowl tie ins and a playoff of their own we will see the P conference schools form more scheduling alliances and increase the total number of P games to 9 or 10.

5. None of the smallest G conferences will die. But they will be reformed once the top G conferences are enhanced.

All of this of course is just my opinion.
This seems to be the prevailing opinion among many, but I don't see it happening. Texas wants to be king of a conference, and none of the other four power conferences will allow them to do this. Also, if Texas stays in any conference (in this case, Big 12), that conference will automatically be a P5 conference. If Texas is staying, I doubt Texas Tech is going anywhere as the Pac-12 won't take them without Texas, the B1G and ACC have no reason to take them, and the SEC won't think they will add $50 million to the pot. TCU, WVU, Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and Kansas State really don't have a prospective home other than the Big 12. OU and Kansas are the only schools with options but they likely can't move to the B1G or SEC because OU has an OSU problem. So in review, I don't think any of these schools are going anywhere. Honestly, I think the Big 12 will still push for a network and expand by 2-4 schools (Cincy, UConn, BYU, Houston). The Pac-12 will realize the Texas dream is dead and probably expand by 2 (Nevada and Hawaii).
If this happens, the MW is down to 10, and the American would likely be down to 9.

This is where things get interesting. The American looks at the MW and begins to raid: Colorado St., Air Force, and then looks to Army (who may accept given it is with the other military schools. They probably add Rice to please Navy for recruting in Texas and give Boise State one last shot to join, which in desperation, they probably accept. That leaves the American at 14 and the MW at 7: Wyoming, UNLV, SDSU, Fresno St., San Jose St., Utah St., and New Mexico. The conference looks around and decides 10 is a good number for CFP purposes. They add UTEP, NMSU (NM is against but realizes it is for the better), and UTSA to get control of Texas from C-USA.

This leaves C-USA with 11 schools, and they reply by offering UMass a take it or leave it situation, which in desperation, they accept. The C-USA schools are: UMass, UAB, FIU, FAU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, MTSU, Charlotte, North Texas, ODU, Southern Miss, and WKU.

The MAC and Sun Belt don't get touched and sit at 12 and 10 schools, respectively.

They will be negotiating ways out of the Big 12 in 2022 for its expiration in 2024. When the GOR is gone there is no OSU problem.

But I understand the prevailing view of Connecticut and Memphis fans too. You guys want to believe in a scenario that will include more schools. Economics indicate to me that there will be a strengthening of 1 maybe 2 top G5 conferences and that the P4 will settle in somewhere around 60 schools.

And this stuff about our records isn't going to come into play that much. We'll still have one or two slots a year for G5 opposition and those will still be sought pay day games for the opponent. And, with conferences growing there are enough Kansas, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Duke, and Wake type programs out there to keep some equilibrium.
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(02-11-2017 02:29 PM)JRsec Wrote:  
(02-11-2017 02:20 PM)shizzle787 Wrote:  
(02-11-2017 01:09 PM)JRsec Wrote:  1. The Big 12 will be absorbed in about 6 - 7 years unless Baylor's situation blows it up sooner.

2. Not all Big 12 schools will make it into a P conference and there is zero legal reason they should once the current GOR expires. All will find conference homes, but whether those homes are P4 or not remains to be seen.

3. I think the next separation to occur will be a refined and better paid G grouping leaving the lower tier current G5 members. Perhaps we get two enhanced conferences out of this.

4. Once we have a P4 and the enhanced G conferences have bowl tie ins and a playoff of their own we will see the P conference schools form more scheduling alliances and increase the total number of P games to 9 or 10.

5. None of the smallest G conferences will die. But they will be reformed once the top G conferences are enhanced.

All of this of course is just my opinion.
This seems to be the prevailing opinion among many, but I don't see it happening. Texas wants to be king of a conference, and none of the other four power conferences will allow them to do this. Also, if Texas stays in any conference (in this case, Big 12), that conference will automatically be a P5 conference. If Texas is staying, I doubt Texas Tech is going anywhere as the Pac-12 won't take them without Texas, the B1G and ACC have no reason to take them, and the SEC won't think they will add $50 million to the pot. TCU, WVU, Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and Kansas State really don't have a prospective home other than the Big 12. OU and Kansas are the only schools with options but they likely can't move to the B1G or SEC because OU has an OSU problem. So in review, I don't think any of these schools are going anywhere. Honestly, I think the Big 12 will still push for a network and expand by 2-4 schools (Cincy, UConn, BYU, Houston). The Pac-12 will realize the Texas dream is dead and probably expand by 2 (Nevada and Hawaii).
If this happens, the MW is down to 10, and the American would likely be down to 9.

This is where things get interesting. The American looks at the MW and begins to raid: Colorado St., Air Force, and then looks to Army (who may accept given it is with the other military schools. They probably add Rice to please Navy for recruting in Texas and give Boise State one last shot to join, which in desperation, they probably accept. That leaves the American at 14 and the MW at 7: Wyoming, UNLV, SDSU, Fresno St., San Jose St., Utah St., and New Mexico. The conference looks around and decides 10 is a good number for CFP purposes. They add UTEP, NMSU (NM is against but realizes it is for the better), and UTSA to get control of Texas from C-USA.

This leaves C-USA with 11 schools, and they reply by offering UMass a take it or leave it situation, which in desperation, they accept. The C-USA schools are: UMass, UAB, FIU, FAU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, MTSU, Charlotte, North Texas, ODU, Southern Miss, and WKU.

The MAC and Sun Belt don't get touched and sit at 12 and 10 schools, respectively.

They will be negotiating ways out of the Big 12 in 2022 for its expiration in 2024. When the GOR is gone there is no OSU problem.

But I understand the prevailing view of Connecticut and Memphis fans too. You guys want to believe in a scenario that will include more schools. Economics indicate to me that there will be a strengthening of 1 maybe 2 top G5 conferences and that the P4 will settle in somewhere around 60 schools.

And this stuff about our records isn't going to come into play that much. We'll still have one or two slots a year for G5 opposition and those will still be sought pay day games for the opponent. And, with conferences growing there are enough Kansas, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Duke, and Wake type programs out there to keep some equilibrium.

I'm failing to see what this has to do with the Oklahoma state legislature. When the GOR is gone, OU and KU could only go the B1G or SEC if OSU is still in a P5 (the Big 12). In that scenario, I see 4 schools added with the best brand possible (BYU, UConn, Cincy, Houston). I honestly don't see Texas going anywhere. The bridge with the Pac-12 is burnt. If TX and OU go to the SEC, OSU won't be in a power conference anymore, although the bright spot for me is that the B1G probably takes Kansas and UConn.
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(02-11-2017 02:29 PM)JRsec Wrote:  
(02-11-2017 02:20 PM)shizzle787 Wrote:  
(02-11-2017 01:09 PM)JRsec Wrote:  1. The Big 12 will be absorbed in about 6 - 7 years unless Baylor's situation blows it up sooner.

2. Not all Big 12 schools will make it into a P conference and there is zero legal reason they should once the current GOR expires. All will find conference homes, but whether those homes are P4 or not remains to be seen.

3. I think the next separation to occur will be a refined and better paid G grouping leaving the lower tier current G5 members. Perhaps we get two enhanced conferences out of this.

4. Once we have a P4 and the enhanced G conferences have bowl tie ins and a playoff of their own we will see the P conference schools form more scheduling alliances and increase the total number of P games to 9 or 10.

5. None of the smallest G conferences will die. But they will be reformed once the top G conferences are enhanced.

All of this of course is just my opinion.
This seems to be the prevailing opinion among many, but I don't see it happening. Texas wants to be king of a conference, and none of the other four power conferences will allow them to do this. Also, if Texas stays in any conference (in this case, Big 12), that conference will automatically be a P5 conference. If Texas is staying, I doubt Texas Tech is going anywhere as the Pac-12 won't take them without Texas, the B1G and ACC have no reason to take them, and the SEC won't think they will add $50 million to the pot. TCU, WVU, Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and Kansas State really don't have a prospective home other than the Big 12. OU and Kansas are the only schools with options but they likely can't move to the B1G or SEC because OU has an OSU problem. So in review, I don't think any of these schools are going anywhere. Honestly, I think the Big 12 will still push for a network and expand by 2-4 schools (Cincy, UConn, BYU, Houston). The Pac-12 will realize the Texas dream is dead and probably expand by 2 (Nevada and Hawaii).
If this happens, the MW is down to 10, and the American would likely be down to 9.

This is where things get interesting. The American looks at the MW and begins to raid: Colorado St., Air Force, and then looks to Army (who may accept given it is with the other military schools. They probably add Rice to please Navy for recruting in Texas and give Boise State one last shot to join, which in desperation, they probably accept. That leaves the American at 14 and the MW at 7: Wyoming, UNLV, SDSU, Fresno St., San Jose St., Utah St., and New Mexico. The conference looks around and decides 10 is a good number for CFP purposes. They add UTEP, NMSU (NM is against but realizes it is for the better), and UTSA to get control of Texas from C-USA.

This leaves C-USA with 11 schools, and they reply by offering UMass a take it or leave it situation, which in desperation, they accept. The C-USA schools are: UMass, UAB, FIU, FAU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, MTSU, Charlotte, North Texas, ODU, Southern Miss, and WKU.

The MAC and Sun Belt don't get touched and sit at 12 and 10 schools, respectively.

They will be negotiating ways out of the Big 12 in 2022 for its expiration in 2024. When the GOR is gone there is no OSU problem.

But I understand the prevailing view of Connecticut and Memphis fans too. You guys want to believe in a scenario that will include more schools. Economics indicate to me that there will be a strengthening of 1 maybe 2 top G5 conferences and that the P4 will settle in somewhere around 60 schools.

And this stuff about our records isn't going to come into play that much. We'll still have one or two slots a year for G5 opposition and those will still be sought pay day games for the opponent. And, with conferences growing there are enough Kansas, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Duke, and Wake type programs out there to keep some equilibrium.

I'm failing to see what this has to do with the Oklahoma state legislature. When the GOR is gone, OU and KU could only go the B1G or SEC if OSU is still in a P5 (the Big 12). In that scenario, I see 4 schools added with the best brand possible (BYU, UConn, Cincy, Houston). I honestly don't see Texas going anywhere. The bridge with the Pac-12 is burnt. If TX and OU go to the SEC, OSU won't be in a power conference anymore, although the bright spot for me is that the B1G probably takes Kansas and UConn.

It has nothing to do with the Oklahoma Legislature. The boards are different and a state legislature isn't going to relegate two universities to a pay decrease when they can get by with only one being relegated. The whole situation is overblown, and the real issue is probably Boren who will be retired by then anyway. Boren has a building named after him at OSU and his wife has strong OSU ties. The closer we get to the end of their GOR the less pressure there will be on another conference to bargain with OU over OSU, and the less pressure there will be on a new chancellor/president at OU to have to take them along with the Sooners to anywhere they go.

Your reasoning falls apart at that point. If the Big 10 were ever to choose Connecticut it will be for a stronger presence in parts of New England, and not because they whiffed on OU.

There are some here who are sold on the idea that the SEC and Big 10 will only expand by 1 each and divide into three divisions of 5. The argument has merit economically and the divisions could be made very regional which spares expenses for minor sports.

Right now there is an equally good chance that the ACC, Big 10 and SEC could each eventually move to 16 and the PAC stay at 12. Outside of the same schools that the SEC and Big 10 would be interested in, and would have a lot more to offer to those schools than the PAC, there is nobody else that would meet their standards.

Why are so many adamant about a P4? Because it guarantees the remaining P4 conferences annual CFP revenue in slightly greater amounts and makes each of their CCG essentially play ins to the CFP which increases the value of those games as well. That's a lot of motivation for the top conferences to consolidate further.

The timing is also right for Texas. Next year when the FOX contract kicks in for the Big 10 there will be two conferences that Texas could join and get an actual increase in pay over what the LHN had provided them. A SEC or Big 10 with Texas would likely exceed 45 million in payouts thereby finally making the move at least more profitable for the Horns. Until this year that possibility did not exist with regard to the LHN.

So the total number of factors that favor such a move are increasing and those that would indicate further stasis are eroding.
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RE: What will be the next conference to die?
Hopefully the Big 12 so the AAC can welcome a handful of new members...
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