I have nothing to base this on other than my own opinion, but I see the day when NCAA FB schools will break away and reorganize independent of other sports.

Freed from football, conference affiliation for other sports will reorganize based on geography, size, competitiveness and historical opponents.

To use some BE schools as examples, MU and DePaul go with a group of Big 10 schools with Rutgers and Maryland being moved. Likewise Creighton moved to some Big 12 schools with WV moving out. Return of PAC 12 with USC, UCLA, AZ, etc.

Again, me just spit-balling. But I personally believe it is a possibility.

(10-10-2025 05:59 PM)TBC Alum Wrote:  I have nothing to base this on other than my own opinion, but I see the day when NCAA FB schools will break away and reorganize independent of other sports.

Freed from football, conference affiliation for other sports will reorganize based on geography, size, competitiveness and historical opponents.

To use some BE schools as examples, MU and DePaul go with a group of Big 10 schools with Rutgers and Maryland being moved. Likewise Creighton moved to some Big 12 schools with WV moving out. Return of PAC 12 with USC, UCLA, AZ, etc.

Again, me just spit-balling. But I personally believe it is a possibility.

This is absolutely a possibility.

(10-10-2025 05:59 PM)TBC Alum Wrote:  I have nothing to base this on other than my own opinion, but I see the day when NCAA FB schools will break away and reorganize independent of other sports.

Freed from football, conference affiliation for other sports will reorganize based on geography, size, competitiveness and historical opponents.

To use some BE schools as examples, MU and DePaul go with a group of Big 10 schools with Rutgers and Maryland being moved. Likewise Creighton moved to some Big 12 schools with WV moving out. Return of PAC 12 with USC, UCLA, AZ, etc.

Again, me just spit-balling. But I personally believe it is a possibility.

I honestly don't even understand why this hasn't happened already. Why hasn't football decoupled from basketball and the Olympic sports? It will save us from all the nonsense realignment that has happened over the years which has greatly impacted basketball and non-revenue sports.