I am still not entirely convinced ASU will ever get invited to a bigger conference. Im pretty sure ULM and Troy are in that boat with us. Best Friends Forever.

(11-30-2012 04:30 PM)MTowho Wrote:  Big East basketball schools break off from remaining football schools, taking the name with them.

In other words, the Big East basketball schools kick out the football members, which would be 7 former CUSA programs plus Temple if UConn moves on.

(11-30-2012 02:21 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(11-30-2012 02:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(11-30-2012 02:08 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  This is going to be a HUGE mess for CUSA and SBC if this happens.

And if this does happen, look for a CUSA/SBC merge

I wouldn't count on that merger. I think if this continues to play out, it's more likely the death knell for the Sun Belt than the catalyst to a merger.

I'm sorry, this may come off as harsh, but I honestly believe that ULM and possibly Troy, would be dealbreakers in any proposed merger. I think C-USA would continue to pick the SBC off one by one or in pairs.

If things start spinning that way, you probably need to be rooting hard for Rice, Tulsa, and La Tech to all be gone. I don't think either ULM or Troy would get a yes vote from any of the three.

If you want to talk about markets ASU has a smaller market than TROY does. TROY while not in montgomery does officially bring the Montgomery market

No school added to non-AQ conferences the last 24 months bring their respective "market".

(11-30-2012 02:34 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  

(11-30-2012 02:19 PM)TheEagleWay Wrote:  Roller coaster is not over yet.

THat is the best rollercoaster I have ever seen.

+1.

(11-30-2012 04:52 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  GT is probably not going to the B1G, they'd go after BC and / or Kansas first.

Don't discount GT to the Big Ten, I think there's something to that.

From GT's perspective, it's a no brainer. They are the little brother to UGA, they have to fight for everything, even in Atlanta, in the battle with UGA. The Big Ten is would be a big change in the Atlanta sports landscape, sure it's not the Big Ten, but I sincerely believe there will be much more hype around Atlanta if Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin, Nebraska are coming to Bobby Dodd, than anyone in the ACC short of maybe Florida State and Clemson...

From a Big Ten perspective, why not try and make inroads in SEC country? You don't think the Big Ten would like to try and get in on more southeastern recruiting? They definitely have no problem stacking up to the high academic standards of the Big Ten. And let's not of course forget, they are in a major market, one the Big Ten has little to no stake in currently.

If the Big Ten goes to 16, I think both come from the ACC and I think both will be south of Maryland. If the Big Ten could land GT/UNC they'd be doing somersaults right now and I think they'd settle for GT/UVA if UNC isn't interested, but as much as UNC is synonymous with the ACC, I think a Big Ten offer would be hard to turn down. The Big Ten generates a ton of money, so does UNC, I think they could both get even richer together...but if they aren't interested, I think they'd view GT/UVA as a nice consolation prize.

(11-30-2012 02:34 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  

(11-30-2012 02:19 PM)TheEagleWay Wrote:  Roller coaster is not over yet.

THat is the best rollercoaster I have ever seen.

Rollercoaster? What rollercoaster?