(12-07-2014 11:02 AM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 10:12 AM)Orange County Owl Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 07:52 AM)sfg22 Wrote:  Does anybody think Texas wants to associate themselves with freaking Memphis or Cincy?

No, I don't. At all.

If Texas was the team possibily losing out on a playoff invite this morning because of no championship game, they would've invited memphis and cincy at 3 AM and had a championship game by sunup today.

No, they would not be in the Big 12. The Pac or BIG would be happy. though.

(12-07-2014 01:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 12:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 10:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  For your perusal: The Answer

I suppose no one clicked on the link. This was a reasonable geographic realignment plan.

I'd love to see the best of the remaining AAC and CUSA form a league, I just don't see it happening.

Didn't expect it, but I actually really like that set up, I think it may need a little work, but I'm on board.

Drop UMASS, add one of Georgia State or Georgia Southern and Ohio and I'm definitely in.

North

UCONN
Temple
Marshsall
Ohio
ODU
ECU
Charlotte

South

WKU
MT
GS/GSU
FAU
FIU
UCF
USF

You're right though, it's definitely not happening, nevermind that it's predicted entirely upon a rumor that's probably not happening.

The AAC would not invite any of those schools. They would either stay or 10 or invite UMass and Army.

(12-07-2014 08:23 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 01:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 12:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 10:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  For your perusal: The Answer

I suppose no one clicked on the link. This was a reasonable geographic realignment plan.

I'd love to see the best of the remaining AAC and CUSA form a league, I just don't see it happening.

Didn't expect it, but I actually really like that set up, I think it may need a little work, but I'm on board.

Drop UMASS, add one of Georgia State or Georgia Southern and Ohio and I'm definitely in.

North

UCONN
Temple
Marshsall
Ohio
ODU
ECU
Charlotte

South

WKU
MT
GS/GSU
FAU
FIU
UCF
USF

You're right though, it's definitely not happening, nevermind that it's predicted entirely upon a rumor that's probably not happening.

The AAC would not invite any of those schools. They would either stay or 10 or invite UMass and Army.

If that is the case, then the will be G5 also ran every year. Marshall and Ga Southern would be excellent football additions.

(12-07-2014 08:04 PM)mtmedlin Wrote:  NOBODY is talking about Boise St except Boise St beat writers. Their market isnt even in the top 100, their academics would be the lowest ranked in the Big12, their endowment would be the lowest and ALL of their other sports suck.

Not a single person in the know has mentioned Boise as a real candidate.

Boise state has a bit of national recognition....more so than most of the other candidates. Hell, the Fiesta Bowl probably breathed a sigh of relief when they got Boise over Marshall

No one in the Big XII gives a crap about academics....if they did, they'd be in another conference

(12-07-2014 09:20 PM)EvilVodka Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 08:04 PM)mtmedlin Wrote:  NOBODY is talking about Boise St except Boise St beat writers. Their market isnt even in the top 100, their academics would be the lowest ranked in the Big12, their endowment would be the lowest and ALL of their other sports suck.

Not a single person in the know has mentioned Boise as a real candidate.

Boise state has a bit of national recognition....more so than most of the other candidates. Hell, the Fiesta Bowl probably breathed a sigh of relief when they got Boise over Marshall

No one in the Big XII gives a crap about academics....if they did, they'd be in another conference

Texas, Kansas and ISU do care very much... why do you think that Tulane is getting talk?

Academically, they arent a bad conferernce. Three AAU universities, plus TCU and Baylor are not easy.

Boises biggest issue is they have NO market. Yes they are known to a level nationally but they arent the new cute darling anymore. I doubt they win the access bowl. Either way, BYU and Cinci are way better choices. Success in two sports and much better academics. If you can get both of what you want, then why not take it.

(12-07-2014 08:23 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 01:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 12:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 10:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  For your perusal: The Answer

I suppose no one clicked on the link. This was a reasonable geographic realignment plan.

I'd love to see the best of the remaining AAC and CUSA form a league, I just don't see it happening.

Didn't expect it, but I actually really like that set up, I think it may need a little work, but I'm on board.

Drop UMASS, add one of Georgia State or Georgia Southern and Ohio and I'm definitely in.

North

UCONN
Temple
Marshsall
Ohio
ODU
ECU
Charlotte

South

WKU
MT
GS/GSU
FAU
FIU
UCF
USF

You're right though, it's definitely not happening, nevermind that it's predicted entirely upon a rumor that's probably not happening.

The AAC would not invite any of those schools. They would either stay or 10 or invite UMass and Army.

There was no "inviting" involved. Please, if you're going to comment, click on the link - or else I have to repost the entire text again, which I was trying to avoid.

(12-07-2014 08:23 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 01:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 12:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 10:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  For your perusal: The Answer

I suppose no one clicked on the link. This was a reasonable geographic realignment plan.

I'd love to see the best of the remaining AAC and CUSA form a league, I just don't see it happening.

Didn't expect it, but I actually really like that set up, I think it may need a little work, but I'm on board.

Drop UMASS, add one of Georgia State or Georgia Southern and Ohio and I'm definitely in.

North

UCONN
Temple
Marshsall
Ohio
ODU
ECU
Charlotte

South

WKU
MT
GS/GSU
FAU
FIU
UCF
USF

You're right though, it's definitely not happening, nevermind that it's predicted entirely upon a rumor that's probably not happening.

The AAC would not invite any of those schools. They would either stay or 10 or invite UMass and Army.

If the AAC gets raided for Cincy & Memphis there needs to be no backfill from CUSA. Tulane & Tulsa were the straw that broke the conferences back. The power schools from the AAC & MWC need to merge.

East
UConn
Temple
Navy
ECU
UCF
USF
Houston
SMU

West
Boise St
Fresno St
San Diego St
Colorado St
Air Force
BYU
UNLV
New Mexico

(12-07-2014 09:06 AM)HD76 Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 10:29 PM)topper1296 Wrote:  IF this happens, then UCONN will be the biggest loser in the entire country with all of these realignment moves over the past couple years.

UCONN would move its football to independent and other sports (BB) to the Big East.

UCONN might not be the only one that would consider indy for FB.

(12-06-2014 10:10 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 10:08 PM)asonofmarshall Wrote:  I don't understand Cincinnati and Memphis. Even less than I understand WVU in the B12.

If I were the B12 commish, I would be going after Houston or SMU from the AAC to rekindle some of the rivalries from the SWC days. I get that Memphis and Cincy/NKY are large markets, but good grief, their conference is starting to look more spread than ours.

Except Texas has declared NO more Texas schools...and what Texas wants, Texas usually gets.

Which is exactly why they lost four quality schools...

(12-08-2014 10:04 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 08:23 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 01:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 12:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 10:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  For your perusal: The Answer

I suppose no one clicked on the link. This was a reasonable geographic realignment plan.

I'd love to see the best of the remaining AAC and CUSA form a league, I just don't see it happening.

Didn't expect it, but I actually really like that set up, I think it may need a little work, but I'm on board.

Drop UMASS, add one of Georgia State or Georgia Southern and Ohio and I'm definitely in.

North

UCONN
Temple
Marshsall
Ohio
ODU
ECU
Charlotte

South

WKU
MT
GS/GSU
FAU
FIU
UCF
USF

You're right though, it's definitely not happening, nevermind that it's predicted entirely upon a rumor that's probably not happening.

The AAC would not invite any of those schools. They would either stay or 10 or invite UMass and Army.

If the AAC gets raided for Cincy & Memphis there needs to be no backfill from CUSA. Tulane & Tulsa were the straw that broke the conferences back. The power schools from the AAC & MWC need to merge.

East
UConn
Temple
Navy
ECU
UCF
USF
Houston
SMU

West
Boise St
Fresno St
San Diego St
Colorado St
Air Force
BYU
UNLV
New Mexico

This or UCONN would have to consider football independence.

(12-06-2014 10:08 PM)asonofmarshall Wrote:  I don't understand Cincinnati and Memphis. Even less than I understand WVU in the B12.

If I were the B12 commish, I would be going after Houston or SMU from the AAC to rekindle some of the rivalries from the SWC days. I get that Memphis and Cincy/NKY are large markets, but good grief, their conference is starting to look more spread than ours.

The SWC crumbled because it was overconcentrated in one market, Texas. Adding more Texas schools would repeat that mistake. Maybe they could go as high as 5 with Houston. But that's a stretch.

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(12-08-2014 09:47 AM)Artifice Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 08:23 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 01:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 12:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 10:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  For your perusal: The Answer

I suppose no one clicked on the link. This was a reasonable geographic realignment plan.

I'd love to see the best of the remaining AAC and CUSA form a league, I just don't see it happening.

Didn't expect it, but I actually really like that set up, I think it may need a little work, but I'm on board.

Drop UMASS, add one of Georgia State or Georgia Southern and Ohio and I'm definitely in.

North

UCONN
Temple
Marshsall
Ohio
ODU
ECU
Charlotte

South

WKU
MT
GS/GSU
FAU
FIU
UCF
USF

You're right though, it's definitely not happening, nevermind that it's predicted entirely upon a rumor that's probably not happening.

The AAC would not invite any of those schools. They would either stay or 10 or invite UMass and Army.

There was no "inviting" involved. Please, if you're going to comment, click on the link - or else I have to repost the entire text again, which I was trying to avoid.

It is already known which schools the AAC would invite. Army and UMass lead the list. Army has a standing invitation to join, which they might act upon if Navy pushes them. And UMass was almost invited last time instead of Tulsa. The only other CUSA school mentioned was Rice, but they were behind UMass. Hell if UMass had a real stadium then they would have probably already been in the AAC instead of Tulsa.

(12-08-2014 10:04 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 08:23 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 01:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 12:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  

(12-06-2014 10:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  For your perusal: The Answer

I suppose no one clicked on the link. This was a reasonable geographic realignment plan.

I'd love to see the best of the remaining AAC and CUSA form a league, I just don't see it happening.

Didn't expect it, but I actually really like that set up, I think it may need a little work, but I'm on board.

Drop UMASS, add one of Georgia State or Georgia Southern and Ohio and I'm definitely in.

North

UCONN
Temple
Marshsall
Ohio
ODU
ECU
Charlotte

South

WKU
MT
GS/GSU
FAU
FIU
UCF
USF

You're right though, it's definitely not happening, nevermind that it's predicted entirely upon a rumor that's probably not happening.

The AAC would not invite any of those schools. They would either stay or 10 or invite UMass and Army.

If the AAC gets raided for Cincy & Memphis there needs to be no backfill from CUSA. Tulane & Tulsa were the straw that broke the conferences back. The power schools from the AAC & MWC need to merge.

East
UConn
Temple
Navy
ECU
UCF
USF
Houston
SMU

West
Boise St
Fresno St
San Diego St
Colorado St
Air Force
BYU
UNLV
New Mexico

Unless this is added to the p5, no go on BYU.
second, only way to accomplish this is to start a new conference from scratch.

Hard to see UNLV doing this without Nevada, so they would be in instead of BYU.

Wyoming-CSU-AF-New Mexico are tied together.




Utah State has been good at football and basketball. hard to leave them out.

(12-08-2014 04:50 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(12-08-2014 10:04 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 08:23 PM)PirateMarv Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 01:17 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 12:48 PM)Artifice Wrote:  I suppose no one clicked on the link. This was a reasonable geographic realignment plan.

I'd love to see the best of the remaining AAC and CUSA form a league, I just don't see it happening.

Didn't expect it, but I actually really like that set up, I think it may need a little work, but I'm on board.

Drop UMASS, add one of Georgia State or Georgia Southern and Ohio and I'm definitely in.

North

UCONN
Temple
Marshsall
Ohio
ODU
ECU
Charlotte

South

WKU
MT
GS/GSU
FAU
FIU
UCF
USF

You're right though, it's definitely not happening, nevermind that it's predicted entirely upon a rumor that's probably not happening.

The AAC would not invite any of those schools. They would either stay or 10 or invite UMass and Army.

If the AAC gets raided for Cincy & Memphis there needs to be no backfill from CUSA. Tulane & Tulsa were the straw that broke the conferences back. The power schools from the AAC & MWC need to merge.

East
UConn
Temple
Navy
ECU
UCF
USF
Houston
SMU

West
Boise St
Fresno St
San Diego St
Colorado St
Air Force
BYU
UNLV
New Mexico

Unless this is added to the p5, no go on BYU.
second, only way to accomplish this is to start a new conference from scratch.

Hard to see UNLV doing this without Nevada, so they would be in instead of BYU.

Wyoming-CSU-AF-New Mexico are tied together.




Utah State has been good at football and basketball. hard to leave them out.

Travel would be a nightmare, but that would be a good conference. And it would effectively seal off the G5 Access Bowl slot. I'd also require the conference to only schedule conference games and P5 games.