(12-07-2014 10:38 AM)HamiltonJames Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 10:19 AM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  IF this happens, I could see a complete realignment

MTW adds
Houston
UTEP
SMU
Tulsa
drops Hawaii


New ACC
ECU
USF
UCF
Marshall
MTSU
ODU
UNCC
Temple
WKU
So. Miss
Tulane
LA Tech.

UCONN moves all sports but Football to Big East, Football Independent or MAC

Remaining CUSA merge with SBC

Never.
First, the AAC doesn't need to do protective expansion like C-USA did (C-USA didn't really need to either, but they did it anyway).
AAC would likely do 1 of 2 things; either revisit the MWC alliance (considering the C-USA proponents of that are mostly now in the AAC).
Or try to firm up their basketball and seek some non-footballs.
That may involve inviting a couple of C-USA programs like ODU and probably a southern program. UAB would be interesting in that regard, although I get the sense that they really aren't going to take their resources and invest in basketball, but will just let the whole thing deteriorate.

Mountain West has no interest in an alliance but would like to grab one or two Texas schools. AAC could lose 3 - 5 schools in an alignment like this. It would be hard to get good hoops programs to join without Cincy, Memphis, and maybe UCONN.

(12-07-2014 10:17 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 10:07 AM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  ECU or UCONN would have made it more credible. Memphis not going to happen.

Cincy and Memphis make far more sense geographically than either one of them and UCONN football is just as bad as Memphis football, probably worse in the long run. The Big XII should have jumped on Louisville when they had the chance.

It's obvious you're not paying attention. 9-3 (7-1), AAC co-champs. Your hate for Memphis has no bounds. Guess your still pizzed about 36-17.

(12-06-2014 10:45 PM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  My question is how the hell did West Virgina think this was a great idea going to the Big 12....They have to be the biggest idiots ever if they are complaining now about how no one is near them......

The WVU bank account disagrees.

(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.

(12-07-2014 10:56 AM)wylioats Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 10:17 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 10:07 AM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  ECU or UCONN would have made it more credible. Memphis not going to happen.

Cincy and Memphis make far more sense geographically than either one of them and UCONN football is just as bad as Memphis football, probably worse in the long run. The Big XII should have jumped on Louisville when they had the chance.

It's obvious you're not paying attention. 9-3 (7-1), AAC co-champs. Your hate for Memphis has no bounds. Guess your still pizzed about 36-17.

I'm perfectly aware of what Memphis is doing this year and UCONN played in the freaking Fiesta bowl less than five years ago. In 2014 Memphis is far better than UCONN obviously, but over the next decade will Memphis be as good or UCONN be as bad? I don't know, but it will take more than one 9-3 season for anyone outside of Memphis to believe Tiger football is a commodity.

I don't hate Memphis, nor am I "pizzed" about anything, but if Memphis or UCONN get a P5 invite it's not going to be for their football anyhow.

(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.

I get that point ... and my comments on Texas were far more a reflection on them than on you guys.

But I think they will find a way to work around the CCG game without expanding.

And, in all honestly, I don't think anyone outside of the G5 (outside of MAYBE BYU) will "earn" their slice of the TV revenue pie (e.g. generate enough additional revenue to offset the additional slice of the pie).

(12-07-2014 11:05 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 10:56 AM)wylioats Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 10:17 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 10:07 AM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  ECU or UCONN would have made it more credible. Memphis not going to happen.

Cincy and Memphis make far more sense geographically than either one of them and UCONN football is just as bad as Memphis football, probably worse in the long run. The Big XII should have jumped on Louisville when they had the chance.

It's obvious you're not paying attention. 9-3 (7-1), AAC co-champs. Your hate for Memphis has no bounds. Guess your still pizzed about 36-17.

I'm perfectly aware of what Memphis is doing this year and UCONN played in the freaking Fiesta bowl less than five years ago. In 2014 Memphis is far better than UCONN obviously, but over the next decade will Memphis be as good or UCONN be as bad? I don't know, but it will take more than one 9-3 season for anyone outside of Memphis to believe Tiger football is a commodity.

I don't hate Memphis, nor am I "pizzed" about anything, but if Memphis or UCONN get a P5 invite it's not going to be for their football anyhow.

Whatever dude. Maybe you ought to be less concerned about UConn and Memphis and just bask in the glory of MTSU reality.

(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.

Excellent

Possible wild card? UAB dropping football could open the door for other G5 programs as well. Impossible as of right now to predict who stays, who goes and what impact this might have on conference alignments. At the least it would give ADs cover to make geographical adjustments to help control costs.

(12-07-2014 12:04 PM)wylioats Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 11:05 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 10:56 AM)wylioats Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 10:17 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(12-07-2014 10:07 AM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  ECU or UCONN would have made it more credible. Memphis not going to happen.

Cincy and Memphis make far more sense geographically than either one of them and UCONN football is just as bad as Memphis football, probably worse in the long run. The Big XII should have jumped on Louisville when they had the chance.

It's obvious you're not paying attention. 9-3 (7-1), AAC co-champs. Your hate for Memphis has no bounds. Guess your still pizzed about 36-17.

I'm perfectly aware of what Memphis is doing this year and UCONN played in the freaking Fiesta bowl less than five years ago. In 2014 Memphis is far better than UCONN obviously, but over the next decade will Memphis be as good or UCONN be as bad? I don't know, but it will take more than one 9-3 season for anyone outside of Memphis to believe Tiger football is a commodity.

I don't hate Memphis, nor am I "pizzed" about anything, but if Memphis or UCONN get a P5 invite it's not going to be for their football anyhow.

Whatever dude. Maybe you ought to be less concerned about UConn and Memphis and just bask in the glory of MTSU reality.

Did I start this thread? How about you get off my sack? I'm sorry that I don't buy into a program that won 12 games over the last five years after one 9-3 season.

Nevermind the fact that I'm one of the few people in this thread saying Memphis to the Big XII makes some sense.

Maybe I'll just bask in MT's 5 recent wins over your juggernaut of a program...

(12-07-2014 10:46 AM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  Mountain West has no interest in an alliance but would like to grab one or two Texas schools. AAC could lose 3 - 5 schools in an alignment like this. It would be hard to get good hoops programs to join without Cincy, Memphis, and maybe UCONN.

They had interest last time. It was the majority of the C-USA presidents, not the MWC, that pulled the plug.
Regardless, I doubt you see those AAC teams return to a C-USA model that they didn't want in the first place.

(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.

(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.

Big 12 needs schools east of the Mississippi for consideration. Cincinnati and Memphis make sense.

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The big 12's hand is going to be forced to expand simply due to being slighted in the playoff picture...tcu dropped from 3 to 6...Osu jumped them with an extra game... Memphis and Cincy make perfect sense

Aac is going to lose at lleast 1. 2 if the big xii doesn't want by or Co state.

If the B12 and ACC's petition to change championship game requirements is granted, that would render expansion and deluting their conference media contracts unnecessary.

If it happens, who leaves CUSA?

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(12-07-2014 02:20 PM)IceJus10 Wrote:  If the B12 and ACC's petition to change championship game requirements is granted, that would render expansion and deluting their conference media contracts unnecessary.

Why would the greedy BAS^%$##*@s in SEC, PAC12, B10 or the "wee little people" of the G-5 ever, ever, ever let the B12 have that kind of a sweet deal? Since they only have 10 teams with whom to divide their ill gotten gains! I can't see any reason that this would occur. B12 needs to have 12 to 14 teams like everybody else and have a bonafide CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!

(12-07-2014 02:26 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  If it happens, who leaves CUSA?

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Only Marshall, and C-USA sits at 12?