(02-18-2018 09:34 PM)arkstfan Wrote: Schools like Iowa State, Baylor, and probably Kansas State, TCU, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and West Virginia would be left in a conference that would be out of the Power Five club. The TV rights of that conference would be closer in value to the AAC than the ACC.
WHEN Texas and Oklahoma leave the B12, it will happen at some point, 5 of those 6 programs will be left out in the cold, I could see Texas and Oklahoma drag Oklahoma State with them or OSU end up as a travel partner with Nebraska in the B10.
That means:
Iowa State
Baylor
Kansas State
TCU
Texas Tech
West Virginia
Are on the outside looking in and no matter what programs are brought in they will be just like the BE, a non Power group.
That would mean the left overs from the B12 would poach most likely 7 from the AACk. The question though which 7.
Central Florida
South Florida
Cincinnati
Tulane
ECU
UConn
Houston
Memphis
SMU
Temple
Tulsa
Navy
Wichita State
Right off the bat you can eliminate Wichita State since they have no football. My best guess would be Cincy, the Florida Twins in USF and UCF, Houston, Memphis are all probably locks and it could end there at 5 and have a 10 team conference. My next guess if they would poach 7 would be SMU but I don't know if TCU would want them in a conference again, they have done almost everything since the formation of CUSA to play keep away. Then do you take Navy as a football only which would have more drawing power or ECU.
That would leave Tulane, Tulsa, UConn, Temple and possibly ECU, Navy or SMU without a home. I guess WSU can go back to the MVC if they would have them then.
At that time would CUSA or the Sun Belt drop some dead weight for ECU, Navy or UConn. Tulane, Tulsa and Temple can die on the vine if they like. But no way should any programs when that happens should let those 4 to 5 programs dictate what happens like the last go around.