(08-17-2021 02:42 PM)TerryD Wrote:  That sounds pretty pathetic and powerless, but accurate.

Maybe bring your product to Amazon, etc and ESPN won't tell the conferences what to do anymore.

I think this remark of his was more interesting, personally.

"Expect change." He also mentioned advice he received about how Nebraskans hate change in that same Q&A.

https://omaha.com/sports/huskers/footbal...204ae.html

It'll be interesting to see what comes from those meetings and how it'll be received here.

This thread topic is exactly why some people are saying that the AAC could very realistically absorb the big12. ESPN has already set the destruction of the big12 in motion and they've determined that the AAC which they own 100% and has which completely tied its future to is going to be their instrument to accomplish that end. Some people believe in the old model that says the more wealthy and powerful conference eats the poorer and weaker conference. Well ESPN itself has determined who is going to be the survivor.

I just hate the fact that schools have allowed themselves to be dictated to by the TV networks.

The ONE thing I like about non-power conferences is that the money isn't big enough for them to do stupid things and add programs that are bad institutional fits (with some exceptions).

(08-21-2021 02:24 PM)oliveandblue Wrote:  I just hate the fact that schools have allowed themselves to be dictated to by the TV networks.

The ONE thing I like about non-power conferences is that the money isn't big enough for them to do stupid things and add programs that are bad institutional fits (with some exceptions).

It's true that money is a big motivating factor. But, which recently-added schools do you think are bad institutional fits in their P conference?

(08-21-2021 02:32 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(08-21-2021 02:24 PM)oliveandblue Wrote:  I just hate the fact that schools have allowed themselves to be dictated to by the TV networks.

The ONE thing I like about non-power conferences is that the money isn't big enough for them to do stupid things and add programs that are bad institutional fits (with some exceptions).

It's true that money is a big motivating factor. But, which recently-added schools do you think are bad institutional fits in their P conference?

Maryland is an ACC school. They are in the B1G because they are bad at managing money. UMD, UNC, UVA, Duke, NCSU, and Wake are what should be the core of that conference. The southern four in the ACC are very good extensions.

The Big XII should not be broken up. UT and OU are not SEC schools in a cultural sense even though they worship football. Aggie is borderline and could go either way.

Missouri and Kansas should be conference mates. I don't care if that's in the XII, SEC, or B1G. It's stupid that they don't play anymore.

There should be more independents. WVU is one of them. They are a hard fit anywhere.

(08-21-2021 05:53 PM)oliveandblue Wrote:  

(08-21-2021 02:32 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(08-21-2021 02:24 PM)oliveandblue Wrote:  I just hate the fact that schools have allowed themselves to be dictated to by the TV networks.

The ONE thing I like about non-power conferences is that the money isn't big enough for them to do stupid things and add programs that are bad institutional fits (with some exceptions).

It's true that money is a big motivating factor. But, which recently-added schools do you think are bad institutional fits in their P conference?

Maryland is an ACC school. They are in the B1G because they are bad at managing money. UMD, UNC, UVA, Duke, NCSU, and Wake are what should be the core of that conference. The southern four in the ACC are very good extensions.

The Big XII should not be broken up. UT and OU are not SEC schools in a cultural sense even though they worship football. Aggie is borderline and could go either way.

Missouri and Kansas should be conference mates. I don't care if that's in the XII, SEC, or B1G. It's stupid that they don't play anymore.

There should be more independents. WVU is one of them. They are a hard fit anywhere.

You are free to have those opinions about where a team belongs, but none of those are examples of universities that are bad institutional fits in the conference they moved to.

One example: Maryland is a large "land grant" public university with about 40,000 students, AAU membership and an excellent research reputation (#53 worldwide in ARWU rankings, above the median for Big Ten universities). Every one of those descriptions is an institutional fit for the Big Ten.

“Misleading” or not, and whether the Nebraska AD actually said it or not — it’s an absolutely spot-on account of how realignment works.