More conference realignment talk

[dgies9156]

I'll say it again: Val needs to put on either a business outfit or a party dress and court several ACC members.

Here's what I expect to happen:

SEC: Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina and Miami,

BIG: Virginia and Notre Dame

BEAST: Duke, Wake Forest, eventually Vanderbilt when the SEC realizes they don't need to Commodores anymore,

AAC: The rest of the ACC.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

I'll say it again: Val needs to put on either a business outfit or a party dress and court several ACC members.

Here's what I expect to happen:

SEC: Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina and Miami,

BIG: Virginia and Notre Dame

BEAST: Duke, Wake Forest, eventually Vanderbilt when the SEC realizes they don't need to Commodores anymore,

AAC: The rest of the ACC.

You realize there are 18 teams in the ACC with the additions of Stanford, Cal and SMU right?

Even if everything plays out how you imagine, my guess is the ACC is going to continue as a much lesser football conference. In fact, the chances are more likely that UConn (and maybe another team or two from the AAC) joins them than Duke and Wake drop football and join the Big East.

[Magnum]

You realize there are 18 teams in the ACC with the additions of Stanford, Cal and SMU right?

Even if everything plays out how you imagine, my guess is the ACC is going to continue as a much lesser football conference. In fact, the chances are more likely that UConn (and maybe another team or two from the AAC) joins them than Duke and Wake drop football and join the Big East.

The only ACC team I can possibly see going to the BEAST in this scenario is ND. The remaining ACC teams would likely still give them guaranteed games to help with their FB schedule and the SEC will offer them one or two high profile OOC games a year to stay out of the B1G.

[MUbiz]

The only ACC team I can possibly see going to the BEAST in this scenario is ND. The remaining ACC teams would likely still give them guaranteed games to help with their FB schedule and the SEC will offer them one or two high profile OOC games a year to stay out of the B1G.

IMHO, if ND goes anywhere, it is the Big 10. And the chances of ND to the Big 10 are very little until NBC decides to stop paying them handsomely for the football contract.

[Warriors4ever]

I wander over to the Boneyard once in a while. The UConn fans there would be in the ACC by this evening if the invite came today, they would prefer any of the so-called power football conferences over the Big East.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

I wander over to the Boneyard once in a while. The UConn fans there would be in the ACC by this evening if the invite came today, they would prefer any of the so-called power football conferences over the Big East.

I think that pretty much applies to anyone in the Big East at this point.  It's clear there is going to be a bi-furcation of leagues shortly....it's clear the big 4 conferences will be a part of the future of top tier basketball.  Beyond that a big "?" 

[Shooter McGavin]

I think that pretty much applies to anyone in the Big East at this point.  It's clear there is going to be a bi-furcation of leagues shortly....it's clear the big 4 conferences will be a part of the future of top tier basketball.  Beyond that a big "?"

Yep.  Not hard to imagine MU being in a second tier.  Val needs to be talking to these other commissioners about being in the first tier.  Based on most of the teams financial backing of basketball in the Big East I think it could happen.  The power school teams would have to share the tournament revenue and they may not want to but the product (end of season tournament) would be terrible if traditional basketball schools were left out.  There are literally millions of people who would not watch.  I know I wouldn’t. 

TAMU and others seem to think they would have to have at least 100-150 teams in the new tier one (correct me if I’m wrong TAMU) and I hope they are right.

What a disaster the would be for a school like MU.  There will be kids who won’t choose MU for that reason.  Would there be a basis for a lawsuit against the  power conferences?  This would really harm recruiting and retaining students.

I feel if Fox offers a new contract they’re safe for another 10 years.  If they offer a shorter term or do not offer at all, the writing is on the wall.  Fox and the other networks will have a very good idea about the future landscape of basketball.  They will not pay for a second tier league.