Save the date: All eyes on 2023 for conference realignment

[ZB4CY]

Thought this ESPN article was interesting. Although I think many of us is aware that this is happening.

"The so-called superconference model -- four 16-team leagues -- could take off in 2023. Or there could be minimal or no movement among the big conferences."

Not sure I'd want to see this, but who knows what will happen.

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/19743196/why-2023-next-big-date-conference-shuffling

 

[CYCLNST8]

Big 12 - Pac 12 alliance. No idea how that works, but make it happen. Self preservation.

 

[ZB4CY]

Big 12 - Pac 12 alliance. No idea how that works, but make it happen. Self preservation.

I don't want to stay up untill 1 AM when Iowa St. goes on the road. No thanks

 

[laminak]

I don't want to stay up untill 1 AM when Iowa St. goes on the road. No thanks

I hate late west coast games, too, however I prefer ISU playing in late road games in a power league versus playing in early games in the AAU, MWC, CUSA, or MAC.

 

[Incyte]

I don't want to stay up untill 1 AM when Iowa St. goes on the road. No thanks

Will you be more happy staying up until 12:00 watching us in the Mountain West?

 

[TXCyclones]

Who are the 16 teams? Currently the 5 conferences have 66 members:

ACC - 15
SEC - 14
B1G - 14
Pac 12 - 12
Big 12 - 10
Independent - BYU (ND counted in ACC)
TOTAL: 66

Do two get left out?

 

[HFCS]

Who are the 16 teams? Currently the 5 conferences have 66 members:

ACC - 15
SEC - 14
B1G - 14
Pac 12 - 12
Big 12 - 10
Independent - BYU (ND counted in ACC)
TOTAL: 66

Do two get left out?

People don't generally care but Cincinnati, UConn and USF already got BCS demoted.

So if there were a lawsuit for 64 it'd be up to 5 programs that had a decent case.

 

[CYCLNST8]

I don't want to stay up untill 1 AM when Iowa St. goes on the road. No thanks

I said alliance. Not consolidation.

 

[riceville98]

I said alliance. Not consolidation.

So what's your idea of an alliance?

 

[CYCLNST8]

So what's your idea of an alliance?

Former members of the dissolved Galactic Senate, Wookies, the Mon Calamari, Jedi-in-hiding, and maybe some Ewoks.

 

[Freebird]

People don't generally care but Cincinnati, UConn and USF already got BCS demoted.

So if there were a lawsuit for 64 it'd be up to 5 programs that had a decent case.

Baylor should be left out on principle. **** those guys.

 

[knowlesjam]

Pac 12 revenue distribution in 2016 is $28.8M per team...that is $6M per team less than the Big 12. And, their distribution from the Pac 12 TV network was $2M per team. So, by 2022, if nothing changes, Iowa State will pocket $36M more than Colorado.

Hey Colorado...how is that move to the Pac 12 working out?

 

[coolerifyoudid]

After years and years of realignment drama, my main goal remains the same: to have Iowa State stay in one of the power conferences. Comparing our student enrollment and fan base support against others and we should always be able to find a home, but that doesn't keep it from being my #1 concern.

I love the round robin format, but if we land in some super conference where we don't play several members for 1 or two years due to scheduling, so be it. We've been there before and I'm still wearing cardinal and gold.

If the conferences stay the same, perfect.
If we end up in the Big 10, we'd be close to several opponents for possible away game trips.
If we end up merging with the Pac 12 and we have games that don't start until 9 PM, I'll still watch them.
If we somehow end up in the SEC (extremely unlikely), it would open up a whole new recruiting area.
However, if we'd get relegated to a lower level conference.....ugh....I would lose a ton of love for college sports.

 

[Gorm]

Baylor won't have a P5 seat should the Big 12 dissolve. I'm sure they have already prepared legal challenges should they get left out.

 

[isutrevman]

Big 12 - Pac 12 alliance. No idea how that works, but make it happen. Self preservation.

Honest question: what does the Big 12 have to gain by merging with the Pac 12? Stability maybe? Theoretically there would be less money per school and schedules would be a joke.

 

[Gorm]

It has nothing to gain. What it does offer, is 6 spots for schools to move together to form the first super league.

There is a ton of problems with the Pac-12, several schools just have fan bases that don't care about sports. WSU is in particular bad shape. Their AD came out a while back and said the school was receiving "Mountain West" support in athletics.

Geography will likely keep most of it intact though. I wouldn't shock me to see the BIG try to swoop in and get several of the PAC-12 schools to join in Football and basketball only.

 

[CTTB78]

JP can worry about something that's going to happen six years from now. I'm more interested in how we perform against UNI this fall.

 

[CYCLNST8]

Honest question: what does the Big 12 have to gain by merging with the Pac 12? Stability maybe? Theoretically there would be less money per school and schedules would be a joke.

Once again; I said alliance- not merger. Something along the lines of arranging a set number of inter-conference matchups, bowl games, negotiating content distribution together, & an agreement not to poach each other.

 

[cydsho]

JP can worry about something that's going to happen six years from now. I'm more interested in how we perform against UNI this fall.

Yes, this is the key. We succeed in the next 5-6 years in FB and it increases our place at the table.
And go purchase Cyclones.tv packages!

 

[clonehome]

"The Pac-12's forecast, meanwhile, is less encouraging, and its revenue gap with other Power 5 leagues will widen before the next rights negotiation. Cal's athletic department lost $21.7 million in the 2016 fiscal year. Although the Pac-12's geography and tradition suggests members won't be looking to leave, something needs to shift before 2023."

Ouch. Maybe if Cal paraded Ann Coulter or some other right winger out at half time they could draw a crowd at least til the start of the 2nd half. (Btw, I read recently that Pollard is sitting on a $13M reserve fund. I'm all for cord cutting -- our fan base, enrollment, AAU status, and location in the central time zone might put us in the upper half of the 66 over the long haul, whatever the TV revenue model becomes.)