Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

[Gunnerclone]

Guess we'll see if BY really means he wants to stay at 14.

We're at 13 right now (after OU/TX leave). Washington could make 14.

Do we stop? Or get up to 16 with AZ/Oregon?

I'd argue 16 with those 4 new ones is a strong add.

SEC and Big 10 are at 16 after this all shakes out right? Would make sense to get to 16 then.

 

[MartyFine]

He's getting killed in the comments. 'trade up.'

LOLOLOLOLO......

I'm old enough to remember when realignment was all about "TV sets."

 

[FriendlySpartan]

It’ll be Washington tonight/tomorrow, Oregon and Arizona will then make the move early next week.

Think you have that reversed. It’s most likely Oregon first. Even though their fans aren’t happy about it, it makes sense for them to jump. Washington is a horrible fit but they are probably going to get forced

 

[jcyclonee]

These ******* people:

Trading up could mean CSU as it's just up the freeway from Boulder.

 

[HFCS]

I’m sure Cal grads are great. It’s their faculty and trustees that make me not want to deal with them.

You may have better luck finding a Cyclone football fan in Berkeley or Los Angeles than a Bears or Bruins fan. In terms of actual football fans I'm dead serious.

We're lucky the powers that be started realizing some of this just in time for the B12 to solidify this position.

 

[CyJam]

NOT TRYING TO CAVE, but apart from the relevancy of "feelings" on cultural alignment and debating its relevance...

Doesn't California have very real law(s) that are meant to discourage, or at least prohibit public money being used by California public universities that wish to travel for competition in states that have laws they find particularly objectionable?

(States with laws, for better or worse, like some you might find in TX, OK, IA, KS, FL, WV etc...now or in the forseeable future?)

That was the case very recently. I doubt it has changed.

 

[Triggermv]

 

[gipper2001]

You get Washington, you can’t stop at 14. Make it 16, be the same as the other P3 schools.

I agree. I don't get the others on this site waiting for ACC teams to leave. Get up to 16 with Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, and Washington. That means when the ACC implodes, the BIG, SEC, and Big 12 can fight over the table scraps.

 

[MisterO]

I'm talking myself into believing the surprise is Washington. Just feels like they've got less leverage than Oregon at this point *cough PHIL KNIGHT cough* and may want to get out in front of this to assure their spot even if the Big Ten is the end goal.

Could be possible- but I keep hearing them being rumored to the BIG with Oregon.

 

[BigTurk]

We're (almost) at a thousand pages of this realignment thread even though only within the last 15 or so pages has there been any realigning. Good job men and women.

Every party needs a pooper....

 

[Triggermv]

 

[alarson]

Oh boy, its Alliance time again

 

[theshadow]

Hawaii is a beautiful place to vacation. Doesn’t mean I want to add the U of Hawaii to the conference.

"In fact, you purchased the ticket for Ms. Cavanaugh."
"Doesn't mean I want her sitting next to me, does it?"

 

[jcyclonee]

Could this be any more pretentious? I don't think listing your fraternity is necessarily pretentious but listing it over 20 years after you graduate certainly seems that way.

 

[CoachHines3]

SEC and Big 10 are at 16 after this all shakes out right? Would make sense to get to 16 then.

Yeah, that's probably a good point. If you can get to 16 with the strongest 4 teams out there, you do it.

 

[FerShizzle]

It’ll be Washington tonight/tomorrow, Oregon and Arizona will then make the move early next week.

idk... i have seen a lot of chatter about washington and oregon being vetted and approved by the big 10 who is waiting for the pac to fully unravel and swoop in. this could be just that and be chatter, but i think this mystery non-corners team is Cal.

 

[alenz95]

It’ll be Washington tonight/tomorrow, Oregon and Arizona will then make the move early next week.

This would be unreal. We'd end up getting to reward the two schools that have been the most open to leaving (CU AZ), add the 2 biggest brands (UO UW), and leave out the biggest Big-12 critics (ASU UU).

 

[Gunnerclone]

New “Alliance” incoming. Many handshakes on it.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

Could be possible- but I keep hearing them being rumored to the BIG with Oregon.

Nah they just want the invite, if the big ten wanted them they would already be members

 

[ISU22CY]