"Aggies to Secede" - Blogpost

[Boomer]

Boomer, I was hopping you would show up......with a bag of sunshine, rainbows, and kittens not this.


Let me guess. OU, OSU, and Tech?

Yes, The 4th school is Texas is Kansas or Mizzou

 

[justcynn]

Well you gotta start somewhere. Bosie State could be up to speed with other lower tier BCS teams very quickly. Same could be said on a lesser extent for SDS.

If Iowa State is ever in a conference with South Dakota State, it will be a very sad day for Iowa State. Boise State? Nah.

 

[Rogue52]

Well you gotta start somewhere. Bosie State could be up to speed with other lower tier BCS teams very quickly. Same could be said on a lesser extent for SDS.

Boise State's academics make Nebraska look like Harvard.

 

[twojman]

There are 3 Big XII schools for sure who are current;y talking with the Pac.. OU has its lawyers on the contracts now

Not good news for anyone. Who else would the Pac 12 go after? Boise St?

 

[CycloneErik]

Yes, The 4th school is Texas is Kansas or Mizzou

I take it that you meant to say "Texas or Kansas or Mizzou."

Yes, this will be all-out craziness tomorrow, no matter what actually does or does not happen.

 

[Arkansas Cyclone]

Tomorrow will be an exciting message board day!

kinda what I'm afraid of

 

[cysocool]

I kind of like the idea of a 9 team league. This would allow the lower level teams like ISU to schedule a non conference win and the upper level teams to schedule say a notre dame, byu, etc.. This would give the conference members more scheduling flexibility and maybe more bowl eligible teams for the conference? It might also allow the members' individual networks more big tv game options.

Could Big 12 survive more shrinkage? Yes. - KansasCity.com

 

[CycloneErik]

kinda what I'm afraid of

Don't fear it. Embrace the madness!

 

[Arkansas Cyclone]

Yes, The 4th school is Texas is Kansas or Mizzou

I thought the Longhorn Network put an end to that speculation?

 

[Arkansas Cyclone]

Don't fear it. Embrace the madness!

You're probably right....gonna run full speed, arms wide open!

 

[Al_4_State]

There are 3 Big XII schools for sure who are current;y talking with the Pac.. OU has its lawyers on the contracts now

Well what the hell is wrong with just sticking with 9 when you agreed to stick with 10 (and making more money).

****.

 

[twojman]

Texas needing to have their own network drove the conference to this. If A&M did not get ticked someone else would have. Schools having their own network does not promote unity. Many of you laughed at me for saying that last year when this all went down.

All this being said, if KU goes to the Pac 12, would it be safe to say that ISU, KSU and Mizzou would be in the Big East? I would like this better for football.

 

[CyForPresident]

At worst ISU ends up in some bastardized Big East. At best, ISU joins the Big 10. Best chance of happening? Nothing. I still don't really believe all of this.

 

[CyJack13]

Texas needing to have their own network drove the conference to this. If A&M did not get ticked someone else would have. Schools having their own network does not promote unity. Many of you laughed at me for saying that last year when this all went down.

All this being said, if KU goes to the Pac 12, would it be safe to say that ISU, KSU and Mizzou would be in the Big East? I would like this better for football.

The Big East will be gone if this all happens. They will be the next conference raided.

 

[twojman]

The Big East will be gone if this all happens. They will be the next conference raided.

So will the ACC, leftovers join to make a conference?

 

[justcynn]

Brinkmanship, in politics, in sports, in everything these days. A&M may well be gone, OU and everyone else will want to stay BUT will use this to leverage Texas and its plans on its network...I agree if it makes sense for 10, it makes sense for 9 - Hopefully Fox/ESPN and ABC do as well and if they do, I bet the other 9 will stick with it.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

The Big East will be gone if this all happens. They will be the next conference raided.

The best Big East and ACC football schools would be raided. The remaining Big 12 schools could fill the Big East spots.

 

[CyJack13]

So will the ACC, leftovers join to make a conference?

The SEC goes after the ACC, the Big Ten and ACC go after the Big East. There will be teams left over but we'd be on the outside looking in at that point.

 

[CycloneErik]

At worst ISU ends up in some bastardized Big East. At best, ISU joins the Big 10. Best chance of happening? Nothing. I still don't really believe all of this.

Right. I think it still ends up OK, whatever OK is.

It will be crazy because nobody knows for sure. The doom-and-gloomers will run wild. The Hawks and Huskers should be spewing trailer-inspired brilliance all over.

While that happens, we should be replete with random rumors and knowledgeable rumors. It will be a freakshow, amazing to behold.

 

[Al_4_State]

At the end of the day, so long as the BCS doesn't disintegrate into playoffs, we'll be in an AQ conference.

We just might be making a lot less money depending on what that conference is.