Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

[FerShizzle]

OMG, that is insane if true.

If ASU ends up in Big 12 they're the luckiest SOBs in all of conference realignment history for ASKING to be in MWC and ending up in B12.

Seems time for a new prez. Nothing like a little adversity to show you that leadership isn’t up for the job.

 

[HFCS]

I think we can now assume here it is for awhile. Rebrand it as the New Mexico Stranglers Conference.

 

[KnappShack]

Monty just mentioned on his show that all 9 presidents did indeed show up to the meeting this morning. They started to dive into numbers and then presented the GOR. Oregon spoke up first and told everyone they were leaving. Everyone else then took a vote and only ASU (Crow) and Wash St were ready to sign.

Didn't the clown PAC writers say the GOR was already agreed upon.

Clown show out of the PAC writers. Just a joke of a performance

 

[simply1]

I think we can now assume here it is for awhile. Rebrand it as the New Mexico Stranglers Conference.

Poor New Mexico

 

[Cyhig]

Has anyone done a Wellness Check on Tony Altimore today?

He’s going through the stages of grief. He’s somewhere between anger and bargaining right now

 

[enisthemenace]

 

[cycloneML]

I think we can now assume here it is for awhile. Rebrand it as the New Mexico Stranglers Conference.

We didnt want to travel to west coast anyway

 

[brett108]

Not really. Their football stadiums are half the size of ISU's.

Only about 26K fans showed up to watch OSU win the Pac last year. They aren’t really us. PAC support is terrible.

 

[2speedy1]

I think we can now assume here it is for awhile. Rebrand it as the New Mexico Stranglers Conference.

5 former Big 8 rivals
4 former WAC rivals
4 former SWC rivals
2 former Big East rivals (kindof)
1 Florida team.

 

[BigJCy]

I think we can now assume here it is for awhile. Rebrand it as the New Mexico Stranglers Conference.

Looks pretty good to me.

 

[yowza]

Would not surprise me if this the the beginning of the end for the CyHawk.

I think it will go on through the current 2027 agreement, but if Big Ten goes to 10 conference games, then I doubt it goes on after that.

 

[CascadeClone]

Do we really need ASU? Pull the offer. I guarantee every other school takes you seriously after that.

ASU is a much better add than Utah. Enrollment, bigger tv market, 2x state population. Switch their football coaches the past 10 years and we arent even talking abt Utah AT ALL.

People are mad at ASU because of one guy Crow. Everyone else there has wanted Big12 as much as AZ.

Imho the real question is Utah vs UConn. Honestly i would go for UConn. But i dont think thats what will happen.

 

[ianoconnor]

UCF definitely an outlier. Good excuse for a trip to FL, though

 

[isutrevman]

Please don't add Washington State and Oregon State. They're on the same level as Colorado State when it comes to football.

Good, we need wins. We need some bottom feeders. If it means we make a couple million less per year so be it. I'm done with basing every decision on making a few more bucks in the short term. Gives BYU, Utah and Colorado some more "regional" games too.

 

[yowza]

Just wait for forum posts / meltdown when the legislature makes it a requirement.

Lobbyists with $ will grease those skids.

 

[isucy86]

Yeah, adding OSU and WSU would come back to bite the Big12 in the next contract cycle. There is a reason that the Pac couldn't get a contract this time and OSU and WSU are two of the reasons why. Adding them devalues the B12 as a whole.

I tend to agree. WSU & OSU's 2024 value isn't close to the $31.7M the Big's new deal is to pay. It wouldn't surprise me if their media valuations are closer to $15M each.

Like I mentioned earlier, the CFP money could be $22M/P4 school starting in 2026. It could be more for P4 depending if G5 schools get a smaller % (but more $) than currently.

What if OSU/WSU said we'll join the Big12 at a discount forever! Whatever valuation a media consultant establishes, will be their share of the media rights pie. My guess is the $ would be 3-4x what they would get in MWC.

 

[brett108]

This would be the right thing to do but not the smart thing

Right thing to do? We don’t have to save everyone when they were all hoping we would die for the last decade

 

[CyGuy5]

There are some elite travel destinations in the conference now. Tucson and Orlando still suck though

 

[alarson]

I think we can now assume here it is for awhile. Rebrand it as the New Mexico Stranglers Conference.

New mexico right now

 

[FerShizzle]

ASU is a much better add than Utah. Enrollment, bigger tv market, 2x state population. Switch their football coaches the past 10 years and we arent even talking abt Utah AT ALL.

People are mad at ASU because of one guy Crow. Everyone else there has wanted Big12 as much as AZ.

Imho the real question is Utah vs UConn. Honestly i would go for UConn. But i dont think thats what will happen.

I don’t think we need Utah either FWIW