Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

[RezClone]

Man people are really running with the weird idea of becoming the Nike Big12.

For the right price I bet they would cozy up to the idea

Fair enough, but I don't think Adidas and Under Armor share that sentiment

 

[jdoggivjc]

It‘s interesting because the “state universities” aren‘t very high visibility up in the northeast. Penn St is the only public northeastern school in a major conference (Syracuse and BC are private).

UConn is a public state school, but has been stuck a notch below power status for reasons not entirely of their doing. There is some potential upside there. Different dynamics and culture at play, but people in NE will still follow a winner.

Well, in PA the state Us are Penn St and Penn (which is an Ivy League school)
In NJ it's Rutgers
NY has a system similar to California, such as SUNY-Buffalo, etch
ME, VT, and NH are all small states which would have small state universities

UConn and UMass are just weird outliers - perhaps because they were isolated from real competition before college sports went national so they weren't able to develop big rivalries with bigger powers.

 

[Cyched]

Well, in PA the state Us are Penn St and Penn (which is an Ivy League school)
In NJ it's Rutgers
NY has a system similar to California, such as SUNY-Buffalo, etch
ME, VT, and NH are all small states which would have small state universities

UConn and UMass are just weird outliers - perhaps because they were isolated from real competition before college sports went national so they weren't able to develop big rivalries with bigger powers.

Penn St came close to joining the Big East a while back. Wonder what a Northeast power conference could’ve looked like?

Penn St
Pitt
Syracuse
BC
UConn
Rutgers
WV?
VaTech?

Probably wouldn’t have lasted long, but could’ve been interesting

 

[HFCS]

UW and Oregon make me nervous. Probably illogical, but I feel like they'll be a pain in the ass and too good for us.

The rest of the 4 corners can fit right in with us and it feels like we'd be stable forever and ever.

I’ve thought CU/AZ and wait for ACC to crumble is best for B12 and what I expect to happen.

Let Utah and ASU live their dream anchoring the WAC. Get ACC markets when available instead of doubling up a state with barely more people than Iowa.

 

[ljm4cy]

Well, in PA the state Us are Penn St and Penn (which is an Ivy League school)
In NJ it's Rutgers
NY has a system similar to California, such as SUNY-Buffalo, etch
ME, VT, and NH are all small states which would have small state universities

UConn and UMass are just weird outliers - perhaps because they were isolated from real competition before college sports went national so they weren't able to develop big rivalries with bigger powers.

Pitt and Temple are also public universities in Pennsylvania according to a Google search, while Penn is private.

 

[jcyclonee]

What part of my statement is confusing you?

 

[Cyched]

Pitt and Temple are also public universities in Pennsylvania according to a Google search, while Penn is private.

Can’t believe I missed Pitt in that convo. Would‘ve never guessed Temple was public.

 

[Cyched]

There we have it

 

[MuskieCy]

Yeeesh.....it looks like their floor was flooded and they decided not to clean up the mud/silt. That thing is hideous.

The artist.

 

[Cyched]

 

[2speedy1]

In princple, I'm actually not opposed to the idea of selling naming rights. Im pretty much firmly on the BY 'think outside the box' train

HOWEVER, off the top of my head, KU's affiliation with Adidas and TTU's affiliation Under Armor would be immediately problematic with respect to partnering with Nike as a conference. Leave it to a K-State guy to not immediately recognize it lol. (referencing the pod video, not OP)

He did make note of that in the POD, that KU and TT would be the ones that have a problem with that. Also, it was said here, that KU would really be the main issue, because TTs deal is up in '25.

Im not sure how serious they were with the idea, it is definitely and outside the box idea, but in todays world it is not exactly insane, at least some version of it. Exactly the kind of outside the box thinking BY is good at.

 

[Mr.G.Spot]

Well, in PA the state Us are Penn St and Penn (which is an Ivy League school)
In NJ it's Rutgers
NY has a system similar to California, such as SUNY-Buffalo, etch
ME, VT, and NH are all small states which would have small state universities

UConn and UMass are just weird outliers - perhaps because they were isolated from real competition before college sports went national so they weren't able to develop big rivalries with bigger powers.

The only thing public about Penn is the Vet College has some state funding. Penn has been private since it was started. Temple and Pitt are public.

 

[jctisu]

It's not just New England; it's the vast majority of the Northeast north of the Mason-Dixon line. Pretty much the lone exception to this is Penn St.

Correct but New England is probably the most extreme with it. Especially because it’s not like people up here aren’t sports fans. They are and they are die hard. But it’s all professional sports here. Was the biggest tonal shift for me when I moved out here coming from the Midwest where college sports is massive.

 

[CascadeClone]

Probabilities:
AZ, UO, UW 5%
AZ, UO, ASU or UU 30%
AZ, ASU, UU 1%
AZ, ASU or UU, UConn 4%
AZ only 50%
UConn only 9.9%
SDST only 0.1%

 

[HouClone]

And if SDSU can't afford the $34M exit fee to join Pac12 for 2024 season. How can they afford exit fee to join Big12 next year?

UConn is an independent in FB.

That is a really good point.

 

[t-noah]

In princple, I'm actually not opposed to the idea of selling naming rights. Im pretty much firmly on the BY 'think outside the box' train

HOWEVER, off the top of my head, KU's affiliation with Adidas and TTU's affiliation Under Armor would be immediately problematic with respect to partnering with Nike as a conference. Leave it to a K-State guy to not immediately recognize it lol. (referencing the pod video, not OP)

All conjecture here, but let's say this idea plays out. UO is in the Big 12 and Knight makes a huge sponsorship agreement somehow with the conference. Any teams not wearing Nike gear would have to be banished from the conference immediately!

Seriously, they would be allowed to have their apparel contract run its course without any problem. I would imagine they might want to sign with Nike on the next go around!

It wouldn't be a bad problem to have.

 

[HouClone]

Probabilities:
AZ, UO, UW 5%
AZ, UO, ASU or UU 30%
AZ, ASU, UU 1%
AZ, ASU or UU, UConn 4%
AZ only 50%
UConn only 9.9%
SDST only 0.1%

I am going AZ only. I think WAOR will decide to take the hit on the Pac deal. It'll be like a 4 year deal. Because WAOR is staying, Utah and ASU will stay.

I was wrong on any Pac teams coming over however.

 

[Clonehomer]

All conjecture here, but let's say this idea plays out. UO is in the Big 12 and Knight makes a huge sponsorship agreement somehow with the conference. Any teams not wearing Nike gear would have to be banished from the conference immediately!

Seriously, they would be allowed to have their apparel contract run its course without any problem. I would imagine they might want to sign with Nike on the next go around!

It wouldn't be a bad problem to have.

Just do a Big10 and hide a Nike logo in the Big12 logo.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Just do a Big10 and hide a Nike logo in the Big12 logo.

I’m getting erect at the thought of actually having a large and premium collection of ISU Nike gear available to the public and I LOVE this logo idea. Why should Phil Knoght only have a team? He’s a legend he should have an entire conference.

 

[Cyched]

I’m getting erect at the thought of actually having a large and premium collection of ISU Nike gear available to the public and I LOVE this logo idea. Why should Phil Knoght only have a team? He’s a legend he should have an entire conference.

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