Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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The chicken or the egg comes into play when no schools are worth b10/sec average because they aren’t in b10/SEC.
I mean I think only USC and Notre Dame are actually worth more than b10/sec projected average. Even Clemson, FSU, Miami, Oregon, UNC, UVA and Washington are not but they could be added and keep things the same while growing the footprint.
If it’s really “a school needs to bring more than 120 million a year to media rights” than this thing is only about Notre Dame. Of course that isn’t true at all. Texas would’ve been in that discussion before added but OU would not have been either.
I was thinking more the lines of taking two from the PAC now and see if the moves on the ACC come quickly. UNC and UVa are obvious targets for the BiG, FSU, Clemson and Miami for the SEC. Pittsburgh and VaTech would strengthen our presence in the east. Those PAC schools are going to be their especially is we could lockdown the dream get. (Oregon and Washington) Even if they aren't available getting the best two of the other four saves us from the panic move by taking 4 when we should of taken Cincinnati and BYU last time.
I love how he asks questions like this. Guess he better not talk about anything he isn't an "expert" in.
I do see the angle of getting good football brands that get snubbed. There are enough grandfathered teams in b10/sec without football success (set up for traditional failure) that the top half of b12 is going to always be clearly better than bottom half Washington generals of that pro league.
The reality is ISU isn’t set up for historic football success either and hopefully we’re learning from this rare period what it takes to avoid generational down periods.
Bruce, how did that no to the independence bowl hoping to get the liberty bowl work out?
The new big 12 has 0 top football brands. None in the top 25. Not sure how you get west coast teams to join when they would be taking trips to Florida Ohio and West Virginia every year on 30 million dollars. Let alone Iowa Oklahoma Kansas.
I think Oregon and Washington know a truth about joining Big Ten that nobody is allowed to publicly share now because they don’t want responsibility of destroying Pac…which is the truth of what those four schools and big ten are doing in reality.
They let it play out slow and then put equal blame on the 4 mountain schools and the Big 12 when really they are 100% responsible.
It makes more sense to invite Boise and BYU and a couple texas schools for the PAC
I don’t think anyone cares about dodging blame at this point.
Neither does remaining 8 of Pac. Ok state and byu are bigger brands/fb programs than any of them.
If we indulge the high fantasy that Washington and Oregon stay. Big whoop you have the two biggest brands but your media deals are worth less than the Big 12.
I don't think they are if they take a couple big 12 teams. Washington and Oregon going to Florida or West Virginia make no sense. Oklahoma State BYU and Texas schools going west does. If your not in the top 2 money making leagues.
B10 and SEC don’t give a **** and enjoy crushing something like Washington State.
Locally some people at Oregon and Washington might like some bull**** cover.
There is no upper limit, so taking 2 or 4 now does not lock us out of any teams in the future.
