NCAA: NCAA off season thread

[Tony Romo]

Kinda surprised Texas office is allowing us to consider the SEC with the almighty wannabe Stanford south. Was funny the report I was reading of a site i'm on said "they are fine with the academics because of Vanderbilt and UF".

I personally wanted the BIG10 but to each their own.

 

[PhillyWings]

So if this move happens? What would become of the Longhorn network?

 

[keonsbitterness]

So if this move happens? What would become of the Longhorn network?

The SEC is rolling in so much dough that they could probably negotiate a satisfactory arrangement.

 

[Canes]

Kinda surprised Texas office is allowing us to consider the SEC with the almighty wannabe Stanford south. Was funny the report I was reading of a site i'm on said "they are fine with the academics because of Vanderbilt and UF".

I personally wanted the BIG10 but to each their own.

UGA is a very good school. On par with UF. The mediocre to bad schools are all from states with dismal K-12 public education so no surprise there. Most are still on par with schools from the Big 12

 

[Tony Romo]

UGA is a very good school. On par with UF. The mediocre to bad schools are all from states with dismal K-12 public education so no surprise there. Most are still on par with schools from the Big 12

Oh that I know. I think CDC was the best hire, Texas could have made. couple years ago SEC would've been a non starter because Texas wanted to be Stanford south.

 

[Tony Romo]

Also, I'm willing to be the texas a&m sites are a whole bunch of fun right now.

 

[PhillyWings]

Also, I'm willing to be the texas a&m sites are a whole bunch of fun right now.

The aggies are having a meltdown.

 

[Tony Romo]

Also with the news today, calling my shot from what I've been reading. Arch Manning commits to Texas.


best part about this, it seems like Texas A&M was left in the complete dark.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

How often will a non-SEC team win the title?

 

[TheGreenTBer]

How often will a non-SEC team win the title?

Other than Clemson or Ohio State, probably not at all.

 

[StreetHawk]

Was just noticing this now. Pretty big news.

If they leave the B12 is dead football wise

I personal think that may be the best case for NCAA power football.

Eventually get to 4 SuperPower conferences, with 16 teams each, so 2 divisions of 8. ACC/SEC/PAC/BIG10. If enough schools want to join them, maybe it's 18 teams each.

Just a bit odd if OU/TEX go to SEC due to geography, but A&M and Mizz are already in the SEC so who really cares about geography now.

 

[PhillyWings]

So apparently the BIG 12 held a meeting tonight and both Texas and Oklahoma did not attend.

 

[GKJ]

I personal think that may be the best case for NCAA power football.

Eventually get to 4 SuperPower conferences, with 16 teams each, so 2 divisions of 8. ACC/SEC/PAC/BIG10. If enough schools want to join them, maybe it's 18 teams each.

Just a bit odd if OU/TEX go to SEC due to geography, but A&M and Mizz are already in the SEC so who really cares about geography now.

Texas hasn’t cared about geography for a while, at least they didn’t when they let the Big Ten and Pac-10 court them. They were gonna leave Oklahoma behind too.

 

[Canes]

Sounds like it's getting close to a done deal. Apparently been planned behind the scenes for months and other SEC members somehow kept it secret from A&M. And no leaks until this week.

 

[PhillyWings]

 

[keonsbitterness]

 

[No Fun Shogun]

As soon as I saw that, I immediately wondered how long it’d be before Kansas tried to reach out to the Big Ten, and it turns out not very long at all.

Rumor: Big 12 school sets up call to discuss joining the Big Ten

I personally wouldn’t be a fan, but then again I also thought that Rutgers was a mistake, so I’m on a different mindset than the Big Ten.

Note: my grand suggestion at the time of the initial conference shakeups a decade ago was that the Big Ten should’ve moved on Nebraska, Mizzou, Syracuse, Maryland, and Virginia to get to 16 teams (and depending on how crazy they wanted to be, North Carolina and Georgia Tech to get to 18 teams).

 

[member 51464]

As soon as I saw that, I immediately wondered how long it’d be before Kansas tried to reach out to the Big Ten, and it turns out not very long at all.

Rumor: Big 12 school sets up call to discuss joining the Big Ten

I personally wouldn’t be a fan, but then again I also thought that Rutgers was a mistake, so I’m on a different mindset than the Big Ten.

Note: my grand suggestion at the time of the initial conference shakeups a decade ago was that the Big Ten should’ve moved on Nebraska, Mizzou, Syracuse, Maryland, and Virginia to get to 16 teams (and depending on how crazy they wanted to be, North Carolina and Georgia Tech to get to 18 teams).

With the spectre of NCAA sanctions of KU basketball, and the embarrassing doormat of a football program, I really would be shocked if the Big 10 wanted to take Kansas in. It is pretty middle of t he pack academically as far as I know, and doesn't really fit in that regard either (isn't the Big 10 the best academically overall of all the power conferences?)

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

If Texas A&M and Oklahoma politicians have their way, it will be Oklahoma State that joins the SEC with OU.

 

[PhillyWings]

 

[keonsbitterness]

With the spectre of NCAA sanctions of KU basketball, and the embarrassing doormat of a football program, I really would be shocked if the Big 10 wanted to take Kansas in. It is pretty middle of t he pack academically as far as I know, and doesn't really fit in that regard either (isn't the Big 10 the best academically overall of all the power conferences?)

KU basketball would be a huge attraction for the Big Ten. Rutgers and Maryland got in with mediocre football programs.

Sanctions are short-term. Can't see that being an issue.

Making a lot more money generally trumps academics in this era. KU could probably get away with promising to make a few academic upgrades for the sake of appearances if they had to.

If Texas A&M and Oklahoma politicians have their way, it will be Oklahoma State that joins the SEC with OU.

Texas and OU have reportedly been working on this since late last year. They probably have their political ducks in a row.

I think it's a done deal.

 

[HisIceness]

College Footballs landscape was already weird when A&M and Mizzou left the Big12, now it's going to be really weird. So where does Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Baylor etc end up?

 

[Canes]

College Footballs landscape was already weird when A&M and Mizzou left the Big12, now it's going to be really weird. So where does Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Baylor etc end up?

Some to the Pac 12, some to AAC some to ACC

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

No P5 school would in their right mind would move to a G5 league.

That's an FBS school willingly going down to FCS. Yes I know Idaho did that, but it was a unique situation.

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

If anything, there are many G5 schools interested in joining the P5.

Plus CBS needs the Big 12 to keep operating, because if CBS can't get the Big Ten rights as a replacement for the SEC, they will want the Big 12 instead.