Shake them conferences up some more!!!

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MadtownGopher said:
Is this a legitimate source, never heard of this website.
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Some WVU fan blog site? I kind of doubt its legitimacy.

Though I have heard this rumor in multiple places, they've pretty much all been similar sources. It seems to me like this is another case of small-time bloggers working each other up with rumors that they heard from other small-time bloggers.
 


gotta love the "multiple sources" without naming one source deal. Well played.
 

Think about these additions and this schedule setup.

Not saying it is going to happen or I have heard it anywhere, but think of the media dollars and how the fans might actually like it better:

Right now we are at 14. Add 6 more: Virginia, North Carolina, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida State, and one more (Notre Dame/Boston College/Syracuse/Duke/UConn)....Lets say they get Boston College but replace them with any one of the other 5 for this exercise...

Split the Big Ten into two divisions of 10:
The Originals: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State
The Additions: Nebraska, Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, Virginia, North Carolina, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida State, and Boston College

The Schedule:
Every school gets 2 locked rivals in their own division: Minnesota-Iowa/Wisconsin, Michigan-Michigan State/Ohio State, etc.

10 game conference schedule:
You play each school you are locked at home once every two years: 1 home- 1 road every year
You play the schools in the other division once at home every 10 years: 1 home - 1 road every year
With your other 6 games you play 6 of the 7 schools in your division: 3 home and 3 road

This would mean, in a 35 year period, the gophers would play:
Wisconsin 35 times
Iowa 35 times
The 10 in the opposite division 2 times each (Rutgers, Maryland, Nebraska, Penn State, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Clemson, and Boston College)
The other 7 in your division (Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue) 30 times each.

Over 10 years you play each team from the other division twice.
Every year you play your two locked rivals.
Every 14 years you play each non-locked rival from your division 12 times.



Obviously not going to happen but interesting to think about on a cold night.
That media network would cover:
19 of the top 50 media markets
17 states
Over 125 million people
5 states growing faster than the overall population of the US
Over 40% of the US population

And the original 10 Big Ten teams would play each other more than the current structure.
 

Rosemountian said:
Think about these additions and this schedule setup.

Not saying it is going to happen or I have heard it anywhere, but think of the media dollars and how the fans might actually like it better:

Right now we are at 14. Add 6 more: Virginia, North Carolina, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida State, and one more (Notre Dame/Boston College/Syracuse/Duke/UConn)....Lets say they get Boston College but replace them with any one of the other 5 for this exercise...

Split the Big Ten into two divisions of 10:
The Originals: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State
The Additions: Nebraska, Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, Virginia, North Carolina, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida State, and Boston College

The Schedule:
Every school gets 2 locked rivals in their own division: Minnesota-Iowa/Wisconsin, Michigan-Michigan State/Ohio State, etc.

10 game conference schedule:
You play each school you are locked at home once every two years: 1 home- 1 road every year
You play the schools in the other division once at home every 10 years: 1 home - 1 road every year
With your other 6 games you play 6 of the 7 schools in your division: 3 home and 3 road

This would mean, in a 35 year period, the gophers would play:
Wisconsin 35 times
Iowa 35 times
The 10 in the opposite division 2 times each (Rutgers, Maryland, Nebraska, Penn State, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Clemson, and Boston College)
The other 7 in your division (Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue) 30 times each.

Over 10 years you play each team from the other division twice.
Every year you play your two locked rivals.
Every 14 years you play each non-locked rival from your division 12 times.



Obviously not going to happen but interesting to think about on a cold night.
That media network would cover:
19 of the top 50 media markets
17 states
Over 125 million people
5 states growing faster than the overall population of the US
Over 40% of the US population

And the original 10 Big Ten teams would play each other more than the current structure.
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At that rate, the B1G should just look to acquire every team in the nation and replace the NCAA.
 

It would basically merge the good parts of the ACC with the Big Ten....
they almost did something similar with the PAC 12 with they signed that big time deal that later got canceled.
 



FWIW: The Yellow Jackets are longtime members of the ACC, but they've been mentioned as a possible candidate to jump to the Big Ten should that conference decide to expand its presence into the South. Another ACC school, Maryland, already announced that it's moving to the Big Ten.

Bobinski smiled when asked if Georgia Tech might be joining the realignment frenzy.

"That's the ultimate loaded question," he said, before quickly stressing he thinks the ACC is an "unbelievable home for Georgia Tech. It's the right fit in today's world for us."

The Yellow Jackets' goals — both athletically and academically — are aligned with conference rivals such as North Carolina, Duke and Virginia, he added.

"That's the company Georgia Tech belongs in," Bobinski said. "It's the right alignment in a lot of ways. I don't have any inclination at this point in time that there's any different home in our future. Our goal right now — us and the rest of the members of the ACC — is be as good as we can be in football and strengthen the revenue base in and around the conference, so there's no temptation for folks to start to be picked off. We're all-in for the ACC."

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/7d67566593294108b055586968e3ed81/Georgia-Tech-AD

Go Gophers!!
 

Rutgers...Maryland...Virginia...Georgia Tech or NC - what a bunch of crap! What a great way to mess up a conference with a bunch of worthless schools. This just sucks!
 

Rosemountian said:
Think about these additions and this schedule setup.


This would mean, in a 35 year period, the gophers would play:
Wisconsin 35 times
Iowa 35 times
The 10 in the opposite division 2 times each (Rutgers, Maryland, Nebraska, Penn State, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Clemson, and Boston College)
The other 7 in your division (Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue) 30 times each.

Over 10 years you play each team from the other division twice.
Every year you play your two locked rivals.
Every 14 years you play each non-locked rival from your division 12 times.



Obviously not going to happen but interesting to think about on a cold night.
That media network would cover:
19 of the top 50 media markets
17 states
Over 125 million people
5 states growing faster than the overall population of the US
Over 40% of the US population

And the original 10 Big Ten teams would play each other more than the current structure.
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Yay for 35-year schedule plans! Hey recruit X from Virginia, come to MN and we guarantee that you (or your son) will play in front of family in Charlottesville (probably).
 

The only value I think Delany sees in Georgia Tech is getting into the Atlanta TV market. Otherwise, they make no sense. UNC and VA would be better fits all around.
 



I'm not trying to pull a "I told you so", because I got my information from another source as well, but it was almost 2 weeks ago, that I posted this same information here at GH, and the legitimacy of what I posted was questioned by some.

But its happening, right now, in back rooms, over the phone, or however these people in the positions to make these kinds of decisions and moves are communicating, they are communicating. The ACC is acknowledged by all as the big loser, the Big Ten seemed to be in the lead, but its possible that the SEC upon catching wind of this, or in simply knowing long ago that it was going to happen, has been making its own plays. Right now the game is on, and its not being played on the football field or the basketball court. It's being played in board rooms and wherever else these big wigs go to hash these kinds of things out.

The BIG winner in all of this, seems to be, imo, UNC. I think NCSU is headed south to the SEC, and Virginia is headed north to the Big Ten. But it looks like there is a bit of bidding war to get UNC. Getting UNC might be seen as a big win, the prize possession in the ACC. Nice media footprint. AAU member. Great in bb, and not horrible and even has had glimpses of being good in fb. and good in a vast # of other sports as well. UNC would be a very fine addition to the Big Ten, far better than GT.

I think IU and Purdue are not genuine in their concern for what is best for the Big Ten in trying to push for GT instead. Both IU and Purdue SUCK in comparison to UNC, especially when you consider UNC trumps Purdue for sure, and arguably IU in bb, cept this year of course, so I think IU and Purdue are looking out for what is in THEIR best interest, not the Conference as a whole's best interest.

And I was hearing that the Big Ten was going after UNC, Virginia, GT, FSU, and 2 other teams, 1 another ACC team, probably Duke, and another non-ACC team.

That leaves a few left over for the SEC, NCSU for sure and for the Big 12. The Big 12 will also probably end up taking Cincy for sure, maybe Louisville? I just don't see the ACC teams that the Big 12 wants, all going to the Big 12. I think that the B1G and SEC are fighting for who they want and will take who each other doesn't get, and the Big 12 will get the leftovers. But I could be wrong about this?!


Big loser in all of this? Might be the Pac-12, with not many schools left over to choose from. Would UConn fit in with the Pac-12 if they are still left without a conference? Maybe UConn and BC as a package?!

Thinking the Pac will eventually feel forced to bring in BYU and maybe someone like Boise St, though not sure they are a good fit? They may just go with some Cali schools, like San Diego St? But basically, they don't seem to be in on the present push to expand, and their being cut off from the rest of the nation like they are, both of those factors will make them the loser in this contest.



So, you can doubt the legitimacy of any individual source, including me, but don't doubt that this IS happening right now, its a reality and the ACC may not last past this year.
 

KyGopherfan said:
The only value I think Delany sees in Georgia Tech is getting into the Atlanta TV market. Otherwise, they make no sense. UNC and VA would be better fits all around.
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That is not insignificant. UNC and UVa are both 'meh' in terms of tv markets added. UVa doesn't bring very many markets that Maryland hasn't already brought. They're all good academic schools. UNC has the strongest overall athletics and the marquee basketball draw. They've already shown it's about TV when they added Rutgers, so I'd be surprised if GT is not one of the two.
 

I believe Virginia will be the 1st, despite being probably the 3rd best, if that, choice out here. UNC is definitely the #1 choice, and GT is up there pretty high, higher than Virginia, because of the Maryland factor. But I believe Virginia will be next simply because they've made it very clear that they want to make the move and make it happen soon. Getting Virginia is probably thought to be a way to start the ball rolling basically. Better Virginia than Duke? Get Virginia and hopefully UNC follows? If not get GT. Once that happens, the ACC may make a move to bring in Cincy and UConn to try to stop what they probably fear will be the end of the ACC. But it will only slow down the bleeding until the SEC makes a counter move grabbing NCSU and some other school. At this time, the ACC would still have 10 teams, so in order that no one school has to shoulder the blame for the breakup of the ACC, I believe the Big Ten's next move will be to take 3-4 more ACC schools all at the same time. UNC if they haven't already got em, Duke and FSU. Otherwise switch out UNC with GT. The 20th team could be Notre Dame, or Oklahoma or Boston College, or maybe 2 or all 3 of those teams if they miss out on UNC and Duke to the SEC.

Big Ten is probably planning on acting soon, because there are only so many AAU teams to choose from. And it is the AAU angle which convinces me the Big Ten has the advantage when it comes to bringing UNC on board.
 

Rosemountian said:
Think about these additions and this schedule setup.

Not saying it is going to happen or I have heard it anywhere, but think of the media dollars and how the fans might actually like it better:

Right now we are at 14. Add
The Originals: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, .............................................................................

Obviously not going to happen but interesting to think about on a cold night.
That media network would cover:
19 of the top 50 media markets
17 states
Over 125 million people
5 states growing faster than the overall population of the US
Over 40% of the US population

And the original 10 Big Ten teams would play each other more than the current structure.
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Interesting speculation, and if Smith stuck around it would reduce the losses to Northwestern.
 

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