Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[JTrue]

Northwestern?

[Hem]

@theDudeofWV: According to top B1G source the B1G has its eyes set on Texas & Mizzou. Oklahoma & Vandy are Plan B.

[usfvictor]

 

I could see the B1G trying to get into Florida.  We aren't AAU yet, so strange as it may seem, the most likely choice for them would probably be Miami.

 

Go Bulls!

 

Miami would make a lot of sense for the Big 10. They've cleaned up their academics which weren't all that great in the 80's and 90's to now under Shalala and they're steadily becoming a research powerhouse as well. Miami is by far the best college in Florida academically. The Florida research "big 3" is now UF, USF, and Miami. Now if only USF had some football history, they could be a B1G target as well...

 

 Thats pretty subjective.

[Apis Bull]

@theDudeofWV: According to top B1G source the B1G has its eyes set on Texas & Mizzou. Oklahoma & Vandy are Plan B.

 

They could have had Mizzou long ago.  Now, it might be hard to pry them away from the SEC

[Greenzer0]

B1G only takes AAU members.

 

 

Nebraska is not AAU.

[JTrue]

B1G only takes AAU members.

Nebraska is not AAU.

They were when the conference accepted them and its a bit of a thing now that they aren't. Edited August 1, 2013 by JTrue

[Bullrush33]

Nebraska was AAU until research funding standards changed.

[Who'sYourData?]

 

You can't make entry dependent on the amount of money a school spends while at the same time limiting the ability of the school to access TV funds. This would be a clear abuse of monopoly power. If there's going to be a lower limit for football (or overall) spending, it will HAVE to include the before-the-fact PROJECTED TV revenue that comes come joining D4, along with some penalty for noncompliance after the fact.

You make a great point, I don't think that factors in for a school to be invited to a P5, because that would automatically be pre-considered. But say if the top AAC 6 and top MWC 6 form a 12 conference, that's gotta be considered. But whose to say that merger conference would get a TV deal to suffice, as well?

 

 

There is always a grace period.  When a school moves from FCS to FBS, they are not required to immediately have the full allotment of scholarships filled, attendence figures met, and other criteria.  They must meet lower standards, then have a two year "transition" period to meet the higher criteria.  I imagine this would work the same way.  A school would have to guarantee that they would meet the new budget figures once the new revenues come in.  But they will have to show something to prove they will be able to meet the figures.  Beats me what the "something" could be.

[Who'sYourData?]

 

@theDudeofWV: According to top B1G source the B1G has its eyes set on Texas & Mizzou. Oklahoma & Vandy are Plan B.

 

They could have had Mizzou long ago.  Now, it might be hard to pry them away from the SEC

 

 

The Mizzou rumor has been out there several months, seems to be a real possibility.

[Gismo]

@theDudeofWV: According to top B1G source the B1G has its eyes set on Texas & Mizzou. Oklahoma & Vandy are Plan B.

Grant of rights for Texas. Mizzou, well the SEC has no exit penalty.