Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Outlaw]

Lets go GT.

[Jim Johnson]

26 minutes ago, USFBULL_08 said:

I think the remnants of the ACC will merge with the big12 unless the tv companies can filter out some of the lower level schools.

VT might be in for a rude awakening

Never gonna happen.  The teams left will not want to associate with the Big 12 mostly because of academics.  Stanford and Cal, for example, had zero interest in the Big 12 just a few months ago.

The remnants of the ACC will remain their own conference ... they will then add teams, perhaps out west (Oregon State, Wazzu) in Texas (Rice and SMU were part of the same conference for a long time), the South (Tulane, USF) and possibly adding U Conn.  It all depends on how many depart.

But talk of a merger is wishful thinking by the Big 12 homers on the interwebs.

[Sk00b]

1 hour ago, Jim Johnson said:

Never gonna happen.  The teams left will not want to associate with the Big 12 mostly because of academics.  Stanford and Cal, for example, had zero interest in the Big 12 just a few months ago.

The remnants of the ACC will remain their own conference ... they will then add teams, perhaps out west (Oregon State, Wazzu) in Texas (Rice and SMU were part of the same conference for a long time), the South (Tulane, USF) and possibly adding U Conn.  It all depends on how many depart.

But talk of a merger is wishful thinking by the Big 12 homers on the interwebs.

Pac2 will be interesting. ACC will definitely grab them up at some point. I think they are holding off while they figure out the pac assets.

[Outlaw]

[Bull Matrix]

1 hour ago, Jim Johnson said:

Never gonna happen.  The teams left will not want to associate with the Big 12 mostly because of academics.  Stanford and Cal, for example, had zero interest in the Big 12 just a few months ago.

The remnants of the ACC will remain their own conference ... they will then add teams, perhaps out west (Oregon State, Wazzu) in Texas (Rice and SMU were part of the same conference for a long time), the South (Tulane, USF) and possibly adding U Conn.  It all depends on how many depart.

But talk of a merger is wishful thinking by the Big 12 homers on the interwebs.

Exactly! Why the heck would ACC want to merge when they already have the upper hand.

[Cat941]

 

[Sk00b]

One if these conferences need to find a different network... maybe ACC goes that route at some point. 

[Cat941]

He also said this:

 

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