Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Triple B]

3 minutes ago, Brad said:

You do realize you misquoted there ...... I'd never lob that softball in here.

[Roaming Bull]

After college football's most trying season ever, what did we learn? Seismic change is coming

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There’s little doubt that leaders will label 2020 as a success through...

it’s in the internet so it has to be true

”Also relevant is that the AAC has already engaged with Boise State and San Diego State about potentially joining. It’d be naïve to not brace for another round of realignment at both the Power Five and Group of Five level.”

[Triple B]

9 minutes ago, Roaming Bull said:

After college football's most trying season ever, what did we learn? Seismic change is coming

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There’s little doubt that leaders will label 2020 as a success through...

it’s in the internet so it has to be true

”Also relevant is that the AAC has already engaged with Boise State and San Diego State about potentially joining. It’d be naïve to not brace for another round of realignment at both the Power Five and Group of Five level.”

3000 pages here we come, baby .....!!

[Roaming Bull]

13 minutes ago, Triple B said:

3000 pages here we come, baby .....!!

[Mission9]

2 hours ago, Sinis75 said:

Except, for some Tweet from some bozo has there been any other legitimate news agencies reporting these talks?

Please provide a link.

True.  I am waiting for the real soothsayer, the one and only Tuxedo Yoda, to weigh in on this......

[Brad]

mvher?

[Mission9]

2 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Which is a fair point...why give those schools a lifeline when we are dominating in NYD appearances now. 

While I do not personally see it as a positive or a negative, I can guess as to what the idea might be if this is true. I am thinking San Diego St. and UNLV for media markets (and UNLV has somewhat of a name brand from basketball years ago) and Boise St since they have been given a lot of national coverage due to football success.  Since most years, you could argue, the so called NY6 bid was down to AAC or Mountain West, pillaging your toughest competition for relevance makes some sense.  In addition, taking three teams not only balances the numbers to even, you ensure that the western teams do not feel totally isolated like they may with only adding one or two. 

[Mission9]

1 hour ago, Triple B said:

3000 pages here we come, baby .....!!

This thread is starting to approach "Dark Side of the Moon" territory. 

[BullyPulpit]

4 hours ago, Brad said:

So is the AAC planning to lose a couple teams?  Otherwise, I see no reason to add these teams.

Planning and being positioned in the event you do lose a couple of teams could be seen as the same thing. I don't think anything is imminent, but the last thing this conference could afford right now is losing 2 or 3 teams and then scrambling to cobble together enough members to keep going. Be proactive in expansion. Expanding by 3 makes the most sense in the even a P5 comes along and decides to take 2 from the AAC. BSU added all of the value to the MWC tv deal. Now, we would be in a position to renegotiate with ESPN and at least make a little bit more per team under a reworked deal. We never heard how much we lost (if any) by losing UCONN. 

[Triple B]

1 hour ago, Brad said:

mvher?

Can't hold TY's tiny green jock ....