How are we so optimistic ?

[ncentonze]

The SEC might expand not for profitability but because they might not want to be seen as the 3rd tier conference for not expanding.

How much $$ does USF bring in for the BE?

Could a USF be asked to join, say, the SEC and agree to take a smaller share of the SEC $ pie and that slice of pie is reexamined on annual or every few year basis?

[Apis Bull]

At this point, anything is possible.  Unlikely, but possible.

On a different note, how funny would it be if the five Big 12 schools decide not to stay together and not go to the PAC 10(11) or any other conference?

[tampabull]

From Fan House:

Texas apparently wants A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State to join it in the Pac-10. Sources are telling FanHouse that Texas A&M favors a move to the SEC and would like Texas to be part of the move.

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Texas and Texas A&M, meanwhile, appear at odds on the next step to make. Byrne, who was once the athletic director at Oregon, has been vocal since last week about the burden the increased travel would place on student-athletes in a Pac-16. Moving to the SEC would certainly make travel much less of an issue.

Texas, however, isn't in favor of the move because its institution would be aligned with several schools in the SEC that don't share similar academic reputations.

http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/06/10/surprise-surprise-texas-and-texas-aandm-not-in-agreement-on-pac/

so that erroneous report about them to the SEC was false  :

[tampabull]

The SEC might expand not for profitability but because they might not want to be seen as the 3rd tier conference for not expanding.

How much $$ does USF bring in for the BE?

Could a USF be asked to join, say, the SEC and agree to take a smaller share of the SEC $ pie and that slice of pie is reexamined on annual or every few year basis?

first of all why would the sec change their pay scale for usf.  They would just bring in another school that they feel would add to the conference.  If we go anywhere it will be the ACC or we will stay in the BE.

[USFishin]

I think when it's all said and done we'll either be in a better or worse position than we're in now.  I think most people are hoping for the best!

[mikebeau]

about conference expansion...

i for one am scared to death... What happens if Texas, A&M, Oklahoma, Ok State go to the SEC and then the B10 raids the BE...

i think Cinci, Louisville, and USF should be pretty afraid... As long as the ACC gets raided I think we will be fine. If not... Who knows...

in your scenario.... Sec raids Big12, Big10 raids Big East, then probably ACC raids Big East(and hopefully us)

[2000bull]

I think the reason we are so optimistic is things looked pretty glum recently. Everyone was saying the Big East is doomed. We were not in the expansion talk. So USF, Cincy, Louisville & West Virginia all appeared to be on the outside. Who will take us if we are raided? We could possible be in a crappy conference where we just add Memphis, UCF and ECU. Arrgh!!

Now the Big 12 is dying. Now we could see where, hey we could be invited to the ACC or the Big East could be proactive and take on Kansas, KSU, ISU and Mizzou. Either of those options sound a lot better. So we are now more optimistic......but we know we could still be Baylor.

completely agree

[tampabull]

I think the reason we are so optimistic is things looked pretty glum recently. Everyone was saying the Big East is doomed. We were not in the expansion talk. So USF, Cincy, Louisville & West Virginia all appeared to be on the outside. Who will take us if we are raided? We could possible be in a crappy conference where we just add Memphis, UCF and ECU. Arrgh!!

Now the Big 12 is dying. Now we could see where, hey we could be invited to the ACC or the Big East could be proactive and take on Kansas, KSU, ISU and Mizzou. Either of those options sound a lot better. So we are now more optimistic......but we know we could still be Baylor.

completely agree

Even if we had a worst case scenario and had to start a new conference with kansas, kstate, mizzou, iowa state, cinci, usf, louisville.  assuming wvu, pitt, uconn, rutgers go to another conference.  We would still be in a better position than joining cusa.  We could add tcu and houston and more than likely qualify for a bcs aq bid.  These changes wouldn't take effect until 2012 at the earliest so these next couple of years would be important for these schools to make a statement. 

[8u11`o3]

The SEC might expand not for profitability but because they might not want to be seen as the 3rd tier conference for not expanding.

How much $$ does USF bring in for the BE?

Could a USF be asked to join, say, the SEC and agree to take a smaller share of the SEC $ pie and that slice of pie is reexamined on annual or every few year basis?

The impetus for business decisions of this magnitude is money, not image.

[Guest Scherdin]

So much for a nice an quiet summer...a month ago we are all hyped on Holtz and depth charts.  Now we are wondering what the h e double hockey sticks is going to happen...

:drinkup