MEGA Conference Realignment and lawsuits Megathread: Stories, Tales, Lies, and Exaggerations

[Tad Footeball]

“Stacking talent” in what would be considered a second tier conference? Bold strategy. We’d basically be relegated

Exactly. All of a sudden it's a good plan to try to be Boise State or UCF and put up good seasons and hope the real big boys take pity upon you and give you a playoff spot?

And the argument about there now being an expanded playoff won't actually be worth anything in a 2 super-conference + Notre Dame landscape. There will be moarrrrr than enough teams from that pool with similar (or even worse) records than you that will obviously be seen as more legitimate.

 

[Angry Ibis]

Exactly. All of a sudden it's a good plan to try to be Boise State or UCF and put up good seasons and hope the real big boys take pity upon you and give you a playoff spot?

And the argument about there now being an expanded playoff won't actually be worth anything in a 2 super-conference + Notre Dame landscape. There will be moarrrrr than enough teams from that pool with similar (or even worse) records than you that will obviously be seen as more legitimate.

Stacking talent to rise in a weak conference has been done successfully recently. I don’t think it’s the same dynamic in this scenario going forward.

And if you have that mindset and you’re wrong, it will be treacherous …

 

[Tony4Canes]

 

[cocanes]

 

[Alex Del Piero]

Oh wow

 

[cocanes]

Oh wow

Prolly related to PAC12 GOR signature reported by Ross Dellenger

 

[Gsugradcanefan]

 

[TooColdToHold]

Oh wow

USC doesn’t want them and the Big Ten prefers to expand to the Southeast.

 

[cocanes]

USC doesn’t want them and the Big Ten prefers to expand to the Southeast.

 

[Bender]

USC doesn’t want them and the Big Ten prefers to expand to the Southeast.

And they were only getting half shares.

 

[canesbaby]

Oh wow

Kind of feels like this ACC/Pac-12 marriage may pick up steam now to make a nationwide conference. Once the ACC big boys leave it could at least be somewhat compelling from a media/viewership standpoint and may ultimately be able to demand more than the $20M per school that Apple reportedly offered.

 

[90scane]

Is this all happening by August 15th or are we kicking the can another year or more?

I'd expect it by 2025 from what I've read and heard. Doubt anything happens before this August 15th.

 

[TooColdToHold]

It will be funny if after all the hysteria about conference realignment the only thing that happens is sorry *** Colorado to the Big 12.

 

[Alex Del Piero]

 

[Empirical Cane]

Oh wow

 

[Alex Del Piero]

 

[Empirical Cane]

Kind of feels like this ACC/Pac-12 marriage may pick up steam now to make a nationwide conference. Once the ACC big boys leave it could at least be somewhat compelling from a media/viewership standpoint and may ultimately be able to demand more than the $20M per school that Apple reportedly offered.

And bingo was his name-o.

 

[Ispyin]

college football rn

 

[Ispyin]

Narrator - it’s not that old. It formed in 1959

then later decided to “own” by vote the history of the pcc… pacific coast conference that preceded it before a few left to form the pac

 

[TheOriginalCane]

And they were only getting half shares.

Big 10 probably laughed at Washington's "we want 10M for travel" demand.