****The official NEW new conference realignment thread.****

[Saul Good]

the second thread has been pronounced dead.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by PGM

As discussed it appears the Big 12 is only interested in one school. They've pretty much stated that publicly and it has been discussed repeatedly in this thread. The Big 12 has achieved enormous payouts via media contracts with only 10 teams which is remarkable considering that other conferences need as many as 14 to be considered valuable.
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Maybe you can bold it larger next time.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Old Dog

Of course you quoted the dumbest mother****er in the history of discussion, but no credible person has said that as far as I'm aware.

Of course you're probably in the top five for that "award" yourself

so FSU is joining the Big 12?

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Dr. Gigglepants

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday....big-12-episode

Shutdown Fullback is a wonderful series. The recent episodes on the ACC conference and on Alabama football have been spot-on.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Dr. Gigglepants

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday....big-12-episode

I watched this and was waiting the entire time for the lulz and it never came.

Well, maybe there a little at the end when KU and Charlie Weis made that guy so angry. haha, that was kinda sad for him.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

I watched this and was waiting the entire time for the lulz and it never came.

Well, maybe there a little at the end when KU and Charlie Weis made that guy so angry. haha, that was kinda sad for him.

Hopeless.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

Hopeless.

7,819 people agree with you.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

I watched this and was waiting the entire time for the lulz and it never came.

Well, maybe there a little at the end when KU and Charlie Weis made that guy so angry. haha, that was kinda sad for him.

I guess I could see it not being that funny when your team is historically bad. I imagine most everyone else enjoyed it.

[Dr. Gigglepants]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

I watched this and was waiting the entire time for the lulz and it never came.

Well, maybe there a little at the end when KU and Charlie Weis made that guy so angry. haha, that was kinda sad for him.

I'm glad you got a kick out of it! I posted it just for you!

[PGM]

Rarely do the ones getting laughed at find something funny.

[Bo's Pelini]

I noticed Mizzou is 10th in the sec in recruiting what's up with that?

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I guess I could see it not being that funny when your team is historically bad. I imagine most everyone else enjoyed it.

Nah, I watched the ACC one too and it was even worse.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Dr. Gigglepants

I'm glad you got a kick out of it! I posted it just for you!

Thanks. That guy was so mad. I wonder what Weis ever did to him.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by PGM

Rarely do the ones getting laughed at find something funny.

You guys should try and help them get the word out if that's the case. All of their videos have extremely low view counts.

[HolyHandgernade]

Latest update from the WVU Scout Board:

Latest update:

The Big 12 has decided that 12 is the best number. 2 more is all they will add. We could go to 16 right now and add Vile, Fsu, Clemson, MD, GT, and any one of about 6 other schools. We could do this in about ten minutes if that is what the B12 wanted to do.

Problems with going past 12: Fox will pay more but espn will only guarantee the same amount per school once we go past 12 provided they are solid additions( that's why 11 and 12 are so important that they add the most value possible) ESPN does not want the demise of the ACC. Neither does the B12. TX and Ok are willing to go to 12 but no more. They feel too many teams not playing each other yearly dilutes the conference too much. playoff money also becomes less lucrative when being split more and more.
FSU wants 14 with 3 of their ACC mates making the jump with them. We are all standing firm at 12 now.
ND negotiations have hit a stand still and if nothing has been worked out by the time we release the tv schedule then our paths will go separate ways(for now). Like em or hate em the Irish add the most value for any conference they join.
All these reasons stated above Have caused a dance of sorts between FSU and the B12. They say they want in. We say we want them. They make requests. We make requests. Things look imminent. Then they cool off. Rinse. Repeat. This is why I feel FSU will not be added as 11 until the regular season is near its end. Too much to still work out. So I guess you win that bet i never made with you Geauxy. Enjoy it for a few months.
Clemson is waiting on whatever bone we throw them. They would come now as 11 if we would invite.
The Big 12 holds nearly all the cards in this matter.

Did I mention playoff Money earlier? I did. When all is said and done for the years we place one team in the playoffs the B12 will get(current projections) around 9.5 million per school (includes champions bowl,let's call this tier 1 and 2) if we stay at 10. If that team advances to the final they will receive a larger cut of the next tier of payout(about 25% of the 3rd tier payout, the rest is split amongst the other 9(or 11).
If we get no team in the playoffs then we still get about 5.5 million per school from our Bowl contracts.
I was told a B12 team advancing to the final game would earn about a total of $15 million in post season money.

Biggest tidbit of this post. The SEC is going to 16. Their presidents have all voted in favor of going to 16 to maximize their money now while the iron is still hot. Their upcoming network really needs populous states to fully realize their earning potential. No brainer who the top two targets are. At least state wise. VA and NC. With NCST and UNC joined at the hip it will be hard to pull either from the other but they will try . If unsuccessful then Duke becomes the next target. But one school to watch for is the Vile Forget all the same-state garbage when a school offers to take half the money of anyone else-permenately After expansion the SEC will successfully lobby the NCAA to allow conference semi finals. The Big 12 has a plan to adapt a semi final game with 12 schools if the NCAA will allow it.


I will return with more tonight.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade

Latest update from the WVU Scout Board:

Latest update:

That post lost credibility with me when he suggested the SEC would look at adding Duke if rebuffed by North Carolina and N.C. State.

The SEC is going to add schools that look like 13/14 teams in the league (land grant-style, large public universities with rich alumni bases and a large interest in football). A private school with pathetic football support, facilities and history, and a small, basketball-centric alumni base is not going to rev the expansion engine.

Kentucky will allow Louisville in no more than Florida will allow Florida State in or South Carolina will allow Clemson in. To speak nothing of the SEC pursuing a city-based school.

Hell, if the SEC is going to chase a private school, there are a lot of roads it would approach before going to Duke. Even SMU would be more attractive.