cmh6476 767 Posted August 5, 2023 RIP PAC12 kudos to the big 12, but I'd still go back to the traditional big 8 and regional alignments in a heartbeat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patweisers44 709 Posted August 5, 2023 At thia point they should just go to four, 16 team conferences for football. 2 divisions each and division winners and 8 WC make playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,497 Posted August 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, patweisers44 said: At thia point they should just go to four, 16 team conferences for football. 2 divisions each and division winners and 8 WC make playoffs. I truly think that’s the plan. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,307 Posted August 5, 2023 3 hours ago, patweisers44 said: At thia point they should just go to four, 16 team conferences for football. 2 divisions each and division winners and 8 WC make playoffs. Why even bother with that... They really just want the SEC to get everything football related, so just let them duke it out... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fnord 1,158 Posted August 5, 2023 16 hours ago, cmh6476 said: RIP PAC12 kudos to the big 12, but I'd still go back to the traditional big 8 and regional alignments in a heartbeat. Yeah, destroying the regional rivalries is BS. So Oregon and Washington will no longer play their in-state rivals? Bad for the sport, IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 767 Posted August 5, 2023 I think the future of the NCAA basektball tournament is at risk as well. I think if the Big 12 could add UCONN and Gonzaga as basketball only they would, and if they could pull UNC and Duke out of the ACC they would do that as well. You're basically looking at the potential for the Big 12, SEC and Big 10 to secede from the NCAA and start their own basketball tournament. It's sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HellToupee 753 Posted August 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, cmh6476 said: I think the future of the NCAA basektball tournament is at risk as well. I think if the Big 12 could add UCONN and Gonzaga as basketball only they would, and if they could pull UNC and Duke out of the ACC they would do that as well. You're basically looking at the potential for the Big 12, SEC and Big 10 to secede from the NCAA and start their own basketball tournament. It's sad. I’m all for football showing the ncaa the door but losing the basketball tournament would suck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 767 Posted August 8, 2023 He makes a good point... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02RKYAP8hnys53brZePPq2SYonJRfWgdp5ADriAcbvWCrJBq4gEoL8y2HWtXjL51rTl&id=100044568393679&mibextid=9R9pXO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,304 Posted August 8, 2023 While I'm glad that ASU survived and found a home, I'm sad for the demise of the Pac-12. It had a great regional symmetry: two teams each from AZ, SoCal, NoCal, Oregon, and Washington. Utah and Colorado upset the symmetry a bit but not the regional flavor. And it also had a strong commitment to sports outside of football and basketball. But alas, the market showed that those other sports don't matter as much. The Big-12 is now a hodgepodge of seemingly random schools. We need to play UCF? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 767 Posted August 9, 2023 1 hour ago, jerryskids said: While I'm glad that ASU survived and found a home, I'm sad for the demise of the Pac-12. It had a great regional symmetry: two teams each from AZ, SoCal, NoCal, Oregon, and Washington. Utah and Colorado upset the symmetry a bit but not the regional flavor. And it also had a strong commitment to sports outside of football and basketball. But alas, the market showed that those other sports don't matter as much. The Big-12 is now a hodgepodge of seemingly random schools. We need to play UCF? When you and your spouse are ready to visit kc/ Lawrence and watch the Devils for the first time play in historic Allen Fieldhouse let me know and I got you. Same goes for you and Houston @Pimpadeaux (which appears to be happening early 2024, and we should get the schedule within the next month) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,304 Posted August 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, cmh6476 said: When you and your spouse are ready to visit kc/ Lawrence and watch the Devils for the first time play in historic Allen Fieldhouse let me know and I got you. Same goes for you and Houston @Pimpadeaux (which appears to be happening early 2024, and we should get the schedule within the next month) Thanks, we'll keep that in mind. Hopefully they can keep building the basketball program to make it worth such a trip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,575 Posted August 9, 2023 The new system sucks. Hopefully that is obvious to everyone and it's transition stage into something sane. I don't like Patweiser's idea per se, I far prefer it to go back to how it was, but since that seems irreparably broken at this point , getting worse with each day even, and I am in denial and pining for the impossible, then he starts to make more sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,305 Posted August 9, 2023 You need a realignment, son. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 767 Posted September 2, 2023 If it wasn't getting ridiculous before, now it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 767 Posted May 9 now we have rumblings of KU being persuaded to join the SEC. I'm really about done with this realignment garbage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Davis 193 Posted May 9 3 hours ago, cmh6476 said: now we have rumblings of KU being persuaded to join the SEC. I'm really about done with this realignment garbage. The lynchpin that would cause the SEC to move right now from what I'm hearing is if somehow UNC got clear of the ACC's Grant of Rights. I could see a scenario with a UNC, Virginia, and two others. FSU and Clemson have hurdles in that Florida and South Carolina are going to stick together with other members from states with non-member power 5 type schools (Kentucky/Louisville; Georgia/Ga Tech) to try and block entry. Texas just brought enough dollars in to make it a must. But UNC opens a new market and has the brand right now. I think the Big Ten would covet them as well. Short of Notre Dame I'm not sure who else they'd want in more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 767 Posted May 9 49 minutes ago, Mark Davis said: The lynchpin that would cause the SEC to move right now from what I'm hearing is if somehow UNC got clear of the ACC's Grant of Rights. I could see a scenario with a UNC, Virginia, and two others. FSU and Clemson have hurdles in that Florida and South Carolina are going to stick together with other members from states with non-member power 5 type schools (Kentucky/Louisville; Georgia/Ga Tech) to try and block entry. Texas just brought enough dollars in to make it a must. But UNC opens a new market and has the brand right now. I think the Big Ten would covet them as well. Short of Notre Dame I'm not sure who else they'd want in more. The things I'm hearing suggest there is thought that basketball's value improves over time which probably helps schools that don't have historically solid football programs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
