Realignment: The ACC enters the Suck Zone

Didn't they fix that? Also what exact pull do you have in the sec?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Big_12_Conference#Conference_realignment

 

In addition to academics, Texas definitely has that facet of the BiG covered.

http://prevailandride.blogspot.com/

Thujone

 

Equal pull. More $$

 

It was a done deal before it was officially announced.

 

What you don't realize is that Michigan already is in the smuggest/richest conference in college sports. You just can't beat your rivals or really anyone for that matter so you want to take your ball and leave.

 

This was more about putting teams where they belong

 

So basically, Missouri was going to leave the second they got a better offer (either from the SEC of B1G), regardless of whether the Big 12 voted for equal revenue sharing.

 

Texas certainly fits in academically better with the Big Ten. Also, the Big Ten prints money and Texas would have a cushy landing spot in the West, while the SEC prints a little less money and would either stick Texas in their harder division or in the easy division without geographic usefulness.

And Texas wouldn't be following A&M to the SEC.

 

Of course they have good odds. They only have to navigate the Big12.

They better run the table.

 

Man, Mizzou fans might hate Texas and the Big 12 more than A&M or the skers.

 

So you're a whore

 

What happened last season?

 

Probably. Too little too late after several years of trying to get the B12 to change.

 

Mizzou was definitely out the door.

 

That's you're problem in life, Kale.
You don't think critically.
You should have went to college.

 

I don't hate either. None of this coming from me is malicious.

I actually find this very interesting in a case study type of way.

Hopefully one day someone not named chip writes a behind the scenes book on it

 

Wasn't Mizzou begging for a B1G invitation before any of that shit even went down?

 

Texas/OU likely make it in over a new money program like Alabama if the situation from last year played out with either of them rather than TCU/Baylor

 

The level of smug in that proposed conference, though. It would make the B1G look humble in comparison.

 

Here you go bro

http://www.amazon.com/The-100-Year-Decision-Texas-SEC/dp/1457532328

 

I mean personally? Sort of.

mizzou, no. After trying to better the situation in the big 12, they left. Any school KSU included would have done the same if the opportunity presented itself.

 

Which is likely contingent upon them going undefeated. Fair or not, other conferences get a bump for playing conference title games even though the Big XII is playing 9 conference games. It would be interesting to see how things would play out if UT or OU were the 1 loss conference champion, though.

 

Difference of opinion, but it seems obvious Missouri would have left for the B1G or SEC as soon as they received an offer regardless of how long they had been receiving equal revenue sharing in the Big 12

 

I have this

and I also have this: http://www.amazon.com/SEC-Ready-2-Disc-Blu-ray-DVD/dp/B00P7YP1VC/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_z

Both are tremendous

 

Begging is a strong word, and I fully believe that Dr Tom out maneuvered Mizzou for the bid.

But why wouldn't we (or any of b8 schools ) be open to it based on the climate at the time

 

One of OU/Texas would have definitely made it last year if you switch the helmets.

 

Ohio State got a bump because they're Ohio State and TCU is TCU. Conference affiliation didn't play into that. I think.

Yep

 

The main problem is that UT and OU, and to a lesser extent KU, are the only desirable teams. No one else adds a new footprint or major market, nor do they have viable enough programs on their own to stand alone. Texas and OU will eventually get tired of carrying the conference (even when they are perceived as being 'down') and find out that the grass is greener on the other side.

 

I think you're being awfully naive of you think KSU/ku/OSU/ ect would do the same if they could after years of trying to change it.

 

Missouri's desire to become part of the B1G came before the Big 12 was ever formed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Big_12_Conference#Conference_realignment

 

I was just responding to the timeline of how things played out. Seems long ago now because , but I thought it was a year or two before.

 

Ok, who gets left out then?

 

I think they all would because both conferences are better than the Big 12. The part about "we're just leaving because we're powerless to change anything" is the part that I'm contesting.

 

Already covered this.

 

My coworker teaches a strategy class at A&M's business school and they had the bowtie guy and the assistant AD come in to talk about their decision to leave.

They said basically it was all about branding, and they were the Michigan State to Texas' Michigan. A really good school with a strong regional brand in the same state as a national brand. They sold it to the board as a way to use football to propel the entire university to a national brand. Johnathan Football took care of that for them.

 

A serious answer is preferable.

 

My guess would be Ohio State.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/week/15

I have large doubts that OU or Texas would drop if they were in TCU's position. Maybe the lack of a conference championship and Ohio State's dominance in theirs would hurt them, but dropping 2 spots would be pretty crazy if it were a blue-blood given the resume that TCU had.

 

Lol citing a wiki article.

It's not the biggest factor, certainly one of them

 

Ok...?

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...ommissioner-jim-delany-big-southwest-missouri

Are you really denying that Missouri was clamoring for a B1G/Big Ten offer well before the conference shuffling started?

 

Moving to the SEC has been an absolute home run for A&M, even if they're perpetually stuck in SEC West purgatory. Things could change once the 'honeymoon period' ends but at the rate they're recruiting coupled with the money they're generating, it would have to take a really bad hire or two post Sumlin for them to slip towards any level of irrelevancy. It's going to be really interesting to see what happens if Strong can ever get Texas rolling. I think it could be another really tough year for them, and they can't afford to lose much more ground instate.

 

Michigan only loses to them though because they have higher qualifying standards, don't use PEDS and don't cheat. Smug level excuses, imagine the circle jerk to this in the smug conference when we lose to out of conference teams.

 

Did I just read Texas with one loss would be left out of a four team playoff? How fucking absurd would that be

 

Much more accurate

 

No. But claiming we wanted in when PSU did makes zero sense.