COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2011

[Road Guy]

are they in East Texas?

 

[envirotex]

Uh, not even in East Texas...Fort Worth, west of Dallas. East Texas, that's LSU

 

[Road Guy]

college football becomes more of a joke every year

UGA should move to the Big East

WV should be in either ACC or SEC

LSU should be in the NFC West

Pac 10 should disolve altogether

All Texas Teams should only play each other plus Notre Dame (+1 Game)

 

[Master slacker]

Uh, not even in East Texas...Fort Worth, west of Dallas. East Texas, that's LSU

If texas included LSU as a school, they could THEN say they're competitive in football.

 

[wilheldp_PE]

ACC (16 teams)
Boston College

Clemson

?Connecticut (New)

Duke

Florida State

Georgia Tech

Maryland

Miami, FL

North Carolina

North Carolina State

Pittsburgh (New)

?Rutgers (New)

Syracuse (New)

Virginia

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest

Big 12 / Big East Merger (9 teams)

Baylor

Iowa State

Kansas

Kansas State

Missouri

Cincinnati

Louisville

South Florida

TCU (New)

Big Ten (12 teams)

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Michigan

Michigan State

Minnesota

Nebraska

Northwestern

Ohio State

Penn State

Purdue

Wisconsin

Pac 12 (16 teams)

Arizona

Arizona State

California

Colorado

?Oklahoma (New)

?Oklahoma State (New)

Oregon

Oregon State

Stanford

?Texas (New)

?Texas Tech (New)

UCLA

USC

Washington

Washington State

SEC (14 teams)

Alabama

Arkansas

Auburn

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

LSU

Mississippi

Mississippi State

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas A&M (New)

Vanderbilt

?West Virginia (New)

This is how I see the conferences potentially lining up based on what has happened so far, and the swirling rumors I have read. The (New) tags are on teams that have already signed with a new conference or at least announced a move. The ones with a question mark in front of them are rumors. I just read the one about the Big 12 and Big East talking about merging the leftovers. Ironically, it's still the smallest conference after the dust settles.

 

[Supe]

There have also been talks of Oklahoma, WVU, and Texas entertaining Big 10 joining. WVU obviously would make the most sense, but the Big 12 is going to end up disbanding, and where the few top tier teams end up is anyone's guess. It's all going to come down to the $$$, and the Big Least will probably end up absorbing some smaller/independent conferences to stay afloat.

 

[wilheldp_PE]

There have also been talks of Oklahoma, WVU, and Texas entertaining Big 10 joining. WVU obviously would make the most sense, but the Big 12 is going to end up disbanding, and where the few top tier teams end up is anyone's guess. It's all going to come down to the $$$, and the Big Least will probably end up absorbing some smaller/independent conferences to stay afloat.

I think the SEC is looking to get back to an even number of teams, no matter what they say. I think WVU is the best football team that is likely to accept an invitation. I think that OU/OSU and UT/TT are more likely to go to the Pac-XX than the Big 10.

 

[envirotex]

^^^me too. But Baylor does have Ken Starr, so the Big 12 is not dead yet.

Blue dress.

 

[Supe]

Now they're talking Big 12/Big Least merger on ESPN this morning. Sheeeesh.

 

[DVINNY]

I'm hearing all sorts of stuff here in :wv:

But, it looks to be pretty solid that WVU submitted paperwork to the SEC on Sunday, and an announcement is likely today. <- This came from the same reporter that leaked that Holgerson was being hired, and the same reporter that leaked the story on Bill Stewart that caused his removal. I'd say this reporter has an inside person.

 

[willsee]

But what about the STUDENT-athlete in all this?

 

[Master slacker]

This whole $$$-grabbing for football just makes me sick.

 

[roadwreck]

 

[mizzoueng]

But what about the STUDENT-athlete in all this?

Oh don't worry, they will get additional breaks from their Sports Management, Coaching, and Sports Medicine professors. For those in serious degrees (Engineering), they will have to make up in the summer or something.........

There will be a big argument once this starts to finalize about "the students will be away from school longer", which will just go away after a while. No one seems to give two flying flips that the basketball teams pretty much take February and March off of school for a tourny.

 

[willsee]

Seems the SEC denied WVU?

 

[roadwreck]

Seems the SEC denied WVU?

Really? Source?

 

[willsee]

Nevermind..still rumors to this point.

 

[roadwreck]

still rumors, but there are some sources now

Report: ACC, SEC Reject WVU

 

[DVINNY]

West Virginia turned down by ACC, SECPosted on: September 20, 2011 12:35 pm

Edited on: September 20, 2011 1:06 pm

With the uncertainty of the future of the Big East, it's no secret several schools are seeking conference membership elsewhere. West Virginia, however, appears like it will remain in the league as Big East sources told CBSSports.com that the Mountaineers will not be accepted into either the Atlantic Coast Conference or Southeastern Conference.

WVU had enquired with both leagues, but WVU officials told representatives of the Big East those overtures had been denied and they were remaining in the Big East.

West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck released a statement on Sunday concerning conference realignment and ironically did not mention the Big East once in his statement.

"There is no question that the landscape of college athletics is once again changing," Luck said. "West Virginia University has great tradition as the state's flagship land-grant institution and we will continue working to do what's best for our University and its athletic teams. No matter how the college athletic landscape changes, there is no doubt WVU is and will remain a national player."

After Saturday’s news that Pittsburgh and Syracuse were headed to the ACC, there have been various reports that UConn and Rutgers are likely candidates to join the ACC

Both schools have released statements about conference realignment, leaving open the possibility either or both would leave the Big East if extended an invitation to the ACC.

Also, Monday Big East commissioner John Marinatto told the New York Times that he expects to make Pitt and Syracuse honor the Big East’s withdrawal agreement - $5 million and 27 months notice. If true, that means the Panthers and Orange could not join the ACC until July 2014.

 

[willsee]

In the latest unexpected turn on the twisty, gnarled path that college football conference expansion is taking, Louisville and the University of Kentucky are now steering the SEC’s ship for the time being. The bottom line . . .
If the SEC expands to just 14 teams, the conference prefers that 14th team to be Louisville. Kentucky does not and it has veto power, in effect, for any school within its borders. This is the same arrangement for Florida, Georgia and South Carolina regarding FSU, Georgia Tech and Clemson. As such, if membership is capped at 14 the league will have to go elsewhere for that final addition.

For many observers the presumed 14th SEC team was West Virginia. Shocking as this may sound, given the opinion many people have of where the SEC places classroom excellence compared to the on-field product, WVU won’t be invited due to its projected academic standing among the current SEC schools and the reputation it has as a university.

With Louisville and WVU now assumed out of the mix – at least at this time – the SEC’s options are more limited than most of us have thought to this point. A $20 million payoff to the ACC would affect that, but the SEC’s first, second and third priorities are to avoid that. Suddenly, Missouri is back in the discussion as the 14th conference team.

If Missouri does get the SEC invite, the Big 12 (if it exists) emerges as the likely destination for Louisville. As of this morning, Louisville’s attention is split between trying to stay in the SEC’s discussion and waiting on news from Texas. If the Longhorns stay in the Big 12 and the SEC only expands to 14, expect Louisville to join the Big 12 as soon as Texas is confirmed. An invitation to the ACC is not on anyone’s list of possibilities, as both sides recognize the academics of Louisville and the poor fit it would be in that league. However . . .

The Cardinals’ one chance to heave the dice down the table and win the ultimate prize of SEC membership is if the conference expands to 16. At that point, they’re in, Kentucky smiles big and pretends to be happy about it and both schools try to make nice, to some degree, going forward. The move to 16 would almost certainly involve FSU and Clemson, among a few other high-profile schools, re-entering the discussion.

Expect all of this to resolved with two weeks.

Stupid Lexington Basketball Academy