That seems to be true but is that actually good for college football? Is that best for the largest number of college athletes? Are those guys who’ve been getting to the NFL from Middle Tennessee State still going to get that opportunity?
Well if you agree with him on that then you have to agree he said “ so at the time the move to the B1G the right decision”.
I don’t believe that for a second
It will be better for all the student athletes who play other sports for football to be on it's own.
You believe what you want to believe, but now with texass and OU moving to the SEC from the Big 12, Nebraska would have been wanting to get into the B1G if they still were in the Big 12..
I’d be curious as to what parts of conference realignment is bad for the largest number of college sports. I know some people have used the travel reason but that has been debunked by many student athletes. In general they have stated they have enjoyed visiting new venues even the short periods they are there. Most student athletes have had little transition issues with actually utilizing remote learning while traveling and/or making up classes that they might…..and it’s a strong might…..have attended in person.
It’s debatable whether we would be a top 40. Most likely. Any reasonable fan would believe our brand is much higher right now nationally in the B1G than it would be in the Big 12.
That has nothing to do with brand recognition
We’d still be top 40 Football brand but we wouldn’t be in a conferences that doesn’t have anymore blue blood teams no longer in it..
Baseball for one.. Teams travel for a three game series and schools furthest east would have travel issues getting in late on Sunday traveling back from California, Oregon or Washington..
As my original post stated the major travel issues have been debunked as a major problem for the student athlete. Adding one more hour of travel time between California destinations and the Upper midwest/East coast destinations.
Conferences aren't dead. Just the one you want us to be in. Hating the B1G doesn't mean its dead.
Ultimately, conference realignment, NIL, and the transfer portal are all just more of the rich getting richer and will only benefit a small percentage of schools and athletes.
So let's try to break this down a bit. Given the layout of college football conference direction where would you like us to be? Any Rational person knows there has been a disconnect between P5 and non P5 teams now for the last 10 years and the disconnect is growing. Most Rational people are starting to see a disconnect between the B1G, SEC, and the other 3 power conferences with the PAC almost extinct.
yes, they are
Just because you say something doesn't make it the truth. Conferences are alive and fine. Just like many things in life you have to have some adjustments to make it better. We are finally starting to see the conferences align into a more workable size and commonsense. Sorry you missed out on it.
How is adding 18-20 teams a more workable size?
Less conferences. Since they all operate independently its much better to have a few large conferences than a lot of conferences that vary in significance of shapes, sizes and locations. We are basically creating a division within the conferences that previously the Power 5 conference have failed to get passed through the NCAA . And that is the split from the top conferences to the bottom ones. At about 130 teams it is way to wide of a range. Splitting off a group of about 64 of those teams will make the size more manageable.
We got a very high tv revenue, we have gotten a schedule of blue blood games against top caliber conference opponents and more than anything we have been spared the uncomfortable process of sitting outside this conference begging to be let in.
Whatever stops those Yokels in the former Confederacy from chanting SEC I am fine with.
The higher revenue from tv is paying the bills. Remind me which blue bloods are in the B1G 12 after this year? As for 99% of the fan base. No this board isn’t an indication of the average fan base.
the fact a blue blood is and will remain an independent is all you need to know about how little conferences matter
As for never had having worried about being on the outside looking in begging to be invited…….there is no indication that the B1G would invite us if we were in the Big 12 today.
You are ridiculous. Are you referring to the only remaining blue blood in Norte Dame? They are the only remaining independent and are likely to be in a conference in the next two years. Don’t even try to act like we are a similar brand. Even Norte Dame had to join a conference to be able to schedule blue bloods in other sports.
Well that would really be a good thing to happen because it’s nuts having the Rutgers and Maryland’s and Penn State’s flying all the way to California and Washington on a regular bases for conference games.
Yet both those blue bloods are moving on because of more money. And there are three not two blue bloods in the BIG other than us and about to be a total of 6 total with a handful of wannabes in Oregon, Washington, Iowa and Wisconsin. How many in the Big 12?
