Big East reaching out to Big 12?

[awd4cy]

Well, to get this Big 32/36 thing to work, we may have to make some concessions...

1. If your university is private (except ND and BYU), or name ends in "state" then you will earn 66% of everyone else.
2. To appease Oklahoma, we will not be holding a championship game for the Big 32/36. All university presidents whose teams won their pod will go head to head in a round of Techmo Super Bowl to determine the conference champion.
3. University networks will be allowed under the condition that you show at least 3 other conference games on it to get other teams mad at you because we want to develop some new rivalries in this new format. High school games will be shown on networks provided that the recruits you're going after are also on A&M's offer list.

We can't deal with every school ******** about something all the time. If they dont like the CCG than they will have to suck it up. It would be really stupid for them to leave over something so minor.

[Cyclonus]

My only question with going to 32 is who we add to get to 36 because I'm assuming the Pac 12, Big 10, and SEC pair up to get to 36.

I'm guessing we take 4 schools out of the Mountain West to get into their TV markets. Then we're at 36 too.

I think we should look at this from the military point of view. I mean, supposing the Russkies stashes away some big bomb, see. When they come out in a hundred years they could take over!


"I agree, Mr. President. In fact, they might even try an immediate sneak attack so they could take over our mineshaft space."


Yeah. I think it would be extremely naive of us, Mr. President, to imagine that these new developments are going to cause any change in Soviet expansionist policy. DeSadeski kneels, unseen, and begins photographing the big board with a secret camera within a pocket watch. I mean, we must be... increasingly on the alert to prevent them from taking over other mineshaft space, in order to breed more prodigiously than we do, thus, knocking us out in superior numbers when we emerge! Mr. President, we must not allow... a mine shaft gap!

[cyman05]

I think we should look at this from the military point of view. I mean, supposing the Russkies stashes away some big bomb, see. When they come out in a hundred years they could take over!


"I agree, Mr. President. In fact, they might even try an immediate sneak attack so they could take over our mineshaft space."


Yeah. I think it would be extremely naive of us, Mr. President, to imagine that these new developments are going to cause any change in Soviet expansionist policy. DeSadeski kneels, unseen, and begins photographing the big board with a secret camera within a pocket watch. I mean, we must be... increasingly on the alert to prevent them from taking over other mineshaft space, in order to breed more prodigiously than we do, thus, knocking us out in superior numbers when we emerge! Mr. President, we must not allow... a mine shaft gap!

Good points.

I remember a while back the Pac 12 was thinking about marketing to the Far East. That means they'll probably expand there in a couple decades.

I say we beat them to the punch. To get from 32 to 36 we go for South America. I'm sure they'll be interested. We just say the word football and throw some TV money in front of them and they'll sign anything.

[3GenClone]

I really like the idea of 3 - 10 team conferences although I don't think it's feasible. The lack of a championship game hinders the conferences financially, and realignment also raises huge question marks - I don't think Boston College is too keen on returning to the Big East. I also don't think it's possible to form two conferences out of this - why would one conference commissioner agree to losing their job? Now, if the discussion between the 3 conferences were about how to raise viewership among the area between the conferences - now THAT would be something that would turn around the Big 12. Perhaps each Big 12 school hosts 1-Big East team and travels to 1-ACC team and vice-versa every season. That would increase the footprint of all 3 conferences from Texas to Florida, and Iowa to New York.

[Cyclonus]

Good points.

I remember a while back the Pac 12 was thinking about marketing to the Far East. That means they'll probably expand there in a couple decades.

I say we beat them to the punch. To get from 32 to 36 we go for South America. I'm sure they'll be interested. We just say the word football and throw some TV money in front of them and they'll sign anything.

I just couldn't help but draw a dr. strangelove reference with the talk of conference doomsday...

[AIBClone]

If we can go out to UCONN and win this fall, I think that would help put us on the map with the Big East. Maybe help them recognize us if **** hits the fan.

[motorCYcle]

My only question with going to 32 is who we add to get to 36 because I'm assuming the Pac 12, Big 10, and SEC pair up to get to 36.

I'm guessing we take 4 schools out of the Mountain West to get into their TV markets. Then we're at 36 too.

I wasn't actually suggesting a 32 team conference, rather two separate 16 team conferences.