THE END IS NEAR! (LONG)

[LutherClone]

My bad on the Pac 10...throw BYU or Boise in there then.

Also, Big East is telling ND all in or out. ND will need a conference for all the non-FB sports and they won't join the Big East for FB so B10 it is.

There...simple enough?

The Big East hasn't told ND that... a few coaches have asked the conference to do so, but that's far from actually telling ND to get in or out.

[Tedcyclone]

Here you go:

ND to B10/11 ---> Done
Utah to P10 ---> Done
B12 no changes
SEC no changes
ACC no changes
Big East loses ND in non FB sports and doesn't pick up a replacement

Now stop all this nonsense about 16 team mega conferences, ISU being on an island, yada yada yada...not happening people.

werent you the one that said no way fred hoiberg would be hired or was it that mcdermot wouldnt get the bluejay job? i know it was one or the other... so

[Clonefan94]

One thing I read, and it's killing me that I can't find it now. IT was a piece done by a local guy here in Chicago. He was dismissing a lot of the expansion to 16 teams as nonsense as well. Basically because you have to buy your way in. It's not a "Here you go, welcome to our pile of cash, please take some." He was saying that the conference as it is now are basically the Executive board, with all the shares. You don't just come in and are handed a pile of cash. From what he was saying, you'd have to put up a lot of cash to get in. To appease those teams already sitting on the pile of cash.

I don't know how true it is, what he was saying, but it made sense to some extent. And I could easily see UT and Nebby getting an IOU since they already have a nice pile of cash for themselves. What they put in would be more beneficial then if they didn't have them. Now a team like Mizzou, I'm not so sure.

In the end, it's all speculation, let's not forget that people. I hear about this stuff pretty regularly here and from what I gather, it's still more of a looking into expansion than a "We want a power conference, let's fill it now."

I have to admit though, I'm still a little baffled by the Big XII's lack of foresight here on any issue pertaining to a Big XII network or even revenue sharing. What's sad, is the teams that we helped out in the forming of the big XII will probably be the ones screwing us in the end of this if this deal goes through.

[isuno1fan]

Listen folks...all I'm saying is there aren't going to be dozens of teams moving all over the place and giant 16 team mega conferences. Won't happen. The schools won't vote in favor of it...too much tradition at stake. WILL NOT HAPPEN. Reasonable people understand this. You are just buying into the media hype as they want you to.

The B10/11 covets ND. They will get ND IMO. Even if they don't there isn't going to be mass movement of schools. All the speculation/analysis, this and that is ridiculous.

[isuno1fan]

werent you the one that said no way fred hoiberg would be hired or was it that mcdermot wouldnt get the bluejay job? i know it was one or the other... so

It was neither. I said HB would be a Cyclone and I was wrong.

I did say no way in heck LE or Gillespie would get the BB job nor would JP even consider them.

[ozhawk]

Again we are forgetting about the academics of it all. No Big 12 team, especially aTm and UT, will ever go to the SEC because of the academic standards there.

You are correct sir...they will Go to the Pac 10

[cymonat]

It was neither. I said HB would be a Cyclone and I was wrong.

I did say no way in heck LE or Gillespie would get the BB job nor would JP even consider them.

Actually, from the McDermott to Creighton? thread:

You are wasting your time if you put any amount of thought into thinking this could actually happen.

0% chance.

You might be right about the conference realignment issue, but until you stop making definitive statements about issues that none of us can answer, (and coming up on the wrong side) you can expect to be challenged every time.

[WalkingCY]

Notre Dame will never join the Big Televen. Ever.

[isuno1fan]

Actually, from the McDermott to Creighton? thread:



You might be right about the conference realignment issue, but until you stop making definitive statements about issues that none of us can answer, (and coming up on the wrong side) you can expect to be challenged every time.

Notice I added IMO in my last post. I will acknowledge there is going to be some level of movement but it is not going to be this massive overhaul of epic proportions that is being tossed around. Too much disruption for the institutions. 1 or 2 changes in a couple conferences is what is MOST LIKELY to happen

IMO

[cymonat]

IMO

Looks like a new sig line to me.

[Clonehomer]

In the original post, if Colorado was going ti the pac10 wouldn't they be in one of the two divisions?

[isuno1fan]

Notre Dame will never join the Big Televen. Ever.

Then they join the Big East. How are they going to support their nonrevenue programs if they aren't in a conference. They are going to be forced to put up or become irrelevant.

Even then, the B10 will snag a Big East school before Nebbie/Mizzou.

IMO

[isuno1fan]

Looks like a new sig line to me.

Just might be, but I love my mustard

[dinger]

did i miss colorado? or did you? and colorado state too for that matter. put them both in your Pac 14 and make it 16 teams as well. interesting take. National Conference is not going to happen though.

[isuno1fan]

Actually, from the McDermott to Creighton? thread:



You might be right about the conference realignment issue, but until you stop making definitive statements about issues that none of us can answer, (and coming up on the wrong side) you can expect to be challenged every time.

By the way...I think you missed this post by me after the McDermott announcement

http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/...-my-words.html (Eating my words)