Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

[Trice]

I doubt you get Bay Area - if Cal and Stanford were cool with being in a conference that contained Baylor and BYU, they would have let BYU into the Pac ages ago.

Who says Cal and Stanford don't follow USC/UCLA to the B1G? They're huge brands academically, decent brands athletically, and together they give the B1G a four-team pod in California. Makes some sense.

 

[theshadow]

Lincoln Riley in the B1G West is hilarious.

 

[KnappShack]

I hope the Big 10 takes 6. The 6 leftovers join the 6 original Big 12 leftovers and we start a new conference.

Fool's hope, but maybe not

Only if ISU is one of the 6

 

[Acylum]

I would think the 4 would be AZ ASU Utah and CU if this happens.

Geopolitically they make the most sense I’d say.

 

[BCClone]

Let me guess, the two Cali schools go the east and Rutgers and Maryland go to the west. OSU and Mich and PSU will want to play the Cali schools.

 

[clonefreek]

I thought this was a rumor last summer as well? Not the first time I have heard this. I dont know how that conference is even considered power 5.

 

[DesertClone1]

UofA. ASU. CU(welcome home baby) and UU. MAKE. IT. HAPPEN.

 

[Hoggins]

Also, it's fantastic that this is finally happening to another power conference.

 

[cycfan1]

Should have just added 2 last year instead of 4. Going to regret that.

 

[NorthCyd]

Only if ISU is one of the 6

Every big brand joining the B1G and SEC is not good if you don't have a place at the table, and it seems unlikely ISU has a place at that table.

 

[cyIclSoneU]

If Washington and Oregon want in the Big 12 then we have to take them. I'm not sure they would rather join what will become a 16-school Big 12 that would be stretching from Seattle to Morgantown to Orlando rather than stick in a Pac-10. But there might not be a Pac-10 if we can successfully pry away Colorado and an Arizona school. Interesting strategy ahead.

 

[MartyFine]

Count on Florida St. and Clemson joining the SEC now...

 

[jcisuclones]

RIP PAC 12

 

[FriendlySpartan]

Wow was I wrong and misinformed on this one. Seems like USC and UCLA reached out the big ten and wanted to get a deal done quickly on the sly like OUT. Big ten floated the numbers to the media people and got a lot of positive feedback on just adding the two schools as opposed to going larger. Nothing has been voted on and the presidents have yet to weigh in on it but if this pans out I need to eat some crow on this one.

 

[SuperTrooper]

Lincoln Riley in the B1G West is hilarious

It's the Big Ten, they would end up in the East

 

[iahawks]

Conference realignment, transfer portal, NIL are all bad for the sport and fans IMO.

 

[DSM4Cy]

Well, the Rose Bowl just got more awkward. And much closer to dead.

 

[Trice]

Every big brand joining the B1G and SEC is not good if you don't have a place at the table, and it seems unlikely ISU has a place at that table.

Not good for the sport, but then neither were the last 157 rounds of realignment. Happy to be spectating on this one.

 

[MartyFine]

This would seem to signal that we're very close to ending the bowl system as the Rose Bowl is meaningless now.

 

[Hoggins]

Only if ISU is one of the 6

Original 6 Big 12 members. ISU, KSU, KU, OSU, Tech, and Baylor. Throw them together with Arizona, ASU, Utah, Colorado, Oregon State, and Washington State. BYU and Houston can come too I guess lol