Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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So many people on here are gonna really be upset when the Aztecs join the big 12. I am not one of them.Gotta hand it to you for your passion in defending your argument.
Now tell me, if you had to accept one of these, which would it be?
1. Big 12 game in Mexico.
2. San Diego State in the Big 12.
Generally speaking, I'll agree that Ireland is a dog $*** choice. However, for the Big Ten it does make sense for two reasons.
1. Trying to lure Notre Dame
2. Chicago's Irish population
If SDSU joined and no other PAC programs came with would you still be cool with it?
Yeah, SDSU + Memphis (or Fresno?!?) adds... blech. I don't think that happens.
I think SDSU only gets in if:
CU, UA, ASU join
AND EITHER
UU absolutely refuses
OR
the TV money says SDSU > 2nd team in Utah.
I think if any movements happen at all, SDSU is much more likely to end up in the PAC. Either as part of a 2 team add to get back to 12, or as part of a larger add to backfill teams jumping to the Big12 (or B1G).
I think it's kind of funny how much discussion has come from just the potential of having games in Mexico. Ultimately, I don't think it's really that big of a deal either way, especially from our perspective. If it flops, it'll probably flop in the first few years, likely before a school like Iowa State will have played there (I assume the Texas schools and the big names will be the first to play in Mexico). If it's still happening by the time Iowa State plays there, that would likely mean that it was at least moderately successful.
Also, just to note, there actually is some history of college football in Mexico, and specifically in Monterrey. The Borregos Salvajes of Monterrey Tech claim 16 national titles and just won their first since 2008.
www.espn.com
www.nytimes.com
en.wikipedia.org
Also, just to note, there actually is some history of college football in Mexico, and specifically in Monterrey. The Borregos Salvajes of Monterrey Tech claim 16 national titles and just won their first since 2008.
How Monterrey Tech became heart of Mexican college football
Monterrey Tech, with 17 national titles in the past 30 years, hasn't just dominated college football in Mexico; the powerhouse program has pumped life into the sport throughout the country.
www.espn.com
The Alabama Crimson Tide of Mexico (Published 2016)
The Rams of Tec de Monterrey are a college football power. Ask Cam Newton.
Borregos Salvajes Monterrey football - Wikipedia
It’s not viewed as best league and probably weaker vs other European leagues than when I adopted it 23 years ago.
If I only cared about supporting the strongest pro soccer I’d either just watch champions league or dump them for a higher powered EPL team or become a Barcelona fan. The point is I’m a Roma fan purely because of direct exposure. I don’t know if one game in Mexico can do that…living in Iowa for a fall and going to JTS certainly could for a foreign person like it did for me.
As college sports fans we all support a team out of passion vs skill. Watch an nba playoff game. The free throw shooting alone is on a different planet before getting into how they knock down an open fg. Yet because we grew up first and most exposed to college bball, 99% here will claim it’s the better game.
It was fire. Marchand’s sentiments seemed to corroborate Dodd in that ESPN doesn’t seem to be a major player as of now. He said the same about Amazon.
Marchand said “Never say never” on someone swooping in and offering a great deal, but it does seem like the conference is continuing to face an uphill battle.
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I think he’s lying because SDSU can’t even move the needle in San Diego. Was just in SD last week and there is zero presence or people that care.
Wrong needle. The needle is a viable natural path to the 10 Eastern time slot.
I've kind of lost track of this thread because of it turning into a Mexico thread, but has BY ever actually come out and said he is looking to add SDSU? I've done a google search and can't find anything about BY actually mentioning SDSU. It's all some talking head talking about SDSU and giving their opinion on them in the Big 12. Seems this is some of that "my sources" information that I think is coming from SDSU PR team to get the PAC to offer them a spot. I certainly don't think SDSU would turn down a Big 12 invite, I'm just highly skeptical that they are really that high on BY's radar.
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To paraphrase the greatest troll on the internet:
"Regarding the Mexican cartels, you do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to them."
No. Probably not. They need to be part of a Arizona, Colorado, +1 other package.
For most of football season, into November, Arizona and ASU are effectively on Pacific Time and can host those 10:30 PM ET after dark kickoffs.
