I said it on another thread somewhere, but I think ND joins full and we bring in WVa when the Big XII implodes. 4 four-team pods that rotate each season. Pod 1 GT, Clempsun, FSU, Miami. Pod 2 WF, Duke, NC State, UNC. Pod 3 UVa, VT, WVa, Pitt. Pod 4 Syracuse, BC, ND, Louisville. 8 game conference schedule still allows ND to play USC, BYU, Michigan, Stanford, etc. Since the pods rotate, they may scale back and only play a 7 game conference schedule. There are no "primary crossover" opponents at that point. Lots to work with there. Hope it pans out.
Whenever there is conference realignment, we get the same posts about how the ACC is going to crater, and WF will be left out in the game of musical chairs... FWIW, if the Big 12 craters, that only helps the ACC and all of the teams in the ACC in the fight for recruits and advertising dollars.
We're reaching the point where conferences won't be able to take any more teams. The four major conferences will "merge" and break away from the NCAA at 64 teams total.
If the SEC wants the NC market, ECU is there for the asking. They are a good fit for the SEC, a large football school with a rabid fanbase, and with SEC recruiting they could overshadow UNC and NCSU relatively quickly. Georgia and Florida won't like adding them because they are accustomed to poaching elite NC HS talent. But if the SEC wants a "destination state" in its TV package, then ECU is the good fit, easy addition.
Whenever there is conference realignment, we get the same posts about how the ACC is going to crater, and WF will be left out in the game of musical chairs... FWIW, if the Big 12 craters, that only helps the ACC and all of the teams in the ACC in the fight for recruits and advertising dollars.
No it doesn’t. The SEC is just getting stronger and the ACC isn’t. Wake isn’t competing with Texas Tech for recruits. Advertisers aren’t going to jump on the ACC football package because the Big XII is falling apart.
Texas/Oklahoma is a bigger game than any in the ACC. Texas/Oklahoma versus any team in the SEC is a bigger game than anything in the ACC.
We're reaching the point where conferences won't be able to take any more teams. The four major conferences will "merge" and break away from the NCAA at 64 teams total.
If the SEC wants the NC market, ECU is there for the asking. They are a good fit for the SEC, a large football school with a rabid fanbase, and with SEC recruiting they could overshadow UNC and NCSU relatively quickly. Georgia and Florida won't like adding them because they are accustomed to poaching elite NC HS talent. But if the SEC wants a "destination state" in its TV package, then ECU is the good fit, easy addition.
No it doesn’t. The SEC is just getting stronger and the ACC isn’t. Wake isn’t competing with Texas Tech for recruits. Advertisers aren’t going to jump on the ACC football package because the Big XII is falling apart.
Texas/Oklahoma is a bigger game than any in the ACC. Texas/Oklahoma versus any team in the SEC is a bigger game than anything in the ACC.
No, it just makes the SEC rank and file teams even less relevant. UGA fans may be watching a replay of SEC CG a lot longer than the 12 years it took UGA to win that one.
Wrong. You couldn’t be more wrong.
What do you even mean by rank and file ? Are Tennessee and Auburn rank and file teams ? If you’re a colle football fan are you going to watch Texas v Tennessee or UNC-CH v. Louisville ?
Wrong. You couldn’t be more wrong.
What do you even mean by rank and file ? Are Tennessee and Auburn rank and file teams ? If you’re a colle football fan are you going to watch Texas v Tennessee or UNC-CH v. Louisville ?
It depends how good these teams are. Lamar Jackson quality Louisville vs. Sam Howell UNC? Taking that game every time. Those two SEC programs you picked have been comically bad compared to their history as of late.
But not for the casual football fan. They are going to look at the names of the teams and it doesn't matter how bad Tennessee and Auburn have been. They are still bigger football names than Louisville or UNC.