I don't know. But I thought I saw posted that CU has seen a large increase in research partnerships and funding.
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CU has rejoined the Big 12 and broken college football - talking out asses continues
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I saw that too, but according to every ranking I’ve seen the academic reputation of CU has fallen. (I’ll grant you that poor leadership was mostly to blame). I don’t think that Pac-12 membership buoyed our reputation.
I wonder if it also increased applications from western states, donations from west coast alums, research investments from western tech & science companies, and/or applications/ investments from Asia. Because I guarantee any CU Chancellor or President is going to value that stuff over media distribution of sporting event broadcasts.
On Jr's youtube page it showed coach Prime having a meeting with Pac 12 officials. It only showed him and Merton Hanks hugging but I'm wondering if it had anything to do with realignment.
Prime & Hanks were in the SF Super Bowl champ secondary together
As a kid I watched the 1997 Broncos Super Bowl documentary on repeat. Merton Hanks had a pick 6 in the Broncos-49ers game that year so I grew up absolutely hating him.
I know. I was just curious about the meeting itself.
I think everyone’s reading too much into the CP/Hanks meeting. It’s perfectly normal for the conference football coaches, especially new coaches, to meet with the conferences Commissioner for Football Ops. Add to that that they’re long time friends. I’m sure they shot the **** about realignment but I doubt that the meeting was in any way impactful or related to realignment.
I'm not saying you're wrong but it wasn't just a coach prime Mertin Hanks meeting.
I always remember him for his long neck that bobbled around
I was gonna say that!
Your original post was referring to academic standing. My only point is that it doesn’t seem that Pac-12 membership has helped our academic reputation.
The increase in research money and applications you reference is a separate point. Maybe joining the Pac-12 helped those areas.
To the larger point of realignment, it appears to me that the conference is dissolving and with it, whatever benefits it might have provided are dissolving as well.
What is this “academic reputation” you speak of? CU would be middle of the pack in either conference (Big XII or P12), but closer to the bottom of the B1G.
CU was in the middle of the Pac 12. With UT leaving, CU would be the top academic research institution in the Big 12.
this is the news I come here for.
I’m only pointing it out because someone mentioned him in this thread, might’ve been Duff. Anyway, he feels like a plant from the Russian ministry of information regarding conference realignment.
Then he goes back on his board and rips into every other fan base
Divisions are not going to be happening anymore. Three permanent opponents and rotating the rest is where conferences are going.
If so I'd think the three would be Arizona, ASU and Utah but would think they would want Utah playing BYU every year so maybe
it would be ASI, Arizona and Texas Teach.
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We get ASU, UA, UU. Utah gets CU, BYU, and...
I could see that. I could also see them wanting CU to go back to Big12 roots too with ISU, KSU, OSU, or Kansas. Here’s the Cover 3 Podscast putting together what SEC and Big10 would look like. It’s a lot more difficult than just assigning teams.
Yep. It is likely that there a few teams locked as annual regional rivalry games with other members on a rotation for 14+ member conferences.
In a hypothetical Big 12 + 4 Corners, ASU, UA, Utah & BYU get grouped. CU gets put with KU, KSU and OSU, I think.
It’s probably going to be three of Az, ASU, Utah, OSU, KU, KSU, and ISU.
SD on 247 saying "someone with more juice than him, but not directly involved" speculated that it's...
75% Big 12
20% B1G
5% Pac
The fact that the B1G is even mentioned by someone who may have some contacts is awesome, even if it remains a long shot.
Maybe the B1G is thinking long term where CU has a renewed sense of commitment to athletics and gives them a massive ratings annual game with Nebraska, to go with the MTZ and making travel much easier for USC and UCLA, and some appealing matchups with those programs.
Maybe Todd Saliman is HIM!
75% Big 12
20% B1G
5% Pac
The fact that the B1G is even mentioned by someone who may have some contacts is awesome, even if it remains a long shot.
Maybe the B1G is thinking long term where CU has a renewed sense of commitment to athletics and gives them a massive ratings annual game with Nebraska, to go with the MTZ and making travel much easier for USC and UCLA, and some appealing matchups with those programs.
Maybe Todd Saliman is HIM!
Seems the P12 is a dead man walking.