They want Maryland. Maybe not Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Miss State, tho.
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CU has rejoined the Big 12 and broken college football - talking out asses continues
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next realignment is going to be ROUGH. Some schools are going to be kicked out.
That was my thought. All this is adding and adding. When does a conference start kicking out the dead weight?
Why do they want Maryland?
You kidding?
Roughly 50 miles.
If TV money keeps ramping up control, next go round will offer reduced shares to some, and put some on the ice floe.
No. Hence my question. Maryland football does nothing to move the needle, nationally.
You would still play a Texas school home and away every year.
Hard to argue with that, but the fact remains that it’s all destroying college football as we know it.
Big Jim
WTF?
Because CU has officially accepted second class citizenship in college football. Signed, sealed and delivered.
Better yet, put the last two spots in the conference up for auction. Let’s see what kind of action we can get on this.
What exactly were our options?
Next round in 2030 will really determine CU's fate.
Getting out of the Pac should be celebrated. They cared as much about football as CU did. I'm not thrilled with the Big 12 move either but, it at least gives CU a better chance at being successful than the Pac ever did.
Big Jim
WTF?
That is irrelevant to the original question. It doesn't make it suck any less being a second class citizen because you had no other options. Ask any minority if they gladly accept second class citizenship because well, they had no other options.
b3buffs
Well-Known Member
Well one day maybe we can sell our soul to one guy to buy us any relevance we have. Seems to have worked for Oregon.
But it moves the needle in Baltimore & DC, expanded B1G recruiting footprint to a key area, added a passionate fan base with Under Armor money behind it, fit with their academic standards & a good market for student recruiting, added a sometimes elite hoops program, and harmed the ACC while opening the door for a future snag of Virginia and North Carolina.
So what should Colorado have done ?
You seem to think you have all the answers.
Big Jim
WTF?
Every school in America is looking for the same deal UO got with Phil Knight.
Clearly, CU should have held out for the B1G and the SEC to engage in a bidding war, duh.
Big Jim
WTF?
This isn't about what they could have done different. It is about the fact CU's fate is sealed. B12 will eventually be third in a two horse race. Maybe CU couldn't have done anything better, doesn't mean it is any more palatable.
For whatever reason, being successful in the Pac 12 wasn’t a priority for CU. Worse than that, being the conference doormat in football was okay. If CU had actually been competitive, it could have added to the conference. I don’t think we can blame the PAC 12 fully for the destruction of the PAC 12. What did we actually contribute to the conference before we hired coach prime?
Fred 2
steaming service
Blame cu! It’s still better than the pac! Btw you whine and bitch a lot over the same stuff day after day! I get that you don’t like cu being in cali but good god man give it up.
b3buffs
Well-Known Member
The saddening part is that it was the Buffs destroying Oregon in the Cotton Bowl that got Phil involved with the facilities, eye scorching uniforms and marketing.
We've been that since Mac retired. The school doesn't want to do what it takes to be first class, at least not on a regular basis. Its all been talk for at least 20 years.
2nd class is still better than riding in the ships bilge