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CU has rejoined the Big 12 and broken college football - talking out asses continues


Here's another source mentioning how important North Carolina is to realignment.
Other than ND, they are the next big prize.
Still linking to Wilner in the year 2025? Even if it wasn’t paywalled, I wouldn’t read anything that clown has to say.
 
Still linking to Wilner in the year 2025? Even if it wasn’t paywalled, I wouldn’t read anything that clown has to say.
I'm not a Wilner fan, however I find it interesting that he has picked up on how coveted UNC is and that they could be the school other than ND who could start the domino effect.
 
I'm not a Wilner fan, however I find it interesting that he has picked up on how coveted UNC is and that they could be the school other than ND who could start the domino effect.
You ever think that maybe you are overly credulous with sports and political media?
 
For the most part, no.
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I'm not sure most people realize that North Carolina is the 9th most populous state (a hair behind Georgia) and has a high growth rate. Get them to where they are carrying that state for one of the 2 elite conferences instead of the ACC's model of splitting the state 4 ways and the upside is similar to a Penn State, Ohio State or UGA.
 
I’m not saying you’re wrong but does UNC move the meter on a national level? Their football has no meaningful tradition, their basketball is not what it once was and Belichick is looking more like a PR nightmare. Help me to understand.
 
I’m not saying you’re wrong but does UNC move the meter on a national level? Their football has no meaningful tradition, their basketball is not what it once was and Belichick is looking more like a PR nightmare. Help me to understand.
If you're just talking about media, no. Not nationally unless they're highly ranked and playing in a marquee game. But they will always drive a better base number in the highly valuable mid-Atlantic market similar to what Penn State delivers in the Northeast. That will often make their game a top broadcast pick for ABC/ESPN or Fox/FS for a time slot.
 
UNC is also AAU.

NC is the highest ranked state for football recruiting in which neither P2 conference has a member.

Fans of Duke, NC State and UVA (and many fans of Wake) will tell you UNC is their "rival".
 
Look at what's towards the bottom of this article.

"The brands need to play each other more," Radakovich said. "That's what has to happen. Do we divide into two divisions? Who gets to play Notre Dame? How are we doing those kinds of things? And if the SEC goes to nine (conference games) we might have to go to nine as well with a bifurcated brands and non-brands [divide]."

This sounds like a conference fighting to survive without it's deadweight (BC, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Pitt, ...to name a few)
 
Sources: The Big 12 Board of Directors has agreed to a three-year contract extension with Commissioner Brett Yormark. The extension will run through 2030, as he’d originally agreed in 2022 to a five-year deal through 2027.

The Big 12 leaders are rewarding Yormark’s work stabilizing and modernizing the Big 12 in the wake of the departure of OU and Texas. He’s overseen the addition of four new schools and a new television deal that strategically boxed out the Pac-12 and fortified the Big 12.
Per Thamel
 

Could this be the move that keeps ND an Independent for years to come ?

I don't really see how this affects NDs decision to stay independent down the road. They have a number of good non-ACC opponents already on the schedule over the next 8-9 years plus still have some openings on their schedule.
 
I don't really see how this affects NDs decision to stay independent down the road. They have a number of good non-ACC opponents already on the schedule over the next 8-9 years plus still have some openings on their schedule.
As long as they have quality opponents to schedule, they will stay Independent.
 
As long as they have quality opponents to schedule, they will stay Independent.

My point is they were already getting quality opponents scheduled.

On a somewhat related note, it's interesting to note that ND and USC don't have any games scheduled beyond 2026

 

This is just beginning.
Look for a 9 game interconference SEC schedule to follow and then realignment. UNC, Virginia, FSU and Clemson all to make SEC a 20 school conference within 2-3 years.
 
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