GoBuffs08
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Another FCS school headed to C-USA?
Huge opportunity for CU, applying to fill Kennesaw State's spot in FCS.
Another FCS school headed to C-USA?
Phew. We can go back to freaking out about the Pac12 being on life support.C-USA is off life support as Kennesaw State joining will make it ten schools in 2024.
That will drive TV ratings!C-USA is off life support as Kennesaw State joining will make it ten schools in 2024.
Conference USA signed a five-year media rights deal with ESPN and CBS beginning next year, as first reported by Sports Business Journal on Wednesday. The biggest change for the growing conference is that the entirety of its October football games will instead be played at night midweek, mostly on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a few games on Thursday and Friday, too.
I would say A&M has raised their brand by being in the SEC, but obviously success hasn’t come with itI was just thinking about the last rounds of realignment and expansion. It has benefited schools that moved up to P5 from G5, but other than that it's hard to find the real benefit to the conferences that expanded and the schools that moved.
Is the SEC a better conference with aTm and Mizzou as members than it was without them? Have those schools raised their results to maintain or improve their football or MBB results/ championship potential?
How about the B1G and Nebraska & Maryland?
The Pac and Colorado?
The ACC by wrecking the Big East and adding Miami, BC, VAT, Cuse and Pitt (plus forcing other dominoes of Rutgers, UConn, WVU, Cincy, Louisville and USF, which taken together could have formed a new conference)?
I'm trying to figure out how any of this has been an improvement for anyone involved.
I was just thinking about the last rounds of realignment and expansion. It has benefited schools that moved up to P5 from G5, but other than that it's hard to find the real benefit to the conferences that expanded and the schools that moved.
Is the SEC a better conference with aTm and Mizzou as members than it was without them? Have those schools raised their results to maintain or improve their football or MBB results/ championship potential?
How about the B1G and Nebraska & Maryland?
The Pac and Colorado?
The ACC by wrecking the Big East and adding Miami, BC, VAT, Cuse and Pitt (plus forcing other dominoes of Rutgers, UConn, WVU, Cincy, Louisville and USF, which taken together could have formed a new conference)?
I'm trying to figure out how any of this has been an improvement for anyone involved.
It seems that it is more aimed at hurting competing conferences than improving the conference they move to.I would say A&M has raised their brand by being in the SEC, but obviously success hasn’t come with it
Theyre not? Each time the conference expanded a bigger TV deal accompanied it. Theyre laughing all the way to the bank.I was just thinking about the last rounds of realignment and expansion. It has benefited schools that moved up to P5 from G5, but other than that it's hard to find the real benefit to the conferences that expanded and the schools that moved.
Is the SEC a better conference with aTm and Mizzou as members than it was without them? Have those schools raised their results to maintain or improve their football or MBB results/ championship potential?
How about the B1G and Nebraska & Maryland?
The Pac and Colorado?
The ACC by wrecking the Big East and adding Miami, BC, VAT, Cuse and Pitt (plus forcing other dominoes of Rutgers, UConn, WVU, Cincy, Louisville and USF, which taken together could have formed a new conference)?
I'm trying to figure out how any of this has been an improvement for anyone involved.
Where has that money gone? We're not talking about entrepreneurs with private businesses here. Are professors getting paid more? Have students seen tuition costs decrease? All I see is coach salaries go up along with an arms race that has even hurt the books at some of those conference members (massive debt on facilities & dead money to coaches along with decreasing attendance at most places hurting revenue and local businesses as they've lost traditional rivalries).Theyre not? Each time the conference expanded a bigger TV deal accompanied it. Theyre laughing all the way to the bank.
Where has that money gone? We're not talking about entrepreneurs with private businesses here. Are professors getting paid more? Have students seen tuition costs decrease? All I see is coach salaries go up along with an arms race that has even hurt the books at some of those conference members (massive debt on facilities & dead money to coaches along with decreasing attendance at most places hurting revenue and local businesses as they've lost traditional rivalries).
Plus in the long run I find it very hard to see how this is good for college sports as a whole. A few schools are making a lot more money but as nik points out that money isn't going to make the schools better. Meanwhile other schools are spending massive amounts of money they don't have trying to keep up.It's 2 separate questions here:
Has expansion helped the schools who joined and their respecitve new conference financially? Absolutely
Has expansion helped the schools who joined and their respective new conference as far as being better on the gridiron/court? For the most part, no
Great points!I was just thinking about the last rounds of realignment and expansion. It has benefited schools that moved up to P5 from G5, but other than that it's hard to find the real benefit to the conferences that expanded and the schools that moved.
Is the SEC a better conference with aTm and Mizzou as members than it was without them? Have those schools raised their results to maintain or improve their football or MBB results/ championship potential?
How about the B1G and Nebraska & Maryland?
The Pac and Colorado?
The ACC by wrecking the Big East and adding Miami, BC, VAT, Cuse and Pitt (plus forcing other dominoes of Rutgers, UConn, WVU, Cincy, Louisville and USF, which taken together could have formed a new conference)?
I'm trying to figure out how any of this has been an improvement for anyone involved.
great point! we should join a conference four or so Texas schools.We need access to Texas. Going west didn’t work well for CU.
A top 10 Missouri just beat a top 10 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl…and NO ONE gives a ****.I was just thinking about the last rounds of realignment and expansion. It has benefited schools that moved up to P5 from G5, but other than that it's hard to find the real benefit to the conferences that expanded and the schools that moved.
Is the SEC a better conference with aTm and Mizzou as members than it was without them? Have those schools raised their results to maintain or improve their football or MBB results/ championship potential?
How about the B1G and Nebraska & Maryland?
The Pac and Colorado?
The ACC by wrecking the Big East and adding Miami, BC, VAT, Cuse and Pitt (plus forcing other dominoes of Rutgers, UConn, WVU, Cincy, Louisville and USF, which taken together could have formed a new conference)?
I'm trying to figure out how any of this has been an improvement for anyone involved.
Glorified scrimmagesA top 10 Missouri just beat a top 10 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl…and NO ONE gives a ****.
A top 10 Missouri just beat a top 10 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl…and NO ONE gives a ****.
A top 10 Missouri just beat a top 10 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl…and NO ONE gives a ****.
Teams will sit their best players during Conference Championship games. 12 teams is way too manyThere's already concern about players opting out of the 12 team CFP.
Concern from who?There's already concern about players opting out of the 12 team CFP.
Concern from who?
I can’t think of any prominent players opting out of the 4 team playoff so I’m not sure why they would opt out of the 12 team. Feels like pure fan speculation.TV execs I guess?
I can’t think of any prominent players opting out of the 4 team playoff so I’m not sure why they would opt out of the 12 team. Feels like pure fan speculation.