Conference realignment again????

[Duckster]

Imagine Oregon and Washington not far behind USC and UCLA. My oh my.

[cajun_lannister]

Imagine Oregon and Washington not far behind USC and UCLA. My oh my.

Pac-12 was in the middle of TV negotiations... this should help lol

[RaginCajun77]

Dominoes are falling, where things end up is anyone's guess. These conference moves are interesting, however adding NIL into the equation and you must consider who the haves will be and who the have nots will be in these new conferences.

[JMV JustMyView]

Pac-12 was in the middle of TV negotiations... this should help lol

Is your podna over at TT worried?

[cajun_lannister]

Is your podna over at TT worried?

Butthole is tight

[Duckster]

Well, the 'Alliance' just bit the dust. Nice knowing ya! Could future CFP structure be driving this realignment? This is ruthless capitalism at its finest, further loss of tradition at its worst.

[JMV JustMyView]

Butthole is tight

I heard he has the pucker factor for sure.

[Geaux]

In five years college football will be remembered like boxing in the 70's and 80's. Glad we experienced the Napier era of Cajun Football.

The tradition of college football is dead. Sad days ahead. ��

[RaginDave]

With rumors swirling that the B1G could take Washington and Oregon as well and move them to 16 teams, meaning that SEC and B1G would have 16 teams each:

SEC would be UGA, Kentucky, Tenn, Mizzou, Florida, Vandy, South Carolina, Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Moo State, aTm, Auburn, LSU, Texas and OU.

B1G would be Michigan, Ohio State, Mich State, Penn State, Rutgers, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Purdue, Illinois, Nebraska, Northwestern, USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon

ACC could go 16 by adding ND and WV giving them Pitt, Miami, Clemson, Louisville, FSU, BC, Syracuse, UVA, VT, UNC, GT, Duke, WF, NC State, ND and WVU. (if ND does not want to go they could add someone else to get to 16, but I assume they want ND.

That leaves 18 teams (not counting BYU) that are considered P5 between the Big 12 and PAC 12. Washington State, Oregon State, Cal, Stanford, Utah, Arizona State, Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas Tech, TCU, Kansas, Cincy, Houston and UCF.

Could the PAC 12/Big 12 form a 16 or even an 18 team conference based on these 18 teams and either have 2 teams left out in the cold or go with 18 and create the P4 conferences. I think you will see something between the remaining Big 12/PAC 12 schools happen, they already have the alliance so they will need to do something.

This never stops!!!!

[RaginScotsman]

I'm looking for any silver lining to inspire optimism.

All we've wanted was to be relevant and in the Napier era, we at least got to the point where we were getting exposure, having a consistent presence in the polls with a lot of the "haves," playing meaningful games and winning Championships on the national stage.

All this looks like is the most aggressive version of the rich get richer and those who are not in the club will be the new version of the FCS. Meaning "no one cares."

Pair all that with the portal, NIL and you'll just have a NBA-D league for the NFL, but with "student" athletes making much more money and universities getting even richer.

I hope the sky is not falling and this conflagration of concerning changes to the landscape of college athletics will be contained, but it doesn't look good.

[HelmutVII]

This used to be fun. Saturday afternoon in the fall was for watching a football game and relaxing and a little escape from the pressure of everyday living. Now it's just business and more of the haves and have nots.

Maybe I will just go out and piddle in my garden and yard. The luster is gone and to tell you the truth I really don't care anymore.

[RaginCajun309]

ND won’t go to the ACC, their TV deal is till like 2035 and it just won’t compare to the sec or big. Teams like Clemson, Fl St and Miami will likely look to leave the ACC also for more money. Unless the ACC renegotiates their tv deal it will lose its best teams.

I think we are headed to two mega conferences, each with 20-24 teams. NFL lite. No playoff expansion, no place for the G5, no place for those underperforming schools like Vandy or Purdue.

The best thing is for the remaining teams to align with the NCAA to form their own league and have their own championship. That would depend on the ncaa not allowing any schools from the “super league” to compete in any championships in any sport. Sell it as a return to amateurism and old school college Athletics.