Future Conference Breakdown (What we know now)

[ZoomZoom]

How does this affect Louisiana? Where do we see ourselves in 5 years? Hell maybe even 2 years?

Just get some popcorn and a cold beverage and sit back. The SBC East has been dictating the additions. They’re a nice little marketable entity all unto themselves. Don’t think they won’t leverage that in some way in the future, be it to dump Texas State or any program west of the Mississippi, to even breaking away. Most can’t get that SoCon Joneses out their system.

[CajunNation]

PAC?? is done. The media deal’s top end is based on Apple subscriptions. Anyone here going to sign up for a PAC?? game?

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...streaming-deal

“ a potential, primarily subscription-based Apple streaming deal for its television contract that expires after this school year, according to multiple sources”.

“ the deal, sources said, would incrementally improve and potentially be competitive with its peers in the Big 12 and ACC down the road, provided certain subscription numbers are met”.

Fox, ESPN and the big 3 passed or didn’t bid enough.

There will still be a PAC when the dust settles. It might be somewhere between the P4 and G5, but there will be a conference and there will be a TV package. It will just be a lot smaller than the P4.

[CajunNation]

How does this affect Louisiana? Where do we see ourselves in 5 years? Hell maybe even 2 years?

2 years?

Still in the SBC, minus Texas State, plus UAB.

5 years?

Still in the SBC, plus ECU and FAU.

[Boomer]

There will still be a PAC when the dust settles. It might be somewhere between the P4 and G5, but there will be a conference and there will be a TV package. It will just be a lot smaller than the P4.

.......the Pac will try North and South.....North has Wash and Wash ST, Oreg and Oreg St, Stanford, Cal, and not sure---jSouth would be Ariz and Ariz St, UTSA, SmU, Tulane, and not sure......please fill in the rest for me!!!

[VObserver]

2 years?

Still in the SBC, minus Texas State, plus UAB.

5 years?

Still in the SBC, plus ECU and FAU.

Texas State isn't going anywhere. The conference won't throw them out, and they have nowhere better to go. The SBC may add UTSA or UAB to the Western Division and Either ECU or FAU in the East, assuming they add anyone. I doubt UAB because that would be 3 Alabama schools. Most likely scenario is that the SBC stands pat.

[VObserver]

.......the Pac will try North and South.....North has Wash and Wash ST, Oreg and Oreg St, Stanford, Cal, and not sure---jSouth would be Ariz and Ariz St, UTSA, SmU, Tulane, and not sure......please fill in the rest for me!!!

Arizona and Arizona State will be in the Big 12, as will Utah. Rumor is that Washington and Oregon have put out feelers to the Big 10.

PAC is in a bind. They will have to lower their sights as far as membership academic requirements or they are pretty much sunk. Available FBS and R1 universities in their current footprint are Utah State, Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico and UNLV.

[RaginDave]

How does this affect Louisiana? Where do we see ourselves in 5 years? Hell maybe even 2 years?

I think the jury is still out on this, both the 2 years and the 5 years. Alot can change and will change both this year and the upcoming years. Part will depend on what happens with all of the other conferences. Everyone will be jockeying for positions, both as conferences and athletic programs. The SBC made themselves much better recently with the addition of Marshall, USM, ODU and JMU, but I don't think this is the end. Our conference partners could have an opportunity to move, teams like Texas State for one, as has been said, could be looking to move to the MWC, the SBC could look (long term) to exit from the teams west of the Mississippi River (hopefully that does not occur) leaving UL, ULM, Arkansas State and Texas State looking for other options.

In 5 years we could be anywhere between a revamped CUSA and a new look Big 12. Believe me, I hope that does not occur (the CUSA thing), but all being said, where we are today is lightyears ahead of where we were when this thing (THE SBC) started .

[RaginDave]

Texas State isn't going anywhere. The conference won't throw them out, and they have nowhere better to go. The SBC may add UTSA or UAB to the Western Division and Either ECU or FAU in the East, assuming they add anyone. I doubt UAB because that would be 3 Alabama schools. Most likely scenario is that the SBC stands pat.

Don't hold your breath, Texas State could be a player in the reformed MWC if they need options. Not saying it will happen, but it is a possibility. I know the SBC won't throw them out, but they could choose another path.

[CajunNation]

Texas State isn't going anywhere. The conference won't throw them out, and they have nowhere better to go. The SBC may add UTSA or UAB to the Western Division and Either ECU or FAU in the East, assuming they add anyone. I doubt UAB because that would be 3 Alabama schools. Most likely scenario is that the SBC stands pat.

BOP has said to not be surprised if they are a candidate for admission to another conference in the future. They want to be with their neighbors.

If the SBC dosen't expand into Texas, they are gone.

[Big Buds]

Don't hold your breath, Texas State could be a player in the reformed MWC if they need options. Not saying it will happen, but it is a possibility. I know the SBC won't throw them out, but they could choose another path.

If TXST thinks they are on an island now, just wait till they join the MW! Lol