CFN 2014 Scenario

[leopold]

this is the type of scenario where I doubt we'd be BCS but it could be somewhat beneficial to SMU. I could see something like this happening if Texas goes independent but the Big East seems untenable as projected. I kind of think Air Force and Colrado St end up together be it MWC or new Big 12 in this scenario. Heck TCU might want this Big 12 rather than that weakened Big East. Wouldn't the ACC go bigger than 12 and just put Big East out of business by adding West Virginia and I don't know Pitt. In fact wouldn't West Virgina go to ACC before ECU?http://cfn.scout.com/2/1095334.html

Stallion, you know better than this buisiness.
1. The ACC is not going anywhere ECU or West Virginia, not when Syracuse, the school it publically stated it was shooting for before the Virginia Gov got in the way, or even UConn, a solid school with a strong overall athletic department, are available.
2. The Big XII picks up UTEP AND Rice? Seriously?! MAYBE one or the other, but never both.

This guy is throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks.

[Stallion]

No he's just assuming these conferences are going to 16-when you do that then there really aren't much left for the ACC, Big East and what we now call the Big 12. He's looking 3 years down the line

[leopold]

Using a one-size-fits-all model in this scenario - especially when no conference in existence has even hit 14 yet - is the same as throwing mud at the wall.

[One Trick Pony]

How’s about you have one conference all teams are in it, when you lose your out. Save a lot of money for people…

[SMU89]

How’s about you have one conference all teams are in it, when you lose your out. Save a lot of money for people…

LOL. Equivalent of playing War in Vegas

[One Trick Pony]

Season if over in 8 weeks

[Stallion]

Note 3 Conferences have seriously considered up to 16 teams-PAC, Big 10 and SEC-when you realize the importance of 16 X 4 then you'll see it very well could happen in the near future. Its a game of survival especially for Big 12, Big East and ACC and nobody wants to get left behind-which in itself is motivation for further expansion

[leopold]

Duly noted.
But to assign schools to conferences based soley on geography - UTEP and Rice to the Big XII, or ECU to the ACC, i.e. not schools that would add something to the conferences - IS closing your eyes and swinging, period.
The Big XII is about to engage in an experiment to see if there is such a thing as addition by subtraction - see if they can get the same money on the table for 9 schools as they had for 12. In some ways - some - they are going to try to see if NU, CU, and A&M were just more mouths to feed. I have a hard time believing that if those schools turn out to be excess fat, then schools like Rice and UTEP that don't expand the TV footprint, don't put butts in seats or eyes on a TV set, and don't bring name brand recognition aren't going to get an invite just to get to 16 - that's not expansion, that's welfare, and you know that.

The guy doesn't know what he's talking about.

[gostangs]

Missouri is no threat to go the SEC - nobody cares about the St Louis media market. Also no way is FSU getting in the SEC - Florida will nix that.