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Conf. Realignment Vizualized
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:06 am
by RednBlue11
http://deadspin.com/5954550/see-the-big ... alizations
When a star dies, it expands outwards and outwards until it furthermost layer sheds off into space and its core collapses. This is basically what the Big East is up to right about now.
The Big East was once a Northeastern conference, in this realignment it will add schools in the Northwest (Boise St.) the Southwest (SDSU), and the Southeast (UCF). This will send the conference's midpoint a remarkable 465 miles west and 140 miles south, while the average distance from this midpoint will spike 120 percent to 713 miles.
So congratulations to Benton, Ky., the new center of the Big East. Enjoy it while it lasts. Since 2004 the conference has moved more than 600 miles west; by 2049-like Northeastern settlers of old-it should find its way to the sweet waters of the Pacific.
Re: Conf. Realignment Vizualized
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:16 am
by Hoop Fan
but its ok that West Virginia plays in the Big 12? At least the cities of the NBE have real airports, unlike say Lubbock, Manhattan and Morgantown. Boston and Miami are pretty far apart in the ACC. its all jacked up but its not as if the Big East went out on a limb here or was the first league to go far flung.
Re: Conf. Realignment Vizualized
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:19 am
by EastStang
The ACC also has such easy locales to get to as Blacksburg, VA, Charlottesville, Raleigh/Durham, Chapel Hill, Clemson, SC, Tallahassee.
Re: Conf. Realignment Vizualized
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:23 am
by SMU_Alumni11
Hoop Fan wrote:but its ok that West Virginia plays in the Big 12? At least the cities of the NBE have real airports, unlike say Lubbock, Manhattan and Morgantown. Boston and Miami are pretty far apart in the ACC. its all jacked up but its not as if the Big East went out on a limb here or was the first league to go far flung.
I agree with that. The nice part of going for the metro cities with a few exceptions is the ease of transportation. Sure the air flights might be little longer but does it matter if you have an hour flight va two hour flight, I doubt it. This conference will be vastly different because of the geographic claim of 4 time zones. It's that uniqueness that we hope will push the big east over conferences like ACC in popularity. I know it will never happen but could you imagine Florida state being that 14th team. That's the ACC main school lol.
Re: Conf. Realignment Vizualized
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:25 am
by RednBlue11
Hoop Fan wrote:but its ok that West Virginia plays in the Big 12? At least the cities of the NBE have real airports, unlike say Lubbock, Manhattan and Morgantown. Boston and Miami are pretty far apart in the ACC. its all jacked up but its not as if the Big East went out on a limb here or was the first league to go far flung.
buuuuuut....
Taking a look at these five conferences, it seems like the death of regional identities may have been exaggerated. The Pac-10/12 did move east from the Pacific, but only by about 90 miles, as Arizona and Arizona State were already further east than people realize. The ACC barely budged from the Atlantic (11 miles west) because the East Coast doesn't run as straight north/south as people think it does. The Big 12 and the SEC moved towards each other by 165 miles, and will likely collide someday in a sweet slo-mo explosion. The Big Ten barely twitched. Every conference became a little less compact, but only by 12 percent on average.
Re: Conf. Realignment Vizualized
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:41 pm
by well travelled pony
EastStang wrote:The ACC also has such easy locales to get to as Blacksburg, VA, Charlottesville, Raleigh/Durham, Chapel Hill, Clemson, SC, Tallahassee.
Well, the "Triangle" area of NC is easy to get to. And those three cities and schools are all within a 30 minute drive from each other.
Go Ponies!
Re: Conf. Realignment Vizualized
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 4:56 pm
by Treadway21
The writer does not make much of an argument. No conference has been this large so you have nothing to compare to. Nothing more than more subjective negative spin.
Re: Conf. Realignment Vizualized
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:02 pm
by ponyte
Did they say the same thing for the expansion of the Big XII and X? How about the expansion of the SEC? What about the geographic axpansion of the PAC X? Are they like dying stars as well?
Seems the geographic growth of a conference is the thing to do to survive and thrive.
Re: Conf. Realignment Vizualized
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 11:18 am
by The PonyGrad
Treadway21 wrote:The writer does not make much of an argument. No conference has been this large so you have nothing to compare to. Nothing more than more subjective negative spin.
What about the WAC16? Not that that is a good argument.
Re: Conf. Realignment Vizualized
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 11:55 am
by skurtn
That's an interesting diagram, but here's a more accurate picture of the Big East layout.. and all the new conferences.
NOTE: I see a few mistakes in there, but it's pretty accurate.
CLICKY
Re: Conf. Realignment Vizualized
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:28 pm
by Treadway21
The PonyGrad wrote:Treadway21 wrote:The writer does not make much of an argument. No conference has been this large so you have nothing to compare to. Nothing more than more subjective negative spin.
What about the WAC16? Not that that is a good argument.
WAC 16 did not have the TV markets of Big East. It is about TV not geography.
Re: Conf. Realignment Vizualized
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:06 pm
by DanFreibergerForHeisman
I really thought we were going to dominate our quadrant!