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       Re: Conference Realignment Rumors 
       By: iBOsbu Date: December 16, 2018, 9:57 am
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       There was some speculation that we will see next batch of major
       realignment in 2024/2025 with Big 12 looking to expand or
       Texas/OU looking to finally bolt to Pac12/Big10. But now it
       seems none of those are likely to happen. Conferences have
       stabilized. Especially if CFP expands to 8, then there’s no
       incentive for any changes to the power 5 conferences. Rumored
       expanded 8 team playoffs: 5 spots to five P5 champions, 1 spot
       to best of G5 and 2 spots at large. Big 12 schools already
       making a lot of money. More than ACC and PAC 12. Texas and OU
       will realize best to stay in Big 12 as big fish and easier path
       to the playoffs each year. PAC12 will be happy with a guaranteed
       spot in expanded playoffs. UCF will be happy in AAC If G5 gets a
       guaranteed spot in the expanded playoffs as rumored currently.
       Notre Dame will be happy because of at large opportunity.
       Basically I think we will see a long time stability.
       Big10 might regret adding programs like Rutgers. Because cable
       money is drying out. Cord cutting age is here. More and more
       people will be streaming. Incentive for more content for cable
       channels will end. The desire to reach new tv markets will end.
       Espn won’t be the sole streaming option monopolizing college
       sports.
       #Post#: 25257--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Conference Realignment Rumors 
       By: Checkmate Date: January 19, 2019, 4:24 pm
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       Hey UConn, let’s get in a room with UMass and a few other
       schools and talk about a regional conference that makes sense
       for everybody.
  HTML https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-uconn-sports-athletic-department-finances-revenue-expenses-20190117-2wdp5gimnvhlliwykl6npcmy7u-story.html
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       #Post#: 25258--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Conference Realignment Rumors 
       By: guest369 Date: January 19, 2019, 4:53 pm
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       How’s the rest of The American doing... or is it just UCONN
       struggling
       #Post#: 25259--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Conference Realignment Rumors 
       By: NoVA_Seawolf Date: January 19, 2019, 5:35 pm
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       All the article really talks about is how UConn was spending
       like they were in a power conference, and were expecting to get
       an invite to the ACC, only to be relegated to the American with
       a TV deal that's a fraction of what they were making/could have
       made back in the old football Big East. They won't give up until
       they're absolutely certain they're not getting into the ACC.
       #Post#: 25260--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Conference Realignment Rumors 
       By: Wolffan Date: January 19, 2019, 5:57 pm
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       SBNation article on UConn suggests a move to FCS (NEC then CAA)
       and men's hoops to Big  East (total pipe dream). UMass, BTW,
       continues to show the folly of a New England public school
       trying to play FBS.
       #Post#: 25266--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Conference Realignment Rumors 
       By: iBOsbu Date: January 19, 2019, 11:32 pm
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       [quote author=Checkmate link=topic=368.msg25257#msg25257
       date=1547936673]
       Hey UConn, let’s get in a room with UMass and a few other
       schools and talk about a regional conference that makes sense
       for everybody.
  HTML https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-uconn-sports-athletic-department-finances-revenue-expenses-20190117-2wdp5gimnvhlliwykl6npcmy7u-story.html
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       [/quote]
       UConn should wave the white flag in football and save their
       basketball. P5 dream invite ain't coming. Rutgers going to B10
       was probably the last lucky one from northeast region. UConn
       along with Umass, Buffalo, Temple, ODU, ECU, Navy and Army would
       make a nice 8 teams northeast regional public school FBS
       conference. Enjoy the football and local rivalry and forget
       about toilet bowls. Navy and Army can keep their all sports in
       patriot leage and add VCU and URI for basketball. Should get 3-4
       bids to the dance every year. Minimizes travel costs. Fans would
       be more excited facing these teams than Tulane or Tulsa.
       FB: UConn, Umass, Buffalo, Temple, ODU, ECU, Army and Navy
       BB: UConn, Umass, Buffalo, Temple, ODU, ECU, VCU and URI
       Makes too much sense to ever happen in dysfunctional FBS world.
       #Post#: 25267--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Conference Realignment Rumors 
       By: OldSeawolf Date: January 20, 2019, 7:17 am
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       Boy, that article sounds like Hofstra Football on steroids.  I
       can see UConn dropping football and other sports.  Leaving the
       Big East really backfired, huh?
       #Post#: 25275--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Conference Realignment Rumors 
       By: NoVA_Seawolf Date: January 20, 2019, 4:17 pm
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       [quote author=iBOsbu link=topic=368.msg25266#msg25266
       date=1547962369]
       [quote author=Checkmate link=topic=368.msg25257#msg25257
       date=1547936673]
       Hey UConn, let’s get in a room with UMass and a few other
       schools and talk about a regional conference that makes sense
       for everybody.
  HTML https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-uconn-sports-athletic-department-finances-revenue-expenses-20190117-2wdp5gimnvhlliwykl6npcmy7u-story.html
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       [/quote]
       UConn should wave the white flag in football and save their
       basketball. P5 dream invite ain't coming. Rutgers going to B10
       was probably the last lucky one from northeast region. UConn
       along with Umass, Buffalo, Temple, ODU, ECU, Navy and Army would
       make a nice 8 teams northeast regional public school FBS
       conference. Enjoy the football and local rivalry and forget
       about toilet bowls. Navy and Army can keep their all sports in
       patriot leage and add VCU and URI for basketball. Should get 3-4
       bids to the dance every year. Minimizes travel costs. Fans would
       be more excited facing these teams than Tulane or Tulsa.
       FB: UConn, Umass, Buffalo, Temple, ODU, ECU, Army and Navy
       BB: UConn, Umass, Buffalo, Temple, ODU, ECU, VCU and URI
       Makes too much sense to ever happen in dysfunctional FBS world.
       [/quote]
       It can't happen because conference realignment is never clean.
       What incentive do many of these school shave to move?? You're
       taking schools from three different conferences plus some
       independents and trying to mix them in together.
       If Uconn ever did anything to football, it would be dropping to
       FCS (CAA would take them) and putting everything else in the Big
       East like Villanova does. Any other movement is contingent on
       what the Big 12 does here in the coming decade, if it survives,
       does the AAC get raided, etc. This would be a nice league and
       would be something us, JMU, Delaware, and others would have an
       interest in, but again, it's too early to say what will happen.
       #Post#: 25276--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Conference Realignment Rumors 
       By: Redwyn Date: January 20, 2019, 11:06 pm
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       [quote author=VA_Seawolf link=topic=368.msg25275#msg25275
       date=1548022631]
       [quote author=iBOsbu link=topic=368.msg25266#msg25266
       date=1547962369]
       [quote author=Checkmate link=topic=368.msg25257#msg25257
       date=1547936673]
       Hey UConn, let’s get in a room with UMass and a few other
       schools and talk about a regional conference that makes sense
       for everybody.
  HTML https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-uconn-sports-athletic-department-finances-revenue-expenses-20190117-2wdp5gimnvhlliwykl6npcmy7u-story.html
       Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
       [/quote]
       UConn should wave the white flag in football and save their
       basketball. P5 dream invite ain't coming. Rutgers going to B10
       was probably the last lucky one from northeast region. UConn
       along with Umass, Buffalo, Temple, ODU, ECU, Navy and Army would
       make a nice 8 teams northeast regional public school FBS
       conference. Enjoy the football and local rivalry and forget
       about toilet bowls. Navy and Army can keep their all sports in
       patriot leage and add VCU and URI for basketball. Should get 3-4
       bids to the dance every year. Minimizes travel costs. Fans would
       be more excited facing these teams than Tulane or Tulsa.
       FB: UConn, Umass, Buffalo, Temple, ODU, ECU, Army and Navy
       BB: UConn, Umass, Buffalo, Temple, ODU, ECU, VCU and URI
       Makes too much sense to ever happen in dysfunctional FBS world.
       [/quote]
       It can't happen because conference realignment is never clean.
       What incentive do many of these school shave to move?? You're
       taking schools from three different conferences plus some
       independents and trying to mix them in together.
       If Uconn ever did anything to football, it would be dropping to
       FCS (CAA would take them) and putting everything else in the Big
       East like Villanova does. Any other movement is contingent on
       what the Big 12 does here in the coming decade, if it survives,
       does the AAC get raided, etc. This would be a nice league and
       would be something us, JMU, Delaware, and others would have an
       interest in, but again, it's too early to say what will happen.
       [/quote]
       It would be stunning to me if UConn dropped football. Football
       is too much of a reputation marker for large state universities.
       It's why UMass is clearly lost in the ether there, yet still
       makes every attempt to permit the sport to exist.
       At some point, the digital migration and geography agnostic
       identity of the internet will do three things:
       1. Make revenue outside P5 near flat for all sports but football
       2. Make G5 revenue unsustainable against the maintenance costs
       of a FBS football conference
       3. Mandate the re-regionalization off football conferences to
       drive down prohibitive travel costs and as a way to attempt to
       drive up local attention and support. (this could be more
       substantial than you think - it would just need to be at a
       crossroads year when a bunch of media contracts are up all at
       once)
       Conference wishlist:
       NE/Mid-Atlantic Large State Universities
       SUNY - Stony Brook
       SUNY - Buffalo
       UMass
       Temple
       Delaware
       Old Dominion
       James Madison
       Towson
       Army
       Navy
       NE Small State/Privates
       Maine
       UNH
       URI
       Richmond
       Villanova
       LIU
       CCSU
       William & Mary
       Elon
       Albany
       #Post#: 25278--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Conference Realignment Rumors 
       By: iBOsbu Date: January 21, 2019, 4:21 pm
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       I approve Albany in the small state list  ;D
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