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It's going to be UConn and Cincy to the B12.

Then when ND is forced to join the ACC the ACC is going to run around scampering for a 16th football member. The candidates? UCF, USF, Villanova, Temple, Delaware, Buffalo, UMass and Old Dominion.
 
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It's going to be UConn and Cincy to the B12.

Then when ND is forced to join the ACC the ACC is going to run around scampering for a 16th football member. The candidates? UCF, USF, Villanova, Temple, Delaware, Buffalo, UMass and Old Dominion.
Haven't you been paying attention? Playing your game, let's say UCONN joins the Big 12. The next wave would include Texas, OK, and co. bolting for the PAC, SEC, B1G, ACC, leaving UCONN in the resulting Big 12/AAC/G4 conference.
 

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The best long-term play for the B12 is to see Swofford's Louisville move and raise them a UCONN. If the thinking of the ACC was that they could see this writing on the wall and that UCONN was the 16th school intention, then take that 16th school off the table and make the ACC wait out another school looking to raise its profile to where UCONN is now. Or, make them sacrifice academics again...something they sure did tout back in 2010 when comparing Power conference profiles.
 

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It's going to be UConn and Cincy to the B12.

Then when ND is forced to join the ACC the ACC is going to run around scampering for a 16th football member. The candidates? UCF, USF, Villanova, Temple, Delaware, Buffalo, UMass and Old Dominion.

The ACC can double-down on its midwestern invasion by taking Northern Illinois. Or continue its war with the B12 by entering Texas with Houston or SMU.

More likely, they'd learn how to schedule with 15, and wait to see if Texas would come in with a special arrangement for the LHN. The CCG deregulation may be designed in part to give them this option.
 

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Haven't you been paying attention? Playing your game, let's say UCONN joins the Big 12. The next wave would include Texas, OK, and co. bolting for the PAC, SEC, B1G, ACC, leaving UCONN in the resulting Big 12/AAC/G4 conference.

By the time the B12 disbanded, we'd have built up our football program and gotten closer to AAU status. The school is doing the right things and needs only a competitive conference affiliation to be successful. After 8 years in the B12, UConn would be a premier candidate for any league.
 
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How many more tv sets would another Texas team bring Fox or ESPN?
 

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By the time the B12 disbanded, we'd have built up our football program and gotten closer to AAU status. The school is doing the right things and needs only a competitive conference affiliation to be successful. After 8 years in the B12, UConn would be a premier candidate for any league.

EXACTLY THIS. One of the B12/ACC combo is going to ultimately die when GoRs expire a long way down the road. UCONN needs to get on the P5 bus to fund its athletic programs while we improve our AAU/B1G profile. If UCONN can 1) gain an AAU invite, 2) increase endowment to $1B range and 3) prove that we can play competitive football in the B12, then that sends UCONN's B1G stock soaring into the stratosphere. With the markets we deliver, pairing a competitive UCONN football program that is AAU with someone like a Texas or OU becomes a HUGE score for Delany.

In the meantime, we would definitely bring money to the B12 and bring the necessary $20-$25M to a new deal when you factor our T3 rights, Nike deal and SNY value. The B12 can also bid out their new CCG for more revenue. And here's a thought: huge revenue schools like Texas just might like the thought of increased northeast exposure. I know Texans and New Yorkers are polar opposites, but we're talking about money. There is no part of the country more densely populated and wealthy as the northeast. TV sets baby.
 
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How many more tv sets would another Texas team bring Fox or ESPN?

None. If they add Houston or SMU, then you know the writing is on the wall: Texas wants out the B12 is living on borrowed time. Like 2-5 years borrowed time.
 
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Conference realignment is starting up again. Hang on a sec...
Okay shoot, what's the news?
Could be worse, it could be one of these crouching crappers!
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Darn, UConn would be left in a conference with Kansas, Kansas St., Iowa St., Baylor, West Virginia, TCU, Cincinnati, Memphis, USF, UCF, and someone like Houston or SMU.

That would be horrible.

I'm salivating at the thought. The rumored B12/Big East pairing would be great! Good hoops, good football good markets, good recruiting grounds. Sign me up.
 
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"You tell that son of a b*tch no Yankee is ever comin' to Houston! Not as long as you b*st*rds are running things!"
UCONN has been on a tear when it comes to academics and research. CR aside, all the moves UCONN has been making have been extremely impressive. It must be the B1G.
 

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I'm salivating at the thought. The rumored B12/Big East pairing would be great! Good hoops, good football good markets, good recruiting grounds. Sign me up.

It would be better than the AAC, but not great. The TV money, and that's what we are taking about here, would lag way behind. A playoff bid would also not likely come from this conference ever. FB conferences need a bell cow or two to validate a nontraditional team should they win. If Baylor beat normal Texas and OU teams, this season no way they get left out. OSU beat Wisconsin and and the accepted proxy for Michigan (Mich St.)
by way of their past few seasons.)
 

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I do think the ACC should consider inviting UCONN as 15-1/2. The unbalanced division CCG exemption looks to be a lock to pass the P5.

I think all this maneuvering is pending that vote passing and the 12 team rule staying in place.

That means B12 needs 2 teams and the ACC and B1G can add one team (ahem) if they see value in it without having to wait on #16 (ND for the ACC and whomever the B1G wants from the ACC)
 
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For all you guys that didn't want to be in a conference with Memphis( you know who you are)
It looks like you get may get your wish.
Face it the only thing going to save us is fear of litigation.
Cheaper to add a few teams that want to pony up than see the house of cards fall apart.

i don't know if there is a case ,that is actually a moot point.
The preception of engaging in monopolistic endeadeavers ,hurting public opinion ,will be avoided if possible..
In other words we might be the recipient of a bone.
 
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Memphis doesn't bring anywhere near $20M/yr to a TV deal. BYU, UCONN, Cinci and UCF are the main players. If the B12 grabs anyone else not from that four, then that's a clear indication that they think they're operating on borrowed time and Texas plans on bolting fairly soon.
 
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It would be better than the AAC, but not great. The TV money, and that's what we are taking about here, would lag way behind. A playoff bid would also not likely come from this conference ever. FB conferences need a bell cow or two to validate a nontraditional team should they win. If Baylor beat normal Texas and OU teams, this season no way they get left out. OSU beat Wisconsin and and the accepted proxy for Michigan (Mich St.)
by way of their past few seasons.)

But the basketball tourney could never go with the P5 in this case.
 
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None. If they add Houston or SMU, then you know the writing is on the wall: Texas wants out the B12 is living on borrowed time. Like 2-5 years borrowed time.
I think SMU fits better in the SEC alongside UK and Calipari because of how good they were back in the 1980's. As Charles Barkley said..."Maaaaan. We in the SEC! If you ain't cheatin', you ain't trying!. We got Florida, Georgia, Alabama....you know they cheatin'!"

And ain't nobody better at cheating then SMU...they just aren't good at avoiding getting caught (unlike UNC).
 
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