Created that exact lineup in my offline dynasty when I changed the conferences after UH left. Although I named it the Southwest instead of the West.Quote:
Originally Posted by gschwendt
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Created that exact lineup in my offline dynasty when I changed the conferences after UH left. Although I named it the Southwest instead of the West.Quote:
Originally Posted by gschwendt
Hold onto your butts, here we go again. Received this story in an email from the Navy Sports Information Department, who accredited it to SB Nation (no actual link to the story was provided).
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Maryland 247 site reporting North Carolina has Big Ten offer, Virginia on deck?
By Luke Zimmermann on Feb 19, 1:38p
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One of the leaders at being both first and right in the last round of Big Ten expansion is reporting that the University of North Carolina has an offer on the table to join the league. Where it goes from there is anyone's guess, but it appears that Virginia is also a chip (as long speculated) on the table possibly get in on the action as well.
Reports began leaking out last month that Virginia was next in the pecking order to join the Big Ten, but mostly originated from sources without the track record of Inside Maryland. There has also long been second guessing about the validity of a potential North Carolina offer, particularly in lieu of the lingering academic scandal still attached to the school's football and basketball programs, and the school's influence within the ACC. If recruiting college athletes is considered to be the silly season, recruiting colleges (particularly in lieu of lingering legislation still complicating matters) takes matters to a whole other level.
Now that there appears to be some actual hard evidence that North Carolina may be the next domino to fall, the question becomes what happens after that. Virginia would seem like some redundancy given the league's investment in Maryland (which potentially could cost in upwards of $50 million dollars), but the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News and Richmond-Petersburg TV markets combine to form something worth noting. It would also all but seal the Big Ten Network's second tier negotiating prowess in the vaunted Washington DC market.
It's long been thought that Georgia Tech (and Atlanta) have been coveted for not just the large number of Big Ten alumni occupying "the capital of the south", but as a way to announce their presence to the rival Southeastern Conference. Of course Georgia Tech itself doesn't exactly scream "athletic dominance", but with a foothold in the football rabid area, as bleak of a possibility as it may be, the midwest's most prominent conference would at least be able to lay claim to a tiny bit of the territory and lay the ground works for a rather ancillary pipeline north.
And then of course there's Duke. While Duke football has taken decades to return to even fringe prominence, Duke basketball (and academics, despite being a smaller private school) fall far more in line with what the Big Ten seeks to represent. You have to wonder if Duke and Carolina could be a package deal of some sort (assuming interest on both parts and the league's interest in the former).
Where things go from here is tough to say. How much of it is credible is even harder. It certainly won't stop just about everyone from talking about it – up and through when there's actual football to discuss once again.
Yeah our local talk show was talking about it today. Either Virginia or Georgia Tech would be #16. Might as well just bring Duke, they're getting better at football, and obviously that will make the B1G a conference to beat with the Big East imploding.
While it's football driving all these moves, could you imagine the Big Ten in basketball? Duke, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State and Wisconsin (and depending on the year, Iowa, Minnesota and Purdue). Damn that would be some insane basketball.Quote:
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You forgot Nebraska! Oh. Wait. :fdown:Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
Though it made me realize that I did forget Maryland. Not quite the same as they were a decade ago, but still a decent team.
Bubble team ATM.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
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If K has his way and he has plenty of power at the school I just cannot imagine him leaving the :ACC: . I have read/heard rumors also that the :SEC: inquired re: :North_Carolina: who knows. It will be "fun" to watch this all again when football is banned or is no longer popular b/c you can only tickle people to the ground after this concussion issue is "resolved" and everyone tries to get the basketball $.
Appalachian State & Georgia Southern expected to join Sun Belt this week, likely on Wednesday.
http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...state-sun-belt
https://twitter.com/38Godfrey/status/316236975311028224
I can confirm Georgia Southern is joining the Sun Belt. Eagles will play two "transition" seasons, join SBCin 2015. @sbnation story coming.
I claim them for SBCOL for NCAA 16 :D
And I'll take Appalachian State if it happens :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
Ugh... Idaho & NMSU as SBC football only members :glare:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...-four-in-2014-
I could tolerate NMSU but Idaho has no redeeming value while greatly increasing travel... let's all thank good ole Karl Benson.
http://vandalnation.files.wordpress....rl-benson.jpeg
I'm ready for ASU & ULL to get into a different conference...
It may not be the best fit for the Sun Belt, but I am happy that they found a home for football. Idaho and NMSU never would have survived as independents, and I hated the possibility of them dropping to FCS solely because they couldn't find a new conference to join.
maybe.....but i'm sure the sec schools would have lined up to play them every year. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
Totally agree with Smooth on this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
:+1: those programs deserve a D-I homeQuote:
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Tulsa will join old Big East & East Carolina will be added as full member in 2014, sources told @ESPN
Expect WKU to get an invite to CUSA.
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Moving on up!
Damn straight!Quote:
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