For Funsies: Conference Reallignment/Creation

VCU Heel · Jun 1, 2023

I’m going with the famous architect Art Vandelay.

N Mollen · Jun 1, 2023

RAMBALLFAN said:
ummm that’s a stretch to call Mr Garfunkel modern. But hey, let’s go with it! LoL…

Better?

northside_ram · Jun 1, 2023

VCU Heel said:
I’m going with the famous architect Art Vandelay.

He and his wife are fighting because he wants to do the importing but not the exporting.

VCU Heel · Jun 1, 2023

northside_ram said:
He and his wife are fighting because he wants to do the importing but not the exporting.

And you want to be my latex salesman. SMH

RESRam · Jun 1, 2023

mrgeode said:
Better to be ready for any eventuality if possible. But that's interesting.

Or perhaps the clause was initiated by Ryan.

RESRam · Jun 1, 2023

RAMBALLFAN said:
You’ve got to be an old geezer to remember this Art.

Kids say the darndest things

WillWeaverRVA · Jun 2, 2023

Meanwhile, a nice reminder of why we left the CAA (this is baseball, but humor me here):

RonnieDobbs · Jun 2, 2023

WillWeaverRVA said:
Meanwhile, a nice reminder of why we left the CAA (this is baseball, but humor me here):

That's a shame

N Mollen · Jun 2, 2023

Ramlove81 · Jun 2, 2023

N Mollen said:

West Coast folks are pretty secure at the moment that the current PAC schools minus SC and UCLA (to the B1G) are staying, plus adding two others (probably SDSU, SMU). Some of the commentators out their have accuse the Big 12 of blowing a lot of smoke where there is no real fire, to weaken the PAC and create doubts. There's also some rumbling among some UCLA backers about second thoughts about going to the B1G. Of course it's too late now, that's basically a done deal.

MobileMunchies · Jun 2, 2023

Mr X · Jun 2, 2023

MobileMunchies said:

My head is going to explode!

DickLawRam · Jun 2, 2023

VCU Heel said:
This is a possibly important development. AAU membership is a really big deal. And the Big Ten values it a lot. UNC and UVA are already AAU members, but this makes them adding Notre Dame and Miami more possible too. USF being on the list too is interesting.

Notre Dame is closer now to the Big 10 than it has ever been. Finally, the Big 10 Academic Alliance/ Committee on Institutional Cooperation will cool their opposition to ND. This was the single greatest barrier to ND joining the Big 10- yes, greater than the NBC contract. I'm guessing they take 1 eastern school, either UVA, UNC, or maybe Miami now as a dark horse.

Violet Ram · Jun 2, 2023

MobileMunchies said:

What a stupid article. FAU? Memphis? Lol? Dayton would 'fit' into the footprint well? The writeups were poor too.

VCU Heel · Jun 3, 2023

DickLawRam said:
Notre Dame is closer now to the Big 10 than it has ever been. Finally, the Big 10 Academic Alliance/ Committee on Institutional Cooperation will cool their opposition to ND. This was the single greatest barrier to ND joining the Big 10- yes, greater than the NBC contract. I'm guessing they take 1 eastern school, either UVA, UNC, or maybe Miami now as a dark horse.

They’re not taking any of the full time ACC teams anytime soon unless enough schools can get together to end the Grant of Rights agreement. And that doesn’t seem likely to happen in the near term. If and when things shake out so that ACC teams can leave without committing financial suicide, I think both UNC and UVA will be their primary targets. I could see them adding Miami too. A lot of UNC fans that I know really want the move to happen. There’s no way for ACC schools to remain competitive in the long term if they’re bringing in $20, $30, $40 million less per year from the conference compared to what SEC and Big Ten schools are bringing in with their conference revenues.