Significant changes coming to football conferences?

[reednavy]

Oh yeah, FL is really doing a good job playing teams like Troy and Charleston Southern as part of their OCC.

[Wacca Pilatka]

Oh yeah, FL is really doing a good job playing teams like Troy and Charleston Southern as part of their OCC.

I hear you there.  I mean the TX fans may be even worse in reveling in beating up on their standard OCC opponents.

[JeffreyS]

Texas and Texas A&M are now reported by a TV station in Kansas City to have petetioned the Big Ten for entry.  Accademics would be the big factor if this report is true.

[tufsu1]

the big problem for Texas is that politically they have to bring A&M and Tech with them

[reednavy]

Reports are that A&M and UT were in a conference call that included the SEC and UT was clearly impressed with the presentation they showed.

[buckethead]

It'll all come down to three words: "Show me the money."

Who's counting?

[reednavy]

It'll all come down to three words: "Show me the money."

Who's counting?

pfft, it comes down to a sign, this one: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[JeffreyS]

Reports are that A&M and UT were in a conference call that included the SEC and UT was clearly impressed with the presentation they showed.

This would make a lot of sense.

[reednavy]

This would make a lot of sense.

Sure does, now get OU and OK State on board and the SEC is set.

[JeffreyS]

If the ACC could jump on Rutgers, West Virgina, South Florida and Syracuse they could improve their TV standings.

[Fallen Buckeye]

All of the Big Ten teams are members of the AAU, so I think that might factor in too. Texas Tech is not in the AAU, so either the Big Ten would have to lower its academic standards to let the Texas teams in or it'd have to just take in Texas and Texas A&M and leave out Texas Tech. I'd have to think that the academics would have to factor in though at least somewhat because the Big Ten schools often partner up in research and it's a student recruiting tool too. Maybe I'm naive and idealistic though.

Personally, I don't think this expansion business makes any sense because these super conferences would be so vast. Logistically it's awful for sports other than football. I mean can you imagine making trips from Austin to LA or Eugene on a fairly regular basis while going to college? These aren't pro athletes. What is really important here? The students' educations or the TV deals...on second thought don't answer that.

[tufsu1]

I believe they want to keep the AAU thing...which is why Missouri and Rutgers have been mentioned

[JeffreyS]

AAU is important to Texas only Vanderbilt and Florida have that distinction in the SEC.

[I-10east]

IMO, all of these changes means nothing unless college football ultimately get some kinda playoff system.