G5 shakeup?

[fredsdeadfriend]

Give us an invention, or a corporation, or something that a Minnesota graduate was instrumental in bringing about. Then you can more easily compare apples to apples, instead of oranges to butterflies.

Robert A. Good - Wikipedia

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[fredsdeadfriend]

Give us an invention, or a corporation, or something that a Minnesota graduate was instrumental in bringing about. Then you can more easily compare apples to apples, instead of oranges to butterflies.

Christiaan Barnard - Wikipedia

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[fredsdeadfriend]

But back on topic. I will stop with listing UMners of influence and innovation, my only point was that there is a reason the B1G requires/wants only schools with significant research departments, the B1G along with Chicago are a cooperative organization of sorts and so if they expand, they want that expansion to benefit their research alliance as much as possible, and hopefully sports as well, but sports is secondary for the B1G.

But I am not sure any other conference cares about such things? Maybe the Pac? Or the ACC, maybe?


But the conferences with the most movement going on right now are all conferences that I doubt that makes a difference?

I get a little tired of all the movement and changes, but at the same time it should/could bring about some new and interesting matchups and down the line some new rivalries as well. And the more the top schools in the G5 move up into better conferences, the better chance more good matchups will come up in the future. As some school's schedules of the past were very unimpressive and boring. WMU's from Fleck's last year there for example. Miami of Ohio from back when they had Roethlisberger, I doubt they played a single Top 25 team the whole year after their opening thumping they got from Iowa?

 

[tabascojet]

 

[fredsdeadfriend]

Well, how are you feeling about Cincy going to the Big 12? I've been saying that the Big 12 should snag Cincy for years, just too bad they waited til UT and OU left to send the invite.

Who else would you like to see come into that conf with Cincy?

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Regionalization concept that would realign teams in AAC, Conference USA, Sun Belt to be presented Monday

Conference USA advisors will first showcase the concept to league presidents

www.cbssports.com

 

[BamaDude]

Regionalization concept that would realign teams in AAC, Conference USA, Sun Belt to be presented Monday

Conference USA advisors will first showcase the concept to league presidents

www.cbssports.com

Not gonna happen. That's just CUSA's way of throwing a Hail Mary in the hopes that they don't get raided by both the AAC & the SBC. They could even lose teams to the MWC.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Not gonna happen. That's just CUSA's way of throwing a Hail Mary in the hopes that they don't get raided by both the AAC & the SBC. They could even lose teams to the MWC.

I agree. I think that UAB, North Texas, Rice, UTSA and both of their Florida schools are possibilities to end up somewhere else.

 

[Fitbud]

Not gonna happen. That's just CUSA's way of throwing a Hail Mary in the hopes that they don't get raided by both the AAC & the SBC. They could even lose teams to the MWC.

I agree. It's probably not going to happen but it would be really cool if it did. I've been hoping for a regional conference ever since the old WAC split up.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

American to review expansion candidates after six Conference USA teams apply for membership

The AAC would be 14-team league once everything shakes out if it assumes all six programs

www.cbssports.com

 

[tabascojet]

American to review expansion candidates after six Conference USA teams apply for membership

The AAC would be 14-team league once everything shakes out if it assumes all six programs

www.cbssports.com

Fau and charlotte....yes
Utsa and uab...maybe
Unt and rice....no

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Fau and charlotte....yes
Utsa and uab...maybe
Unt and rice....no

I can see FAU, Charlotte, UAB and one of those Texas schools but don’t see the need for three offhand. For schools five and six, I would’ve figured they’d go for Marshall and like a Southern Miss instead. Either way, CUSA is going to be hurting and as a result, searching anywhere and everywhere to replace all of those teams.

 

[tabascojet]

I can see FAU, Charlotte, UAB and one of those Texas schools but don’t see the need for three offhand. For schools five and six, I would’ve figured they’d go for Marshall and like a Southern Miss instead. Either way, CUSA is going to be hurting and as a result, searching anywhere and everywhere to replace all of those teams.

Let it die....if I was sun belt I'd tell them to go scratch. I also agree with the article that 12 is fine going to 14 does nothing but make everyone earn less.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Let it die....if I was sun belt I'd tell them to go scratch. I also agree with the article that 12 is fine going to 14 does nothing but make everyone earn less.

There’s four teams I can at least see them trying to lure in: Liberty, James Madison, Coastal Carolina and Georgia State. I really can’t even see them being interested in UMass or New Mexico St. or even anyone in the MAC.
But do think that the Sun Belt would be happy to see the conference falter since during the the last bout of realignment, CUSA purged a lot of their schools after the AAC snatched up a lot of their schools.

 

[Fitbud]

I think it's a done deal. From what I am hearing, the application process is just a formality. the AAC has already agreed to take all six.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

I think it's a done deal. From what I am hearing, the application process is just a formality. the AAC has already agreed to take all six.

I’m just hoping that if CUSA dissolves, WKU can find a home somewhere.

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

Coastal Carolina needs to get the hell out of dodge fast. Program is becoming too talented for this deserted wasteland. But where though... Smh.

 

[tabascojet]

I think it's a done deal. From what I am hearing, the application process is just a formality. the AAC has already agreed to take all six.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Sun Belt, Conference USA considering adding teams amid AAC expansion

Another battle could soon emerge between the two FBS conferences over James Madison, among other schools

www.cbssports.com

 

[Fitbud]

I’m just hoping that if CUSA dissolves, WKU can find a home somewhere.

Yesterday our local news said that the SB will invite ODU and Marshall leaving only 5 in CUSA.