Rutgers and Maryland in talks to join B1G

[ForkEmBucky]

Err, yea, Rutgers I meant.

 

[ForkEmBucky]

Maryland and Rutgers are AAU members....for some reason it means everything to the BigTen.

Well... I don't like it for football, but obviously I have to respect the school presidents sticking to their guns on education.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

The thing is, your athletic conference never comes up when we write or review grants.

 

[Ballboy534]

The Tobacco Road Cabal

Ask any Clemson, Virginia Tech, Florida State or Georgia Tech fan how much they LOVE the situation. I would step out in a heart beat. I loved the addition of Pitt, from an academic, historical, and culture fit, but Cuse?, UCONN?, USF? NO!

Get me to the B1G or SEC.

Don't get me started on this...

Since the rise of the SEC the ACC can't win the recruiting battle in their neighborhood.

I think we've been holding our own

The fallout from this is going to be HUGE. The Big East is probably going to make a play for the basketball schools, FSU/Clemson will reach out to the Big12, but where does a Miami go? GT? Does VT really want to go to the B1G or the SEC?

The ACC will cease to exist as a top five football conference; when VT, Clemson, and FSU are all gone, there ain't much (if anything) left that could even potentially be viable on a national level.

 

[starbigd]

Maryland and Rutgers are AAU members....for some reason it means everything to the BigTen.

Not really. Nebraska hasn't ever been CLOSE to being an AAU school.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Nebraska was an AAU school until 2011.

 

[sparko]

I just hope the board at vt isn't sleeping on this..if they want into the b1g .. Sounds like their window of opportunity is almost closed

 

[HoHumHokie]

This is very bad for the ACC. Other schools will see the window closing and will be cock blocking each other to get out the door. I've heard GT has already applied with the BigTen. If dominos start to fall again, then I am sure we'll hear from the Big12 and SEC. I could see the SEC going after UNC and VT.

 

[ForkEmBucky]

The thing is, your athletic conference never comes up when we write or review grants.

Yes I know, somebody says this every time. In order to join the B1G athletic conference, the school has to also join what is basically the academic counterpart. CIC Member Universities

The presidents ultimately call the shots. I wouldn't actually be too shocked if VT just isn't liberal enough for them.

Trust me, I find it annoying too.

 

[ForkEmBucky]

I think I'm gonna go cry about this now. Let us know if anything freakin' changes.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Even if Maryland votes to jon, the B1G has to approve unanimously. Call your ADs!!

 

[ForkEmBucky]

All over that.

 

[HoHumHokie]

BigTen....hope you like crab cakes and shitty football....Maryland is your new doormat!

 

[tabascojet]

all the conferences need to get in a room and work this out once and for all.

IMO i think 16 team conferences is ridiculous but until some conference commissioner takes us down that slippery slope im staying at 14 max. This could work...

auburn florida
aTm georgia
lsu south carolina
alabama tenn
ole miss vandy
miss st mizzou
arkansas kentucky

minn wisc
michigan ohio st
mich st rutgers
nebraska penn st
nw indiana
iowa purdue
illinois maryland

texas kansas
tx tech iowa st
baylor wvu
tcu va tech
oklahoma fsu
ok state clemson
kansas st louisville

oregon az state
oregon st arizona
stanford usc
california ucla
wash utah
wash st colo

unc pitt
ga tech miami
nc state syracuse
uva boston college
wf notre dame
duke uconn
usf cincy

colo st fresno st
new mexico hawaii
air force sdsu
wyoming unlv
utah st nevada
byu san jose st
utep* boise st

C-usa and big east are going to have it duke it out over wether houston, smu, memphis, and ucf really want to leave. And houston might want to retreat to the new MWC instead of utep too. who knows. but at least the major players get their seats in this scenario.

UTSA uab
tulane marshall ...........houston
north TX so miss memphis
la tech east carolina smu
tulsa FIU ucf
rice Charlotte temple
Ark St ODU

 

[TigerBait1971]

Not really. Nebraska hasn't ever been CLOSE to being an AAU school.

Nebraska was an AAU school until 2011.

LOL!

 

[TigerBait1971]

I don't want anymore teams in our beloved conference....it's getting watered down...

 

[ForkEmBucky]

all the conferences need to get in a room and work this out once and for all.

IMO i think 16 team conferences is ridiculous but until some conference commissioner takes us down that slippery slope im staying at 14 max. This could work...

auburn florida
aTm georgia
lsu south carolina
alabama tenn
ole miss vandy
miss st mizzou
arkansas kentucky

minn wisc
michigan ohio st
mich st rutgers
nebraska penn st
nw indiana
iowa purdue
illinois maryland

texas kansas
tx tech iowa st
baylor wvu
tcu va tech
oklahoma fsu
ok state clemson
kansas st louisville

oregon az state
oregon st arizona
stanford usc
california ucla
wash utah
wash st colo

unc pitt
ga tech miami
nc state syracuse
uva boston college
wf notre dame
duke uconn
usf cincy

colo st fresno st
new mexico hawaii
air force sdsu
wyoming unlv
utah st nevada
byu san jose st
utep* boise st

C-usa and big east are going to have it duke it out over wether houston, smu, memphis, and ucf really want to leave. And houston might want to retreat to the new MWC instead of utep too. who knows. but at least the major players get their seats in this scenario.

UTSA uab
tulane marshall ...........houston
north TX so miss memphis
la tech east carolina smu
tulsa FIU ucf
rice Charlotte temple
Ark St ODU

Did you forget VT or did I miss them?

 

[tabascojet]

I don't want anymore teams in our beloved conference....it's getting watered down...

lets hope so.

 

[tabascojet]

Did you forget VT or did I miss them?

new big 12 w fsu clemson and louisville

 

[ForkEmBucky]

I don't want anymore teams in our beloved conference....it's getting watered down...

That would almost be true if Texas A&M wouldn't have beaten Alabama, and if Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Tennessee didn't already blow goats.