Colorado to Big XII just got more real
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That’s not what I was advocating for; I was referring to the previous conference realignment back in 2010. If we would’ve joined with Louisville in 2010 instead of the ACC (not the right move at the time), both us and and the Big 12 would be in a better situation right now.
They have BYU, they would be idiots to add Utah. There's 20 other programs I'd add if I was them before Utah.
It looks like this was what Yormark was thinking. Big 12 considering going straight to 18 with basketball-only additions Gonzaga and UConn.
Makes no sense for either to leave conferences that they are highly successful in.
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There is a 0.00000% chance that UConn leaves the Big East for the Big 12 unless they can bring football. Maybe a negative percentage.
And while Big 12 Basketball is the best right now, will it ALWAYS be better than the Big East?
What happens when Dixon, Drew, and Sampson leave? Those are HOFish HC's at non-basketball powers. Arizona and KU are elite. But Colorado? ASU? Utah? UCF? Cincy? Why the eff would they fly to play those teams unless football comes with.
As a WVU fan I can now say "The worm has turned"
Just 2 short years ago the nations sports writers were saying the Big 12 is dead and ESPN was trying to steer the remaining 8 into the AAC
Bowlsby brought in the best 4 G5's available
Brett Yormark replaced Bowlsby and now things look a whole lot different.
A conference commissioner who is forward thinking can make all the difference.
John Swofford better get it into gear before he becomes another George Kliavkoff
Just 2 short years ago the nations sports writers were saying the Big 12 is dead and ESPN was trying to steer the remaining 8 into the AAC
Bowlsby brought in the best 4 G5's available
Brett Yormark replaced Bowlsby and now things look a whole lot different.
A conference commissioner who is forward thinking can make all the difference.
John Swofford better get it into gear before he becomes another George Kliavkoff
You wouldn't rather be in the Big 12, right now, than in the ACC? I'd take my chances with that.
The Big 12 may well die at some point, but not today. FSU, though, has just put the ACC on life support.
I wouldn’t want to be in it right now, though. As long as FSU, Clemson, and the others are still here, the ACC is the third-best conference in America. Once that changes, then the time will come to make the move because we’ll likely have a spot waiting for us.
I do think the Big 12 will not hesitate to make us a member. It's not my cultural cup of tea, but none of this stuff is, really.
With fewer conferences, the divisionless model becomes less practical, so these huge conferences will almost need to add enough teams to break down into regional divisions...almost like the conferences we used to have.
Sure.
I’d also rather be a person that has been given 2 years to live compared to the person that has been given 1 year to live.
But in the end both people have little future.
I'm more bullish on the Big 12, I guess. At some point anti-trust becomes a problem.
