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Celtics vs. Warriors to fit in accordingly with the NBA 75th anniversary plans. What's best for business

EDIT: Ugh, The Red Wings' attendance figures in the early '80s have no bearing on anything happening in 2011-12. The Coyotes' attendance figures in 2011-12 do. Additionally, don't mistake civic institutions such as the Red Wings and Blackhawks for real estate schemes like the Coyotes and Panthers. God, do we still have to be this remedial?

I was referring to the Blue Jackets not the Coyotes. Bad teams usually equal bad attendance. Sorry to offend you oh great admiral of the sportslogos.net

I know people that have been on here forever hate newcomers. Get over it.

-I'm sure Joe Louis Arena was empty when the Red Wings sucked in the 70's and early 80's.

-Even though the Jackets are having their problems i have to admit the Nationwide Arena is one damn nice arena

Of course this would never ever happen in a billion years but it would be cool to see Boise State in the Pac-12

Just a rumor but there are reports of Yankee Stadium hosting a possible Big East championship game if (A BIG IF) the conference expands to 12 schools.

Ugh! How about a real football stadium?

Hopefully Big East football will implode and we won't have to worry about it

Just a rumor but there are reports of Yankee Stadium hosting a possible Big East championship game if (A BIG IF) the conference expands to 12 schools.

So the Big East would probably look like this if the 6 schools they want do join:

East

Connecticut, Navy, Rutgers, South Florida, UCF, West Virginia

West

Air Force, Boise State, Cincinnati, Houston, Louisville, SMU

More like this.

I heard Alabama will support their entry if they go into the East. Of course it could only be for a year or two if they end up going to 16, Plus I read the Arkansas AD said they will not expand into a state that currently has a conferene team, which would rule out FSU, Georgia Tech and Clemson, and Louisville who may have had an outside chance at the 16th spot. Still leaves WV as an option though, but who else? Va Tech? Thought they were basically joined at the hip with Virginia. The SEC could also basically be saying we're staying at 14 without actually saying it, while just leaving the door cracked open slightly enough to possibly add 2 more. Though it's probably just another "we're not the aggressors" move.

I still think the SEC has Oklahoma in the back of their minds. Just saying.

Sure they do, however there's a lot of hoops to jump to make that happen. First, they'd have to bring OSU in too. OU and OSU are absolutely a package deal. Second, they'd almost surely have to contend with some level of legal wrangling with the Big XII. Remember, Chuck Neinas said that the Big XII would be fine without Missouri, but didn't say they'd be fine without any of the other schools. While Texas may be the "anchor" of the conference (feel free to infer multiple interpretations of that term), it's pretty clear that OU is part of the conference's bedrock. Third, the conference would still need to find one more school to round up the SEC roster to an even number. In all likelihood this would still be Missouri as they'd probably compete within a pod with the other Big XII refugees. Fourth, the SEC would have to be content with committing to what would likely be a "permanent" (relative term) 16 team configuration with no more options to capture more schools if and when the next tectonic conference shift comes. I'm not sure the SEC wants to be the first to 16 in this round of expansionpalooza.

I probably should have clarified that Oklahoma and Oklahoma State might be a future members down the road after this round of expansion settles in. I can see the SEC sticking with 14 for the next 5 or 6 years and then maybe go to 16 in 2017 or 2018.

So the Big East would probably look like this if the 6 schools they want do join:

East

Connecticut, Navy, Rutgers, South Florida, UCF, West Virginia

West

Air Force, Boise State, Cincinnati, Houston, Louisville, SMU

I heard Alabama will support their entry if they go into the East. Of course it could only be for a year or two if they end up going to 16, Plus I read the Arkansas AD said they will not expand into a state that currently has a conferene team, which would rule out FSU, Georgia Tech and Clemson, and Louisville who may have had an outside chance at the 16th spot. Still leaves WV as an option though, but who else? Va Tech? Thought they were basically joined at the hip with Virginia. The SEC could also basically be saying we're staying at 14 without actually saying it, while just leaving the door cracked open slightly enough to possibly add 2 more. Though it's probably just another "we're not the aggressors" move.

I still think the SEC has Oklahoma in the back of their minds. Just saying.

And Rice and Tulane aren't getting any big invites because their football programs aren't good.

Speaking of Tulane, I see where Bob Toledo stepped away from the head football coaching position today. If all of a sudden Mike Leach pops up as their new coach then my harebrained notion of a longshot Green Wave-to-the-Big-XII scenario I discussed a few pages back doesn't seem so far-fetched. Again, a guy like Leach could pull in a lot of local guys not on LSU's shopping list and could gut the recruiting base for the 3 other non-BCS schools in Louisiana. Suddenly, Tulane has a *fairly decent* program, perhaps on par with Kansas and (assumed invitee) Louisville. Plus, Leach knows how to recruit Texas and wouldn't it be lovely for him to steal a prospect or two from Tech?

This is the kind of crap that festers in the unoccupied corners of my mind.

/ESPN orders the Big XII to not invite Tulane.

Just like ESPN told the ACC which schools to steal from the Big East