TrueYankee26

Southern miss to the Sun Belt a done deal 

 

Way before their fans' poor behavior tonight but:

Tampa Bay Rays consider state help for proposed Ybor City stadium site

 

https://www.wfla.com/sports/rays/tampa-bay-rays-consider-state-help-for-proposed-ybor-city-stadium-site/

 

So it is Ybor or Montreal...

Can't wait for the home run graphic. I bet it will be every bit as gaudy as the touchdown graphic from the football coverage.

5 hours ago, LAWeaver said:

Don't you have to exist in the first place to become a failure? /s

Lol good point. Maybe it should be ESPN for getting duped into broadcasting them.

 

Bishop Sycamore High School.

On 8/12/2021 at 9:42 PM, insert name said:

I dig the old-timey scorebug for tonight's Field of Dreams game. 

I hope they will be here to stay for future Field of Dreams games.

CBS Super Bowl graphics in College Football. CBS Sports Network.

 

When the Yankees started their series in Atlanta against the Braves, they both had 9 game win streaks. The last time there was a matchup between 2 teams with win streaks of 9+ was September.... 1901. Yanks swept the Braves and took the first two in Oakland for a 13 game win streak.

 

And there is this:

 

SEC "I am inevitable!" scenario

• SEC East: Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, NC State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia
• SEC North: Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
• SEC South: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
• SEC West: Arkansas, LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Texas A&M, USC

The SEC breaks away from the NCAA and becomes a super collegiate league and a de facto minor league to the NFL. The NCAA keeps the ACC, Big 10, Pac 12 and Big 12 scraps, and those four conferences add a bevy of mid major programs such as UCF (ACC), BYU (Big 12), Cincinnati (Big Ten) and Boise State (Pac 12). The SEC schools can still schedule preseason games against NCAA schools (like Georgia-Georgia Tech, USC-UCLA or Texas-Texas Tech) to keep relationships alive. SEC games will be on the ESPN family of networks and SEC+, the new SEC and ESPN owned streaming service.

Big 12 Best Case Scenario:

• Big 12 North: Boise State, BYU, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Memphis, West Virginia
• Big 12 South: Baylor, Houston, Oklahoma State, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, USF

The new commish announces an alliance with the SEC, Mountain West, Sun Belt, and the AAC - who absorbs the CUSA. The Big 12 retains its Power 5 status and the AAC additions take full advantage of their new major status.

 

Big 12 Worst Case Scenario:

• Baylor, and West Virginia joins the ACC. Baylor joins the Atlantic division along with SMU from the AAC, West Virginia and Notre Dame joins the Coastal. 
• Kansas and ISU go to the Big 10.
• Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas Tech join the Pac 12, which becomes the Pac 20 with the additions of Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and UNLV. 

The Big 12 dies. Texas and OU thrives in the SEC. The ex-Big 12 members in the ACC (Baylor and West Virginia), Big 10 (Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa State) and Pac 20 (Colorado, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, and Texas Tech) regularly schedule each other to try and recapture the Big 12 magic.

NCAA 2025

 

ACC

Atlantic

Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, NC State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Wake Forest

 

Coastal

Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

 

Big 16

Plains Pod

Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Nebraska

 

Upper Midwest Pod

Illinois, Minnesota, Northwestern, Wisconsin

 

Great Lakes Pod

Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue

 

Metropolitan Pod

Indiana, Maryland, Penn State, Rutgers

 

Pac 20

Pacific Northwest Pod

Boise State, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State

 

California Pod

California, San Diego State, Stanford, UCLA, USC

 

Rocky Mountain Pod

BYU, Colorado, Colorado State, Kansas State, Utah

 

Southwest Pod

Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech

 

SEC

East Division

Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

 

West Division

Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M

23 minutes ago, JerseyJimmy said:

 

based. kick their asses back down to FCS while we're at it.

They do want to be the Notre Dame for Protestants. How funny would it be if they were forced to be independent.

5 hours ago, TBGKon said:

Fun fact.

 

As of summer 2020, the American Athletic Office moved its HQ to Irving, TX.  Who else is in Irving, TX?  

 

...The Big XII

 

...and one better, they're in the same damn office park.

 

AAC HQ - 545 E John W Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX 75062

Big XII HQ - 400 E John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX 75062

 

See For Yourself

I did hear merger rumors between those two.

 

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

On 7/8/2021 at 3:13 AM, Unocal said:

2006-07 season.

8 hours ago, ManillaToad said:

Gernot Reinstadler

I saw it on YouTube. Oh my God that was brutal.

Jessica Eye getting a third eye and Connor McGregor shattering his ankle on UFC 264 tonight.

On 6/26/2021 at 2:14 AM, johnnysama said:

The Atlanta Hawks introduced new uniforms for the 2007-08 season. It was also the last season for the Seattle Supersonics, so this does qualify for this thread.

1 year later: First season of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Last season of the Allen Iverson era 76ers uniforms.

On 5/15/2021 at 11:02 PM, beast3 said:

and also in the 2002 Playoffs against the blue sock Giants

 

and surprisingly this exact matchup with the 49ers @ Bears happened in 2005 and 2006

 

Those two were memorable games. Trey Junkin game and the Wind game.

10 hours ago, DG_ThenNowForever said:

 

Are annual Hess trucks a thing of the past now? They were a pretty significant part of my Christmas as a kid.

Nope.

 

https://hesstoytruck.com/

6 hours ago, the admiral said:

When was that? I think you'd have to dig pretty far back to find demographers who weren't considering Tampa-St. Pete or the Twin Cities to be one statistical area.

Good question.. Saw it somewhere but I forgot.

Denmark's Christian Eriksen stable after collapsing, receiving CPR as Euro 2020 game with Finland suspended

 

Scary to watch.

And to add further into the "Twin Cities" analogy @B-Rich and @bosrs1 brought up, not only are San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose; Dallas and Fort Worth; Minneapolis and Saint Paul; and Tampa and St. Petersburg in different counties, they were considered different MSAs before they merged into one (DC and Baltimore are still in different MSAs despite sharing CSAs and of course have their own media markets).

On 2/15/2021 at 1:42 AM, TrueYankee26 said:

A preview of what I have up next: NCAA Realignment Madness. This involves conference mergers and a really giant NCAA future. For example, the SEC retires the "Southeastern Conference" name and goes by the....... "SEC".

 

ACC-Big 10 Alliance:

• Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, NC State, Syracuse, Wake Forest, West Virginia
• Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech
• Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers
• Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota State, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin

Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance:

• Arizona, Arizona State, San Diego State, USC, UCLA, UNLV
• Boise State, Colorado, Colorado State, Idaho, Utah, Utah State
• California, Fresno State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington, Washington State
• Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech

SEC Super-Conference:

• Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, TCU, Texas A&M
• Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Georgia State, James Madison, Liberty, Old Dominion, UCF
• Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, USF, Vanderbilt
• Air Force, Army, BYU, Houston, Navy, Rice, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB

Finally Completed. This was a lot of work for me!

 

Realignment Madness: A new NCAA series by TrueYankee26.

 

In 2045, the SEC keeps capturing many football titles to the point where the rest of college football can't catch up. From 2021-2040, the SEC wins all but 7 titles, with Ohio State, Notre Dame, USC, Clemson, Texas, Oklahoma and Miami winning one each. Bama, LSU, Florida and Auburn collects more championships, with even the long suffering Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee Volunteers winning one each. The top recruits go to the SEC schools like Bama who continues to be successful as Saban leaves Tuscaloosa at the end of the 2029 season as Alabama is hit with a harsh recruiting violation going into effect, opening the door for some more archrival Auburn and LSU titles.

 

One year later, the Pac-12 and Big 12 announce a merger that creates a giant conference west of the Mississippi. Everybody except West Virginia Joins the PAC-12 Big-12 Alliance, the Mountaineers become members of the ACC. In 2046, the ACC and Big 10 follows suit, making a Midwest and East Coast powerhouse, and even brings Notre Dame aboard. They will not lose NBC, as the Peacock Network immediately announces a deal with the ACC Big 10 Alliance. Not to be outdone, the SEC adds Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Liberty, Baylor, TCU and BYU as retaliation for the mega mergers of the PAC-12-Big 12, and the ACC-Big 10. The SEC drops "Southeastern Conference" and goes by SEC full time (much like CBS and ESPN corporately went by their initials) as a consequence because their members do not have to be in the Southeast to join anymore. A group of wealthy Ivy league grads convince the Ivy League to join the FBS.

 

For the next 7 years (2046-2052), only 1 SEC title (2049 LSU) and many defeats, with Notre Dame, Miami, Florida State and Penn State of the ACC-Big 10 and Texas and Oregon of the PAC-12-Big 12 capturing the titles for the two "alliance" conferences. College fans who resented the SEC dominance cheered, but through 2069, the SEC rebounds with 7 titles in 17 years.

 

ACC-Big 10 Alliance:

• Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, NC State, Syracuse, Wake Forest, West Virginia.
• Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech.
• Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers.
• Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota State, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin.

Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance:

• Arizona, Arizona State, Hawaii, San Diego State, USC, UCLA, UNLV.
• Boise State, Colorado, Colorado State, Idaho, Utah, Utah State.
• California, Fresno State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington, Washington State.
• Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech.

SEC Super-Conference:

• Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, TCU, Texas A&M.
• Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Georgia State, James Madison, Liberty, Old Dominion, UCF.
• Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, USF, Vanderbilt.
• Air Force, Army, BYU, Houston, Navy, Rice, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB.

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American Athletic Conference (AAC) - (AAC + Patriot League + Pioneer + NEC):

• Albany, Fordham, Monmouth, Stony Brook, Sacred Heart, Saint Francis, Temple, Towson, Villanova, William & Mary, Wagner.
• Bryant, Central Connecticut, Delaware, Duquesne, LIU, Maine, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, UMass.
• Bucknell, Colgate, Davidson, Drake, Fordham, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Marist.
• Butler, Cincinnati, Dayton, Florida Atlantic, FIU, Jacksonville State, Marshall, Memphis, Morehead State, SMU, Stetson, Valparaiso.

Black Belt Conference (BBC) - (Sun Belt-SWAC):

• Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana, Louisiana–Monroe, Mercer, South Alabama, Troy.
• Alcorn State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Grambling State, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Texas Southern, Texas State.

Conference USA (C-USA) - (Big South + C-USA + Southland):

• Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin.
• Campbell, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, Hampton, Kennesaw State, Robert Morris.
• Charlotte, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, Presbyterian, Southern Miss, Western Kentucky.

Ivy League:

• Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale.

Mid-American Conference (MAC) - (MAC + OVC + MVFC)

• Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan.
• Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Murray State, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin.
• Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Southern Illinois, Western Illinois, Youngstown State.

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) - (MEAC + SoCon)

• Bethune-Cookman, Delaware State, Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, South Carolina State.
• Chattanooga, The Citadel, East Tennessee State, Furman, Mercer, Samford, VMI, Western Carolina, Wofford.

Mountain West Conference (MWC) - (Big Sky Conference + MWC)

• Cal Poly, Eastern Washington, Hawaii, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Portland State, Sacramento State, San Jose State, UC Davis, Wyoming.
• Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, North Texas, Southern Utah, UTEP, UTSA, Weber State.

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• 32-team playoffs under the CFP system: 10 conference winners + 22 at large bids).
• Broadcasting Rights are bundled three ways:
  • ACC-Big 10 Alliance + American Athletic Conference (AAC) + Ivy League + Mid-American Conference (MAC).
  • Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance + Black Belt Conference (BBC) + Conference USA (C-USA) + Mountain West Conference (MWC).
  • SEC Super-Conference + Black Belt Conference (BBC) + Conference USA (C-USA) + Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
• ABC/ESPN/ESPN+ & TNT/TBS/HBO Max broadcasts all 10 conferences.
• NBC/NBCSN/Peacock broadcasts ACC-Big 10 Alliance and Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance bundles.
• CBS/CBSSN/Paramount+ broadcasts ACC-Big 10 Alliance and SEC Super-Conference bundles.
• FOX/FS1/Tubi broadcasts the Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance and SEC Super-Conference bundles.

Preseason Kickoff Games:

• Old Bay Kickoff Classic (Baltimore, Maryland): ACC-Big 10 Alliance vs Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance.
• Nike Kickoff Classic (Portland, Oregon): ACC-Big 10 Alliance vs Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance.
• Chicago Kickoff Classic (Chicago, Illinois): ACC-Big 10 Alliance vs SEC Super-Conference.
• Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Bowl (Atlanta, Georgia): ACC-Big 10 Alliance vs SEC Super-Conference.
• Emerald Kickoff Classic (Seattle, Washington): Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance vs SEC Super-Conference.
• Publix Pirate Kickoff Bowl (Tampa, Florida): Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance vs SEC Super-Conference.

New Years Major Bowl Games:

• Citrus Bowl (Orlando, Florida): ACC-Big 10 Alliance vs Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance.
• Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Arizona): ACC-Big 10 Alliance vs Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance.
• Gotham Bowl (East Rutherford, New Jersey): ACC-Big 10 Alliance vs Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance.
• Rose Bowl Game (Pasadena, California): ACC-Big 10 Alliance vs Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance.
• Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Florida): ACC-Big 10 Alliance vs SEC Super-Conference.
• Fenway Bowl (Boston, Massachusetts): ACC-Big 10 Alliance vs SEC Super-Conference.
• Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Florida): ACC-Big 10 Alliance vs SEC Super-Conference.
• Peach Bowl (Atlanta, Georgia): ACC-Big 10 Alliance vs SEC Super-Conference.
• Cotton Bowl Classic (Arlington, Texas): Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance vs SEC Super-Conference.
• Golden Gate Bowl (Santa Clara, California): Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance vs SEC Super-Conference.
• Hollywood Bowl (Inglewood, California): Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance vs SEC Super-Conference.
• Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, Louisiana): Big 12-Pac-12 Alliance vs SEC Super-Conference.

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