McCall Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 To quote myself:LAND OF THE MEGA CONFERENCESSECEastClemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt WestAlabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, Texas A&MPAC-16NorthCalifornia, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington State SouthArizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, UtahACCAtlanticBoston College, Connecticut, Louisville, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, West VirginiaCoastalDuke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake ForestBIG 16LegendsIowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame LeadersIllinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, WisconsinAt the moment, that would probably be my guest as well for super conferences forming. The Oklahoma and Texas schools are more likely to head to the PAC than the SEC. It would also make sense for the Big East and ACC to just merge for football at least, although that would include their oddball geography like The Midwestern members... and TCU, who I don't see on your list. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 The Oklahoman/NewsOK: Oklahoma's (and Oklahoma State's, in all probability) sole focus now on joining the Pac-12Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott just so happens to be in Arlington for tonight's Oregon-LSU game. Perfect opportunity to touch base with the powers-that-be for Texas, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State about their interest in joining the Pac-12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCDuck Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 And so it begins...I can't bear to think what this will mean for college athletics as a whole. Football drives everything; Men's Basketball is the red-headed stepchild, and every other sport is irrelevant. Goodbye, NCAA Tournament. Goodbye, College World Series. Goodbye, Frozen Four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Don't overreact or anything... Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I'm sorry, but teams from Oklahoma and Texas should not be in the PAC. I will admit that I was used to it being 10 teams for the longest time, and most of the teams excluding the Arizonas were next to the coast. It was like that for 33 years until last year when the conference added Utah and Colorado. I'm fine with the way that it is now with 12, but can't it just stay the way it is for some time? It just seems silly that the conference is suddenly considering adding teams from the Midwest. I wonder how fellow PAC fans feel? Quote BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 The Oklahoman/NewsOK: Oklahoma's (and Oklahoma State's, in all probability) sole focus now on joining the Pac-12Friday, orangebloods.com reported that Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe convened a conference call of Big 12 presidents -- excluding Boren, Texas' William Powers and Texas A&M's R. Bowen Loftin -- and urged them to petition Texas to remain with the league.This seems appropriate: Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 And so it begins...I can't bear to think what this will mean for college athletics as a whole. Football drives everything; Men's Basketball is the red-headed stepchild, and every other sport is irrelevant. Goodbye, NCAA Tournament. Goodbye, College World Series. Goodbye, Frozen Four.It means baseball and basketball have an extra at large and the Frozen Four...carries on as normal I guess, since none of these schools have NCAA hockey programs. Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 How can a great conference like the Big XII fall apart so epically. Quote www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 How can a great conference like the Big XII fall apart so epically.Built in structural inequalities between various members. Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 So Texas gets a lot for football I am sure Kansas got a lot for basketball. Quote www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I'm sorry, but teams from Oklahoma and Texas should not be in the PAC. I will admit that I was used to it being 10 teams for the longest time, and most of the teams excluding the Arizonas were next to the coast. It was like that for 33 years until last year when the conference added Utah and Colorado. I'm fine with the way that it is now with 12, but can't it just stay the way it is for some time? It just seems silly that the conference is suddenly considering adding teams from the Midwest. I wonder how fellow PAC fans feel?I like it. It'll be good for the conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 So Texas gets a lot for football I am sure Kansas got a lot for basketball.Football brings in a lot more than basketball overall. Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESTONES6 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Like I said at the very beginning: Texas likes being a big fish in a fairly average sized pond (Pac-12). Texas doesn't want to be a big fish in a huge pond (SEC). Sure, they will bring Oklahoma with them... but other than that... Oregon? I guess. USC? Who knows. Standford? Eh. Arizona/Arizona State? No. Quote SAINT IGNATIUS WILDCATS | CLEVELAND BROWNS | CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | CLEVELAND INDIANS | THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCDuck Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 If you ask me, I can't see a 16-team conference working in football. It barely works in basketball in the Big East.That's not going to stop them from trying, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 To be fair, the PAC-16 would have a better distribution of quality teams in it than the basketball Big East. The Big East is weighed down by a glut of schools like DePaul and PC that frankly have no business being in a major conference. For bad schools, the PAC-16 would have Wazzu, UCLA, and Colorado... that's about it. Quote POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCDuck Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 DePaul was actually a good program when the Big East invited them. Providence might not have been a blueblood but they were pretty solid in the '80s and '90s.All it takes is one bad recruiting class to cripple a program for half a decade. And not everyone can be on top; a good team can become a mediocre one if the competition is that strong week-in and week-out. You'll end up seeing a lot of 7-5 or 8-4 records among teams that are used to being dominant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 A 16-conference can work if you treat it like 2 small conferences with an association crossover.Each 8-team division would play the other teams in division plus one or two rotating (or permanent) opponents from the other one. The other three games would be non-conference. Division winner would meet in the title game and go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 How can a great conference like the Big XII fall apart so epically.While the conference's roots are tenured (Big 8 and SWC), but the Big 12 in it's current form is only 15 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCDuck Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 How can a great conference like the Big XII fall apart so epically.While the conference's roots are tenured (Big 8 and SWC), but the Big 12 in it's current form is only 15 years old.When the commissioner lets Texas and Oklahoma play by a different set of rules than the other ten schools in the conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 DePaul was actually a good program when the Big East invited them. Providence might not have been a blueblood but they were pretty solid in the '80s and '90s.All it takes is one bad recruiting class to cripple a program for half a decade. And not everyone can be on top; a good team can become a mediocre one if the competition is that strong week-in and week-out. You'll end up seeing a lot of 7-5 or 8-4 records among teams that are used to being dominant.No, DePaul already was well on the decline from their late 70s-early 90s heyday when they joined the Big East. The Big East grabbed the now-struggling DePaul program solely to get a more reliable Chicago foothold than Hibernia perfide and it has been a catastrophe from Day 1. Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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