211 posts. How happy are you with the Sun Belts new membership? 5.4 percent (Very happy). SEC and ACC media days were this week, and the commissioners of the conferences Greg Sankey and Jim Phillips spoke at length about the latest ", More:Ranking Pac-12 expansion candidates: Best fits to join conference amid college realignment, Matt Zemek of Trojans Wire wrote: "A lot of Pac-12 administrators have Midwestern ties to begin with, but beyond that, the Big Ten has a lot of elite research institutions. This is why this one feels manufactured for reactions, but conference realignment rumors are no longer considered impossibilities in this evolving era of college sports. 0 percent (Very happy), 1. Will the Mountain West Conference expand? 4. In our estimation, Notre Dame will sign a new deal with NBC and remain Independent, limiting the Big Tens options. Its about rivalries and geographic identity. Charlotte: 6.3 percent Membership approval and feelings on Thompson improved slightly. Similarly, Aresco had nearly 70 percent rating him a 4 or 5 last year. We want to play at the highest level that football allows and since we had six institutions start playing football in the 1890s, it is a very important sport to us. Now granted, there aren't any teams out there that will bring the value and prestige that the conference lost with USC and UCLA, but more teams equates to more markets, which equals more money. Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisVannini, Cincinnati became the first Group of 5 team to make the Playoff. As it turns out that isnt for a lack of trying, just not on the Mountain Wests part. Its a great conference that doesnt get the recognition it deserves. In 2023, both Sam Houston and Jacksonville State will be FBS programs. Entering the 2021 season, we knew that Kennesaw State and North Alabama would be playing their final seasons in the conference. How happy are you with the MACs TV situation? 3. Helped G5: 27.2 percent Louisiana Tech: 6.7 percent Odds for Arizona, Arizona State to stay in Pac-12, Pac-12 has been 'fractured' by Big Ten, Big 12 conference realignment, expansion chatter, Pac-12 Conference, leadership slammed amid USC, UCLA Big Ten negotiations news, Pac-12 has package of undervalued inventory, Late games valuable to Pac-12 going forward, San Diego State a coveted school in conference realignment, Long-haul stability of Pac-12 must be considered. 5. Boise State got 55.7 percent of the vote to win the Mountain West last year. There are downsides. Concerned about theBruins hasty exit from the Pac-12, the University of California system leadership on Wednesday proposed new rules that could limit campuses from making major decisions involving athletics contracts on their own. 5. 14.7 percent Depends on the school: 34 percent 25.8 percent 5. 36.3 percent Boise State: 4.4 percent Rightsholders pushed back on the notion as they did not believe those current Pac-12 schools would bring equal value to the league asUSCandUCLAdid upon being added. There are budgets in Division I athletics that are exceeding $200 million and there are budgets in Division I that are less than $50 million. July 12, 2022. 3. On the surface, this is a rumor that probably deserves very little credit. If item No. Last fall it was largely Group of Five conferences that saw the shakeup, as the American Athletic, Sun Belt and Conference USA all lost and/or added teams, following Oklahoma and Texas announced departure from the Big 12. Each conference is eying the other's schools in what could become the next big realignment story. About Saturday Down South | Ethics and Editorial Standards | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Other Conferences: Big Ten | ACC | Pac-12, A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 14 SEC football teams. In theory, it could offer weekly kickoffs at 7:30 p.m. Pacific on Friday and Saturday night for 13 weeks. HISTORY: Most national titles| Winningest teams| Most unbreakable FCS records | Biggest stadiums| Longest OT games. Click or tap here for the complete formula. The Owls will begin their FBS transition in 2023 and will be ineligible for postseason play. ", Ben Bolch and Teresa Watabe of the Los Angeles Times write: "Is UCLA nearing the goal line on amove to the Big Ten, or might its plans be foiled by an all-out blitz? 1. LEGAL INNOVATION | Tu Agente Digitalizador; LEGAL3 | Gestin Definitiva de Despachos; LEGAL GOV | Gestin Avanzada Sector Pblico The decision to add James Madison, Marshall, Southern Miss and Old Dominion was loved by fans on both sides. 27.6 percent The Big Ten and the SEC can pretty much gobble up anyone they want whenever they want minus Notre Dame (for now?). No change: 37.7 percent. Feelings on the TV situation and #MACtion remain mixed, and readers rank the league in the lower half of the G5. Conference USA released its 2022 football schedule last week, and included Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi, stating that the league intends to move forward with all 14 of its members. Popular Posts. Check out the latest updates, speculation, rumors, chatter and reports surround the future of the conference. UTSAs Conference USA title run changed its outlook, as the Roadrunners didnt receive a vote last year. It all makes for an exciting future in the sport. The Aggies will try and regain their success in the CAA, officially joining the conference in football in 2023. However, UIW reversed that decision June 24, 2022 exactly one week before the conference switch instead deciding to remain in the Southland. 14.3 percent 3. ", The Associated Press and Salt Lake Tribune wrote: "The Big Tens next round of media rights contracts will not include a deal with ESPN. 7.3 percent 2022. 5.6 percent (Very happy). Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. Louisiana: 7.9 percent College Football Conference Realignment Rumors and SEC Expansion News. ", Pac-12 Insider John Canzano wrote: "I think the Pac-12 is exploring an incentivized payout structure for the programs that qualify for the NCAA Tournament and College Football Playoff. ", Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News wrote: "But the result falls short of an optimal situation for the Pac-12 for one reason: The remaining competition, or lack thereof. We had several talks at the board level, had a consultant of media partners and gave it a good look way back when. *The SWAC, MEAC and Ivy League do not send their conference champions to the FCS playoffs. Has the one-time transfer rule helped or hurt the P5/G5 divide? Adding Arizona makes the Big 12 better in hoops, which is a scary thought. There would simply be no upside for Minnesota joining the Big Ten unless the goal is simply to get away from Big Ten hockey. Tracking everything regarding rumors, college football realignment and SEC 40.5 percent USC being out of the Pac-12 obviously hurts the Pac-12s ability to grow value. No question. Sep 3 2021. 1. 2.3 20202021. Hampton departs its former conference for the CAA in 2022. The FCS is ever-changing as more teams are making moves in the wave of conference realignment. SMU: 29.1 percent Once Jacksonville State officially goes to the FBS and Kennesaw State begins its transition, the ASUN will be left with four playoff eligible teams in 2023 Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Austin Peay and North Alabama remain., The Big South has gone through a gauntlet of departures recently, with seven schools departing in the last two years. During the last round of Big 12 expansion, Colorado State was a name that consistently came up. 28.2 percent MaltLiquorBull. Everyone else below 2 percent. Most of these responses for C-USA are similar to last year. A look at where every Super Bowl MVP went to college and which college has the most MVP's. Temple: 0.3 percent Fresno State: 1.9 percent Follow him on Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff. Steinbrechers approval improved in the 3s and 4s. 1155, Col. San Juan de Guadalupe C.P. 1. North Carolina A&T was a power in the all-HBCU conference MEAC before struggling in a 5-6 2021 season. If Arizona left the Pac-12 Conference, where would it go? In 2025, UTRGV will have joined the conference, bringing the total number of football-playing schools to six.. Does conference realignment make you more or less interested in college sports? 8.8 percent (Not happy) The WAC is revitalized and Southern Utah will join the conference in 2022. Just saying, Utah would make a tremendous member of the Big 12 and elevate that league in the absence of Oklahoma and Texas. 3. picked Dont like it: 13.8 percent Maybe the schools will be able to tap into markets and invest to get that viewership. Lamar, a founding member of the Southland, originally announced its decision to rejoin the conference in 2023 on April 8, 2022. 6.7 percent (Very happy). What's next for the Pac-12 Conference and its teams? Sign up for the Nittany Lions Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. 4. Notably, the transfer results here differ from the NIL results, with more believing theres a benefit for the G5. x. Florida State sends a warning shot at the ACC in the latest wave of conference realignment. Where this rumor actually comes from is unknown. ", The San Jose Mercury News' Jon Wilner wrote: "The Big 12 is expected to begin media rights negotiations in the summer of 2024, for a contract cycle starting in the fall of 2025. The Sun Belt won the most recent round of realignment. No question. They brought in fan bases that will show up for games regardless of performance, teams that provide quality football, and kept it regional, allowing for easier travel approaches. Sep 3 2021. Futures of Pac-12, Big 12 hang in the balance. We take a lot of pride in our G5 coverage and the fans that want to read it. That dropped to 68.1 percent. And the conference boasts strong programs in soccer, lacrosse, fencing, volleyball, and other sports, providing the athletic versatility that Notre Dame would require if they join the parade of conference realignment. The Big 12 had been blindsided by the SEC taking Texas and Oklahoma, which left every other school to consider its own future. Another round of conference realignment rumors is off and running, this time thanks to Dan 3. Aug 10, 2022 2:33 AM EDT Original: Jul 30, 2022 Home Cougs Daily Football Last month, USC and UCLA left for the Big Ten sending a shockwave across the college The Pac-12 can claw back millions of dollars it was losing due to Pac-12 Network. 2022. 24.5 percent (Not happy) 12 percent (Not happy) 12.7 percent If one leaves, we can safely predict the other one will.". 6.8 percent Tulane: 1 percent Miami (Ohio): 13.5 percent Four schools that would make sense in the Big 12 from the Pac-12 would include Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, and Colorado, a school that left the Big 12 for the Pac-10 when the conference expanded to 12 members. 4. And if expansion is the decision, San Diego State stands as the obvious call. The two conferences will play schedules and championships among their own members. 2021 Final Four team Houston joins the conference next year, and TCU is a preseason top-15 team. 47.9 percent Houston: 24.3 percent Some of our institutions had an opportunity to leave a year ago and join the American and opted to stay, and I think that was a smart move. P3: SEC Big Ten ACC Tier 2: Pac-12 Big 12 Other: MWC Sunbelt AAC CUSA MAC ASUN-WAC Twitter: July 5, 2022. Para nosotros usted es lo ms importante, le ofrecemosservicios rpidos y de calidad. 1. I think that the composition of the league makes sense and love that its pretty geographically cohesive, but they probably should have targeted a pair of Texas schools in 2021 to better position themselves for the next round of potential defections.. 32.9 percent 1. San Diego State has become the hill a military unit must capture in order to gain higher ground and a more favorable battlefield position. Hurt G5: 46.4 percent I posted the survey last Monday and it got more than 1,900 responses, the most ever in three years. While the Big Ten has no signs of making any conference realignment changes anytime soon, there will be a good amount of changes going down a year from now. So lets get into the results on realignment, the Playoff and more. 34.7 percent 4. Last year, 63 percent of respondents rated the leagues membership as a 4 or 5. Alabama claims SEC regular-season title, and more scores from Wednesday, Penn State's last second shot shocks Northwestern. Given the NCAA rule requiring six eligible teams to qualify for an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, a few conferences are teetering the line. By macondawg Bet you never saw that one coming, did you? Who will win the Mountain West this year? Regardless, the move comes after Lamar left the Southland for the WAC in 2021. Lindenwood joined the NCAA in 2012 at the Division II level and makes the move to the FCS a decade later. Negative: 43.5 percent One of the few conferences that has gone untouched in the latest round of realignment is the Mountain West Conference. So what we are left with is no longer a P5 and Group of Others system. As noted above, one of the Pac-12s chief selling points is the ability to provide inventory for the late TV broadcast windows on both Friday and Saturday. The ASUN and WAC renewed their football alliance for the 2022 season. Last year, 85.1 percent of respondents rated the AAC at the best G5 league. 230 posts. Filed under: Conference Realignment Doesnt Care About Your Feelings. ", More:Pac-12 Conference, leadership slammed amid USC, UCLA Big Ten negotiations news. The Colorado Guide to College Football 2022 Is the Pac-12 Conference Really Dead? SMU: 9.5 percent UMass I think would be solid in all sports but football, but I think that wouldve already happened if it was going to., Potential for a great basketball league., League needs a new commissioner and a rebrand., C-USA did the best it could on expansion with the hand it was dealt. WebConference realignment rumors are still hot even with Week 1 of the 2022 college football season starting on Thursday night. At this point, the challenge for commissioner George Kliavkoff is crafting a contract that provides flexibility for Washington, Oregon and Stanford and security for the others.". The Gophers bring little to the table for the Big 12 to capitalize on. Conference realignment is always very interesting and it can be fun to speculate and wonder what is next. 4. As mentioned before, the MEAC doesn't send its conference champion to the FCS playoffs instead playing in the Celebration Bowl so it doesn't have to worry about falling below the auto-bid mark. Published Jul. The following teams are moving from the FCS to the FBS level: In 2022, James Madison will officially leave for the FBS, joining the Sun Belt. Let's take a look at the top HBCU prospects in the 2023 cycle. 3. Here are Jon Wilner's predictions for the conference's survival odds, media partner and more. Its a mix of pride and acceptance. At the very least, it has about a 1% chance of ever happening. Reader comments illustrated that uncertainty: With the conference getting stripped of its top three programs, leaving only SMU and Memphis among those teams that could even force an argument, I hope Aresco parks that particular (Power 6) puffery to the side for a while, until the new-look conference sorts out its new haves and have-nots., As a UC fan, I really like Mike Aresco. 5. In 2022, Sam Houston and Jacksonville State will begin their FBS transition and are ineligible for postseason play, but will remain in the WAC and ASUN conferences, respectively.. Don't expect FSU and Clemson to add to conference realignment unless they clear some financial hurdles. Where are analysts ranking Joey Porter Jr. in mock drafts? Ideally, the Big Ten negotiations would have left behind a second interested party. Instead, we opted to expand the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA expanded their membership. In 2022, the WAC will be down to three playoff-eligible teamssince Sam Houston is transitioning to the FBS and Utah Tech and Tarleton are still in the FCS transition process., However, Utah Tech and Tarleton's transition status will eventually end, giving the conference five playoff-eligible teams in 2024. Sign In; or; Jul 1 2022. 24 percent 4.1 percent Unsurprisingly, G5 fans see NIL widening the gap between the P5 and the G5. Positive: 34.9 percent Some rumors exist that Rice and SMU, former Southwest Conference members own the name Southwest Conference. This thought didnt just pop out of nowhere. He will continue to promote and whip the conference into shape, facing criticism head on. He wrote: "Thus making it vital that the Pac-12 adds at least two more teams, but the optimal number would be six. Each conference is eying the other's schools in what could become the next big realignment story. 3. Appalachian State: 3.8 percent 3. 1.7 percent (Not happy) ", Awful Announcing's Ben Koo wrote: "Both conferences are pretty much stuck just hoping the poaching from the big two stops. Boise State: 32.3 percent 23.1 percent UAB: 1.9 percent Do they go to the Big 12 or do they stay in the Pac-12? Could Conference USA actually be done for a little while? But admittedly, thats a precarious assumption for the Four Corners schools. San Diego State: 19.5 percent All rights reserved. 26.3 percent More:Are Pac-12 schools ASU, Arizona a package deal in college conference realignment? Post-realignment, thats down to just 19.4 percent. Mustipher campaigns for Deion Barnes promotion. 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