[NU Sports] 16-team conferences

Thu Apr 22 12:40:32 CDT 2010

As long as we get to go to nice Bowl destinations in warm weather, and share a lot of Bowl revenue, I would be all for this.

Chuck Herron   Tech '85

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March Madness would be the first big loser in all this, as these "mega 
onferences" try to
et up a playoff between their 3 or 4 top teams.
And the Football Playoffs would rapidly follow. 
However, as a journalist I heard speak once said, "If it doesn't make sense, 
ollow the
oney."
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I think the four conferences of 16 teams is likely inside of the next five
ears.  I'll take your scenario one step further however.  I believe that
nce the four superconferences are in place, they will either pull out of
he NCAA or demand and receive their own division within the NCAA so that
hey no longer have to share basketball or football revenues with
he"peons".  In fact, I think that may be the  unspoken driving factor
ehind the expansion, along with the greter TV revenue to be derived for a
arger television footprint for the Big Ten Network and the inevitable
orthcoming Pac-10 Network.
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n Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 12:24 AM, <hakirsch at aol.com> wrote:
> How many teams will the conference need to change its name ?

 Harry
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 -----Original Message-----
 From: Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com>
 Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:48:01
 To: Northwestern Wildcats<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
 Subject: [NU Sports] 16-team conferences

 Fellow Wildcat Faithful,

 I just posted this idea on the NU rivals board so I thought I'd open it up
 to thios group. Please understand this is just me wondering if this is where
 the wind will blow. I'm not saying I like it or that it should be
 done.......

 The Big Ten Network has clearly raised the bar and changed the money in
 college football. I'm also assuming that the current expansion talk is being
 done to position the Big Ten for whatever is coming next. Based on that, I
 could see a realignment in college football with four
 super conferences of 16 teams each. The four conferences would play
 conference championships that would take use from 8 teams to 4 teams.
 The four teams pair up in January 1st bowls and there's one more
 championship game a week later to crown the champions.

 This would mean of couse that the Big Ten wants to grab the best available
 5 and set the trend rather than grabbing scraps. The geography wouldn't be
 100% but the money would more than compensate for it. The Pac 10 would grab
 two Utah schools a couple of Big 12 schools, and possibly Boise State. The
 football worthy schools in the ACC and Big East could
 merge, and the SEC would pick up a few more.

 That gives you 64 out of
 119 Div.1-A schools that have a shot at the national title. That's
 probably realistic, because no one would truly make the case that UTEP,
 Buffalo, or Tulane would or should ever get there. The remaining 55 schools
 would still continue to play as they do now and continue to apppear as
 non-conference games for the super conference teams.

 Just internet speculation on a slow news day. SjT, please don't have a
 heart attack - none of the games will be played in London.

 Victory & Honor,
 Jim

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