Conference Realignment Rumors

I can see it now "Pacific Life Big Ten (insert sport here) live on CBS" and every field and court has a giant whale breaching the water. Each school gets an additional Umpteen million that they will put in an advertising account on the academic side of the fence to keep the athletic revenue down.  This way when paying the athletes based on the 'House vs NCAA' ruling the revenue will not be very much and will not cost the school a lot to start paying the athletes.

 
GSG said:
What is the Big 12's brand anyway?
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It's the Big 12 Conference.

I'm only guessing, but sounds like the sponsor can change that to "Dr.Pepper Big 12" or "Dr.Pepper Big 16 Conference".  They'd have the logo on all football fields/hardwood courts too.  

I'm just guessing.  

In fact, in the future we might see "Apple B1G Conference" and "Amazon SEC Conference" and "myspace Pac 2 conference" lol

 
admo said:
It's the Big 12 Conference.

I'm only guessing, but sounds like the sponsor can change that to "Dr.Pepper Big 12" or "Dr.Pepper Big 16 Conference".  They'd have the logo on all football fields/hardwood courts too.  

I'm just guessing.  

In fact, in the future we might see "Apple B1G Conference" and "Amazon SEC Conference" and "myspace Pac 2 conference" lol
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I mean what is their brand now anyway - they lost all the big name schools. Now it's the leftovers plus other leftovers conference. Maybe they should be sponsored by Tupperware - keep your leftovers fresh lol

 
I would think there would need to be another team joining with them if they left the SEC?  I wouldn't know who that would be in that area of the country.  Just like FSU, you wouldn't want them to be a lone outpost which made the discussion also turn to Miami and possibly Clemson.

 
I would not be surprised. AAU school in Texas and TAMU gets rid of Texas. I am not sure TAMU would pay for itself like ND would. Does the SEC not have a GOR?

 
DrinkinwitTerrellFarley said:
I would think there would need to be another team joining with them if they left the SEC?  I wouldn't know who that would be in that area of the country.  Just like FSU, you wouldn't want them to be a lone outpost which made the discussion also turn to Miami and possibly Clemson.
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I suspect re-alignment will be fairly quite until it comes time to renew the media rights deal. If these rumors are true, that gives the BigTen plenty of time to find a second team to pair up with aTm to keep the conference balanced. We all know ND is choice 1, but if the rumors are true, I could see trying to court Missouri or maybe Okie Lite to join with them.

 
Madcows said:
I suspect re-alignment will be fairly quite until it comes time to renew the media rights deal. If these rumors are true, that gives the BigTen plenty of time to find a second team to pair up with aTm to keep the conference balanced. We all know ND is choice 1, but if the rumors are true, I could see trying to court Missouri or maybe Okie Lite to join with them.
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I'd rather have Mizzou.  I think their local and state culture, with the exception of Springfield/Branson is a better fit in the Big Ten anyway.

 
Another article an TAMU...linked to ND.

https://flywareagle.com/posts/big-ten-notre-dame-want-into-state-texas-realignment-covet-texas-am

"Who are the next two teams to join the #B1G and make it the Big 20? Our terrific Chicago source tells us that he's hearing it'll very likely be Notre Dame (who has a perpetual invite) and TAMU, as the B1G wants to get into Texas and the Aggies are very unhappy with the addition of the Longhorns (duh?)," Swaim prefaced before saying, "Once again he reiterates there will not be any invites to non-AAU member teams, so doesn't believe FSU nor Clemson will get invitations.

 
From the article above, WOW:

In possibly coincidental timing, next Thursday is an important deadline. Schools in the ACC must give the conference a one-year notice before participating in athletics in another league the following academic year. The annual deadline for such a notice is Aug. 15. It has been long believed that FSU is not planning on giving notice this August.
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