Breaking USC & UCLA Joining BIG 10

[Alcaus]

The Big Ten was already looking at a $1 billion TV contract. You add the L.A. market and these two schools.....now what is it worth?

A billion trees worth?

 

[cwessel76]

Why do they have to ?

Adapt
Migrate
Die

“Adapting” to this environment is not going to happen, even for a university with a brand as strong as ND.

“Migrating” to a conference makes the most sense.

“Dying”, regrettably, isn’t going to happen here.


“Migrate” it is then.

 

[Juro]

Why do they have to ?

 

[...TrueColors...]

Adapt
Migrate
Die

“Adapting” to this environment is not going to happen, even for a university with a brand as strong as ND.

“Migrating” to a conference makes the most sense.

“Dying”, regrettably, isn’t going to happen here.


“Migrate” it is then.

The reason I’m skeptical is that we’ve been saying ND will join a conference for the last 15 years and it’s not happened. We’ll see here. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they found a way to duck a conference.

 

[Kaladin]

 

[cwessel76]

The reason I’m skeptical is that we’ve been saying ND will join a conference for the last 15 years and it’s not happened. We’ll see here. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they found a way to duck a conference.

I agree with your premise but the stakes just got raised substantially. This will reignite the arms race.

 

[cwessel76]

 

[Kaladin]

 

[Kaladin]

I didn't even think about TCU

 

[Kaladin]

If you add the following teams:

Washington, Stanford, Cal, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and TCU

Then the Big 10 only needs to add an ACC team (Georgia Tech) to become the only truly national conference. Basically a 2nd NFL.

 

[Kaladin]

Ol' Greg was right about all of this shit

 

[That SOB Van Owen]

I feel like TCU Alums are like 5th fiddle in the DFW area. It’s just anecdotal, but I’d say:

Texas/Texas A&M
Baylor
SMU
TCU/Tech

But I might be biased because I live on the Dallas side.

 

[doublewing]

The reason I’m skeptical is that we’ve been saying ND will join a conference for the last 15 years and it’s not happened. We’ll see here. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they found a way to duck a conference.

I don't think they ever will. It would have to be in their best interests and as of now, they have all the advantages they want as an Independent.

If conferences banded together and said they will no longer schedule them, that would be their impetus to join. However, no one is giving up their ND home and home payday.

 

[Kaladin]

I feel like TCU Alums are like 5th fiddle in the DFW area. It’s just anecdotal, but I’d say:

Texas/Texas A&M
Baylor
SMU
TCU/Tech

But I might be biased because I live on the Dallas side.

Texas and Texas A&M are off the table and I doubt the Big 10 would ever consider SMU or Texas Tech.

So it's either Baylor or TCU.

 

[cwessel76]

 

[Toe]

Also...

Calibraska is back. Someone get Chaz on the phone, tell him to look up the Calabasas High School football schedule and to charge his Prius

Start printing these again!

 

[DrinkItIn]

I don't think they ever will. It would have to be in their best interests and as of now, they have all the advantages they want as an Independent.

If conferences banded together and said they will no longer schedule them, that would be their impetus to join. However, no one is giving up their ND home and home payday.

I tend to agree, but if conferences have 20+ teams, would out-of-conference games still exist? At that point, ND would have to be in a conference.

 

[Kaladin]

I tend to agree, but if conferences have 20+ teams, would out-of-conference games still exist? At that point, ND would have to be in a conference.

And it's either the Big 10 or the SEC

So Big 10 it is

 

[Irv]

Remember how some husker fans wanted to go back to the Big 12 after Covid? Lol

There's a near complete Venn diagram overlap between these people and the people who think Frost is a victim of circumstance.

 

[Kaladin]