Breaking USC & UCLA Joining BIG 10

[KidsSeeGhosts]

Current Big 10 plus ND is an insanely valuable league. I would think Stanford is no. 2 on the list from there.

 

[Kaladin]

Current Big 10 plus ND is an insanely valuable league. I would think Stanford is no. 2 on the list from there.

I can't see the Big 10 passing up Stanford. Academic prestige + $$$ from academic research

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

I can't see the Big 10 passing up Stanford. Academic prestige + $$$ from academic research

No brainer if they want in. Bay Area market too. I don't know if they'd take both Stanford and Cal tho

 

[djw004]

I wonder if they will do cool Non-Geographic Divisions in this new superconference...

It has to be something COOL, hip, cutting edge. It has to be a perfect synopsis of what the conference stands for. Maybe they could do:

Legends

Leaders

that would be awesome.

I really think there's some teeth here...

LEGENDS:

Michigan
Michigan State
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Penn State
Notre Dame
USC
UCLA
Northwestern
Purdue
Indiana
Illinois
Maryland
Minnesota
Rutgers

LEADERS

Ohio State
Cockeyes

THEN! If Stanford, Washington, Colorado, Virginia, UNC, GA Tech, TCU, Prairie View A&M, Louisiana Lafayette and every other school rumored to be coming that would really throw a wrinkle in. I think we would add:

Prairie View A&M to the Leaders side of things (for balance)

Everyone else - LEGENDS.

You play 2 non-cons that you schedule. Then you ONLY play the teams in your division 1x. So let's just say that by SOME chance OSU beat Cockeye AND Prairie View in the same season (good fucking luck) - You'd have a semi-fresh OSU team at 4-0 in December facing up against a very SPRY and fresh 18-6 UCLA (likely new dominant force on the LEGENDS side in this scenario)

The B1G would be so different - imagine OSU being our Playoff representation each year. NOW we are talking parody.

 

[22*43*51]

 

[Pipe Line]

I wonder if they will do cool Non-Geographic Divisions in this new superconference...

It has to be something COOL, hip, cutting edge. It has to be a perfect synopsis of what the conference stands for. Maybe they could do:

Legends

Leaders

that would be awesome.

Liberals


Non-Liberals

 

[Black Dean]

Liberals


Non-Liberals

 

[Mavsker]

Liberals


Non-Liberals

Alright I'll take a stab

Libs
Rutgers
Michigan
Maryland
Northwestern
Minnesota
USC
UCLA
Oregon?
Washington?
Stanford?

Non-Libs
Nebraska
Cockeye
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Purdue
Indiana
Penn State
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Illinois

Honestly a lot of libs in the non-libs bucket but that's what you get in this conference

 

[22*43*51]

 

[22*43*51]

 

[Irv]

 

[Pipe Line]

Alright I'll take a stab

Libs
Rutgers
Michigan
Maryland
Northwestern
Minnesota
USC
UCLA
Oregon?
Washington?
Stanford?

Non-Libs
Nebraska
Cockeyes
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Purdue
Indiana
Penn State
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Illinois

Honestly a lot of libs in the non-libs bucket but that's what you get in this conference

I was joking lol my bad I appreciate the effort though! This conference is like 85% libs

 

[22*43*51]

 

[cwessel76]

I was joking lol my bad I appreciate the effort though! This conference is like 85% libs

You’re welcome

 

[Irv]

In hindsight, that Alliance was some crazy aggressive shit by the Big Ten. The Alliance killed a playoff that would have automatic qualifiers. Those AQ spots were essentially going to keep the Pac 12/B12/ACC viable because at least those programs had yearly access to the playoff and could sell recruits on that.

Now, the Big Ten and SEC will get to dictate everything in the next playoff, and it's probably not going to be every P5 conference champion and 1 G5 guaranteed a spot. SEC has already said the consequence of killing the playoff was AQs were off the table.

The rest of the "Power 5" is in a vise right now -- if viable teams (ND) choose not to join one of those conferences, they risk having at best limited access to the playoff. That means huge incentive to every other school to get out while they can.

 

[DuckSker]

If that’s the case Manning needs to retire and Burroughs take over here. Burroughs would kill it in recruiting 🤞

 

[vailhusker]

 

[Irv]

Wilner:

USC and UCLA were the connective tissue that helped justify Pac-12 membership for Arizona and Arizona State, which joined the conference in 1978, and for Utah and Colorado, which came aboard in 2011.

Without the financial and recruiting benefits brought by affiliation with the Los Angeles schools, the motivation to remain in the conference could wane.

Don’t be surprised if, together or individually, they seek membership in the Big 12, which suddenly looks far more inviting than it did two days ago.

And within the foursome, keep a particular eye on Arizona and ASU.

 

[Kaladin]

Hopefully Colorado gets into the Big 10 and we can get our true rivalry game back

 

[Irv]