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Sep 29th, 2011 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: ACC Expansion & Realignment, American Athletic Conference Expansion & Realignment, Big 12 Expansion & Realignment, Big East Expansion & Realignment, Featured News
Since last weeks Big 12 “Kumbaya” lovefest and unity declaration, movement in the world of conference realignment did slow down. But as nothing has officially been signed in the Big 12, things are still in motion. So here’s where we stand: Big 12 Stability: * Yes, the Big 12 seems to be doing what they [...]
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Sep 19th, 2011 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: ACC Expansion & Realignment, American Athletic Conference Expansion & Realignment, Atlantic 10 Expansion & Realignment, Big 12 Expansion & Realignment, Big East Expansion & Realignment, Editorial, Featured News, Pac-12 Expansion & Realignment
So the biggest news from yesterday is that the Pac-12 has opted to remain at 12. That alone will slow up any movement in other conferences. But it was quite an interesting day, with many twists and turns. To sum up the day, here’s a rough timeline of the conference realignment news: Timeline for Tuesday, [...]
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Sep 18th, 2011 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: ACC Expansion & Realignment, Big 12 Expansion & Realignment, Editorial, SEC Expansion & Realignment
Yesterday’s news of Pitt and Syracuse applying (and unofficially already approved) to the ACC shook things up a bit. For months, people such as myself have been banging the drum for ACC to be proactive with expansion. The reason? Survival. Conference realignment is a formula…and with any formula, there are predictions. But when you looked [...]
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Sep 18th, 2011 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: ACC Expansion & Realignment, Featured News
First the ACC tightened the reigns on it’s membership with an increase in the exit fees for a departing school last week…a move done to prevent schools like Florida St. and Virginia Tech from leaving the conference for the SEC. And now, the ACC looks like it might take an even more proactive stance: by [...]
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Sep 14th, 2011 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: ACC Expansion & Realignment
So it seems that Florida St., one of the stronger programs in the ACC, is putting aside it’s “ACC solidarity” stance for a minute to consider all it’s options. With the future of the Big 12 seemingly sitting in the hands of Oklahoma, who is considering an official pursuit of Pac-12 membership (along with Oklahoma [...]
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Sep 3rd, 2011 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: ACC Expansion & Realignment, Big 12 Expansion & Realignment, Editorial, Featured News, Pac-12 Expansion & Realignment, SEC Expansion & Realignment
* Pac-16 a possibility with Texas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Oklahoma St. * Big 12 survival plans: If no Pac-16 defection, Big East raid of 2-3 schools a possibility * Missouri as SEC #14 candidate would add 4th Big East team to Big 12 sights * Pac-16 defections from Big 12 likely means end to [...]
Tags: ACC Conference Realignment, ACC expansion, Big 12 expansion, Pac-12 expansion, SEC expansion Posted in ACC Expansion & Realignment, Big 12 Expansion & Realignment, Editorial, Featured News, Pac-12 Expansion & Realignment, SEC Expansion & Realignment |
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Aug 31st, 2011 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: ACC Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, SEC Expansion & Realignment
One has to feel for Virginia Tech presidential spokesman Larry Hincker. the school was initially mentioned as a potential candidate for the 14th SEC position almost a month ago. The schools response: No…No…did we mention No. In fact, unlike other schools who use the common “we’re happy in the XYZ Conference and plan to be [...]
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Aug 12th, 2011 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: ACC Expansion & Realignment, Big 12 Expansion & Realignment, Editorial, SEC Expansion & Realignment
With the Texas A&M to the SEC talks heating up there was enough to think about. But with the potential that the SEC would expand again a year later, to 14 schools by adding Florida St., well that turns a small wave into a tsunami. Let’s start with the immediate effects of SEC expansion under [...]
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Jul 29th, 2010 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: Big 12 Expansion & Realignment, Featured News
Some comments by Texas A&M; president R. Bowen Loftin, saying Texas A&M; expects $20 million in 2012 or they might leave. In the piece by Brent Zwerneman, Loftin says that the main reason Texas A&M; remained in the Big 12 and did not leave for the SEC was because of the $20 million annual revenue figure. [...]
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Jun 7th, 2010 |
By Matt Peloquin |
Category: Editorial, Featured News, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment
Over the past few months, everyone has an opinion about about what the conferences will look like when all the realignment is complete. But this past week, we’ve taken a step closer to having some real movement. So here’s what we know: Big Ten: * Wants Notre Dame, wants Texas. * Notre Dame wants to [...]
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