Official 2022 college football thread: its conference realignment season. (1 Viewer)

[Tom Servo]

It's time to fire up another college football thread.

If you like the history of college football, the JaguarGator8 channel has some good videos. This is a spin-off of his original JaguarGator9 channel which focuses on the NFL.

 

[gump]

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I root for Maryland, so I may not have many team-related posts

 

[Desert_Power]

 80 days till the first Saturday of CFB

 

[pfalvey]

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[psychobillies]

 

[SteevieG]

Bring it on.  Time to defend the Natty...

 

[heckmanm]

I root for Maryland, so I may not have many team-related posts

Hoosier fan here. Slap it high low?

 

[gump]

Some decent B1G/ACC/B12 games on Labor Day weekend...Week 1. Some big OOC too:

• Oregon v UGA (Atlanta)
  
• Cincy @ Arkansas
  
• Utah @ Florida
  
• ND @ Ohio State
  
• FSU v LSU (NOLA)
  

 

[Leroy Hoard]

All I'm asking is for someone new to win the championship.  I know, that's asking too much.

 

[SteevieG]

All I'm asking is for someone new to win the championship.  I know, that's asking too much.

Last year was new(ish)...  Nothing wrong with backing it up, is there?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Hoosier fan here. Slap it high low?

Low, but........At least Indiana had a rush of publicity a couple of years ago with that good season. All Maryland's done in the last 10 years is kill a kid and hacked a few nutball coaches.

 

[Desert_Power]

Low, but........At least Indiana had a rush of publicity a couple of years ago with that good season. All Maryland's done in the last 10 years is kill a kid and hacked a few nutball coaches.

Current coach seems like quite the nutball too.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Current coach seems like quite the nutball too.

He's got a past, that's for sure. Many MD fans are hoping he's grown out of it. I know this, he recruits better (according to.....whoever ranks those things) than any they've had since Bobby Ross (& the whole world has changed since then). They're not even close to having the amount of prime athletes that the other schools in their division do. Best they can hope for right now is to maybe beat one of OSU, PSU, UM, & MSU every few years and play in the Military Bowl against Navy.

 

[facook]

All I'm asking is for someone new to win the championship.  I know, that's asking too much.

Bama, Ohio State, or UGA.  That's the list.

 

[Tom Servo]

He's got a past, that's for sure. Many MD fans are hoping he's grown out of it. I know this, he recruits better (according to.....whoever ranks those things) than any they've had since Bobby Ross (& the whole world has changed since then). They're not even close to having the amount of prime athletes that the other schools in their division do. Best they can hope for right now is to maybe beat one of OSU, PSU, UM, & MSU every few years and play in the Military Bowl against Navy.

Actually, I kinda wonder why MD and Navy don’t play each other as close as they are. Terrapin football talent is closer to Navy’s than ND (albeit without history).

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Actually, I kinda wonder why MD and Navy don’t play each other as close as they are. Terrapin football talent is closer to Navy’s than ND (albeit without history).

MD didn't want to get beat by Navy.

 

[Tom Servo]

I have heard zero about this, but I'll pass it along to chew the fat over.  According to YouTuber Gold and Blue Dude, WVU is in talks with the ACC about joining.  I can't vouch for the truth of the story, but they would get away from the SS Big XII which could sink into irrelevancy.  Plus, it feels like a better fit geographically.  They would get Pitt, Syracuse and Boston College back on the schedule from the eastern independent/Big East days.

 

[Desert_Power]

I have heard zero about this, but I'll pass it along to chew the fat over.  According to YouTuber Gold and Blue Dude, WVU is in talks with the ACC about joining.  I can't vouch for the truth of the story, but they would get away from the SS Big XII which could sink into irrelevancy.  Plus, it feels like a better fit geographically.  They would get Pitt, Syracuse and Boston College back on the schedule from the eastern independent/Big East days.

I'd like to see this as well. WVU in the Big12 just never made much sense to me.

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Arch! 

 

[gump]

Arch! 

Big get for Sark. Helps his security too. Expect other big recruits to follow with big NIL backing. Wanted to see him there vs UGA. Will be big battle next year w Ewers (if he stays).

 

[Moe.]

It will be awesome to watch Texas screw this up 

 

[Capella]

I have heard zero about this, but I'll pass it along to chew the fat over.  According to YouTuber Gold and Blue Dude, WVU is in talks with the ACC about joining.  I can't vouch for the truth of the story, but they would get away from the SS Big XII which could sink into irrelevancy.  Plus, it feels like a better fit geographically.  They would get Pitt, Syracuse and Boston College back on the schedule from the eastern independent/Big East days.

the ACC has no reason to do this. WVU doesn’t change their tv contracts even a little bit, and then they have to cut them into the payouts resulting in a smaller cut for each school. 

 

[TheFatKid]

It will be awesome to watch Texas screw this up 

It would be a thing if beauty wouldn’t it?

 

[gump]

I just scored good tix for TAMU @ Bama on Oct 8th...and i can't recall the last time i've been this excited about attending a regular season game.  

Thanks Jimbo and Saban!  If both teams perform leading up, it'll be insane. Actually it'll be regardless of that.

 

[Tom Servo]

the ACC has no reason to do this. WVU doesn’t change their tv contracts even a little bit, and then they have to cut them into the payouts resulting in a smaller cut for each school. 

Like I said, I've heard zero about this and like you, the Neckeneers bring nothing to the table that Maryland used to and not as well.

 

[Tom Servo]

ACC to drop divisions after this season and go to 3-5-5 model.

ACC Permanent Rivalries

Boston College: Miami, Pitt, Syracuse

Clemson: Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State

Duke: North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest

Florida State: Clemson, Miami, Syracuse

Georgia Tech: Clemson, Louisville, Wake Forest

Louisville: Georgia Tech, Miami, Virginia

Miami: Boston College, Florida State, Louisville

North Carolina: Duke, NC State, Virginia

NC State: Clemson, Duke, North Carolina

Pitt: Boston College, Syracuse, Virginia Tech

Syracuse: Boston College, Florida State, Pitt

Virginia: Louisville, North Carolina, Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: Pitt, Virginia, Wake Forest

Wake Forest: Duke, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech

 

[Capella]

Source: USC and UCLA are planning to leave for the Big Ten as early as 2024. Move *has not been finalized* at the highest levels of power.
 

college sports are so stupid now. 

 

[WDIK2]

Source: USC and UCLA are planning to leave for the Big Ten as early as 2024. Move *has not been finalized* at the highest levels of power.
 

college sports are so stupid now. 

WTF?  Has Lincoln Riley been consulted about this move?

 

[Insein]

Source: USC and UCLA are planning to leave for the Big Ten as early as 2024. Move *has not been finalized* at the highest levels of power.
 

college sports are so stupid now. 

This is just dumb. So Big 10 and SEC are going to be the only conferences eventually?

 

[Capella]

I will continue to say this is all very very bad for college sports. College football was great because of the rivalries and traditions. Games like Bedlam etc. Now they are playing games on Tuesday and Rutgers/USC are conference rivals and those historic games are going away. Without that it’s just minor league football without the traditions played a few days before the pros. 

 

[Tom Servo]

I will continue to say this is all very very bad for college sports. College football was great because of the rivalries and traditions. Games like Bedlam etc. Now they are playing games on Tuesday and Rutgers/USC are conference rivals and those historic games are going away. Without that it’s just minor league football without the traditions played a few days before the pros. 

Should I get off your lawn? 

 

[Capella]

Should I get off your lawn? 

Lol it doesn’t have to be for me anymore, it was a good run, but I’ve seen nothing but uniform hate for this on Twitter so far. 

 

[psychobillies]

I hope Jimbo has another press conference to clear this up.  He's already made it clear that he doesn't pay recruits to go to Pay&M, he's just got a hard working staff.  

 

[timschochet]

Source: USC and UCLA are planning to leave for the Big Ten as early as 2024. Move *has not been finalized* at the highest levels of power.
 

college sports are so stupid now. 

Lifelong UCLA fan here and I say…oh hell no. 
 

Wasn’t there room in the SEC? 

 

[Tom Servo]

Lol it doesn’t have to be for me anymore, it was a good run, but I’ve seen nothing but uniform hate for this on Twitter so far. 

I'm listening to the Indians Guardians game and they brought it up.  Tom Hamilton talked about an Indiana tennis player flying to LA for a match, and then dead panned, "I'm sure money has nothing to do with it."

 

[SFBayDuck]

The end of the P-12/10 if the LA schools leave. The media rights deal will already be behind the others with the LA schools, and without them the schools that care about football/hoops (Oregon, UW, maybe Utah?) can't remain competitive financially.  Time to start looking for a landing place for those schools.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Lifelong UCLA fan here and I say…oh hell no. 
 

Wasn’t there room in the SEC? 

Welcome to UCLA/Rutgers on Tuesday night college football

 

[Capella]

The end of the P-12/10 if the LA schools leave. The media rights deal will already be behind the others with the LA schools, and without them the schools that care about football/hoops (Oregon, UW, maybe Utah?) can't remain competitive financially.  Time to start looking for a landing place for those schools.

ACC rival Oregon 

 

[Tom Servo]

Lifelong UCLA fan here and I say…oh hell no. 

Wasn’t there room in the SEC? 

You're not going to want this smoke, homie. Or, should I say snow? 

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

The rumors I'm hearing are that, after this USC/UCLA deal goes through, the B1G goes after Oregon and Washington, and then two from the B12, likely Iowa State and Missouri.

 

[The Commish]

Heard this a couple weeks ago from a Michigan friend in AA....I'll believe it when I see it  

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

This is just dumb. So Big 10 and SEC are going to be the only conferences eventually?

Yep...

B1G becomes the College Football NFC and the SEC becomes the College Football AFC.

 

[knowledge dropper]

I’ll miss you most of all Rose Bowl.  

 

[SFBayDuck]

I’ll miss you most of all Rose Bowl.  

Indeed.  All that worrying about protecting the tradition of the Rose Bowl as part of the CFB expansion talks is now moot, it'll already be dead.  

 

[Phil Elliott]

Maybe the CF NFC and CF AFC keep adding teams resulting in "regions". Sets up for an easy playoff format. Regional champs playoff and national championship is CF NFC champ vs CF AFC champ. Disband the seeding committee.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Maybe the CF NFC and CF AFC keep adding teams resulting in "regions". Sets up for an easy playoff format. Regional champs playoff and national championship is CF NFC champ vs CF AFC champ. Disband the seeding committee.

Right. Get to the playoff format via these two conferences.

 

[Phil Elliott]

Right. Get to the playoff format via these two conferences.

Assuming the comment that we end up with two major conferences. The lesser conferences can have play-in spots.

 

[whoknew]

I think this is generally fine for football and basketball. 

But the other sports? Holy moly. How is USC field hockey going to travel to Rutgers? That won't be fun.

 

[Phil Elliott]

I think this is generally fine for football and basketball. 

But the other sports? Holy moly. How is USC field hockey going to travel to Rutgers? That won't be fun.

Beach volleyball is excluded ftom the USC/UCLA transition to Big10.