Big Ten and other Conference Expansion

[LovelandBuckeye]

You knew it before you joined. Fess up.

Does Zach Smith love dildos?

 

[CincyInterloper]

I think the couch burners and the juggalos to the ACC is a no-brainer, but the ACC is like a high school guy waiting for the hottest chick in school to ask him to the prom and, on prom night, is going to end up sitting at home with his dick in his hand.

Are you thinking this move would drive a few more nails in the Big 12 coffin and kill them off as a rival to the ACC for the bottom P4 slot before Clemson and FSU leave? I think an invite to WVU alone would probably do the trick, but I'd love to follow them in to the ACC. Adding UC might motivate a couple of ACC schools (say Virginia and UNC) to move to the B1G. Then again, they added Louisville and no one balked.

 

[Woody1968]

Are you thinking this move would drive a few more nails in the Big 12 coffin and kill them off as a rival to the ACC for the bottom P4 slot before Clemson and FSU leave? I think an invite to WVU alone would probably do the trick, but I'd love to follow them in to the ACC. Adding UC might motivate a couple of ACC schools (say Virginia and UNC) to move to the B1G. Then again, they added Louisville and no one balked.

Big 12 is not a rival to anyone but the Mountain West at this point, and that would still be true if FSU and Clemson left the ACC. (They won't)

 

[Gatorubet]

Just catching up, and if this was done in fun… so be it. But as I read it now, I’d offer that you should be looking at a few more years on the sidelines and you can decide if you want to write a fucking check to buy your way back into the good graces of the board again.

Well, long time no talk sparc.

I’ll store that post somewhere between ‘Valued Advice to Follow’ and ‘Authentic Frontier Gibberish’.

While I enjoy interacting with old friends from time to time, I have zero desire to tiptoe around a board focusing on how not to trigger the butt hurt with a different opinion. Trust me, this problem is already solved.

 

[Dryden]

Well, long time no talk sparc.

I’ll store that post somewhere between ‘Valued Advice to Follow’ and ‘Authentic Frontier Gibberish’.

While I enjoy interacting with old friends from time to time, I have zero desire to tiptoe around a board focusing on how not to trigger the butt hurt with a different opinion. Trust me, this problem is already solved.

Not sure how we got from “we love other fans opinions” to “agree with me or be banned,” but some of y’all need to fucking get over yourselves.

Its a message board. People will disagree with you.

Gatorubet is good people, and if you can’t see that, that’s on you.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

I don't know that @BigWoof31 or @Nutriaitch would agree with that.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

I don't know that @BigWoof31 or @Nutriaitch would agree with that.

And good people do not interact with others like he does.

I guess Dryden is right. It’s on me. I certainly don’t see it.

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

Not sure how we got from “we love other fans opinions” to “agree with me or be banned,” but some of y’all need to fucking get over yourselves.

Its a message board. People will disagree with you.

Gatorubet is good people, and if you can’t see that, that’s on you.

I disagree with me agreeing with this.

 

[BigWoof31]

Happier times. :(

 

[Nutriaitch]

Gatorubet is good people, and if you can’t see that, that’s on you.

it’s a trap. don’t fall for it

 

[sparcboxbuck]

it’s a trap. don’t fall for it

It’s all good if you buy your internet friends.

 

[Dryden]

https://theathletic.com/news/big-te...s-about-forming-alliance-sources/1Fv1mfs4guai

Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC in discussions about forming alliance: Sources
By Max Olson and The Athletic Staff

The Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC are engaging in high-level discussions about an alliance, sources tell The Athletic.

Talks have centered around not just a scheduling alliance in football but in broader cooperation, according to sources in the three conferences. Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren and ACC commissioner Jim Phillips have been having conversations for several weeks.

“I’ve been in frequent and regular contact with all of the other A5 commissioners the last few weeks about the complex issues that are facing the industry,” Kliavkoff said, adding that there’s “nothing to report on this specific matter at this time.”

While the specifics on how a scheduling pact might work remain unclear, sources in the three conferences suggest the larger goal is alignment so that the Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC can work and vote together on major issues such as College Football Playoff expansion and upcoming NCAA governance changes.

“This is their shot right back at the SEC,” one athletic director said.

Cont'd ...

 

[BB73]

https://theathletic.com/news/big-te...s-about-forming-alliance-sources/1Fv1mfs4guai

Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC in discussions about forming alliance: Sources
By Max Olson and The Athletic Staff

The Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC are engaging in high-level discussions about an alliance, sources tell The Athletic.

Talks have centered around not just a scheduling alliance in football but in broader cooperation, according to sources in the three conferences. Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren and ACC commissioner Jim Phillips have been having conversations for several weeks.

“I’ve been in frequent and regular contact with all of the other A5 commissioners the last few weeks about the complex issues that are facing the industry,” Kliavkoff said, adding that there’s “nothing to report on this specific matter at this time.”

While the specifics on how a scheduling pact might work remain unclear, sources in the three conferences suggest the larger goal is alignment so that the Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC can work and vote together on major issues such as College Football Playoff expansion and upcoming NCAA governance changes.

“This is their shot right back at the SEC,” one athletic director said.

Cont'd ...

Why am I thinking the ACC is just in there as a spy to relay what’s being discussed back to ESPN?

 

[billmac91]

https://theathletic.com/news/big-te...s-about-forming-alliance-sources/1Fv1mfs4guai

Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC in discussions about forming alliance: Sources
By Max Olson and The Athletic Staff

The Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC are engaging in high-level discussions about an alliance, sources tell The Athletic.

Talks have centered around not just a scheduling alliance in football but in broader cooperation, according to sources in the three conferences. Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren and ACC commissioner Jim Phillips have been having conversations for several weeks.

“I’ve been in frequent and regular contact with all of the other A5 commissioners the last few weeks about the complex issues that are facing the industry,” Kliavkoff said, adding that there’s “nothing to report on this specific matter at this time.”

While the specifics on how a scheduling pact might work remain unclear, sources in the three conferences suggest the larger goal is alignment so that the Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC can work and vote together on major issues such as College Football Playoff expansion and upcoming NCAA governance changes.

“This is their shot right back at the SEC,” one athletic director said.

Cont'd ...

I call absolute bullshit on this. ACC is under ESPN’s thumb until 2033. There is zero need to get in bed with them.

And if we are, Kevin Warren is even worse than I thought.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Why am I thinking the ACC is just in there as a spy to relay what’s being discussed back to ESPN?

Dabo is the snitch bitch