Conference realignment discussion - v. 2015

[stever20]

The thing that i see is the schools that would be considered- just aren't worth while. that's the killer. the program that everyone wants to add- SLU is 2nd worst in the A10. You have the whole Dayton issue. Richmond IS getting more interesting.

[FDS]

The answer is, has been, and will continue to be (absent so major changes to the current situation of the Big East (3 years passing is not major change)) NO!!!

Now please stop asking about expansion. Can one of the new moderators burn this thread now?

[aughnanure]

Gonzaga or GTFO

[stever20]

The answer is, has been, and will continue to be (absent so major changes to the current situation of the Big East (3 years passing is not major change)) NO!!!

Now please stop asking about expansion. Can one of the new moderators burn this thread now?

The one thing though, if Big 12 does expand, that is a major change. Everything could really change on a dime then. All 5 of the P5 conferences would be at 12+ teams at that point. Depending on who goes to the B12, the AAC could unravel. And this all could happen within 2 months.

[Hoya Hoya Hoya]

The answer is, has been, and will continue to be (absent so major changes to the current situation of the Big East (3 years passing is not major change)) NO!!!

Now please stop asking about expansion. Can one of the new moderators burn this thread now?

The one thing though, if Big 12 does expand, that is a major change. Everything could really change on a dime then. All 5 of the P5 conferences would be at 12+ teams at that point. Depending on who goes to the B12, the AAC could unravel. And this all could happen within 2 months.

Outside of UCONN, which isn't dropping football, there are no programs in AAC even worth looking at. Memphis/Cincy B12 bound and the rest are garbage.

[DudeAnon]

No. Round robin is the best thing going for this conference. Any additions will just push our bottom programs down even further. We have gotten better every year, I see no reason that trend can't continue. And besides, by the time the FOX contract expires there will be a whole slew of new schools to choose from if need be.

[gtmoBlue]

IF the B12 would expand - which doesn't seem likely at this time, I expect maybe 1 AAC team in the mix, an either/or with Memphis or Cincy. The 2nd team would be either Houston or Rice (in TX.).

[NJRedman]

My fever dream of Big East expansion. BC, UConn, ND and SLU.

I know it will never ever happen but it's my fever dream not yours! hahaha

Realistically I think we stay at 10 for the time being. Our only shot at UConn is if the Big XII raids the AAC of a few teams and the ACC goes to 16 and doesn't take UConn.

SLU will still be there whenever we decide to expand. I think the conferences bigger concern should be with finding another conference to partner up with and do a challenge with. The Big XII comes to mind since we have the same amount of members but the Pac-12 would also be a good get only if UCLA and Arizona participate.

[NJRedman]

IF the B12 would expand - which doesn't seem likely at this time, I expect maybe 1 AAC team in the mix, an either/or with Memphis or Cincy. The 2nd team would be either Houston or Rice (in TX.).

Houston is in the AAC. Also Cincy and Memphis are the front runners.

[DeltaV]

We have the luxury of sitting back, letting the football world sort itself out, and then see what pieces may be left over. For now, UConn isn't dropping football, Notre Dame isn't going to pull out of their quasi-ACC status, and there is no-one else (within the geographic footprint: if Gonzaga was considered an option they'd already be in the conference) worth taking a risk on right now.

Davidson/Dayton/or any other private (at this point) A10 team string together a few single-digit seed years in a row? Sure, we'll probably consider them, especially if the football conferences don't shed anyone to get to a 'neat' number like 64