According to reports on ESPN, Missouri voted unanimously

#51
#51
Something like this is where we're headed

North
Tennessee
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
South Carolina

South
Auburn
Alabama
MSU
Ole MIss

East
West Virginia
Georgia
Florida
Virginia Tech

West
Texas A&M
Missoui
Arkansas
LSU
 
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#52
#52
Adding Missouri, probably means Auburn will be coming to the EAST and possibly the end of 3rd Sat in Oct with bama.
 
#53
#53
I feel like Slive has more sense than to add Mizzou. Definitely NOT a fit. More of a fit than WVU, but that's not saying much.
 
#54
#54
volfan_28 said:
Something like this is where we're headed

North
Tennessee
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
South Carolina

South
Auburn
Alabama
MSU
Ole MIss

East
West Virginia
Georgia
Florida
Virginia Tech

West
Texas A&M
Missoui
Arkansas
LSU
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Sub FSU for WVU and OU for Mizzou. Recalibrate and that's the dream scenario for me.
 
#56
#56
KCVol14 said:
Mizzou is exploring options..... which means they're leaving the Big 12 for sure.

Not sure the SEC is a slam dunk though. Look for the Big 10 to enter the picture --- at least to talk to them. The Big 10 would have to feel uncomfortable with the SEC gaining TV market share ( St Louis & KC ) so close to their territory.

I'm a traditionalist, I hate all this expansion..... but as a Kansas Citian I would love to have Mizzou in the SEC which would mean SEC coverage here in KC.

There is a lot of consternation here in KC over Mizzou leaving the Big 12 ---- probably means the loss of the Big 12 basketball tournament at the Sprint Center and the Big 12 football championship at Arrowhead ...a financial blow to the city.
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So soon after expansion, Im not sure I can really see the big 12 adding again - especially for an odd-numbered team total after just realigning to create a new evenly balanced order

-Now, with that unexpected 1-2 hour delay in the announcement, i guess it wouldn't be as surprising -


But - as is - they're in the position that nothing should/likely would draw their eye to act immediately unless there's a really big fish to be had (read:Notre Dame)
 
#57
#57
Cooleyvol said:
Sub FSU for WVU and OU for Mizzou. Recalibrate and that's the dream scenario for me.
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That would be a little over the top IMO but the only organization that might could match the resulting TV contract would be the NFL.

IIRC, the SEC Presidents have agreed not to invite a school from the state of a current SEC school which means FSU is out and my guess is that OU joins the Pac-12.
 
#58
#58
Yeah we are a stigma in OU's eyes....they won't exactly elaborate why, but it's been known/out there for some time


That aside, OU will be staying in the big 12 as of now (at least until Texas tries to leave and goes independent - if they choose to do so)
 
#59
#59
I think we'll see OU, Tex, Tex Tech, Okla St join Pac-12 to give them 16 teams.

I think we'll see the SEC expand to 16.

I think we'll see Notre Dame join the Big 10 and possibly Missouri.. they will expand to 16.

I think we'll see the ACC and Big East come together in some way to form a 16 team conference.

After the 4 super-conferences are established, I think we'll see the BCS schools form their own seperate football sub-division. We'd then have the FCS, FBS, and BCS.

Each super-conference will have 4 divisions and the division champions will compete in a two round playoff to determine the conference champion. The 4 conference champions from the BCS will compete in a two round playoff to determine the BCS champion.
 
#61
#61
PermaVol said:
WVU has absolutely no chance of making it into the SEC. If Mizzou doesn't come, which I hope they don't, then we will simply sway one of the N.Carolina schools. What's $20m now when these schools are making long-term, 25-50+ year decisions. Still think we'll go for one of the VA or NC schools anyways.
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Not going to happen :thumbsup:
 
#62
#62
volfan_28 said:
I think we'll see OU, Tex, Tex Tech, Okla St join Pac-12 to give them 16 teams.

I think we'll see the SEC expand to 16.

I think we'll see Notre Dame join the Big 10 and possibly Missouri.. they will expand to 16.

I think we'll see the ACC and Big East come together in some way to form a 16 team conference.

After the 4 super-conferences are established, I think we'll see the BCS schools form their own seperate football sub-division. We'd then have the FCS, FBS, and BCS.

Each super-conference will have 4 divisions and the division champions will compete in a two round playoff to determine the conference champion. The 4 conference champions from the BCS will compete in a two round playoff to determine the BCS champion.
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The PAC 12 already said no to expansion...Notre Dame would lose millions if they joined ANY conference...Never gonna happen.
 
#63
#63
I'm good with Missouri. Maybe that makes Auburn come over here. I'm good with that.
 
#65
#65
volfan_28 said:
So did the SEC before they added Texas A&M.
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They did that so that A&M could divorce the Big 12 first so no lawsuits...The Pac 12 is clearly not interested because Texas refuses to share money from the Longhorn network.
 
#67
#67
volfan_28 said:
So did the SEC before they added Texas A&M.
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The wording's very different in the two statements

We gave a "we're happy with the current 12 team setup (however we wouldn't be opposed to new membership, were the right team to come in the near or far future)"

Pac-12 gave a "we are happy at 12 teams and have no plans for expanding"....what happened there was they were set to take the four you mentioned, however during the contract discussions Texas - the one who was the main focus/sell of this deal - refused to change/share any of the money from its Longhorn Network. After enough negotiation attempts were attempted (& a wall was hit), the pac12 just said "forget this", tore everything up, and then turned down the other 3 (without TX, there was no desire for OU and the others)
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#70
#70
ehhh whatever I guess. Missouri brings nothing to the table besides another market. I'm not excited about them playing in the SEC and would MUCH rather have WVU.
 
#73
#73
Ericvol2096 said:
East
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
NC St.
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech
West
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
LSU
Miss
Miss St
Mizzou
Texas A&M

That would be a perfect conference IMO, JMO

It gives you a large state school in every single state in the South(excluding WV).
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WV is not the South. The Midwest can have them.
 
#74
#74
Add Missouri. Move Bama and Auburn to the east and Vandy to the west.

Problem solved!
 
#75
#75
onevol74 said:
Add Missouri. Move Bama and Auburn to the east and Vandy to the west.

Problem solved!
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Congratulations, you just made the divisions ridiculously unbalanced (& the east into a gauntlet)
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