All the fake insiders have been at it this week with big 12 expansion talk. Doubt it’s legit but always interesting to debate…
Big 12 - Expansion rumors (likely BS)
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All the fake insiders have been at it this week with big 12 expansion talk. Doubt it’s legit but always interesting to debate…
Would be interesting as a FL school to get to play a bunch of teams from outside our region...while also not being much farther away than we already travel. And would make sure we don't get stuck under other FL programs in the same conference.
You mean we aren't already in the Big almost 12? I thought Tuxedoyoda (I think) said we were in back in 2016.
Maybe the Super Liga failure (like the last B12 expansion failure) started all the talk again??? I liked to see Cincinnati, Memphis, and UCF go to the Big 12. It would be nice to see what UCF could become with all that money!!
It may expand but there won’t be Oklahoma, Oklahoma State or Texas in the conference when they do. Those schools are going on to greener pastures as soon as the GOR is up, which is the only thing holding conference together together. It’s also the only P5 to never win a CFP game. When that conference collapses it’ll be a P4 and G7 world and consolidation will continue/accelerate.
Memphis would not be on the list. The B12 ruled them out quickly last time.
Yep. We will never be in the “P5.” But I don’t think Baylor, Iowa State, etc. will be either.
I would agree with the idea of consolidation happening before expansion.
Big 12 wanted to talk early about their media rights deal and were basically told no. Don’t think this helps the expansion argument.
Now is when you talk to everyone else and see what they would pay. That way you have leverage when it comes time to negotiate.
Agreed. Similar to how the Big East was delisted from "Power" status as soon as we entered while Pitt, WV and others exited.
The Big 12s days are numbered. They all know it, there's nothing they can do about it, and they're just biding their time to collect the TV money while they still can.
Only if you get caught.
But if you bring it up as leverage- you essentially confess to the crime 😀
That's why you do it intelligently. This was the 1st step. 2nd step is bitching around hinting "the conference isn't happy with it's current partners" thereby alerting other potentials you'd be open to talks when allowed. Then some reporter gets played and thinks he/she's enterprising and starts asking other networks if they'd be interested, doing the conference's work for them. Other networks (or dare one think they get in at least the 20th century and look at streaming) then say 'We'd be open to looking into to that.' Leverage, and not one conference member talked to another network.
Of course, it all falls apart if the Big 12 can't keep its members.
You got this right. UCF adds nothing to a traditional Conference.
Aww......does your mama not give you enough attention? “Traditional” conferences will die on the vine as their “traditional” revenue sources wither. The future of revenue generation will be outside of the old paradigm. Streaming services will be the new king makers, and unfortunately for you hayseed cornfed yokels no one outside of Lincoln gives a flying foxtrot about Nebraska. Nebraska is an irrelevant ancient relic soon to be forgotten. UCF (and their huge, young, tech savy fan base) IS the future of college football.
Since when did conferences care about Tradition? All about viewers and $$$$$ that's it. Course the great Rutgers Scarlet Knights was added to the Big 10 based on "tradition" and not because of the NYC tv base lol. Right now Orlando is the second fastest growing TV base. All about $$$.
UCF doesn't necessarily need to be in a traditional conference. We just need college football to be open to...wait for it...competition - like all other sports on this planet. We understand you meow meows don't like competition.
Thanks for lurking. Its nice to know you've got UCF on the brain so early in the day.
Totally! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
That’s debatable, the former always pinning for the “glory days” (like the 35 year old fat slob former H.S. Quarterback who used to date the head cheerleader, and is now married to a 300 lb. human garbage disposal) the latter always striving to become better. For reference, the last time Nebraska was relevant UCF wasn’t even in the FBS (formerly Div.1). Riddle me this, which program has been more relevant since we’ve been on the same level (ie. FBS)? Btw, don’t bother, it’s a rhetorical question. The fact that you’re here on a UCF board trolling, and I’m not on a Nebraska board informs the question.
..... the minute that we (and the other misfit toys) joined the Big East ,, Pitt , WV jumped off like rats (that they are) on a sinking ship ... they couldn't get out of Dodge fast enough ..... the only thing that's coming down the road is consolidation (P4) not expansion .....
Yeah.......how’s that working out btw? Get back to me when UN wins something of relevance in this century.
this is the worst writer ive ever seen holy.. I genuinely started questioning whether this was an AAC or ACC article. and this was after the edit? hard pass on whatever this guy is selling
Yeah, it’s embarrassing for a sports writer to mess up ACC and AAC so many times. Are there no editors left?
It seems like most sports journalists are basically just bloggers who are under a media company name. Not the same as major news publications/media.
Rutgers is probably a bad example becuase Rutgers and Princeton played the 1st college football game in 1869 ...so yeah they have tradition ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1869_New_Jersey_vs._Rutgers_football_game
So if your old you are college football tradition? So you don't have to be good.....Last i remember we beat Rutgers 41-17. Rutgers is terrible and been terrible for years don't sell me on just because they are old makes them wanted or any kind of "Tradition". They could stop playing football and 98% of America wouldn't care. The BIG10 just wanted a NY market to show games and make $$.
