Big 12 or ACC?

[MisterDaddy]

Which conference would y'all prefer to be in and why?

Personally I'd love to see UCF in the Big12. Having a high-powered offense would make it the perfect fit, and would add much needed excitement now that Baylor is back in the dumps and that KState/TTech are about as entertaining as talking to a bag of frozen vegetables. Something about a Florida team in the Big12 seems wrong, but I think the ACC is kinda the All Clemson Conference at the moment.

 

[Metacog Drivel]

ACC because I'd rather play east coast teams. But I highly doubt that would ever happen, it's gonna be Big XII or nothing.

 

[Miltonian]

ACC, makes more sense logistically, competition is more relevant too. could spark FSU rivalry eventually. Big 12 we have no natural rivals, or travel partners etc. Plus i think the growth curve would be less. Think we would better suit playing and beating Wake Forest etc than trying to come in and play TCU and be in a shoot out every week. Obviously Clemson and FSU would be tough tough ones but i think the bottom half of the league is very forgiving.

 

[Poolside Knight]

ACC but Big12 is probably our only shot

 

[MisterDaddy]

ACC but Big12 is probably our only shot

why is that? Not arguing, I'm curious.

 

[Metacog Drivel]

why is that? Not arguing, I'm curious.

They already have 14 teams and 2 of them are Florida schools that would block us.

 

[ThreeDogKnight]

In a perfect world, they would just replace University 6 with UCF in the ACC.

The XII makes more sense, but I don't place a lot of faith in the clowns who make the decisions.

 

[major.tom.foolery]

Geographically, the ACC makes more sense; plus, the change in conference name wouldn't be so abrupt AAC to ACC. Maybe the 2 should join and rename it ABC?????

However, makes more sense to try for the B12. Tried to explain the following scenario to a Nobraskan on another thread and he went ballistic:

- Expand by 4 teams (UCF, USF, Memphis, Cincinnati);

- Have 2 divisions (East and West):

EAST
West Virginia
UCF
USF
Memphis
Cincinnati
Kansas
Kansas State

- Would add 4 large TV markets (Orlando, Tampa, Cincinnati, Memphis)

- Also, as I tried to explain to the Nobraska troglodyte in aforementioned thread, Tampa/Orlando are both about 900 miles away from WVU and Cincinnati; Nobraska in the meantime is 1200 miles away from the eastermost school in B10 (UMD).

 

[ucfversusbcs]

Orlando to Austin is just under 3 hour flight, to West Viriginia its right around 2 hours. Its 3 hrs to Oklahoma.

Sure it doesnt beat a one hour trip to Atlanta or a 90 minute trip to Durham or Charlotte but its not much longer.

 

[Red Burns Brighter]

ACC and it’s not even close. Would cost UCF way to travel money going to the Midwest.

 

[jsnook523]

Big 12
add 4: UCF, USF ,UH, Memphis/Cincinnati
North: Oklahoma, Ok State, ISU, Kansas, KSU, WVU, Memphis/Cincinnati
South: Texas, TTU, TCU, Baylor, Houston, UCF, USF

THIS IS PERFECT

 

[ThreeDogKnight]

Big 12
add 4: UCF, USF ,UH, Memphis/Cincinnati
North: Oklahoma, Ok State, ISU, Kansas, KSU, WVU, Memphis/Cincinnati
South: Texas, TTU, TCU, Baylor, Houston, UCF, USF

THIS IS PERFECT

That's the one.

If UT blackballs UH, just bring in both Memphis and Cincy.

 

[Vike Knight]

It’s the Atlantic Coast Conference, and UCF is 50 miles from the Atlantic Coast... no-brainer.

 

[WhiteandSlatonWVU]

Big 12 but to be honest our best shot at New Years 6 bowls is in the AAC. Look at some teams that left the big east never to make it to a New Years 6 bowl ever again (wvu being one). Heck Miami is finally back since leaving that league.

 

[major.tom.foolery]

Big 12 but to be honest our best shot at New Years 6 bowls is in the AAC. Look at some teams that left the big east never to make it to a New Years 6 bowl ever again (wvu being one). Heck Miami is finally back since leaving that league.

That's the annoying part about all these snobbish P5 schools. 80% (maybe more) of them stand no chance to sniffing the current playoffs (or a NC). Most of them are, really, cannon fodder/floor mats/pushovers for a handful of elite schools.