Lleytonstation
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I took about 5 years off after being a huge fan. Excited but wondering how all the changes will feel.
College Football 2023-24
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I took about 5 years off after being a huge fan. Excited but wondering how all the changes will feel.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Notre Dame looks sharp to start.
Larry Duff
G.O.A.T.
Ohio and San Diego State playing. Anyone having a great game will probably transfer to the likes of Ohio State or USC.
Kevin T
Hall of Fame
Not a Pac 12 guy but would love to see Oregon St build on last year and win the last title of this proud conference. Conversely, would love to see USC fall on their duffs and lose 3-4...to get them used to annual 3-4 loss seasons in the Big 10. 
But really, does the regular season matter anyway? We all know an SEC team will win the national championship.
I feel bad for my father in law. He's a Cal grad who only wanted to see them in a Rose Bowl. Never gonna happen now. A neighbor down the street has a Cal "Rose Bowl Before I Die" license plate cover...bummer.
But really, does the regular season matter anyway? We all know an SEC team will win the national championship.
I feel bad for my father in law. He's a Cal grad who only wanted to see them in a Rose Bowl. Never gonna happen now. A neighbor down the street has a Cal "Rose Bowl Before I Die" license plate cover...bummer.
mikeler
Moderator
Not a Pac 12 guy but would love to see Oregon St build on last year and win the last title of this proud conference. Conversely, would love to see USC fall on their duffs and lose 3-4...to get them used to annual 3-4 loss seasons in the Big 10.
But really, does the regular season matter anyway? We all know an SEC team will win the national championship.
I feel bad for my father in law. He's a Cal grad who only wanted to see them in a Rose Bowl. Never gonna happen now. A neighbor down the street has a Cal "Rose Bowl Before I Die" license plate cover...bummer.
Thoughts on some of those West Coast schools joining the ACC? I know you had a stint back east in college so I think you are the subject matter expert on it! Hope all is well.
Kevin T
Hall of Fame
Mikeler, my man! I hope you're not in the direct path of this hurricane and that all is well with you and your family, my friend.
I know you know from past discussions here that for the most part, I hate conference realignment. I absolutely hate that the Big 12 was nearly destroyed and the Pac 12 was killed off. Being a Va Tech grad, I'm sincerely nervous about the ACC's future. I would hate to see Clemson and FSU bolt to the SEC. I don't want to see the Big 10 poach UVA and UNC. Maryland doesn't fit in the Big 10. Every Maryland grad I know misses the ACC. Rutgers in the Big 10 is an abomination. I'm for ACC expansion right now, only because it might stop the bleeding for a bit or keep the ACC intact until 'Mega Conference' is finally created and all schools outside the traditional top 25 or 30 powers are banished to the minor leagues. SMU hasn't been great athletically but it has a big alumni base and huge endowment and media market and good academics. I hate to see Cal and Stanford left out, even if their football programs have been in the toilet. I was listening to a podcast a couple of weeks ago mentioning just how many Olympic athletes come out of the two schools and how this will impact those sports. They have thoroughly dominated swimming, gymnastics and many of the track disciplines over the years. You're also talking about a big media market, Silicon Valley and two of the best universities in the world. They're offering to come in at ~30% share for multiple years (0% share for up to 7 years in SMU's case), so it's worth the experiment. My wife and in-laws are also Cal grads, making for some really intriguing game days when my Hokies come to town.
This whole thing is destroying every college sport with the exception of football and the few elite basketball programs that make money. I would really love to see football uncoupled from the major conferences and let everything return to regional conferences to make travel realistic. I'm interested to see what happens in the near future when some of this media money dries up or goes away completely. It' already starting to happen. Will the big dawgs start to kick/vote underperforming schools out of conferences? They all carry a lot of dead weight in terms of football performance (Indiana? Rutgers? Vandy?). It's sad because I'm a little less interested in college football every year and I played the game. Someone once mentioned in a college football thread that it's our closest thing to European football/soccer and I couldn't agree more. But that's going away with the loss of regional rivalries and realignment. How many USC fans not living in NJ are traveling to Rutgers to tailgate and party? UCLA can't even draw crowds in LA. It's a shame.
Stay safe, Mikeler.
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
That time of year. ABM.
Anyone but Michigan.
Anyone but Michigan.
Mike Bulgakov
G.O.A.T.
It’s hard for me to take college football seriously any more with the absurd geographical realignments taking place as colleges obliterate traditions and any pretense of college football being anything more than semi-pro NFL minor leagues, and players now like wandering unaffiliated Ronin, switching allegiances in search of the highest bidder, and universities pimping their teams for a cut of the tv/streaming revenues that have ballooned in the era of corporatized online gambling. The sport has become like Amsterdam’s De Wallen district, with conferences flush with broadcasting and gambling money walking the streets and picking the most enticing teams from the windows. I'm glad that the players are getting at least a bit of the vast money they generate, but it's hard for me to see why anyone not gambling on games in some form is emotionally invested in the games.
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mikeler
Moderator
Mikeler, my man! I hope you're not in the direct path of this hurricane and that all is well with you and your family, my friend.
I know you know from past discussions here that for the most part, I hate conference realignment. I absolutely hate that the Big 12 was nearly destroyed and the Pac 12 was killed off. Being a Va Tech grad, I'm sincerely nervous about the ACC's future. I would hate to see Clemson and FSU bolt to the SEC. I don't want to see the Big 10 poach UVA and UNC. Maryland doesn't fit in the Big 10. Every Maryland grad I know misses the ACC. Rutgers in the Big 10 is an abomination. I'm for ACC expansion right now, only because it might stop the bleeding for a bit or keep the ACC intact until 'Mega Conference' is finally created and all schools outside the traditional top 25 or 30 powers are banished to the minor leagues. SMU hasn't been great athletically but it has a big alumni base and huge endowment and media market and good academics. I hate to see Cal and Stanford left out, even if their football programs have been in the toilet. I was listening to a podcast a couple of weeks ago mentioning just how many Olympic athletes come out of the two schools and how this will impact those sports. They have thoroughly dominated swimming, gymnastics and many of the track disciplines over the years. You're also talking about a big media market, Silicon Valley and two of the best universities in the world. They're offering to come in at ~30% share for multiple years (0% share for up to 7 years in SMU's case), so it's worth the experiment. My wife and in-laws are also Cal grads, making for some really intriguing game days when my Hokies come to town.
This whole thing is destroying every college sport with the exception of football and the few elite basketball programs that make money. I would really love to see football uncoupled from the major conferences and let everything return to regional conferences to make travel realistic. I'm interested to see what happens in the near future when some of this media money dries up or goes away completely. It' already starting to happen. Will the big dawgs start to kick/vote underperforming schools out of conferences? They all carry a lot of dead weight in terms of football performance (Indiana? Rutgers? Vandy?). It's sad because I'm a little less interested in college football every year and I played the game. Someone once mentioned in a college football thread that it's our closest thing to European football/soccer and I couldn't agree more. But that's going away with the loss of regional rivalries and realignment. How many USC fans not living in NJ are traveling to Rutgers to tailgate and party? UCLA can't even draw crowds in LA. It's a shame.
Stay safe, Mikeler.
You have all the credibility to opine on this. I prefer geographical conferences so the potential west coast additions don't sit well with me.
It's all about survival at this point it seems.
Mike Bulgakov
G.O.A.T.
It’s closing time at the singles bar for Cal and Stanford. The ACC makes no sense and means a lot of time in air for their sports teams, but it's looking pretty sexy now, despite wanting money for the hook up.
Cal and Stanford might take a 30% share after joining ACC expansion in the latest wave of conference realignments
ByCaleb GebrewoldAug 30, 2023
The California Bears and Stanford Cardinal appear destined to join the ACC after the collapse of the Pac-12, which has already lost eight of its 12 programs. Both programs appear willing to take only 30% of their share of the conference's revenue to facilitate a move.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/college...expansion-latest-wave-conference-realignments
Larry Duff
G.O.A.T.
Oxford and Cambridge to join the Mountain West
Larry Duff
G.O.A.T.
I hope TCU beats Coach Ego by about 50.
Mountain West will never let them in
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
Nebraska has 26 losses in the last 5 years that were 7 points or less. Lol.
Kevin T
Hall of Fame
I think you might be right
"Colorado vs. TCU score prediction: The SP+ model projects that TCU will defeat Colorado by an estimated score of 41 to 15, with a 93 percent chance to win the game outright by a projected margin of 26.1 points."
Purestriker
Legend
Boulevard tailgate at SMU is probably more realistic.Welcome to the ACC, Cal, Stanford and SMU! I'm an ACC grad and still not sure what to make of this but I'm an optimist at heart.
mikeler
Moderator
Welcome to the ACC, Cal, Stanford and SMU! I'm an ACC grad and still not sure what to make of this but I'm an optimist at heart.
Or if I show up when my Clemson Tigers roll out west!
Kevin T
Hall of Fame
That would be awesome! Time it right and we could hit up a Giants game and Napa/Sonoma. Maybe a few awesome breweries.
Kevin T
Hall of Fame
Probably so. They’re still loaded. Interesting to see if their new QB blends in seamlessly. It’s funny because one of my wife and I’s best friends are a couple that are UGA grads and they were looooooong suffering. But now they’re on the verge of a 3 peat and the dominant team. Funny how quickly Smart turned it around.
spystud
Talk Tennis Guru
This ain’t going well. I live about 15 minutes from TCU, plenty of my friends are freaking out.
Larry Duff
G.O.A.T.
The hype will somehow get worse.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Deon sanders.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Colorado and that deons sons is insanely good.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Texas tech bad loss.
USMC-615
Hall of Fame
Wasn’t overly impressed with me Dawgs yesterday, couldn’t watch it as it unfolded, went to a Doobie Brothers concert yesterday evening. Had to record it and watched it first thing this morning…sad to say but had the Dawgs ran up on a couple o’ teams yesterday that not only won but lost as well, they might be kicking this year off in the L column vice the W column. They'll get it together and start hitting on all cylinders hopefully sooner rather than later, if that 3-peat is gonna happen.
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
On the plus side, UGA basically did that last year too. Looked really bad against Kent State and Missouri.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Did you catch Colorado?
I was actually impressed. Deons son might be a legit nfl prospect.
USMC-615
Hall of Fame
True…remember their start last year very well. Just expecting a little more from ‘em in the opener this time around.
USMC-615
Hall of Fame
Did catch a fair amount of the Colorado game…they looked damn good. This could very well be a great season for the Buff’s…if any team could use a massive turn-around it’s them.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Yeah it will be interesting which teams take control of these new conferences.
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
Keon Coleman absolutely rinsing the Bayou Bengals. Miss my boy in East Lansing but happy for him
USMC-615
Hall of Fame
I’m 8 min’s away from pocketing $200 on this one…
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
Chris Fowler seething that one of his SEC teams getting rolled.
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
Duke is a football school now.
