If the Big 12 expanded to 24

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This looks like a hypothetical if the PAC and ACC went under.


 
They should call it the "left over" conference.

On a serious note, I do feel bad for some of these left behind programs.
 
Blackshirts BLVD said:
This looks like a hypothetical if the PAC and ACC went under.


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Can’t see Miami being left out with their history and market so I’d have USF there for the in state rivalry in Florida.
Past that.. not the worst lookin conference I’ve seen..
 
You could make it work in football but for the other sports you would have to break it down regionally and just cross over in post season tournaments. Otherwise the travel would bankrupt schools and exhaust the athletes.
 
CoalTrain said:
Can’t see Miami being left out with their history and market so I’d have USF there for the in state rivalry in Florida.
Past that.. not the worst lookin conference I’ve seen..
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What market? Their attendance rivals Illinois’ or Vandy’s
 
Shocked that this isn't from Big Game Boomer
 
CoalTrain said:
Can’t see Miami being left out with their history and market so I’d have USF there for the in state rivalry in Florida.
Past that.. not the worst lookin conference I’ve seen..
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Miami brings nothing but recruiting grounds, and that's not enough to justify the share.
 
WhosYourDawggy said:
Miami brings nothing but recruiting grounds, and that's not enough to justify the share.
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I've got a question for you "recruitniks". Isn't "anywhere" recruiting grounds for big name schools? Haven't schools that aren't anywhere geographically close to "fertile recruiting grounds" been able to sign players from there anyway?
 
Deep Creek said:
I've got a question for you "recruitniks". Isn't "anywhere" recruiting grounds for big name schools? Haven't schools that aren't anywhere geographically close to "fertile recruiting grounds" been able to sign players from there anyway?
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The thought is if you play let's say Miami every year.. your school should have a shot at maybe not just a bluechip player but an unheralded 3 star who gets looked over by Miami or the other schools in state. You can sell that you can get away from home but still comeback at play them 2 times in your 4 years.

If the new SEC scheduling rumors are true.. I think ou benefits the most with playing UT in Dallas every year and playing every other year in Gainsville
 
Thiefery said:
If the new SEC scheduling rumors are true.. I think ou benefits the most with playing UT in Dallas every year and playing every other year in Gainsville
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That might cut both ways: they also could lose some 5-stars to the likes of Georgia, Alabama, LSU, and Florida
 
Hu War Yu said:
That might cut both ways: they also could lose some 5-stars to the likes of Georgia, Alabama, LSU, and Florida
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There isn't much 5 star talent in oklahoma as there is in FL.. it's not that deep with talent either.. Which is why the UT game in Dallas is so important.. and a reason why they pushed for TCU to join the conference back in 2011
 
Thiefery said:
The thought is if you play let's say Miami every year.. your school should have a shot at maybe not just a bluechip player but an unheralded 3 star who gets looked over by Miami or the other schools in state. You can sell that you can get away from home but still comeback at play them 2 times in your 4 years.

If the new SEC scheduling rumors are true.. I think ou benefits the most with playing UT in Dallas every year and playing every other year in Gainsville
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Meh, I don't buy it. Bama's gotten kids from So Cal and never even played a game west of the Rockies. Same for your Horns with Ricky Williams. Wasn't he a So Cal guy?
 
Deep Creek said:
Meh, I don't buy it. Bama's gotten kids from So Cal and never even played a game west of the Rockies. Same for your Horns with Ricky Williams. Wasn't he a So Cal guy?
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yeah but how many of those kids were going to Alabama prior to Saban's dominance there? Your elite players will still go to national programs wherever they are.. but for the next tiers of players, schools like BC would have a shot.

Ricky (San Diego) was different.. he fell in love with Austin.. Wasn't like UT was doing anything major at that time
 
Deep Creek said:
I've got a question for you "recruitniks". Isn't "anywhere" recruiting grounds for big name schools? Haven't schools that aren't anywhere geographically close to "fertile recruiting grounds" been able to sign players from there anyway?
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There are ceratain hot areas, and south Florida is one of the best, if not the best. If Miami could ever figure out how to keep those kids home, they would be unbeatable. So, in Florida, it's South Florida, central Florida (Lakeland), Tampa/St. Pete, and the Lake Okeechobee area which puts out per capita some of the best players. In Georgia, you have metro-Atlanta which is surprisingly not as pro-UGA as you would think, and then hot spots in southern and norther Ga.

I do think the idea of getting a foothold into a recruiting area is exaggerated, but it is a thing.
 
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