The Blue Board

If they want to have a more valid way to determine who is best they do. Is it really fair to the rest of the SEC East that Georgia plays an absolute cake of a schedule? More conference games, mean more equity in conference schedules. I understand that playing only 8 gives them a major advantage in polling and such, another reason polls should not be used. Too easily manipulated.

hate bowl tie ins, we could be seeing a lot better games without them

Look for Notre Dame to eventually join the Big 12

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Wait- I thoughr ND was an East coast school? It is so funny to hear them change their rationalizations. The Domers Kool Aid is a powerful drink.

This was a well played hand by the Big 12, and all they had to do was Get FSU on board, that guarantees ND will not go ACC, and they can take what they want and let the SEC had the 2 they want...super conf are here, today cemented that.

Hello SEC, I can't see us going Big 12, but I'd rather than than the "New" ACC

We need Vandy. Private institution...

Best case scenario for the Big XII is the following:

FSU and Clemson are locked in.

IF we can convince Notre Dame that it's time to make a move, we can perhaps get Georgia Tech in on this party too since those two schools have history.

If Georgia Tech is too connected to Tobacco Road, then I think the Big XII takes a look at Pittsburgh, another school Notre Dame has history with and it'd make a LOT of sense with the recent West Virginia addition.

So that's what I'm hoping for. FSU, Clemson, Notre Dame, and either 1.) Georgia Tech or 2.) Pittsburgh to make it 14.

If Notre Dame decides to be stubborn and independent, might as well just add both Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh if possible. If not Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech. There are a lot of good options, but the crucial school in all this at this point seems to be Notre Dame. I hope they hop aboard the SJGRC (Sh*t Just Got Real Conference) train.

I'm thinkin the improbable happens. Notre Dame joins the Big XII. Georgia Tech follows.

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Maybe I am letting my Gamecock bias take over...but you really think Clemson is a better option (long term) than Miami? I understand that they have a better team right now. Miami's brand is much better. They also have a phenomenal baseball program.

Miami is a very small school with few fans north of Orlando.I live in the Florida panhandle and there are few fans up here.So small fan base that doesnt travel well and not alot of eyes for TV.With FSU we would get some tv,s in Fl and Clemnson would be a whole new region for tv and recruiting.

FSU,Clemson,VT and GT would be terrific gets for the Big 12, if GT is still set on the ACC then Maryland gets the call IMO, good recruiting area, has had money woes recently and TWO big tv markets in DC and Baltimore like Mizzu gave the SEC. ND would be huge but ya just never know with them.

You put Louisville,Cincy,UConn, Rutgers in the ACC and they have all the hoops anyone could ever want, some football and dont forget ECU sitting right there and some would argue every bit as good a program as UL and Cincy/RU/UConn if they had a lil more money to spend, their conference tourney goes to NYC as Swofford has suggested and a bunch of buyout money to work with.Not a terrible ending for a hoops first conference that just got gutted for their football first schools.

IMO the U is not worth the risk, yes thats a good tv market and great recruiting area but a program that doesnt have great fan support on gameday and could possibly be looking at a death penalty type situation? na thanks, and thats no hate twards the U just a concern, to me that situation just smells like SMU all over again.