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Why wouldn't the B1G want Cincinnati?

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They have a good basketball program with a great history. They have a decent football program. Not sure about other sports like hockey. I assume their academics are ok. Not exactly a glamorous pick, but could they be one of the two teams that get the B1G to 16 when the new super conferences form?
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Because Cincinnati's alumni are all too busy following OSU to care about Cincinnati.
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They should join the SEC.
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Their academics are not good, and they add nothing of value in terms of markets or footprint.
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BklynTerp said...
Their academics are not good, and they add nothing of value in terms of markets or footprint.

IMO, the B1G has reached the point where there aren't many good programs left that bring new markets or footprints. Pickings are slim. I'm not saying it would happen, but it wouldn't surprise me if Cincy was one of the final 16 for the B1G. Personally, I think Boston College and Notre Dame would be the best two the B1G could finish with.
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IMO, the B1G has reached the point where there aren't many good programs left that bring new markets or footprints. Pickings are slim. I'm not saying it would happen, but it wouldn't surprise me if Cincy was one of the final 16 for the B1G. Personally, I think Boston College and Notre Dame would be the best two the B1G could finish with.

I do t think Cincinnati is AAU, which from what I hear is a big deal to them. I'd love to see them added basketball wise for SOS and a good interstate rival too.
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It is odd but noone seems to want them.
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BamaLivesFootba said...
IMO, the B1G has reached the point where there aren't many good programs left that bring new markets or footprints. Pickings are slim. I'm not saying it would happen, but it wouldn't surprise me if Cincy was one of the final 16 for the B1G. Personally, I think Boston College and Notre Dame would be the best two the B1G could finish with.

They added Rutgers. I don't think the Big Ten cares about "good programs" anymore. Their main concern is TV sets. With that being the case, BC would seem to be an option.
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BamaLivesFootba said...
IMO, the B1G has reached the point where there aren't many good programs left that bring new markets or footprints. Pickings are slim. I'm not saying it would happen, but it wouldn't surprise me if Cincy was one of the final 16 for the B1G. Personally, I think Boston College and Notre Dame would be the best two the B1G could finish with.

Here's my preferred order if we take more schools, which I'd rather not do anyways. (Not accounting for how realistic it is that we could get any of these schools)
1. ND
2. Texas
3. UNC-Duke combo
4. Va Tech-Virginia combo
5. FSU-Miami combo
6. Georgia Tech
7. Syracuse
8. Pitt
9. Iowa St.
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There are better schools to get - its about opening tv markets so Virginia and North Carolina (maybe Georgia) will be of interest before tapping a market you already have
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kezki said...
There are better schools to get - its about opening tv markets so Virginia and North Carolina (maybe Georgia) will be of interest before tapping a market you already have

I leave the VA and NC schools out of it because honestly they will be hotly contested for by the Big XII,B1G, and SEC.
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Why would we settle for Cincy, when we can get pretty much any school we want that isn't already in the SEC or Pac12?
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Why don't yall take Mizzou?
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BamaLivesFootba said...
I leave the VA and NC schools out of it because honestly they will be hotly contested for by the Big XII,B1G, and SEC.

Fair enough
But you ought to wait before inviting only slightly attractive programs if you think 16 is the magic number
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Their academics are not good, and they add nothing of value in terms of markets or footprint.

Spoken like a real member of the B1G.
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Because Cincinnati's alumni are all too busy following OSU to care about Cincinnati.

Not exactly. Most people that go to Cincinnati hate osu.
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I'm just talking about possibilities if there are only a few schools left.
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I'm just talking about possibilities if there are only a few schools left.

They don't really add anything, but at least they make sense. If they added Cincinnati and Notre Dame as their last two members I'd be happy.
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Why do you guys not like BC?
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Why do you guys not like BC?

I lived in Boston for three years (recently). I've had more conversations about the Red Sox loading the truck to take their equipment down south for spring ball than I had about BC football. Nobody cares about BC football.
Great campus and great school though.
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I lived in Boston for three years (recently). I've had more conversations about the Red Sox loading the truck to take their equipment down south for spring ball than I had about BC football. Nobody cares about BC football.
Great campus and great school though.

That's irrelevant to getting into a market.
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That's irrelevant to getting into a market.

He's basically saying almost NOONE cares about BC football in Boston. Now hockey, that's a whole different story. I personally would love the addition of BC.
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BamaLivesFootba said...
That's irrelevant to getting into a market.

Great point since also no one cares about Maryland or Rutgers in football..it's only about getting into the cable line-up..now who knows where we will be in 5-10 years with streaming & a-la-carte selection, but for now that's the way to go
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BamaLivesFootba said...
IMO, the B1G has reached the point where there aren't many good programs left that bring new markets or footprints. Pickings are slim. I'm not saying it would happen, but it wouldn't surprise me if Cincy was one of the final 16 for the B1G. Personally, I think Boston College and Notre Dame would be the best two the B1G could finish with.

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