Of course they do. SMH.
Let me guess. They will go down to 5 auto bids.
Itās only 2 commissioners out of 10 (soon to be 9?). I realize itās probably Sankey and whoever the hell took Warrenās job at the B1G, but they can go pound sand.
Those 6 autobids, especially if the PAC is no more, are the antidote to all the greed and consolidation going on right now. They wonāt cure it, but they are a powerful way to level the playing field. Quite honestly, unless Iām a blue blood powerhouse in those leagues, I might rather be in the AAC or MWC - my path to the CFP might be easier.
Itāll only last as long as the current contract (2026 season), so our goal / hope is to show how awesome it is to still try to preserve some levels of access and parity. All the G5 schools need to make it count. We might be getting 2 bids to the show these last few seasons.
Also, I told some tool off about this on Twitter tonight. Iām getting really sick of educating people that 1) there are more than 2 or 5 conferences, and that 2) the autobids arenāt tied to any leagues. Theyāre just to the top 6 league champs. Period.
Thatās such a fantastic system. If it can be maintained for more than just two or three years the cumulative effect on recruiting hiring fundraising etc will do more for the health of the game than anything else that has been done in a long long time.
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clt says stanford golf is really good and would be a welcome addition to the aac
With these mega conferences happening - I fully expect the CFP to only include teams from them, same with the NCAA Tournament. They do not want to share the money pie outside of those leagues. Itās a have and have not world.
There current CFP setup goes through 2026. I can see it changing then.
IMO we have this window to show that this is the right way to do things, for the sport and for the fans.
The way we do that is for the G5 schools to show they belong and to generate lots of buzz. Itās the equivalent of making the case for more mid major inclusion in the NCAA tournament, which the CFP has not ever really had. This is our shot.
https://twitter.com/AuburnBlazer/status/1687696297124298753
https://twitter.com/TDeSousa87/status/1687830678006632448?t=fPetay5xKypoD2qGKofSVw&s=19
AAC EAST
UAB
Charlotte
ECU
FAU
Memphis
Navy
USF
Temple
Tulane
AAC WEST
Cal
N Texas
OSU
Rice
SMU
Stanford
Tulsa
UTSA
WSU
I think the MWC Merger makes more sense, but thatās interesting to think about. The more I look at it, the better it looks. It reminds me a bit of the Big12 before they added the 4 corner schools, though spread out more.
The concession to make IMHO is to schedule by division almost exclusively, which would tremendously lower travel costs and create the best regionality.
In all seriousness, thereās no need to even play the other division in football except in a championship game. Thatās really different, but I think it would make things way more palatable to the west Coast schools, and heāll give me that East division all day long. Thatās close to the league I wanted years ago.
I know the PAC schools would rather grab like Rice and SMU instead of Wyoming and San Jose State and just .ake their own best of the rest leagueā¦ But with exit fees I donāt know how workable that is, as the PAC contract wonāt be great.
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https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1687849626244673536
Would have been brutal.
Even better:
AAC EAST
UAB
Charlotte
ECU
FAU
Memphis
Navy / Wichita
N Texas
SMU
USF
Temple
Tulane
AAC WEST
Air Force
Boise St
Cal
Colorado St
OSU
Rice
SDSU
Stanford
Tulsa
UTSA
WSU
Texas schools and Tulsa could be juggled.
This would be a really strong league.
Despite the geography if thatās the choices I think institutionally the AAC is a better fit. We have better TV exposure too. The AAC needs to be prepared though for it to be Oregon St and Washington St at some point in the future though.
Wouldnāt be a new P5. Already hearing talking heads say Big 12 will no longer be a power conference after this year.
If the Big 12 tells them no, Iām not sure we arenāt at least the 3rd best option (#2 going independent?).
Wut?
The big 12 has an exceptional group of schools, including one that played in the national championship this past season (even if they did get embarrassed).
Unless Clemson can return to form Iād have them as a solid 3rd in football.
https://twitter.com/slmandel/status/1687874403252793344
While I think itās sad, I am not as bitter about it as he is.
The players can leaveā¦theyāre not stuck