Conference Merry Go Round

[JackJD]

This rumor is once again making the rounds -- Missouri State will leave the MVFC and move to FBS Sun Belt Conference. (reported by Matt Brown, writer on Extra Points Newsletter). This rumor was circulating a few months ago and then died down but apparently it's picked up some new legs. .

The Springfield News-Leader paper in newspaper in Springfield, MO ran the story Wednesday, 10/12/22. .
https://www.news-leader.com/story/sp...c/69556069007/

[DieselJacks]

Kennesaw State is becoming a member of Conference USA FBS football. Large enrollment in Atlanta, but weak facilites if I remember correctly. I thinking making a move to that conference would be a lateral move at best, but probably worse due to huge travel costs.

[jakejc795]

Must admit, I agree with much of what Coach Eck states in this video re. "purity" of FCS football and perspective on potential G5-FCS consolidation.

[jackdaniel]

I think college sports as we know it today is going to change and it will effect all of us in small mid--major conferences. If these top big power conference become their own entity start selling their sports packages as that we small midmajor will be left to fend for ourselves and money coming down from the NCAA is going to dry up pretty quickly putting athletic departments fending to find money and wether they can support all nonrevenue sports each school has in its program. Then add in shortfall even major sports will struggle to maintain type of program we have become accustomed to having. I think we're in for some major changes and we will need to become more of regional attraction to get tv contracts and will this require changes in conferences and mergers of conferences so your conference becomes something that can marketed over number of tv markets. These are just my thoughts.

My thinking also, the Summit has to be more pro-active, instead of being just reactionary as they've shown in the past. It's crucial to our survival to think of better ways to make money and be seen by more people. I do however, think that local TV airtime isn't controlled locally ,especially the local affiliates of the three major networks, ABC, NBC, CBS, TV CONTRACTS would be hard to come by, unless, as you have stated, we get bigger and join forces with other conferences to become more marketable. Heads should come together to think in a much grander scale I think. The Big' s have their own networks because they went out and made it happen, it just didn't fall into their lap.There is money to be made out there for those who are bold enough to create more opportunities instead of just watching opportunities fly right past you.Where are all the shakers and movers anyway? I do think Midco is trying to break into the stranglehold that is ESPN and the major networks and become a big sports destination for the immediate area and trying to get more viewing area for their cable TV business. It's a painfully slow process though it seems. Our brand is getting bigger and better thanks to the success of certain sports, this being evidenced by our ability to draw in to our area big name teams, which you can't do otherwise. So, we have that going for us , but it's not enough as related to revenue, when it's all from ticket sales mainly. The building will only seat so many people so revenue at it's best becomes stagnant eventually, except for sale of merchandise , which can expand with continued success.

[ND-fan]

I think college sports as we know it today is going to change and it will effect all of us in small mid--major conferences. If these top big power conference become their own entity start selling their sports packages as that we small midmajor will be left to fend for ourselves and money coming down from the NCAA is going to dry up pretty quickly putting athletic departments fending to find money and wether they can support all nonrevenue sports each school has in its program. Then add in shortfall even major sports will struggle to maintain type of program we have become accustomed to having. I think we're in for some major changes and we will need to become more of regional attraction to get tv contracts and will this require changes in conferences and mergers of conferences so your conference becomes something that can marketed over number of tv markets. These are just my thoughts.

[bigticket1]

I have now heard (I checked in on Denver sports radio this morning) that Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Arizona State are talking with the Big 12. Pac-12 may wind up being basically the Mountain West at this rate.

Guessing that advertising rates on the Pac-12 Network could be going down.

[filbert]

I have now heard (I checked in on Denver sports radio this morning) that Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Arizona State are talking with the Big 12. Pac-12 may wind up being basically the Mountain West at this rate.

[SUPERBUNNY]

My guess is that when this all shakes out there will be four super conferences: SEC, Big10, Big 12/Pac10 remaining teams, and the ACC will pick up teams where they can from other conferences. Not long after that look for those conferences to break from the NCAA to form their own organization to hoard the cash and control everything. That will leave all the remaining conference to form an all-new D1AA or FCS if you will. With all the money required for NIL and everything else, it just seems inevitable.

The real question is how will the fans react? I've always loved college sports because of the amateur aspect of it. Granted that it is still the case in virtually all the sports except football, basketball, and to a minor degree in some others. All of the craziness caused by the NIL has made me much more apathetic towards the major conferences. I just don't see myself looking at big matchups as "must see" TV as I did in the past. My feelings toward SDSU are exactly the same. Frankly, I think SDSU is in about the right spot at the moment. Who knows how it will all shake out over the next few years.

SUPERBUNNY

[Prairiehaas]

I'm not saying they will, but with 20 or more teams each, the SEC and B1G could lock arms and go their own way in FB. The NCAA could say nothing because they would be needed to maintain D1 viability in most other sports.

[DieselJacks]

I think if NDSU gets invited to the Mountain West, we might be dragged with it. No conference is going to grab a single member so far away from anyone else. I think the MVFC and Summit League will probably stay as is.

[Mr_Tibbs]

To be honest, I don’t think NDSU gets the MWC invite they want so badly, even if slots open up. I do not believe the MWC sees them as adding anything to their conference and are more likely to take UTEP/NMSU/North Texas/UM/MSU ahead of NDSU. Geography was and will always be the biggest hurdle for them to overcome and if I were putting money on it, the MWC will not extend an invite unless they lose closer to half their teams to realignment.

[Bozemaniac]

Dreams dashed…now NDSU will never get into the Big 10/20.

They’d still beat at least half the teams in that conference.

[Mr_Tibbs]

And now it’s being reported that UW and Oregon have applied to the Big 10. The PAC 12, for all intents and purposes, will cease to exist if this goes through. Look for the Big 12 and MWC to raid what’s left of the west coast teams, and a whole bunch of massive shake up coming next. You can bet the SEC/ACC/Big 10 are going to scramble to get all their prime targets now while the ground is uncertain. The only two conferences that have total leverage are the Big 10 and the SEC. Everyone else is making moves out of preservation or survival at this point.

[bigticket1]

Sources are indicating this afternoon that USC and UCLA are leaving the PAC-12 to go to the Big 10.

Just saw a tweet that Reykjavik, Iceland is 100 miles closer to the Rutgers campus than the Rose Bowl is.

[Mr_Tibbs]

Sources are indicating this afternoon that USC and UCLA are leaving the PAC-12 to go to the Big 10. Look out for another onslaught of realignment and if the MWC loses a team or two, we may see NDSU move if they get the invite that they want. What a mess, and this is likely to impact the MVFC and SDSU in some capacity.