6.7 percent When we realize that she immediately shot down talk of Pac-12 expansion last summer, it becomes easier to see that she had her eyes on the Big Ten for quite some time. Pac-12 realignment, expansion updates, rumors, speculation: 23.1 percent 211 posts. Jul 23 2021. Here are Jon Wilner's predictions for the conference's survival odds, media partner and more. I think that will shift things. 68.1 percent (Best league) For its part, the Pac-12 can provide evening kickoff slots, as late as 10:30 p.m. Gill received a 4 or 5 from 83.1 percent of respondents, nearly double the numbers last year. And a minor revival could be a real Do they go to the Big 12 or do they stay in the Pac-12? 4.6 percent If item No. 14.7 percent Id say yes. All realignment news is updated as of Oct. 14, 2022. We support responsible gambling. 2.3 20202021. Given the NCAA rule requiring six eligible teams to qualify for an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, a few conferences are teetering the line. Let us know your thoughts by leaving a comment on this story below. WebYet Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco has made realignment difficult. ", Pac-12 Insider John Canzano wrote: "I think the Pac-12 is exploring an incentivized payout structure for the programs that qualify for the NCAA Tournament and College Football Playoff. Has the one-time transfer rule helped or hurt the P5/G5 divide? Theres a near 50-50 split on expansion. 30.5 percent Where the ACC and SEC stand on conference realignment, Partnership between the Pac-12 and Big 12 is reportedly dead, Sam Merrill will reportedly be back in the NBA, Blake Anderson encourages people who are hurting to seek help on anniversary of sons death, College football games need to take less time but not as a result of fewer plays, Blake Anderson adds familiar face as Utah States new defensive coordinator, Heres the postseason outlook for Utah college basketball teams as the regular season wraps up. What the rumor chatter has been, these will be the new members to each respective conference. Thats anything but an overwhelming favorite. 38.4 percent UMass I think would be solid in all sports but football, but I think that wouldve already happened if it was going to., Potential for a great basketball league., League needs a new commissioner and a rebrand., C-USA did the best it could on expansion with the hand it was dealt. 2. 3. The tight geographical and regional fit should be celebrated., Midweek games need to go away if the conference remains FBS. (Stephen Lew / USA Today). Eastern Michigan: 2 percent Lamar, a founding member of the Southland, originally announced its decision to rejoin the conference in 2023 on April 8, 2022. Hampton departs its former conference for the CAA in 2022. Aug 4, 2022 Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Here we go again. So what we are left with is no longer a P5 and Group of Others system. For one, the Big 10 plays a nine-game conference schedule. AAC fans opinions have changed quite a bit since last year, and its not hard to see why. If the conference holds together, theres a reasonable chance it expands to 12 teams. 2. LOOKING AHEAD:16 FCS transfers who could have the biggest potential impact in 2022. We dont know details, but its safe to assume the night broadcast slots are a central piece of the bidding process. Weve seen more and more G5 schools realize they can pull in P5 transfers. The Sun Belt won the most recent round of realignment. No question. They brought in fan bases that will show up for games regardless of performance, teams that provide quality football, and kept it regional, allowing for easier travel approaches. Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc" USF Bulls fans join us at The Bulls Pen. 7.3 percent The $250 million in average annual value from the ESPN and Fox contract isnt an entirely accurate baseline from which to project the Pac-12s next media rights contract because of all the games stashed on the Pac-12 Networks that generated very little in real dollars for the schools. Unsurprisingly, G5 fans see NIL widening the gap between the P5 and the G5. 5. Rumors swirled that, to keep up with the SEC, the Big 10 and PAC-12 would try to act like vultures and take what they wanted Rice: 1.2 percent. Where would you rank the Sun Belt among the G5 leagues? Navy: 0.3 percent Utah State: 1.5 percent For the first time in nearly a year, Penn State adds another commitment to the board for the Class of 2024. And if expansion is the decision, San Diego State stands as the obvious call. Conference Realignment Rumors 2022 CowpokeU Apr 20, 2022 CowpokeU *insert title* Staff member Messages 6,275 Apr 20, 2022 #1 Current word on the street is the B1G is going to move on the PAC but as is the Big XII. 2. Jul 23 2021. The Big 12 remains open to conference expansion. The ASUN and WAC will share one automatic qualifying bid, going to one of the two conference champions. 230 posts. Houston received less than 0.3 percent of the vote last year and nearly won the spot. 5.7 percent Thats the second-highest among G5 leagues. Published Feb. 21. MORE: Standings | Scoreboard | 2022 FCS Championship| FCS-FBS upsets Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson stands next to Utah State quarterback Logan Bonner (1) who kisses the trophy after the Aggies defeated San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference Championship, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Carson, Calif. 2. Reader comments illustrated that uncertainty: With the conference getting stripped of its top three programs, leaving only SMU and Memphis among those teams that could even force an argument, I hope Aresco parks that particular (Power 6) puffery to the side for a while, until the new-look conference sorts out its new haves and have-nots., As a UC fan, I really like Mike Aresco. Don't expect FSU and Clemson to add to conference realignment unless they clear some financial hurdles. The Athletic has published a Group of 5 fan survey for three years now, and the results of all three have produced a different theme from readers. (Raj Mehta / USA Today), Utah State is coming off its first Mountain West title. 2022. How happy are you with the Sun Belts TV situation? (Gary A. Vasquez / USA Today), Marshall will join Louisiana in the Sun Belt this season. Web2.1 20222023. Minnesota is one of the founding members of the Big Ten and would be crazy to walk away from the Big Tens massive revenue-sharing opportunities that would be unrivaled to anything the Big 12 could potentially offer. The former DII power won the DII title in 2017. Minnesota has no real connection to any existing or incoming Big 12 member. x. Florida State sends a warning shot at the ACC in the latest wave of conference realignment. Stan graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, earning a degree in Professional Writing and playing football as a five-year letterman. Conference USA released its 2022 football schedule last week, and included Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi, stating that the league intends to move forward with all 14 of its members. Where does Big Ten TV deal leave the Pac-12? This is why this one feels manufactured for reactions, but conference realignment rumors are no longer considered impossibilities in this evolving era of college sports. More:Pac-12 has been 'fractured' by Big Ten, Big 12 conference realignment, expansion chatter, Andrew Marchand of the New York Post said: "Will there be more teams and universities that change conferences? All others less than 1 percent. Another round of conference realignment rumors is off and running, this time thanks to Dan Georgia Southern: 2.8 percent No difference: 7.1 percent. 34.2 percent 1. No. Ohio: 2.9 percent Where would you rank the AAC among the G5 leagues? 24.5 percent (Not happy) Possible expansion TBD HAAC: Independent: Bismarck State joining TBD KCAC: Mid South: Tennessee-Martin Mid States Football: NCIAC: NSAA: Red River A. C.: River States Conference: Sooner Athletic Conference takes over CSFC football: SSAC: Sun Conference: WHAC: IUPUC applying to NAIA USCAA: Atlantis University partially With Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC and USC and UCLA heading to the Big Ten, it appears the era of superconferences is upon us. 1. He is the news editor at Saturday Down South and across all Saturday Football brands. 21.7 percent 3.2 percent However, for a conference to be eligible for an automatic bid, it needs to have a minimum of six eligible teams. June 16, 2022 10:00 am ET. Much as USC and UCLA were connected, so are the Arizona schools. Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News wrote: "By placing 400-something football games on the Pac-12 Networks over 12 years, instead of on ESPN and Fox, the conference has lost more than half a billion dollars over the contract cycle. If the regular season champion is a reclassifying team, the conference shall nominate the team finishing highest in the regular season standings that is eligible for an FCS AQ. Alabama claims SEC regular-season title, and more scores from Wednesday, Penn State's last second shot shocks Northwestern. Direccin: Calzada de Guadalupe No. 73 percent (Very happy). The Owls will begin their FBS transition in 2023 and will be ineligible for postseason play. Boise State got 55.7 percent of the vote to win the Mountain West last year. It's simple, free and connects you to other South Florida Bulls fans! Perhaps thats why 65 percent dont want a G5 superconference, because it might not make a difference. Good stadium size and https://nittanylionswire.usatoday.com/2022/08/02/conference-realignment-rumor-goes-off-the-rails-with-this-wild-idea/, Big 12 is said to be quietly seeking Minnesota, PSU in the NFL: KJ Hamler opens up about mental health in return to Broncos practice, Penn State makes top 10 for four-star cornerback in 2024, First looks from Penn State's first fall camp practice, Chris Stoll named to watch list for nation's top long-snapper award, PJ Mustipher named on Rotary Lombardi Award watch list, Bednarik Award watch list includes key pair of Nittany Lions, Big Ten spring football bowl projections from 247Sports, Penn State a road underdog one last time this season at Northwestern. I look at Arizona and Arizona State. But most of the new AAC members either dont have a long football history or dont have a good recent one so itll be interesting to say the least., The AAC has absolutely stranded Temple. . Here are the programs making the jump to the Championship Subdivision: Texas A&M-Commerce moves up from Division II to the Southland. 16.9 percent We had several talks at the board level, had a consultant of media partners and gave it a good look way back when. ET. On the surface, this is a rumor that probably deserves very little credit. WKU: 14.1 percent He is just a victim of his own success with the top three teams leaving the conference. 2022 CFN Memphis Preview 5. 32.9 percent The world of college football will look drastically different in just a couple of seasons. How would you rate commissioner Craig Thompsons performance? 38.4 percent (Poor job) College Football Conference Realignment Rumors and SEC Expansion News. Less: 37.6 percent This year? 2. The financial impact of USC leaving the PAC-12 is also a huge win for the Big Ten. time and risk move in lockstep in the realignment game. When geography means nothing, anything is possible. Fresno State: 1.9 percent Four schools that would make sense in the Big 12 from the Pac-12 would include Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, and Colorado, a school that left the Big 12 for the Pac-10 when the conference expanded to 12 members. Networking, mentoring, talent-sharing these and other non-football factors were immensely attractive to Carol Folt, the president of USC. We want to play at the highest level that football allows and since we had six institutions start playing football in the 1890s, it is a very important sport to us. Stan Becton joined NCAA.com in 2021 and has since served as an FCS, track and field, cross country and HBCU beat reporter. Last week, Conference USA made it 5. 19.5 percent Let's talk a bit about the latest conference realignment developments. ESPN's Pete Thamel reported on April 27 that current NEC member Mount Saint Mary's would depart for the MAAC in 2022-23, bringing the conference back to 11 Sep 3 2021. 5. 6.8 percent 3. So lets get into the results on realignment, the Playoff and more. Coastal Carolina: 2.7 percent ", Matt Zemek of Trojans Wire wrote: "The Pac-12, Big 12, and ACC have to find ways of being relevant within that structure when it becomes a regular part of the college football media landscape. 13, 2022 The latest round of conference realignment appears paused. 31 percent Utah State, which had no votes, won the league. These two additions could help on the next TV deal., If the league can stay intact, adding Gonzaga and Saint Marys should be priorities to potentially become the premier basketball conference in the west. In 2022, the Big South will have six teams thanks to Bryant's addition, just enough for an auto-bid. It included: "When the network hit television airwaves 10 years ago today, it was supposed to put the Pac-12 ahead of its peers in the media landscape and usher in a new era of revenue and exposure for the league. 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