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Has conference expansion been positive for college sports?
Posted on 6/11/15 at 7:10 pm
Posted on 6/11/15 at 7:10 pm
Do you think, let's say 30 years from now, we will be able to look back and say that conference expansion has had a positive effect on college sports as a whole?
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Posted on 6/11/15 at 7:38 pm to WestCoastAg
I don't believe so. Forgetting about the loss of rivalries for a moment, I don't think conferences should have more than 10 teams. Everyone should play everyone in the conference in the regular season.
Teams not playing other for 4 or more seasons in a row is pretty dumb.
Teams not playing other for 4 or more seasons in a row is pretty dumb.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 7:42 pm to WestCoastAg
No. It killed WAC football. 
Posted on 6/11/15 at 7:44 pm to Sevendust912
i guess it depends how you look at it. there is a lot more money now in college sports but i agree that having conferences with 14 teams is just stupid
This post was edited on 6/11/15 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 6/11/15 at 7:45 pm to WestCoastAg
I feel it has been overwhelming positive for every sport aside from football.
This post was edited on 6/11/15 at 7:46 pm
Posted on 6/11/15 at 7:54 pm to TigerintheNO
i also think it has accelerated the clock on a potential break away from the NCAA
Posted on 6/11/15 at 7:58 pm to WestCoastAg
speaking on the sec i dont think it benefited the existing teams. it was obviously a good move for a&m and missouri though.
too early to tell imo
too early to tell imo
Posted on 6/11/15 at 8:00 pm to Jones
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speaking on the sec i dont think it benefited the existing teams. it was obviously a good move for a&m and missouri though. too early to tell imo
Yeah, I would say it has benefitted certain schools more than sports as a whole.
In addition to A&M and Missouri, Colorado is much happier in the Pac-12 than the Big 12.
ETA - and Utah going from the MWC to the Pac was obviously a benefit for them.
This post was edited on 6/11/15 at 8:04 pm
Posted on 6/11/15 at 8:01 pm to WestCoastAg
The Only school, who got what they really wanted was Colorado
They are liberal Hipsters who wanted to be in the Pac12, with the other liberal hipster/yuppie schools. They have always felt they were better than everyone in Big12.
They felt like they were stuck with hayseeds. They have been wanting to move for close to 2+ decades, they just had no one who wanted to listen to them.
They are liberal Hipsters who wanted to be in the Pac12, with the other liberal hipster/yuppie schools. They have always felt they were better than everyone in Big12.
They felt like they were stuck with hayseeds. They have been wanting to move for close to 2+ decades, they just had no one who wanted to listen to them.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 8:02 pm to Mr Personality
i have a hard time believing that this newest round of expansion has not helped the SEC as a whole. allowing the SECN to get into texas is letting the rest of the conference make so much more money
This post was edited on 6/11/15 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 6/11/15 at 8:02 pm to Mr Personality
Utah and TCU benefitted big time IMO. Stepping up into major conferences, especially Utah. That was a dream scenario for them I feel like
Posted on 6/11/15 at 8:03 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
the two conferences who have not benefited from conference expansion have been the big 12 and the big east. hell the big east is no more when in terms of football
Posted on 6/11/15 at 8:05 pm to WestCoastAg
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i have a hard time believing that this newest round of expansion has not helped the SEC as a whole. allowing the SECN to get into texas is letting the rest of the conference make so much more money
i have a hard time believing that the sec wouldnt be in the same place it is now if we didnt add two teams. my guess is they would be in the exact same place either way.
so allowing texas a&m into the sec has given the sec and other teams so much more money?
Posted on 6/11/15 at 8:05 pm to Jones
quote:uh yes, i dont see how this is even debatable. sure, the SEC would be making a good amount of money on the SECN without a&m or missouri, but getting into the texas market pushes it into a whole new level
so allowing texas a&m into the sec has given the sec and other teams so much more money?
This post was edited on 6/11/15 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 6/11/15 at 8:05 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Yeah just edited my post to include Utah. They definitely benefitted.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 8:06 pm to Jones
It opened up the window to renegotiate the TV terms much earlier.
I can see the flip side though, because the fans don't see any of that money. It's not like ticket prices are cheaper. If I were an Auburn fan or something I could see not liking it
I can see the flip side though, because the fans don't see any of that money. It's not like ticket prices are cheaper. If I were an Auburn fan or something I could see not liking it
Posted on 6/11/15 at 8:07 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
the fans will see it though whenever they need to money whip a coach or throw money into a new facility
Posted on 6/11/15 at 8:07 pm to Mr Personality
Schools like Idaho got fricked though. They had to go back to the Sun Belt for football which is crazy travel, and dropped down to the Big Sky in basketball. It's Idaho, so no one cares, but still sucks for them.
Posted on 6/11/15 at 8:08 pm to Mr Personality
conference expansion was a death blow to everyone not in a P5 conference
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