Conference Realignment..?

[NewtonHawk11]

Texas and Oklahoma will send letter to Big 12 to inform them that they will not renew at expiration in 2025 according to many. If Kansas goes, the Big 12 could dissolve and these moves happen faster and without many fees.

OU and Texas seem content waiting until 2025 to avoid paying the exit fee. But if Big 12 dissolves, no fees to pay.

[NewtonHawk11]

While we wouldn't really have a rival, the Illinois hate for Self could be fun.

More of a natural rivalry would be KU and MSU as much as we play each other.

Would join the B10 West likely. They currently have Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Northwestern and Purdue.

[Deleted User 89]

i always enjoyed b-ball games with the nubs when Doc was there

[nu_bronco]

I am eagerly waiting to see what happens. Big10 is my preference.

[TDub]

Bring AM and Colorado back, then go after Zona and Utah

[NewtonHawk11]

A&M isn’t leaving. They’re in the best shape with money that they’ve maybe ever been. They just have to deal with Texas again, but they’re legitimately happy in SEC.

Big 12 won’t be around guys, and if they are, they won’t be a power conference anymore. Just plain and simple.

[DCHawk1]

Fuck Bob Bowlsby.

Stupid, lazy, unlikable twat.

[NewtonHawk11]

DC!

[nu_bronco]

I don't think you stay at 10 or 12. I think you find a way to get to 16 if you think about sticking around.

Could they get 8 of these schools? A&M, Colorado, Nebraska, AZ, Utah, Cincinnati, Houston, BYU, Memphis

[DCHawk1]

Also, if anyone can explain to me what we bring to the Big 10 that would cause them even to consider us, I'm all ears.

[UnholyLivingDead]

Also, if anyone can explain to me what we bring to the Big 10 that would cause them even to consider us, I'm all ears.

1. AAU accreditation, the Big 10 places a big premium on those academics.
2. KU is #3 in the Big 12 in revenue and #28 nationally so the idea that you can't draw revenue with basketball and bad football is a fallacy. Plus, if Goff and Leipold get football turned around, that number will only go up with better football.
3. Even though tv markets aren't as important as they used to be, they get lion's share of Kansas City.
4. I dunno, the good football teams get an easy win to pad their record for bowl season.
5. An elite, national brand in a high revenue sport. There are not more football juggernauts to go grab. The Big 10 is better off grabbing a school like KU with an elite national brand in a sport like basketball than they are loading up on schools who will win 4-6 football games and 12-15 basketball games.

[nu_bronco]

Maybe Barry can lend Leipold a hand and put in a good word for the future direction of KU football.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/former-wis ... 01668.html

[NewtonHawk11]

Also, if anyone can explain to me what we bring to the Big 10 that would cause them even to consider us, I'm all ears.

1. AAU accreditation, the Big 10 places a big premium on those academics.
2. KU is #3 in the Big 12 in revenue and #28 nationally so the idea that you can't draw revenue with basketball and bad football is a fallacy. Plus, if Goff and Leipold get football turned around, that number will only go up with better football.
3. Even though tv markets aren't as important as they used to be, they get lion's share of Kansas City.
4. I dunno, the good football teams get an easy win to pad their record for bowl season.
5. An elite, national brand in a high revenue sport. There are not more football juggernauts to go grab. The Big 10 is better off grabbing a school like KU with an elite national brand in a sport like basketball than they are loading up on schools who will win 4-6 football games and 12-15 basketball games.

What he said.

[GregOsterswag]

Big 10 is the only good outcome. I'm nervous. Time for Goff to earn that check.

[NewtonHawk11]

ACC is fine as well. Just not a fit geographically. Closest school as it stands is L'Ville. We would be the current West Va in the B12.

[LVCHawk]

I'd be fine with it...

[twocoach]

Bring AM and Colorado back, then go after Zona and Utah

The Big 12 is toast. Time to move on from it or this will be happening every few years.

[NewtonHawk11]

Lots of people here in Wichita area hoping that Big 12 and AAC merge. They want Wichita St to play Kansas in basketball.

It's a god awful move and like the 7th best option for Kansas.

[LVCHawk]

Bring AM and Colorado back, then go after Zona and Utah

The Big 12 is toast. Time to move on from it or this will be happening every few years.

Right. The only way that any shifting would have worked is if Texas left and say Nebraska came back, and everyone signed back on again. Nobody likes Texas, so them leaving on their own would have been ok, not ideal but ok. OU leaving as well is just a sign the conference is not going to last.

[UnholyLivingDead]

Lots of people here in Wichita area hoping that Big 12 and AAC merge. They want Wichita St to play Kansas in basketball.

It's a god awful move and like the 7th best option for Kansas.

Yuck. Joining the AAC would be below sticking it out and re-forming the Big 12 on my list of options.