CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd writes: "Separate from any Big Ten discussion, ESPN now has a chance to become somewhat of a "kingmaker" regarding these leagues. Who will win the Mountain West this year? However, the conference did see Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M leave in 2021, leaving the conference with six teams. How happy are you with the AACs TV situation? ET inventory with little, if any competition at that hour.". Here are Jon Wilner's predictions for the conference's survival odds, media partner and more. Big Ten expansion and Pac-12 realignment rumors are heating up after the move of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC. UCF: 7.8 percent San Diego State has become the hill a military unit must capture in order to gain higher ground and a more favorable battlefield position. Where would you rank the MAC among the G5 leagues? We address conference realignment rumors; name, image, and likeness rules; and the Pac-12s new TV deal with University of Colorado Boulder athletic director Rick 38.4 percent (Poor job) So we will have ultimately have A&P Supermarkets and A&P conference, idea -- anotherdamnyankeehokie 02/17/2023 07:31AM. Eastern Michigan: 2 percent Its a great conference that doesnt get the recognition it deserves. June 30, 2022. 2. With conference realignment, a hot-button issue, the rumors that came out on Thursday, June 30th have fanned the flame even further. (David Butler II / USA Today), UTSA will leave Conference USA for the AAC in 2023. 4. 16.3 percent. Click or tap here for the complete formula. Ideally, the Big Ten negotiations would have left behind a second interested party. On Wednesday, at Mountain West media days as reported by the Idaho Statesmans Ron Counts conference commissioner Craig Thompson said that several schools six to 12 have been in contact with the conference and have expressed interest in joining an expanded MW. The Gophers bring little to the table for the Big 12 to capitalize on. 2.3 20202021. Thats down to 38.4 percent his year, and votes for 3 improved by 10 percentage points. We saw the ASUN and WAC merge to form the AQ7 in 2021, but that was only a one-year partnership at the time. Ten years later, DirecTV still doesnt carry the networks though it turns out the leagues own presidents once turned down that opportunity. Similar to the MAC, the Mountain West saw an increase in approval after choosing not to expand last year. After losing nine schools to other conferences and adding Liberty, New Mexico State, Sam Houston and Jacksonville State, MacLeods approval ratings have improved, perhaps an acknowledgment of the difficulty of the situation. Memphis: 1.1 percent Join the conversation today. Most of the national discourse surrounding conference expansion and realignment this summer has focused of the Power Five conferences, after USC and UCLA elected to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten. The Trojans and Bruins joining the B1G in a couple years is why the Big Tens new media deal is unbelievably big. Sep 3 2021. But Minnesota joining a Big 12 conference that may or may not sustain itself when staying in the financially stabilized Big Ten for years to come seems like an easy decision even if Minnesota did have to think about it for a moment. Coastal Carolina: 2.7 percent Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Adam Spencer| 5 months ago Conference realignment rumors are still hot even with Week 1 of the 2022 college football season starting on Thursday night. The Big Ten is at the forefront of many of those rumors, with Action Networks Brett McMurphy reportingon Thursday that Washington has met with the league to gauge interest in joining the B1G. Let us know your thoughts by leaving a comment on this story below. 5. But its decision to join the conference in every sport cannot be ignored. It did not go to fruition. Odds for Arizona, Arizona State to stay in Pac-12, Pac-12 has been 'fractured' by Big Ten, Big 12 conference realignment, expansion chatter, Pac-12 Conference, leadership slammed amid USC, UCLA Big Ten negotiations news, Pac-12 has package of undervalued inventory, Late games valuable to Pac-12 going forward, San Diego State a coveted school in conference realignment, Long-haul stability of Pac-12 must be considered. Perhaps thats why 65 percent dont want a G5 superconference, because it might not make a difference. By James Fragoza July 12, 3.1 percent (Best league) 25.8 percent Most of these responses for C-USA are similar to last year. ", More:Ranking Big 12 expansion candidates: Best fits to join conference amid college realignment. Aug 4, 2022 Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Here we go again. Jul 23 2021. Lamar will be rejoining the Southland in 2022, a move coming a year earlier than previously announced. Outside of the mergers, another notable happening during the most recent wave of conference realignment occurred when the SoCon doubled its exit fee for members to $2 million. Fresno State: 1.3 percent But this is only the beginning, with many more moves to Why? 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. Another round of conference realignment rumors is off and running, this time thanks to Dan 2. Sign In; or; Jul 1 2022. Negative: 43.5 percent 6.7 percent (Poor job) ", More:Ranking Big Ten expansion candidates: Best fits to join conference in college realignment, SB Nation's Daniel Plocher wrote: "On brand with the Big 12, USC andUCLAwill depart for the Big Ten as soon as the TV deal ends in 2024. No question. The Pac-12 just now emerged from their exclusive negotiating window with ESPNwith no new deal. Where would you rank the Mountain West among the G5 leagues? 5. Houston: 27.6 percent Futures of Pac-12, Big 12 hang in the balance. Web2.1 20222023. 2. If the network comes with a lowball offer and the conference fractures, the most valuable remaining football programs likely would jump to the Big 12. However, I like MAC football, its fun, especially the Tuesday night games. Hurt G5: 46.4 percent A year ago, 19.2 percent of Sun Belt fans rated the leagues membership as a 5. 16.9 percent ", Ben Bolch and Teresa Watabe of the Los Angeles Times write: "Is UCLA nearing the goal line on amove to the Big Ten, or might its plans be foiled by an all-out blitz? Pac-12 realignment, expansion updates, rumors, speculation: The tight geographical and regional fit should be celebrated., Midweek games need to go away if the conference remains FBS. Rice: 1.2 percent. That is a bigger concern on a national scale. UAB: 1.9 percent I thought that the league should have pursued this last year, and potentially look to add a team or two in the Central time zone like UTSA., It seems like the league is continually held back from being seen as close to on par with the AAC by the lack of an undefeated team deep into the season, despite metrics showing the overall quality of the leagues being pretty similar. UAB: 22.7 percent But theres been no greater poster for the conferences issues than the network that started as a bold vision and endures as a cautionary tale. ET. For the first time in nearly a year, Penn State adds another commitment to the board for the Class of 2024. Nearly 80 percent of respondents believe were heading toward a consolidation of conferences at some point. (JMU not eligible), Appalachian State: 49.3 percent On the surface, this is a rumor that probably deserves very little credit. Follow him on Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff. 8.9 percent (Worst league), Northern Illinois: 19.8 percent 0.2 percent Louisiana Tech: 6.7 percent Steinbrechers approval improved in the 3s and 4s. Good stadium size and But she was basically only brought in to help CUSA get better at basketball, and shes definitely done that. It's simple, free and connects you to other South Florida Bulls fans! 1. Once upon a time, there was hope and optimism for the AAC in conference realignment. 4. After the UCLA and USC news that they are off to the Big Ten rumors and reports went crazy. 1. Group of 5: 49.1 percent 5. How confident are you that college football is heading to one or two superconferences? The Pac-12 can claw back millions of dollars it was losing due to Pac-12 Network. Navy: 0.3 percent Don't expect FSU and Clemson to add to conference realignment unless they clear some financial hurdles. 2. It led the conference to adding several schools that have no business playing FBS football, plus Liberty and I have absolutely no interest in my alma mater being associated with Liberty. Tracking everything regarding rumors, college football realignment and SEC HBCU: Live updates from the 2022 season I think that will shift things. Together, the conferences will have eight playoff-eligible teams in 2022, nine in 2023 and 10 playoff-eligible teams in 2024. 1 post-realignment. This has been one of the more unexpected but genuine plot twists in the larger theater of college sports realignment. Some of our institutions had an opportunity to leave a year ago and join the American and opted to stay, and I think that was a smart move. 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But admittedly, thats a precarious assumption for the Four Corners schools. 5.6 percent (Very happy). 13.4 percent While the NCAA does grant a two-year grace period for conferences to raise membership numbers back to minimum requirements, here are the conferences with six or fewer FCS teams in the future. However, for a conference to be eligible for an automatic bid, it needs to have a minimum of six eligible teams. ", David Hookstead of Outkick wrote: "During a University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, it was revealed the PAC-12 will lose $150 million in annual media revenue with theTrojansleaving, according to Stewart Mandel. Lets be clear: The Pac-12 isnt adding value. ", More:Arizona State football, Herm Edwards slammed in college football coach hot seat ranking, Matt Zemek of Trojans Wire wrote: "Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen ruled the conference for over a quarter of a century. Reach Jeremy Cluffat jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. 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