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B1G Takeover
Posted on 4/9/26 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 4/9/26 at 8:56 pm
Thanks, Bama. After illegally paying players for years, you opened this Pandora’s Box!
UCLA far and away the best baseball team in the nation right now. Baseball RPI
Big Ten Dominates College Sports in 2026 with Championship Sweep
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The Big Ten's dominance signals a major shift in the college sports landscape, as the conference has overtaken the SEC as the premier athletic powerhouse. This rise to prominence coincides with the new NIL era, where the Big Ten's deep-pocketed schools and large alumni bases have given them a recruiting advantage in attracting top talent across multiple sports.
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The Big Ten Conference has emerged as the dominant force in college sports, sweeping the national championships in men's basketball, women's basketball, and football in 2026. This historic achievement marks the first time a single conference has held all three of these major titles simultaneously. The conference's success extends beyond the 'big three' sports, with additional championships in women's hockey, men's hockey, and potentially baseball.
UCLA far and away the best baseball team in the nation right now. Baseball RPI
Big Ten Dominates College Sports in 2026 with Championship Sweep
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 9:16 pm
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Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:16 pm to RockChalkTiger
Of course this has nothing to do with small shitty conferences consolidating their good teams into two other conferences.
Certainly that's not a factor in any of this.
It is all Nick Saban's fault.
Right?
Certainly that's not a factor in any of this.
It is all Nick Saban's fault.
Right?
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:31 pm to deeprig9
The Pac-12 was not a “small shitty conference.” It was a dominant force for decades in multiple sports that the B1G effectively raided and has paid off, unlike the SEC’s moves with the Big-12 and ACC. And Saban went to Bama because the REC built a moat around the talent, the way Warren Buffet invests in companies that already have a monopoly. He didn’t create the problem, but he took advantage of it to the point that everyone else finally did something about it!
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:31 pm to RockChalkTiger
UCLA and Rutgers in the same conference
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:33 pm to RockChalkTiger
An LSU football/KU bball fan throwing shade about paying players is rich.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:47 pm to RockChalkTiger
quote:Not yet convinced this is a thing.
B1G Takeover
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:57 pm to RockChalkTiger
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unlike the SEC’s moves with the Big-12 and ACC.
What ACC teams did the SEC take, since South Carolina?
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:58 pm to RockChalkTiger
This thread is new and interesting
Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:04 pm to RockChalkTiger
quote:hey fool - the SEC has never added a team from the ACC -
unlike the SEC’s moves with the Big-12 and ACC
South Carolina was an Independent from 1971-1991 -
Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:08 pm to deeprig9
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What ACC teams did the SEC take, since South Carolina?
South Carolina joined as an independent for 20 years (Metro for non-football sports)
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:00 pm to RockChalkTiger
I guess I'll agree and pretend like the last 40 years never happened. The Big 18 has found success with unlimited transfers and NIL, without the huge bag, the players are staying in the south where they are from.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:23 pm to deeprig9
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What ACC teams did the SEC take
None, and that’s part of the problem. B1G has added value and expanded footprint, SEC has not.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:24 pm to GoGators1995
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An LSU football/KU bball fan throwing shade about paying players is rich
When you can’t win the argument, shoot the messenger!
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:35 pm to RockChalkTiger
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None, and that’s part of the problem. B1G has added value and expanded footprint, SEC has not.
Yeah, we should really consider adding some powerhouse schools like Texas and Oklahoma.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:48 pm to RockChalkTiger
Your basketball team recently vacated a Final Four for paying players and your football team recently vacated 37 wins for paying a player with money stolen from a children's hospital.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:57 pm to BevoBucks
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Not yet convinced this is a thing
Teams that have won a football national championship since Florida, Georgia, Alabama, or LSU last won one:
Ohio State
Michigan
Indiana
I’d say it’s a pretty done deal—Midwest hasn’t rolled through the South like this since Sherman!
This post was edited on 4/10/26 at 12:10 am
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:45 am to RockChalkTiger
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Midwest hasn’t rolled through the South like this since Sherman!
Oh no !!! A Civil War burn !
It might take all the Aloe Vera in Saskatchewan to soothe that !
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:50 am to RockChalkTiger
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And Saban went to Bama because the REC built a moat around the talent, the way Warren Buffet invests in companies that already have a monopoly. He didn’t create the problem, but he took advantage of it to the point that everyone else finally did something about it!
So, it is your argument that Alabama was the only team in the nation to pay players?
Alleged payments from an LSU booster to family members of Tigers football players have come to light as part of the proceedings for that booster's wire fraud case in Louisiana.
CBS Sports
Make no mistake about it, all of the major teams paid players one way or other. Some just did it better than others.
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