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re: If the sec ceased to be, what conference would you want your team in?
Posted on 7/25/19 at 9:16 am to I Bleed Garnet
Posted on 7/25/19 at 9:16 am to I Bleed Garnet
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ACC
frick that noise.
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Posted on 7/25/19 at 9:16 am to RD Dawg
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You do realize they're a semi member of the ACC and fill their schedule with 5 ACC teams,correct?They were also always an independent and played USC,UM and Navy for YEARS.Bama doesn't have the luxury of starting up "Independent and Conference rivalries from scratch.
Bama would have no problem scheduling.
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Sorry,it couldn't.No school could
There's about 6 programs that could.
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Right!So Bama could play Southern Miss but it would still be one of the highest rated games of the year? LMAO! Your top 3 highest games involved LSU,AU and UGA.OF COURSE IT MATTERS who you play.
They could play Southern Miss and still do about as well in tv ratings as most games play that day. Alabama's throw-away games get better tv ratings than others' throw-away games.
When 5 of the top 10 most-viewed games involves Alabama, the common denominator is Alabama, of course it has to do with Bama.
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They were when they joined.
They were already in the process of getting expelled from AAU when they joined the Big Ten.
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No it's not.You only beat out Rutgers
Alabama beats out Maryland too. And there are about 4 other schools that have endowments of $1-2 billion. So Alabama's $1.4 billion would be on par with about half the conference.
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knock yourself out SEC would roll along just fine.
No. No it wouldn't. The powers that be in the SEC would bend over backwards to keep Alabama.
This post was edited on 7/25/19 at 9:18 am
Posted on 7/25/19 at 9:17 am to secuniversity
Well, we could do what pansy arse Florida State and Miami, Fl. did and join a basketball conference or have some balls and join the Sun Belt.
Posted on 7/25/19 at 9:27 am to thatguy45
Posted on 7/25/19 at 9:33 am to Carolina_Girl
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frick that noise.
Oh quiet
Posted on 7/25/19 at 9:44 am to thatguy45
Big ten
Posted on 7/25/19 at 9:46 am to I Bleed Garnet
I'd set fire to Willy B myself if we ever decided to go back to the ACC.
ETA: *disclaimer* I'll have a solid alibi in place here in NC.
ETA: *disclaimer* I'll have a solid alibi in place here in NC.
This post was edited on 7/25/19 at 9:50 am
Posted on 7/25/19 at 9:48 am to Carolina_Girl
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I'd set fire to Willy B myself if we ever decided to go back to the ACC.
So where would we go if the SEC collapsed?
Posted on 7/25/19 at 9:52 am to I Bleed Garnet
Rather go independent again than go back there. And it's not because of Clemson as much as the politics that would no doubt be involved with the NC schools just like the first time that led to us telling the ACC to kiss our arse.
Posted on 7/25/19 at 9:57 am to Carolina_Girl
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Rather go independent again than go back there.
And then our football program would fall apart
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no doubt be involved with the NC schools just like the first time that led to us telling the ACC to kiss our arse.
Eh it’s 2019 they all care about basketball now
And with their Network they’d be fine with us being a football name in conference
I’m not saying it would happen because it wouldn’t but that’s the point of the OP, but culturally we’d fit in more
And maybe that’s just me culturally. I’d fit in more with Clemson, NC state, UNC, Wake etc alums
Certainly not Big Ten Pac 12 or Big 12
This post was edited on 7/25/19 at 9:58 am
Posted on 7/25/19 at 10:14 am to secuniversity
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Bama would have no problem scheduling.
So why exactly would a P5 team who plays 9 conference games go home and home with Bama?Sure you could play 2 neutral site games then ND and BYU and then what? Why do you think all those Independents joined conferences in the 90's? Why do you think ND is now playing 5 ACC games?
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There's about 6 programs that could.
Like who? And why dont they do it then?
quote:This is beyond laughable
They could play Southern Miss and still do about as well in tv ratings as most games play that day.
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Alabama beats out Maryland too
Thats its LINK
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So Alabama's $1.4 billion would be on par with about half the conference
Do what? Little bit a difference between $1.4 billion and
$2 billion and that being on par wasnt your original statement
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No. No it wouldn't
Yes,yes it would.The SEC did more than fine in the Bama pre Saban years.UT,UF. and LSU all won NCs
quote:Sure never said they wouldnt
powers that be in the SEC would bend over backwards to keep Alabama.
This post was edited on 7/25/19 at 10:30 am
Posted on 7/25/19 at 10:19 am to thatguy45
Mountain West for the road trips
Posted on 7/25/19 at 10:22 am to RD Dawg
The SEC would work really hard to keep Alabama, but I doubt they would give them a disproportionate revenue deal. Every school has one vote, and nobody wants to have a Texas/Big12 situation. The precedent is terrible
Posted on 7/25/19 at 10:41 am to secuniversity
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They were already in the process of getting expelled from AAU when they joined the Big Ten.
They joined at the beginning of 2010 and were kicked out a year and half later.I don't think they were in the "process of getting kicked out"
Posted on 7/25/19 at 10:56 am to thatguy45
ACC...it's basically a cake walk besides Clemson.
Posted on 7/25/19 at 2:46 pm to RD Dawg
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So why exactly would a P5 team who plays 9 conference games go home and home with Bama?Sure you could play 2 neutral site games then ND and BYU and then what? Why do you think all those Independents joined conferences in the 90's? Why do you think ND is now playing 5 ACC games?
Because you have to round out your 12-game regular season with OOC. If you've been paying attention, playing Group of 5 is no longer going to be feasible in the future. Saban has been banging that drum for about a year now.
The future of scheduling is scheduling P5 OOC, due to playoffs.
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Like who?
Alabama, Texas, Ohio St., Oklahoma, Michigan, USC, ND.
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And why dont they do it then?
The original question was who COULD go independent and be fine...these 6.
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This is beyond laughable
Alabama vs. Group of 5 opponent
Alabama vs Arkansas State = 1.66 million viewers
P5 vs. P5 that it beats
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M = 1.596 million
Michigan vs. Nebraska = 1.449 million
Mississippi St. vs Kentucky = 1.21 million
Penn St. vs. Illinois = 1.1 million
USC vs. Arizona = 756k
The list goes on and on, but you get the picture
TV ratings
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Do what? Little bit a difference between $1.4 billion and
$2 billion and that being on par wasnt your original statement
Not really. $1.4 billion is on par with many Big Ten schools. And if you pay attention, the fluctuations in endowments from year to year can be rather big, e.g., Alabama's endowment grew by $100 million from last year.
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Yes,yes it would.The SEC did more than fine in the Bama pre Saban years.UT,UF. and LSU all won NCs
Alabama is synonymous with the SEC. Even in down years people watched Alabama. Each conference has their name programs, which has to have historical significance...like OSU, Michigan in the Big Ten...Oklahoma, Texas in the Big 12...Alabama in the SEC. People watch these teams even in their down years, much like ND.
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They joined at the beginning of 2010 and were kicked out a year and half later.I don't think they were in the "process of getting kicked out"
They were. The ball started rolling as Nebraska was talking to the Big Ten.
This post was edited on 7/25/19 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 7/25/19 at 2:54 pm to cyclingout
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Who was the big injury that kept UGA from making the playoffs last year
We lost two starting dl for the year. Left us depleted.
Posted on 7/25/19 at 5:53 pm to GeorgeWest
quote:and Tempe and LA
PAC 12. Best game trips. Boulder, CO...Salt Lake City, Oregon, Seattle, Palo Alto/Berkley
Posted on 7/25/19 at 6:09 pm to dukee7
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ACC so I could travel the east coast
Free country. Nothing restricting your travel now.
Posted on 7/25/19 at 7:32 pm to secuniversity
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Because you have to round out your 12-game regular season with OOC.
And exactly what is the incentive to play Bama with a RETURN game vs a P5 cupcake?
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Alabama, Texas, Ohio St., Oklahoma, Michigan, USC, ND.
BS NONE could do it and fill out their schedule and get the revenue they get now
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Alabama vs. Group of 5 opponent
Alabama vs Arkansas State = 1.66 million viewers
P5 vs. P5 that it beats
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M = 1.596 million
Michigan vs. Nebraska = 1.449 million
Mississippi St. vs Kentucky = 1.21 million
Penn St. vs. Illinois = 1.1 million
USC vs. Arizona = 756k
I have no idea of the context and when the game was played.Please give me a date and time.
quote:Please link some
They were.
type of timeline.
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