Big 12:
They need 12 for title game it appears.
Talking TV Network.
If the second is true, why stop at 12. Go to 14 or 16. Add UConn (Never understood why Rutgers is so coveted for New York Market but UCONN isn't). NYC is more Jersey friendly? I get that Jersey itself is much bigger population wise than Connecticut but to me, UCONN brand is much bigger for neutrals. In truth, BC should get over it, and the ACC should add UCONN. Guess they are "full" until/unless ND shifts. Though, potential inroads to footprint in ACC "territory" might incite another reactionary poach like when they jumped to 14.
Big 12 should add UCONN. From there the others in light of a network deal seem obvious. South Florida, BYU and Cincy. I know Tulane is lightly thought of but their candidacy has some merit I think people overlook. Louisiana/New Orleans neutrals would embrace a second team in a relevant conference.
Big East:
If Big 12 expands Big East might see the value of upping membership for similar reasons.
Super conferences of 14 and 16 should start to gobble up basketball bids.
Fox at some point should want more markets.
Not sure just going to 12 is the best plan. I understand the diminishing returns of adding members and splitting up the pie. However,it's not going out on a limb to think that the next Big East Fox sports contract might invert things a little bit. If I were Fox, I'd incentivize the conference to go 14 or 16 (if they don't think it would dilute the product), which gives them a lot more programming options.
Richmond (possibly VCU if they can get over their public problem), St. Louis, Datyon, Wichita State, seem most obvious choices. Who else should be considered?
Personally, I've always thought everybody in these things are blinded by the short term. Either in the short term results (see Butler/Creighton for Big East or George Mason for us) or looking toward the future and not seeing the potential of a team.
I'd consider a lot of schools that match the big east current roster and have a big hometown. Johns Hopkins may have too many problems to make the jump but using them as an example, they aren't even D1 but they'd give the Baltimore market to the Big East and upgrading a hoops program to be the peer of many of the current Big East schools can't be that hard facilities wise. Belmont and Davidson are other schools that I'm surprised don't get more consideration. Obviously, I get Big East and Fox would want impact now or a splash, and many options don't give that (though who is left that does), but I'd think a lot of schools could in five years be more meaningful contributors to a basketball only league then the schools that always get talked about.
Anyway, I'm not trying to rehash old threads but more interested in discussing lesser teams that could be candidates for moving up (nobody really saw Butler or Creighton in Big east five years prior to them being there) and maybe more importantly who'd the A10 would look at to replenish the ranks with if we lost another chunk.
They need 12 for title game it appears.
Talking TV Network.
If the second is true, why stop at 12. Go to 14 or 16. Add UConn (Never understood why Rutgers is so coveted for New York Market but UCONN isn't). NYC is more Jersey friendly? I get that Jersey itself is much bigger population wise than Connecticut but to me, UCONN brand is much bigger for neutrals. In truth, BC should get over it, and the ACC should add UCONN. Guess they are "full" until/unless ND shifts. Though, potential inroads to footprint in ACC "territory" might incite another reactionary poach like when they jumped to 14.
Big 12 should add UCONN. From there the others in light of a network deal seem obvious. South Florida, BYU and Cincy. I know Tulane is lightly thought of but their candidacy has some merit I think people overlook. Louisiana/New Orleans neutrals would embrace a second team in a relevant conference.
Big East:
If Big 12 expands Big East might see the value of upping membership for similar reasons.
Super conferences of 14 and 16 should start to gobble up basketball bids.
Fox at some point should want more markets.
Not sure just going to 12 is the best plan. I understand the diminishing returns of adding members and splitting up the pie. However,it's not going out on a limb to think that the next Big East Fox sports contract might invert things a little bit. If I were Fox, I'd incentivize the conference to go 14 or 16 (if they don't think it would dilute the product), which gives them a lot more programming options.
Richmond (possibly VCU if they can get over their public problem), St. Louis, Datyon, Wichita State, seem most obvious choices. Who else should be considered?
Personally, I've always thought everybody in these things are blinded by the short term. Either in the short term results (see Butler/Creighton for Big East or George Mason for us) or looking toward the future and not seeing the potential of a team.
I'd consider a lot of schools that match the big east current roster and have a big hometown. Johns Hopkins may have too many problems to make the jump but using them as an example, they aren't even D1 but they'd give the Baltimore market to the Big East and upgrading a hoops program to be the peer of many of the current Big East schools can't be that hard facilities wise. Belmont and Davidson are other schools that I'm surprised don't get more consideration. Obviously, I get Big East and Fox would want impact now or a splash, and many options don't give that (though who is left that does), but I'd think a lot of schools could in five years be more meaningful contributors to a basketball only league then the schools that always get talked about.
Anyway, I'm not trying to rehash old threads but more interested in discussing lesser teams that could be candidates for moving up (nobody really saw Butler or Creighton in Big east five years prior to them being there) and maybe more importantly who'd the A10 would look at to replenish the ranks with if we lost another chunk.