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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 418060, member: 622"] With today's defection of Maryland to the B1G and Rutger's presumed defection tomorrow, the power conferences look like this: PAC 12 12 teams Big 12 10 teams B1G 14 teams SEC 14 teams ACC 13 teams This makes me wonder if the PAC 12 will react and make a renewed attempt at Texas and 1 or 3 more. I wonder this because I believe that if they do not expand, they are likely hemmed into the 12 they have or to lowering their standards for UNLV, New Mexico, Boise State, Colorado State, with and even more distant chance for AFA (military) and BYU (religion). I believe the Big 12 will expand if the PAC does not, with a very slim chance of the ACC/SEC/B1G raiding the Big 12 first. As for teams likely targeted by each conference, based on prior expansion goals/objectives and the present conditions, this is what I presume each conference is considering: Pac 12: Texas and Oklahoma with willingness to accept TTech, OSU, but a preference for Kansas and Iowa State, with KSU only if necessary. Texas and OU for obvious reasons, Kansas and ISU are AAU research universities. TTech, OSU and KState are fillers only. B1G: ND, Syracuse, Pitt, UVA, UNC, Duke (if necessary to secure UNC), GATech, Kansas, Mizzou, Texas, OU if necessary. NOTE: OU has declared that they are not tied to OSU if it is necessary to separate, they prefer to stay together. Texas and TTech are not tied together, but a preference exists. SEC: Texas (pipe dream), OU, FSU, Clemson, UNC, NCState, VPI with outside consideration of Louisville and Cincy. ACC: Louisville, Cincy, UConn, Texas, OU, and ND-all in. The ACC is the most fluid due to the potential of a raid by the SEC, B1G, and Big 12, and may need to lower the academic standards to secure teams they want/need. Big 12: FSU, Clemson, GATech, Miami, VPI, UNC, Pitt (they were considered before Pitt jumped to the ACC), Louisville, Cincy, BYU, possibly Syracuse and UConn (if the Big 12 goes the norther route - Pitt/Louisville/Cincy). What I hope is that the PAC takes four from the Big 12, without Texas, the Big 12 dries up, the TV deal falls through and the GOR becomes moot, especially if the B1G takes Kansas and maybe one more. This leaves the ACC as the fourth power conference and we can take up to three teams to get to 16 (two if we can convince ND to go all in). Essentially, if the goal is 16 teams in the power conferences, there is a strong likelihood of 4 power conferences. If everyone is happy with 14 teams, 5 power conferences are necessary for voting in BCS/Playoff football. If there are to be four conferences, I want the Big 12 destroyed, with ACC survival. If the ACC is destroyed, then I would be happy in any power conference with preferences in this order: B1G, PAC, SEC, Big 12. [/QUOTE]

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