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Message: [QUOTE="atom58, post: 1754267, member: 5312"] Outstanding summarization except for the Missouri to SEC from Big 12 thing as has already been mentioned. And the timeline is right - the fat began to hit the fan in 1990, and although there had been earlier moves like Arizona and Arizona State to the Pac 8 in 1978, they were less widespread as this old blog by the Wake AD makes clear: [URL]http://www.wakeforestsports.com/genrel/120712aaa.html[/URL] But 1990 is when the earth began to shake - the SEC found the NCAA "loophole" (originally for 1-AA called FCS now) allowing a 12 team league to form two 6 team divisions and stage a conference championship game - they could "monetize" that game - $$$ - and they did. This prompted the Big 12 to follow suit when they formed and the 9 team ACC to get 3 teams from the BEFC to do the same. South Carolina from the Metro became the SEC's 12th team in 1990 when FSU selected the ACC - the only other team not mentioned in your summary. The 2nd earthquake started in 2010 when the Big 10 decided to add a 12th team and also stage a conference championship game. The Pac 10 quickly followed, becoming the Pac 12 and the Big 12 had a near-death experience. By 2011, there was talk about "16 team superconferences" - 12 was not enough and suddenly the ACC had 14 + 1 schools with the SEC and Big 10 following with 14 each. It wasn't a mad dash for cash only - schools sought $$$, stability, and academic/geographic fit. The ACC will be OK in the future at least until 2027 and if they can get a network or further monetize their TV rights during that time should be OK in the far future too. You don't have to equal or exceed Big 10 or SEC money but you need to be in the ball park. [/QUOTE]

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