Never been a big fan of the Big 10, outside of OSU and UM, could really care less about the rest of the league honestly on a year in year out basis. A chance to play hated ND every yr, top one or two program in Clemson yearly and not to mention bringing the rivalry of Pitt back, hell yes I'd take that. As for the other sports, I personally don't care that much about Hockey or Wrestling, Football drives all of this, as it should.. OSU and UM aren't going anywhere so it's a moot point anyway..
It is interesting that you think your personal preferences should drive PSU conference affiliation.
They won't be able to offer PSU enough $$ to switch. So unless the Big Ten blows up (which seems very, very unlikely) this won't happen.
Not today, no. But if everything blows up and there are four conferences with like 30 teams each, and they are the one in the East... that would be a much different world.
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Clemson had Division 1 wrestling until it was cancelled in 1994. There was $$ raised by former varsity wrestlers to start up a men’s and women’s program...it was strongly being considered, that was 2 years ago. No longer being discussed -Covid cited as a major reason + some internal stuff. The dad of a kid one of my boys plays lacrosse with wrestled for Clemson in the early 90’s. Would they revisit a varsity wrestling program with penn state ACC bound?
I don't see that happening. There is very little point (competitively) to have a conference with even 20 teams, let alone 30.
This is a really good point.
I think it's highly possible that they do not actually intend to join the SEC. It could be a tactic for some other move they want to make instead.
Could be, this conference stuff is sports version of soap operas.
I think that you could make the argument that this is potentially the biggest shift in CFB history. We are a few chess moves away from the implosion of possibly three major CFB conferences.
I have seen "the biggest shift in CFB history" several times now, and I'm not that old
Nostradamus = fairfaxlion?
The Big East was NEVER the premiere CFB conference anywhere. It had 1 great and 1 other good team and it never was a big time money player. It was the top basketball conference at one time but basketball doesn’t pay.
Never say never, especially since they've been able to gas light everyone about their importance and are affiliated with 2 confs.
I would say it was in 2001 or 2002. There was a year when half the conference was top 20 and the two at the top were top 5 or top 10. Not saying it lasted long. It didn’t.
Not quite. In 2001 and 2002, Miami was 1 and 2. In each of those years it had three other teams in the Top 25, but the highest ranked was 14.
He asked "My" opinion, so he got it, you have yours, great, as for ND, with the landscape changing I wouldn't say never and as of now they are in the ACC.. Clemson was never this elite I agree, but a damn good solid program for yrs. FSU and UM will bounce back imho as well..
