3. 3. Houston would be a first-rate addition, depending on availability. San Diego State: 4.4 percent Solid and steady fan support and it knows exactly what it is. It's simple, free and connects you to other South Florida Bulls fans! The report was released Wednesday during a Board of Regents meeting held at UCLA to address its move to the Big Ten Conference in 2024. July 5, 2022. Boise State got 55.7 percent of the vote to win the Mountain West last year. Utah State, which had no votes, won the league. 18.4 percent (Very happy). The Athletic has published a Group of 5 fan survey for three years now, and the results of all three have produced a different theme from readers. After missing out on another Big South football title, Monmouth departs the conference for the CAA in 2022.. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Well, McMurphy says the Big 12 would target 4 additional schools from the Pac-12 to join its conference: If those Pac-12 schools leave for the Big Ten, the Big 12 has targeted Arizona, Utah, Arizona State and Colorado as potential members, sources said. Rightsholders pushed back on the notion as they did not believe those current Pac-12 schools would bring equal value to the league asUSCandUCLAdid upon being added. The Virginia-based HBCU now has a regional conference rival, with William & Mary only minutes away in the 757. Though star players in the G5 could move to the P5, most movement in the portal is lateral or downward. P3: SEC Big Ten ACC Tier 2: Pac-12 Big 12 Other: MWC Sunbelt AAC CUSA MAC ASUN-WAC Twitter: The $250 million in average annual value from the ESPN and Fox contract isnt an entirely accurate baseline from which to project the Pac-12s next media rights contract because of all the games stashed on the Pac-12 Networks that generated very little in real dollars for the schools. Most of the national discourse surrounding conference expansion and realignment this summer has focused of the Power Five conferences, after USC and UCLA elected to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten. Matt Wadleigh of Trojans Wire wrote:If Arizona leaves, it will almost certainly be for the Big 12. ", The Associated Press writes: "The departures of USC and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference could mean an estimated loss of around $13 million per year in media rights for each of the remaining schools, according to an interim report issued by University of California Office of the President. 2. Who will win the Mountain West this year? Or No. Given the NCAA rule requiring six eligible teams to qualify for an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, a few conferences are teetering the line. Another round of conference realignment rumors is off and running, this time thanks to Dan 2021 Final Four team Houston joins the conference next year, and TCU is a preseason top-15 team. ", Matt Zemek of Trojans Wire wrote: "The Pac-12, Big 12, and ACC have to find ways of being relevant within that structure when it becomes a regular part of the college football media landscape. Colorado State: 2.3 percent However, UIW reversed that decision June 24, 2022 exactly one week before the conference switch instead deciding to remain in the Southland. Fans dont love the makeup of the league, dont like the TV situation and rank the conference in the lower half of the G5. 3. Yes, Stony Brook was already a member of the CAA for football. 5. Toledo: 15.8 percent 3. Houston: 27.6 percent At some point when the bleeding is actually over, they too will have to figure out their television futures. You could make the case that Sun Belt fans are happier with realignment than anyone else in college football, and reader comments expressed that. Campbell announced on August 3, 2022 that it would be leaving the Big South to join the CAA in 2023. How do you feel about the Sun Belt keeping divisions? All rights reserved. 211 posts. The Big South and OVC have an association set for 2023. 5. College football realignment news and rumors keep rolling in, so let's map out what each conference could look like down the road? Air Force: 4 percent No opinion/no change: 21.7 percent, Helped G5: 3.8 percent 2022. A look at where every Super Bowl MVP went to college and which college has the most MVP's. Theres a near 50-50 split on expansion. Aug 4, 2022 Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Here we go again. Networking, mentoring, talent-sharing these and other non-football factors were immensely attractive to Carol Folt, the president of USC. 3. Louisiana Tech: 6.7 percent Somos una empresa dedicada a la prestacin de servicios profesionales de Mantenimiento, Restauracin y Remodelacin de Inmuebles Residenciales y Comerciales. HISTORY: Most national titles| Winningest teams| Most unbreakable FCS records | Biggest stadiums| Longest OT games. SEC and ACC media days were this week, and the commissioners of the conferences Greg Sankey and Jim Phillips spoke at length about the latest The MAC needs more Saturday games, as the fan bases have been crushed by the move to midweek games., The MAC is the only conference that is truly realignment proof (yes this may come back to bite me). These two additions could help on the next TV deal., If the league can stay intact, adding Gonzaga and Saint Marys should be priorities to potentially become the premier basketball conference in the west. 36.3 percent She received a 1 from 53.6 percent of respondents last year. 20.4 percent (Very happy). 19.5 percent Adam Spencer| 5 months ago Conference realignment rumors are still hot even with Week 1 of the 2022 college football season starting on Thursday night. The Big Ten is at the forefront of many of those rumors, with Action Networks Brett McMurphy reportingon Thursday that Washington has met with the league to gauge interest in joining the B1G. Lamar, a founding member of the Southland, originally announced its decision to rejoin the conference in 2023 on April 8, 2022. The ASUN and WAC will share one automatic qualifying bid, going to one of the two conference champions. 8.5 percent (Not happy) The one positive Ill say is that it isnt locked into a 300-year contract like everyone else. Where could Penn State be heading? All others receivedless than 1 percent each. Murray State has announced it's leaving the OVC for the Missouri Valley in all sports. 68.1 percent (Best league) LOOKING AHEAD:16 FCS transfers who could have the biggest potential impact in 2022. Thats the second-highest among G5 leagues. ", Ben Koo of Awful Announcing wrote: "Oh man. About Saturday Down South | Ethics and Editorial Standards | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Other Conferences: Big Ten | ACC | Pac-12, A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 14 SEC football teams. 2022. All realignment news is updated as of Oct. 14, 2022. Helped G5: 27.2 percent Ohio: 2.9 percent I think I probably fielded three or four calls from institutions this week saying, Hey, dont forget about us if youre looking to expand. Utah State: 11.3 percent 247Sports shared way-too-early spring football bowl projections. How would you rate commissioner Craig Thompsons performance? MORE: Standings | Scoreboard | 2022 FCS Championship| FCS-FBS upsets So what we are left with is no longer a P5 and Group of Others system. Without a Big Ten deal, ESPN has theoretically freed up money to spend as both conferences are currently in flux. East Carolina Enrollment: 28,962 Alumni Base: 190,916 Media Market: 102 US News & World Report Latest Ranking: 213 AAU Member: No Tier 1 Research: No, Tier 2 Stadium Size: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, 51,000 Pros: Interesting TV market that increases the non-ACC footprint. Most of the reporting and speculation has cooled, given the Big Tens expansion and now television rights extensions taking center stage. Jul 23 2021. 32.2 percent (Very likely). Tiebreaker formulas are to be set by each conference and may include use of the ASUN-WAC Power Ranking after the conclusion of regular season play. 1. Its great to see that number growing. Without the Big Ten contract, ESPN theoretically has money to spend elsewhere and programming slots to fill. picked The good news is the TV deal is up soon, so that could change, and the membership has already changed. I think that the composition of the league makes sense and love that its pretty geographically cohesive, but they probably should have targeted a pair of Texas schools in 2021 to better position themselves for the next round of potential defections.. 13.3 percent If the network comes with a lowball offer and the conference fractures, the most valuable remaining football programs likely would jump to the Big 12. With conference realignment, a hot-button issue, the rumors that came out on Thursday, June 30th have fanned the flame even further. Id give a small advantage to the Pac-12 for now, given they have a conference-owned network that can be absorbed and also the ability to have late-night games. So hopefully theyll be able to adapt and get all their rights on one network soon.. How happy are you with the MACs TV situation? 2. 3. 4. Does Big Ten TV deal make further realignment more or less likely? It did not go to fruition. Like it: 74.8 percent 31.5 percent Instead many Missouri Valley programs compete in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, a separate entity.. SMU: 29.1 percent Louisiana: 7.9 percent 2022. 2. The league is losing Cincinnati, Houston and UCF and adding Charlotte, FAU, North Texas Rice, UAB and UTSA. Tulane: 1 percent More: 24.7 percent 3. In November of 2021, UIW accepted a July 1, 2022 invitation to join the WAC. What it means: If the Big Ten is able to pick off two more schools, keeping the Olympic sports in the league seems much more likely. We will hope to maintain that status and continue along and play in whatever, depending on CFP and bowl structures.. Austin Peay leaves the OVC for a revamped ASUN in 2022. 2. Entering the 2021 season, we knew that Kennesaw State and North Alabama would be playing their final seasons in the conference. In 2023, Murray State will join the MVFC after playing one final season in the OVC in 2022. Following the news that USC and UCLA will join the Big Ten in 2024, speculation abounded that the SEC could look to expand again, beyond just adding Oklahoma and Texas in 2025. Multiple ACC teams have been floated as possible adds by the conference think Clemson, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina and Virginia as well as a few Pac-12 schools. There are downsides. College football realignment and conference expansion are back in the news, as UCLA and USC have officially joined the Big Ten. Thompson received a 4 or 5 from 42 percent of fans, up from 37 percent a year ago. 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