Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:DuchesneEast {l Wrote}:Soooo, does the BIG and SEC kick out Vandy and NW?
and/or will get to the point that these universities no longer want to be a part of it.
i could also see tcu tearing down their current monstrosity and building something that meets the new capacity requirements. lots of money in ft. worth to help that to happen... and not just from mysterious strangers. then again, the horny toads have a bc level of apathy for their sports teams so, maybe not
Also, my guess is that there will definitely be a bunch of schools chucked out of the Big 10 and a couple will be given their walking papers by the SEC as well when the numbers crunch of letting in Texas, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, USC, UCLA, FSU, U-Dub, UNC, Clemson. We, and the rest of the dregs--unless we are rescued because some marketing idiot decides we are necessary for the Boston market and they can squeeze enough extra TV money as a result to cover our costs--will sink towards some 1AA hybrid. The worst part of this will be that we will end up playing UCONN on the regular because with slashed revenues we will be even more cost conscious in an effort to keep the program profitable. Of course, the program's margins are going to be much tighter and what profits it does make will be going to nag sports for the purpose of complying with Title IX, so say good bye to any men's sports outside of hockey and basketball with a reduction of football scholarships down to somewhere around 60 so they aren't under as much pressure to fund useless nag sports.
So why would anyone travel more than 30 minutes to see a minor league team that doesn't care about their product. If you thought Alumni was half empty now, wait until you lose any marquee name from the schedule. BC is in a weird spot. You lose football, you lose an identity and you lose lots of donations. I dont think I have been on campus in 20 years except for a football game and that isnt going to change, especially after they embarrass themselves by losing a place at the college football table.