<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A group of Big Ten presidents have begun exploratory discussions on expansion in light of Pac 12 uncertainty, industry sources tell Yahoo Sports.<br><br>Focus is on possibly adding Oregon and Washington to move to 18 members or Cal and Stanford to reach 20. <a href="https://t.co/0kJj4twFdq">https://t.co/0kJj4twFdq</a></p>&mdash; Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanWetzel/status/1686794637086781447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The era of the super conference and the eventual end game of one big ass conference of blue bloods is upon us….*sigh*….

Big 3 conferences... Big 10, SEC, and the eventual merger of the Big 12 and ACC (with the schools from the ACC that don't move to the SEC/Big 10).

I told you guys that Cal would be targeted.

University presidents are ivory tower driven.

The ACC is toast….FSU just came out and basically said we’re leaving and need to formulate an escape plan. I guarantee you the other 6 schools being bandied about will the same.

Posted in 2011 and now we're in year 13... LMAO

Everyone knew this would happen a long time ago, also consolidating all of the major schools in a few places makes it easier to ice out smaller schools. It also gives them power over the NCAA in doing what they want, it's probably the quickest way to playoff expansion.

I dont see how Cal and Stanford make football money comparable to Michigan or Ohio State. How would they get a fair split share

Hence why I think the ultimate outcome is one giant conference of the SEC, B10, and select ACC blue bloods and pretty much **** everyone else….

and then the TV money bubble collapses and athletic departments go bankrupt.

Yep…

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FSU president Richard McCullough: “We are not satisfied w/our current situation. We love the ACC. Our goal to stay in the ACC, but to stay in ACC under current situation is hard for us to figure out how we remain competitive unless there is a major change in revenue distribution…</p>&mdash; Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1686826322809487360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Hard to feel sorry for Free Shoes University when they turned down the SEC in 1992. South Carolina took their spot.

Notice that it's just only FSU that's bitching about it, but the others aren't?

All it takes to evaporate Florida State’s votes is for ESPN to tell the SEC and Big 12 that there is no pro rata after 16. ESPN has the ACC and frankly the SEC at well below market value and have them both locked up for a really long time.

Poof. Coups over.

Does FSU think the conference is just going to let them go? Is their plan to dissolve the conference and kill the media deal, because they'll have to pay that too.

FSU was the school that really pushed for a long GoR after Maryland and Rutgers bailed. Now they want someone else to wipe it off?

They can go **** themselves.

Sounds like the wheels are moving for Arizona to the Big 12.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Arizona Board of Regents has announced a meeting Thursday night. Here is the agenda: <a href="https://t.co/A98HFSIE3r">pic.twitter.com/A98HFSIE3r</a></p>&mdash; Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) <a href="https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1686902394846580737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>