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<blockquote data-quote="doneagain" data-source="post: 131069327" data-attributes="member: 1396145"><p>Random thoughts...</p><p></p><p>If playoff expansion occurs, that will probably keep everything status quo.</p><p></p><p>Why would Texas or Oklahoma want to fight Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Penn State for a spot in the playoffs in the B10; or Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Georgia, and Florida in the SEC?</p><p></p><p>I can’t imagine they would want to uproot all their sports and fly east win in and week out to play in the ACC.</p><p></p><p>The same goes for the P12, why put your minor teams in the position to be flying to Washington State, Oregon, or California?</p><p></p><p>Right now, they make money comparable to the B10 and SEC and really only have to beat each other for a shot at the playoffs and only have to make limited out of the region trips to WVU.</p><p></p><p>Makes no sense for them to go elsewhere. They want access to the playoffs and they have it in the B12.</p><p></p><p>Who else is gonna let Texas have its network and let Oklahoma not participate in the ESPN+ package?</p><p></p><p>There is no push for expansion by other P5 leagues at the moment.</p><p></p><p>The thing to watch is how accessible the playoffs are/become in the next few years to Oklahoma and Texas if either are winning 11-12 games each season. Are they in the playoff mix? Playoff Expansion effectively kills Conference Expansion, because it makes it unnecessary.</p><p></p><p>Conference expansion would be considered by other P5 leagues if rumors swirled that Texas or Oklahoma were looking at other options. They would try to lure them in as a package deal, but OU probably doesn’t go anywhere without OK State. Politics could derail a lot of plans.</p><p></p><p>I still think a move by the B12 to bring in two more teams and drop back to 8 conference games in order to schedule their way to 10 wins each season and bolster the appearance of league strength for playoff contention is a possibility. Memphis and Cincinnati make sense from a geographical perspective and from a population perspective for expanding the footprint and appeal of the espn+ subscription service. Both have shown an attempt to be competitive in football and basketball.</p><p></p><p>In a given year WVU would have a schedule consisting of 8 conference games (evened out at 4 home and 4 away), and then a possible nonconference schedule of an FCS school and 3 regional games from a potential pool of opponents consisting of:</p><p></p><p>Pitt</p><p>Penn State</p><p>Virginia Tech</p><p>Louisville</p><p>Syracuse</p><p>Boston College</p><p>Maryland</p><p>UVA</p><p>Rutgers</p><p></p><p>Or possibly a neutral site game.</p><p></p><p>So we probably are looking at possibly 7 home games every other year. Travel demands on fans would be lessened a bit.</p><p></p><p>But I know... we are connoisseurs of fine football, not just mere fans... we can’t be asked to regularly play teams the likes of Memphis and Cincinnati. Our gentlemen and ladies would be appalled at the idea of lowering ourselves to those standards.</p><p></p><p>If change is imminent, negotiations for new contracts will begin about 2022-23, a couple years before the current contact expires.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doneagain, post: 131069327, member: 1396145"] Random thoughts... If playoff expansion occurs, that will probably keep everything status quo. Why would Texas or Oklahoma want to fight Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Penn State for a spot in the playoffs in the B10; or Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Georgia, and Florida in the SEC? I can’t imagine they would want to uproot all their sports and fly east win in and week out to play in the ACC. The same goes for the P12, why put your minor teams in the position to be flying to Washington State, Oregon, or California? Right now, they make money comparable to the B10 and SEC and really only have to beat each other for a shot at the playoffs and only have to make limited out of the region trips to WVU. Makes no sense for them to go elsewhere. They want access to the playoffs and they have it in the B12. Who else is gonna let Texas have its network and let Oklahoma not participate in the ESPN+ package? There is no push for expansion by other P5 leagues at the moment. The thing to watch is how accessible the playoffs are/become in the next few years to Oklahoma and Texas if either are winning 11-12 games each season. Are they in the playoff mix? Playoff Expansion effectively kills Conference Expansion, because it makes it unnecessary. Conference expansion would be considered by other P5 leagues if rumors swirled that Texas or Oklahoma were looking at other options. They would try to lure them in as a package deal, but OU probably doesn’t go anywhere without OK State. Politics could derail a lot of plans. I still think a move by the B12 to bring in two more teams and drop back to 8 conference games in order to schedule their way to 10 wins each season and bolster the appearance of league strength for playoff contention is a possibility. Memphis and Cincinnati make sense from a geographical perspective and from a population perspective for expanding the footprint and appeal of the espn+ subscription service. Both have shown an attempt to be competitive in football and basketball. In a given year WVU would have a schedule consisting of 8 conference games (evened out at 4 home and 4 away), and then a possible nonconference schedule of an FCS school and 3 regional games from a potential pool of opponents consisting of: Pitt Penn State Virginia Tech Louisville Syracuse Boston College Maryland UVA Rutgers Or possibly a neutral site game. So we probably are looking at possibly 7 home games every other year. Travel demands on fans would be lessened a bit. But I know... we are connoisseurs of fine football, not just mere fans... we can’t be asked to regularly play teams the likes of Memphis and Cincinnati. Our gentlemen and ladies would be appalled at the idea of lowering ourselves to those standards. If change is imminent, negotiations for new contracts will begin about 2022-23, a couple years before the current contact expires. [/QUOTE]
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