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847badgerfan

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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #42 on: July 24, 2018, 07:54:25 PM »
If UF were to apply, they'd be taken in a heartbeat. Everything fits aside from geography. Probably dominate baseball, I reckon, not that I recognize baseball as a college sport.
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #43 on: July 24, 2018, 10:27:38 PM »
teams that seem pretty good at baseball that enter the conference sometimes don't dominate as expected
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #44 on: July 24, 2018, 11:01:02 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on July 24, 2018, 07:54:25 PM
If UF were to apply, they'd be taken in a heartbeat. Everything fits aside from geography. Probably dominate baseball, I reckon, not that I recognize baseball as a college sport.
Guaranteed. And while Vanderbilt has some things in its favor too, the overall identity fit isn't nearly as tight as with Florida.
Excluding UT-Austin, which other "southern" schools fit best? The example I used to call best was UNC. But ever since the academic scandal, I just don't think the case is airtight. UVa would be another jewel kind of add.
And then we get to schools like Mizzou, where yeah they basically fit but the allure is just not the same.
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #45 on: July 25, 2018, 12:18:15 AM »
Don't sleep on Va Tech's academics!
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #46 on: July 25, 2018, 01:36:30 AM »
I thought about them. It wasn't their academic rating or athletics but their identity. "Polytechnic"  isn't the Big Ten's identity. Being a senior military college is different, too.
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #47 on: July 25, 2018, 07:00:17 AM »
Quote from: Anonymous Coward on July 24, 2018, 11:01:02 PM
Guaranteed. And while Vanderbilt has some things in its favor too, the overall identity fit isn't nearly as tight as with Florida.
Excluding UT-Austin, which other "southern" schools fit best? The example I used to call best was UNC. But ever since the academic scandal, I just don't think the case is airtight. UVa would be another jewel kind of add.
And then we get to schools like Mizzou, where yeah they basically fit but the allure is just not the same.
Not too many to choose from. 
Vandy might not be perfect, but having Nashville would be nice. Good place for a CCG every year.
Georgia Tech?
Georgia has come a long way on the academic side. Not sure if they'd ever get AAU status, but that may not matter anymore.
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #48 on: July 25, 2018, 07:01:28 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on July 24, 2018, 10:27:38 PM
teams that seem pretty good at baseball that enter the conference sometimes don't dominate as expected
Well...
Teams that seem pretty good at football that enter the conference sometimes don't dominate as expected.
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #49 on: July 25, 2018, 10:08:10 AM »
what was that Frost quote?

"People better get us now"
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #50 on: July 25, 2018, 10:11:07 AM »
Penn State was going to run roughshod too.
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #51 on: July 25, 2018, 10:12:02 AM »
Nashville would be nice, but does anyone on this board really think Nashville would become a BIG10 town if Vandy became a BIG10 school?   It will still be an SEC town and Tenn town. 

Same with GT and Atlanta.   UVA would be a great target.   I still think the BIG should aggressively go after KU and OU
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #52 on: July 25, 2018, 10:33:23 AM »
I'm good with UVA, so long as Rutgers is gone. That experiment needs to end now that Comcast has dropped BTN out of their coverage area (and might drop BTN in totality).


If taking KU would come with OU, well, OK. I guess.


I'm down for two 8-team conferences within the B1G Athletic Association.
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #53 on: July 25, 2018, 11:21:51 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on July 25, 2018, 10:33:23 AM
I'm good with UVA, so long as Rutgers is gone. That experiment needs to end now that Comcast has dropped BTN out of their coverage area (and might drop BTN in totality).


If taking KU would come with OU, well, OK. I guess.


I'm down for two 8-team conferences within the B1G Athletic Association.
or two 9-team conferences if the Horns want to play
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #54 on: July 25, 2018, 12:12:04 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on July 25, 2018, 11:21:51 AM
or two 9-team conferences if the Horns want to play
It'd be fun for sure, but it's just so geographically challenging, I don't see it ever happening.
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Re: US News P5 Academic Rankings
« Reply #55 on: July 25, 2018, 12:16:27 PM »
the geography would be made as good as possible

Texas, OU, KAnsas, Nebraska, Iowa would be five of the nine.  Perhaps Mizzou or Texas A&M or Oklahoma St would be another of the nine.  might include Minnesoooota or Illinois or ................... Wisconsin!
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