Conference Realignment – Left Field Lounge

NCAA President Voices ‘Concerns’ About Recent Conference Realignment

August 7, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsCharlie Baker, Conference Realignment, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, Pat Forde, Sports Illustrated

NCAA president Charlie Baker issued a statement to Sports Illustrated on Monday emphasizing his concerns with the recent realignment moves within college athletics, asking for major-college leaders to work together…

Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz asks a good question about athletes’ mental health after Big Ten’s latest expansion

August 5, 2023College Baseball, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsConference Realignment, Eli Drinkwitz, Jack Baer, Missouri Tigers, NCAA, NCAA Football, Realignment, Yahoo Sports

The Big Ten has Oregon and Washington. The Big 12 has Arizona, Arizona State and Utah. People have questions about how all of that is going to work. Tap below…

How Oregon, Washington leaving Pac-12 impacts Big Ten schedule, realignment and future of CFP

August 4, 2023Articles, CFP, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed, RealignmentBig Ten, Bill Bender, Conference Realignment, NCAA, Pac-12, The Sporting News

Oregon and Washington will accept an invitation to the Big Ten on Friday afternoon – a move that further decimates the Pac-12 and continues the wild cycle of 2023 college…

Conference realignment: Evaluating FSU, Miami for SEC, Big Ten

August 12, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed, RealignmentBig Ten, Conference Realignment, Florida State University, Matt Baker, NCAA, SEC, Tampa Bay Times, University of Miami Hurricanes, Yahoo Sports

With the latest round of conference realignment seemingly paused, this is a good time to try to see where Florida State and Miami stand. Tap below to read this evaluation…

Big 12 Conference selects four new schools to join league: BYU, Houston, Central Florida and Cincinnati

September 3, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, News, PressedBig 12 Conference, Brigham Young Football, BYU, BYU Cougars, Central Florida Knogiths, Cincinnati Bearcats, Conference Realignment, Division I Football, Houston Cougars, NCAA, Paul Myerburg, USAToday

Looks like some more realignment in the Big 12. Tap below to read the article by Paul Myerburg for the USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2021/09/03/big-12-conference-new-schools-join-byu-houston-ucf-cincinnati/5721822001/

How potential Oklahoma-Texas conference jump would affect SEC, other Power Five leagues

July 26, 2021Articles, College Football, News, PressedConference Realignment, Eddie Tinamus, Oklahoma Sooners, SEC, SEC Football, Texas Longhorns, USAToday

Here's an analysis of the OU/UT potential move to the SEC by Eddie Timanus of the USAToday. Tap below to read the article. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2021/07/26/analysis-oklahoma-texas-jump-sec-power-5-conferences/5379275001/

Texas, Oklahoma announce intent to leave Big 12 but plan to ‘honor their existing … agreements’

July 26, 2021Articles, College Football, FYI, News, PressedBig 12, college football, Conference Realignment, Oklahoma Sooners, SEC, Texas Longhorns

It has begun. Tap below to read the article. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-officials-discuss-extra-revenue-shares-for-texas-oklahoma-as-enticement-not-to-leave-for-sec/

New commissioners thrust into conference realignment chaos

July 24, 2021Articles, College Football, News, PressedAP, college football, Conference Realignment, Power Five, Ralph Russo

Conference realignment is back on the table in college sports just as three Power Five conferences are breaking in relatively new commissioners. Tap below to read this article by Ralph…

Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC? What that would look like, and who would love (and hate) it

July 23, 2021Articles, College Football, FYI, News, PressedBill Bender, Conference Realignment, Oklahoma Sooners, SEC, Texas Longhorns, The Sporting News

If you are following the potential Texas/Oklahoma move to the SEC, check out this piece by The Sporting News on how the SEC could be realigned. Tap below to read…

Winners and losers if Texas and Oklahoma leave the Big 12 for SEC

July 22, 2021Articles, College Football, NewsBig 12, college football, Conference Realignment, Erick SMith, NCAA Football, Oklahoma Sooners, SEC, SEC Expansion, Texas Longhorns, USAToday

After Oklahoma and Texas decided to upstage the SEC Media Days this week, I ran across this article by Erick Smith of the USAToday. Tap below to read the full…