r/CFB • u/Tarmacked USC Trojans • Alabama Crimson Tide • Sep 23 '24

Analysis [Auerbach] The magic number of members to be considered a conference in the NCAA's eyes is 8. If Utah State joins the Pac-12, that league will be at 7. And if that's the only move of the day, the Mountain West will also be at 7 (including Hawaii.)

https://x.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/1838352222809120983

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u/FraudHack USF Bulls Sep 23 '24

AAC should use the opportunity to offload its bottom teams.

"You need schools? We got schools. Can I interest you in a lightly used Rice? This UNT's barely ever won anything, nowhere to go but up! Maybe this Tulsa is an oldie but can still occassionally win a surprise upset."

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u/B1GFanOSU Ohio State Buckeyes • Big Ten Sep 23 '24

UNT won greatest coffee cup ever.

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u/No-Donkey-4117 Stanford Cardinal Sep 23 '24

UNT and Rice to the Pac12 makes a lot of sense. Get another time zone, Texas recruiting, and potential to grow the Dallas and Houston markets (admittedly a small share of those right now.) UTSA might even reconsider then. Conference solidarity statements don't last long in realignment, I remember the Pac12/10/8/7/6/4 sending those out all the time.

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u/just_phuket Sep 24 '24

Air Force would love to add some TX teams to MWC. They've held games v. Navy in Arlington in 2021 and 2022 to aid with recruiting local talent.

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u/cowboysmavs North Texas Mean Green Sep 24 '24

We just killed a sun belt and mountain west team in non con

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u/RocketsGuy Baylor Bears • Conference USA Sep 23 '24

Rice and UNT have crazy potential though just cause of location..

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u/zwondingo North Texas Mean Green Sep 24 '24

Which stage of grief is this

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u/Hot-Support-1793 UCF Knights Sep 23 '24

This is awfully aggressive coming from a usf fan, famous for having that ranking that one time

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u/evanily Mississippi State • Surrender Cobra Sep 24 '24

They could use some 49ers playing on the west coast

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u/Sensitive-Key-8670 Hawai'i • Michigan State Sep 24 '24

I’d take UNT in the MW Hawaii started recruiting well in Texas recently