Carlton blog on Big 12

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/headlines/20130129-carlton-big-12-officials-feel-prepared-after-meeting.ece

mostly nothing new, but a coupld of tidbits at the bottom.

- Either the Alamo or Meineke could move into the #2 Big 12 destination. Doesn't sound like we'll slip in a Florida Bowl ahead of them. One of the downsides of the Cotton going BCS, I guess.

- If there is an ACC alliance, each team will play an ACC team each year. So our nonconference schedule would pretty much be:

1. ACC game
2. SMU
3. FCS

Probably thinking too far ahead, but I would guess the league for most teams would schedule the ACC game at home for the 4 conference home game teams, and away for the 5 conference home game teams (making an essentially even 5 and 5 schedule). However we already have SMU scheduled as home for our 4 conference game years, meaning we'd go 8 home games one year and 5 the next. Of course with 14 ACC teams, there's a lot of flexibility so they'd probably be able to give us a home game the years we want.

 

[SnoSki]

As long as the ACC opponent rotates, I'm cool with that. Not that my opinion matters.

 

[West Coast Johnny]

It's going to suck playing SMU on the road and then an ACC team on the road in the same year. Possible solution - drop SMU.

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

It's going to suck playing SMU on the road and then an ACC team on the road in the same year. Possible solution - drop SMU.

Could just skip them one year and pick it up again, or play them on the road or at home back to back to get on an opposite schedule.

 

[FBallFan123]

The Big 10/Pac 12 discussed a similar scheduling partnership...and then it fell through, though I think that was because the Pac didn't like the Big 10 have fewer conference games.

ACC has 8 conference games...Big 12 has 9.

 

[froginaustin]

The Big 10/Pac 12 discussed a similar scheduling partnership...and then it fell through, though I think that was because the Pac didn't like the Big 10 have fewer conference games.

ACC has 8 conference games...Big 12 has 9.

There are several reasons why a "scheduling alliance" with the ACC might be a really bad idea for the B12, and this is one of them. They don't listen to me, so I have to trust the conference leadership not to agree to something that hurts the conference's business model, or puts us at a competitive disadvantage for playoff slots or top-drawer bowl games.

 

[TCUSA]

It's going to suck playing SMU on the road and then an ACC team on the road in the same year. Possible solution - drop SMU.

Not to throw water on your dream, but if it comes to a choice between the ACC and SMU, the ACC gets the boot.

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

Duh- I was wrong. It would be 7 home games one year and 6 home games the next either way. It would just be both SMU and the ACC on the road or home, but we'd have no less than 6 home games either way.

 

[Klaw]

I would prefer a schedule alliance with the SEC or PAC 12. Better options to create attractive matchup.

 

[macaroni]

The scheduling alliance is not likely to ever become a reality, IMO. I wouldn't worry too much about the details.

 

[AEAfrog]

The Big 10/Pac 12 discussed a similar scheduling partnership...and then it fell through, though I think that was because the Pac didn't like the Big 10 have fewer conference games.

ACC has 8 conference games...Big 12 has 9.

Pac teams didn't want to have only two free OOC games to schedule. Big 12 shares that problem.

 

[itsalizard]

It's going to suck playing SMU on the road and then an ACC team on the road in the same year. Possible solution - drop SMU.

Kind of my thought. No way that happens and SMU is odd man out. That series is tired as hell anyway. Maybe every fourth year or so would get some life in it.

 

[Big Frog II]

Kind of my thought. No way that happens and SMU is odd man out. That series is tired as hell anyway. Maybe every fourth year or so would get some life in it.

Instead of playing SMU every year, I suggest we play some other Texas schools not in our conference. Rotate, SMU with Houston, Rice, UTSA, Texas State, and maybe even A&M.

 

[rifram09]

- If there is an ACC alliance, each team will play an ACC team each year. So our nonconference schedule would pretty much be:

1. ACC game
2. SMU
3. FCS

I would like this arrangement AFTER we expand again and go to playing 8 conference games. I want the flexibility to have a random marquee matchup any given year (like next year's LSU game) without giving up our FCS game.

[I know LSU was scheduled many years out, but it is random in the sense that it isn't part of an over-arching scheduling arrangement]

 

[Delmonico]

http://www.dallasnew...ter-meeting.ece

- Either the Alamo or Meineke could move into the #2 Big 12 destination. Doesn't sound like we'll slip in a Florida Bowl ahead of them. One of the downsides of the Cotton going BCS, I guess.

Bowlsby also mentioned that the Gator and Russell Athletic (Orlando) were 'distinct possibilities'.