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With the addition of @ephul, we have filled 24 spots on a conditional basis. That number was achieved with @iuswingmanoffering to play in both leagues, if necessary ( @Indykevand I will continue to play in both, as we did last year, for administration purposes). I'll continue to promote an open spot until 7/15, if unfilled, at which time we'll close it up. The final roster of the two leagues will be based on last year's standings. All playoff teams from last year will be in the Champions League, with promotions of the highest finishing non playoff teams to fill slots of playoff teams who are not participating this year. All new participants will be placed in the 2nd league with last year's non playoff teams. I will announce those league rosters after the last spot is filled, or on 7/16, whichever is earlier. League commissioners will reach out shortly thereafter with sign-up info. I plan on winning both leagues this year, so you guys can fight it out for 2nd.

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Every football game USC and UCLA play in the Eastern Time zone will be a 3:30 or later start time. Every one. It's not that hard to make happen.

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At that point, it ceases to he a conference in the strict definition of the rule. For smaller sports, there is no way to play everyone every year.

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Why wait on Notre Dame. If you're ultimately headed to 20 teams, you can still add Oregon an Washington to get to 18. And, then you can pause while waiting for the Irish. Gives UCLA and USC some closer conference foes. Another question would be, if you do add Notre Dame, who comes in with them? A West Coast team with Notre Dame does not make sense.

I understand, but does not change how I feel. My dream Big Ten Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Purdue Wisconsin

As is UNC's academic curriculum for athletes.

ND would make 3 Big Ten teams in the state of Indiana. I would rather look elsewhere.

You're not as pretty as she is, but I'll take you to the prom if she says no.

As an IU fan, you can't go labelling Juwan Morgan as 'fodder'. Gotta find a nicer way to say it. How about 'some guys that will compete for a roster spot'. Sounds so much nicer. That said, if it was a Purdue guy, by all means, use the word fodder.

Bump. Just 1 more guarantees us two 12 team leagues. 2 more and we close the door, so don't hesitate if you want to join. For those that asked about a dynasty league, I'll start looking at those numbers more closely after these two redraft leagues are filled. I would want at least 10 for dynasty.

Last available spot in superconference comes down to IU and Rutgers. Who gets it? Indiana loses a lot of tiebreakers to our football peers. The State, and thus the media markets are covered with Notre Dame. Illinois gets in ahead of us due to no other school representing one of the most populous states in the country. Baltimore/DC media market dwarfs the Indy media market. Advantage Maryland. UNC is both better at football and in a more populous state. All I can say is IU needs to be a 'more attractive' option than Purdue when the final invitations to the ball are sent or there is no hope.

It would have a trickle down effect on all sports. Are you going to be happy with a conference championship in basketball when the conference contains Vandy, Iowa State, and Kansas State instead of OSU, UM, and MSU?

Your 32 team super league is exactly what I fear. Might be 48 teams instead (4 divisions of 12). We have no chance at being part of it with 32 teams. We're on the fringe if it goes to 48. One thing I am certain of. No super league structure will contain both IU and Purdue. ND would be a given. There won't be 3 schools from a basketball state invited to a football party. IU fans need to understand this is a legit concern. We can't have winless conference seasons in football the next 5-7 years.

You dont get kicked out. You get left in a shell of a conference when the power teams leave. Think Oregon State and Washington State if Oregon and Washington leave the Pac12.

And, let's clear up another misconception. When you start talking about groups of 20-24 teams, that is NOT a conference. Conference teams play each other. If there are 20 teams in a group, they cant all play each other, not just in football, but in any sport. It's one thing to skip a team or two in a given year like what happens in baseball. It's quite different to not play half the other teams until the conference tournament. Schools could go years without facing each other. Might not ever play a team in football if there are two 10-12 team divisions.

Exactly my point when I posed the question above about where we fit into the hierarchy. Superconferences will NOT be a good thing for IU. At the best we are a perpetual 2nd division club (in football). At the worst, the stronger football schools in the conference go out on their own to partner with other elite programs across the country and IU is left in a watered down Big 10 with the likes of Rutgers, Maryland, Purdue, Northwestern, etc. Not a good thing folks. Not at all.

So, where does IU fit in the hierarchy of Super-Conferences? If those Super-Conferences have 64 schools? What if there are only 48?

So, if I'm interpreting you correctly, you are saying IU's rowing team stinks and my wife is a lousy cook.

Inside The Hall has published press releases from both schools.

Saw them once in a Christmas word scramble.