rico Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 minute ago, IU Scott said: If they made something that would make ice fishing less enjoyable would you just sit back and take it. Every once in a while they "mess" with the laws on the sport. I adapt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, IU Scott said: If they made something that would make ice fishing less enjoyable would you just sit back and take it. I still don't understand what about conference realignment makes college sports less enjoyable? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, btownqb said: I still don't understand what about conference realignment makes college sports less enjoyable? It takes away a lot of rivalries and to me a conference is supposed to be about regional rivalry. It was at it's best when it was 10 with every big ten team being in the same region. I guess if this is all you have seen you don't see the difference. For some of us who grew up loving college sports it is just a lot different. You start messing with something people love and those people don't see the change being beneficial they won't be happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Drroogh said: I remember in non-revenue sports we traveled all over the Midwest. No planes we drove. Even competed against a couple of Canadian teams. We did it because we loved our sport and loved competing. I walked 5 miles to school each way...all up hill, both ways !! Buses were a luxury... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUALUM03 Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Drroogh said: I remember in non-revenue sports we traveled all over the Midwest. No planes we drove. Even competed against a couple of Canadian teams. We did it because we loved our sport and loved competing. My niece played softball at IU. A majority of their season (especially the front end) was playing on road for extended treks to warm weather locations, because it was still cold in Btown. The long travel has already been happening for both revenue and non sports on the collegiate level...neutral site games, holiday tournaments, international trips, etc. were already much in play across the board. That ship sailed long before conference realignment. Regarding the question of what this is about...beyond money, this will provide a league that has brands and variety across a number of sports (more now with west coast schools bringing into play beach volleyball, more gymnastics, etc.) to give content that is very much desired into their own network along with other avenues. I for one will love the opportunity to turn on the B1G network and not see contrived programming or replays more often than not. They should be able to provide competitions through most of the waking time each day outside of summer. Edited August 9, 2023 by IUALUM03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUALUM03 Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 22 minutes ago, btownqb said: I still don't understand what about conference realignment makes college sports less enjoyable? Agree, schools that historically avoided each other in lieu of cupcakes now will have to play each other. I love it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 2 hours ago, 5fouls said: We can wrap it up and put a pretty bow on it, but there is no way on earth that this is good for non-revenue sports. Laugh at me all you want, but I would not be surprised at all if 50 years from now that college sports conferences are migrating back to a more regional structure. You're an optimist, I love that about you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUALUM03 Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, IU Scott said: It takes away a lot of rivalries and to me a conference is supposed to be about regional rivalry. It was at it's best when it was 10 with every big ten team being in the same region. I guess if this is all you have seen you don't see the difference. For some of us who grew up loving college sports it is just a lot different. You start messing with something people love and those people don't see the change being beneficial they won't be happy I grew up before Penn St. was added and I love this, but I also like the boardgames, Risk and Monopoly, so this probably plays into a bit lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 43 minutes ago, IU Scott said: I am saying even though I can't change what happens, I don't have to accept everything. If I don't like it and think it makes the product less appealing to me then I will voice that concern. Never heard of the Serenity Prayer? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, IUALUM03 said: My niece played softball at IU. A majority of their season (especially the front end) was playing on road for extended treks to warm weather locations, because it was still cold in Btown. The long travel has already been happening for both revenue and non sports on the collegiate level...neutral site games, holiday tournaments, international trips, etc. were already much in play across the board. That ship sailed long before conference realignment. Regarding the question of what this is about...beyond money, this will provide a league that has brands and variety across a number of sports (more now with west coast schools bringing into play beach volleyball, more gymnastics, etc.) to give content that is very much desired into their own network along with other avenues. I for one will love the opportunity to turn on the B1G network and not see contrived programming or replays more often than not. They should be able to provide competitions through most of the waking time each day outside of summer. Beach volleyball on BTN? Now, you're talking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, IUALUM03 said: I grew up before Penn St. was added and I love this, but I also like the boardgames, Risk and Monopoly, so this probably plays into a bit lol. I just liked when in basketball where you played everyone twice and had a legit champion. For football most of the teams brought in only moved IU farther down the totem pole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledies22 Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 10 minutes ago, IU Scott said: It takes away a lot of rivalries and to me a conference is supposed to be about regional rivalry. It was at it's best when it was 10 with every big ten team being in the same region. I guess if this is all you have seen you don't see the difference. For some of us who grew up loving college sports it is just a lot different. You start messing with something people love and those people don't see the change being beneficial they won't be happy i dont think a conference has to dictate a rivalry: IU & UK Miami & Florida & FSU Notre Dame and all of their football rivalries Georgia & GT Coyote & Road Runner Tom & Jerry 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, ledies22 said: i dont think a conference has to dictate a rivalry: IU & UK Miami & Florida & FSU Notre Dame and all of their football rivalries Georgia & GT Coyote & Road Runner Tom & Jerry Pitt vs. WVU Clemson vs. So Carolina 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, ledies22 said: i dont think a conference has to dictate a rivalry: IU & UK Miami & Florida & FSU Notre Dame and all of their football rivalries Georgia & GT Coyote & Road Runner Tom & Jerry Didn't Tom and Jerry live in the same house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, IU Scott said: I just liked when in basketball where you played everyone twice and had a legit champion. For football most of the teams brought in only moved IU farther down the totem pole I can understand the bold. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, ledies22 said: i dont think a conference has to dictate a rivalry: IU & UK Miami & Florida & FSU Notre Dame and all of their football rivalries Georgia & GT Coyote & Road Runner Tom & Jerry Also those are fun games but at the end of the day don't really matter towards anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 21 minutes ago, IU Scott said: It takes away a lot of rivalries and to me a conference is supposed to be about regional rivalry. It was at it's best when it was 10 with every big ten team being in the same region. I guess if this is all you have seen you don't see the difference. For some of us who grew up loving college sports it is just a lot different. You start messing with something people love and those people don't see the change being beneficial they won't be happy I love college sports, grew up loving college sports. But this whole post is a big opinion. Nothing wrong with that at all, but it isn't the gospel and it clearly (based on viewership) is NOT the opinion of the majority. I don't see that it's "a lot" different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 22 minutes ago, IU Scott said: It takes away a lot of rivalries and to me a conference is supposed to be about regional rivalry. It was at it's best when it was 10 with every big ten team being in the same region. I guess if this is all you have seen you don't see the difference. For some of us who grew up loving college sports it is just a lot different. You start messing with something people love and those people don't see the change being beneficial they won't be happy Scott, I am older than you and have been a college fan longer than you. I have come to accept the fact that change is going to happen regardless of my opinions. You have your right to not like the changes. But you and I can't do anything about them. And the constant complaining does nothing to bring benefit to this board. Your complaints are always the same. It gets tedious to read through posts with the same constant comments. I am not one to block posters, so I won't block you. Really though, if you are that unhappy about the state of college athletics, either stop following them or try to find something new to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 11 minutes ago, ledies22 said: i dont think a conference has to dictate a rivalry: IU & UK Miami & Florida & FSU Notre Dame and all of their football rivalries Georgia & GT Coyote & Road Runner Tom & Jerry @bluegrassIUand Alan Houston 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 16 minutes ago, ledies22 said: i dont think a conference has to dictate a rivalry: IU & UK Miami & Florida & FSU Notre Dame and all of their football rivalries Georgia & GT Coyote & Road Runner Tom & Jerry Also those are fun games but at the end of the day don't really matter towards anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 My last thing in this, if you are fan of IU football I don't think this will end well for IU football. When college football top 30 teams break away from the rest of college sports IU football won't be part of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 13 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Didn't Tom and Jerry live in the same house Yes but Tom was a resident, and Jerry was a squatter 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 minute ago, IU Scott said: My last thing in this 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, IU Scott said: My last thing in this, if you are fan of IU football I don't think this will end well for IU football. When college football top 30 teams break away from the rest of college sports IU football won't be part of that. It would be kind of hard to argue that the model now is good for IU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, btownqb said: It would be kind of hard to argue that the model now is good for IU. Well when IU stops getting the big money from the TV contract when they form that league it will be worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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