Not quite the same thing, UCLA is "part" of Cal Berkley, TT is not a part of the University of Texas. At one time UCLA was pronounced University of California at Los Angeles.It looks like the move is now a done deal. But to get the UC system board to approve UCLA's move to the B1G the Bruins have to basically pay off Cal:
Board OK's UCLA to Big Ten, includes conditions
UCLA's move to the Big Ten was approved by the UC Board of Regents by an 11-5 vote Wednesday, but as part of the decision, the Bruins might have to provide a subsidy to UC Berkeley.www.espn.com
As part of the board's decision, UCLA will have to increase its expected investment in student-athlete resources and might have to provide a subsidy to the University of California, Berkeley in the range of $2 million to $10 million once a Pac-12 media deal is secured, depending on the amount of the deal. A UCOP spokesperson said the frequency of the subsidy to UC Berkeley is yet to be determined.
Could you see Texas Tech getting a cash subsidy out of the University of Texas so the Longhorns could move to the SEC? I get the $s needed for academic support as time management could be an issue with the travel but nutrition and mental health due to the move to the B1G?!? California is a heck of a state...
Who cares? This was done for football and the LA TV market. Field hockey, and all the other BIG sports will profit from this deal.
IF I could pick any 2 schools that are still available and if they could leave their respective conferences it would be Oregon - Phil Knight money and the U a sleeping giant IMO. OR The U and Free Shoes U
That would be the SEC's worst nightmare.
They bring zip to the the B1G. Not a big money school, doesn't deliver any major market, not a great academic school. I suppose if it gets you TV deals all over FL it could be a good thing, but FSU isn't wildly popular statewide.
Florida State is a top 20 public college in the country. Been ranked 55 overall with private and public. (Ohio state is 49). They are on track to be aau in the next decade too btw. You seem ignorant here
FSU is actually ranked #55 in the US News ranikings, ahead of several B1G schools and quite a few other strong academic schools. Ohio State is #49, by the way. I knew UF had turned itself into a top twenty school, but I didn’t realize FSU had risen so high in a relatively short time. They still are not a research powerhouse, but growing, and Nebraska is not AAU.
Yes, he is correct. I hadn’t realized how much FSU has grown from the glorified community college days, much as Ohio State has done.
Yes I said all that on the rankings. They are 55 when taking into account all colleges public and private. They are a top 20 public university.
They definitely have a solid athletics presence and now they have moved into the higher echelons of colleges. I’m good with them in the B1G, but I feel the priority should be helping out the two LA schools with a couple of West Coast partners.
Matt Brown has been wrong a ton of times. He and that SI portion of their site are pretty much just fan blogs. He isn't plugged in . Had Marshall to the AAC the last time around .
Doubt if Florida would let FSU join the SEC. FSU or Miami would be a good addition, not only eyeballs but the fertile recruiting grounds of Florida. Also a lot of BIG alumni living in Florida.
They don't have the votes to keep them out if the league as a whole wants FSU. Plus if these 2 power leagues get huge, they won't want to lose the rivalry. The SEC and Big will both go after FSU and UNC types . I'll believe it when I see it before 2030 or so as I said above
