Eagles_Balls, Your guesses and opinions at this point pretty much mean nothing to everyone on this board. Especially after last year when all your "expert tips and insights" ended up being dead wrong when it came to COC realignment. You have lost all credibility.
Man, I'm married. I'm wrong a lot. Just ask my wife.
I honestly can't remember what I was "dead wrong" about. I remember hoping the conference would just boot the west schools and go with a centrally located conference. Something like SPS and the "surrounding" areas while maybe picking up a Leb or something like that. When you legitimately think about it, it makes sense. Short trips, reduce travel costs, we all know the pros far and away outweigh the cons in a purely business decision. But there is history, emotion, and the want for some sort of competitive balance that must be looked at as well. Not nearly that cut and dried. I never thought that would happen, but I had hope for sure.
But again, I have no doubt I was wrong.