NCAA Conference Realignment

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Appears to now be official. The first supermegaultra size conference has formed.

http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssport...32522/34822810

The institutions from Conference USA and the Mountain West are dissolving both leagues to create their own conference, college football industry sources told CBSSports.com.
The new conference will consist of 18 to 24 members and start in the 2013-14 academic year. It would not only have a conference championship football game, but also conference semifinals. Conference USA and the Mountain West would continue as is for the 2012-13 season.

The new league – which is yet to be named – is expected to consist of Southern Miss, Marshall, East Carolina, UAB, Tulsa, Rice, UTEP and Tulane from C-USA and Wyoming, Air Force, Colorado State, UNLV, New Mexico, Fresno State, Nevada and Hawaii from the MWC. Hawaii would be a football-only member.

Temple also is a possibility as the school was contacted by Conference USA, sources told CBSSports.com, when the Big East last week opted to invited Memphis instead of Temple.

I wonder if this could force MAC to combine with Sun Belt or WAC. Also the Big 12 needs to realize that 10 is not the future. Time to go to 14 or 16 and be ahead of the others.

[Soonerus]

Test

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WVU officially welcomed into the Big 12 this morning after the settlement was signed.

http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssport...32522/34834816

The conference schedule is released finally as well, but the OOC opponents aren't lined up yet. Rumors are the OU will end up opening away from home at an FCS school (ick).

For OU:
9/01 - Open
9/08 - Open
9/15 - Open
9/22 - KSU
9/29 - Open
10/06 - @TTU
10/13 - Texas
10/20 - KU
10/27 - Open
11/03 - @ ISU
11/10 - Baylor
11/17 - @ WVU
11/24 - OSU
12/01 - @ TCU

[BrettM2]

WVU officially welcomed into the Big 12 this morning after the settlement was signed.

http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssport...32522/34834816

The conference schedule is released finally as well, but the OOC opponents aren't lined up yet. Rumors are the OU will end up opening away from home at an FCS school (ick).

For OU:
9/01 - Open
9/08 - Open
9/15 - Open
9/22 - KSU
9/29 - Open
10/06 - @TTU
10/13 - Texas
10/20 - KU
10/27 - Open
11/03 - @ ISU
11/10 - Baylor
11/17 - @ WVU
11/24 - OSU
12/01 - @ TCU

Isn't that 10/27 date locked in as Notre Dame in Norman?

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I believe so, but OU is listing it as a bye week. Not sure if that means they are renegotiating with ND on the date.