NCAA Conference Re-Draft Project: Third Round Results
by Cory Williams on Jun 21, 2011 5:35 PM MST
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The third round of the SB Nation Conference Re-Draft Project went off without a hitch for our conference, adding the Oregon Duck and all of Nike's riches into the conference.
Here's the complete results. Teams in parentheses are picks from previous rounds.
BC Interruption: UCLA (Texas, Georgia)
Black Heart Gold Pants: Virginia Tech (Florida, Penn State)
Team Speed Kills: Nebraska (Alabama, Oklahoma)
Big East Coast Bias: Louisville (Ohio State, Florida State)
Us: Oregon (USC, Notre Dame)
Red Cup Rebellion: North Carolina (LSU, Michigan)
A few quick thoughts:
- I am a big fan of Red Cup Rebellion's conference. They have a Bermuda triangle going with LSU, Michigan and UNC. Top tier schools from an athletics standpoint, in fairly attractive media situations.
- BC Interruption is a big winner with Texas, but that was sheer luck of the draw. UCLA is a decent pick but they could have been had in the 4th round, I believe.
- Until UCLA was selected, I was the only conference that had a team west of Austin. Now we have two, and I think that bodes well for us. The west coast is always overlooked by the east coast.
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Red Cup seems highly under appreciated, almost as much as Sparky. East Coast and Team Speed have best reviews and I just don’t see it. EC could have waited another round or two and picked up Louisville and could have done better than Florida State (although it wasn’t a bad pick). Team Speed is made up of football centric programs from small markets. Great choices, but lumped together they are worth less than their individual parts. Clearly a “best choice” style without an overall plan. Can someone please explain Va-Tech to me? Another choice that could have waited a round or two.
Hmmm...
Team Speed Kills: Nebraska (Alabama, Oklahoma)….I’m not sure that is exactly team speed. Team speed should include Miami and Florida State….
Oklahoma isn't team speed?
maybe they’re not Oregon, but. . .
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jun 21, 2011 10:07 PM MST up reply actions
Stanford, Tennessee and Michigan State all off the board
Not a surprise in any of them, although it was interesting to see others thought that highly of Stanford too.
I've seen a lot of Stanford chatter, and it really surprises me
They’re wonderful at non-revenue sports, but they’re weak on the whole revenue thing. Even thought their football team has been really good recently (which I expect to slowly fall back off with Harbaugh gone), they still haven’t drawn high attendance numbers. And they aren’t really a traditional power in football or basketball
Heel for school, Vol for life!
Go Bolts! Out West, go Preds! Southern hockey solidarity!
by Incipient_Senescence on Jun 22, 2011 1:41 PM MST up reply actions
There is a very high prestige factor involved with Stanford
However I disagree on the revenue point, they have the highest in the Pac10. It helps when you have a $5B athletic department endowment, means you never have to depend on ticket sales. As for their non-revenue sports, in five years they will pass UCLA as the most NCAA titles. You don’t pick up Stanford for football or even basketball, you pick them up for name.
by ev on Jun 22, 2011 1:47 PM MST up reply actions
I stand corrected
I had no idea their AD made money. I knew they won the Director’s Cup like every year, but I figured their lack of ticket sales indicated a poor fan base and low income.
Heel for school, Vol for life!
Go Bolts! Out West, go Preds! Southern hockey solidarity!
by Incipient_Senescence on Jun 22, 2011 2:31 PM MST up reply actions
Oh they do have a poor fan base, but then they don't care
It’s a Stanford thing. There are three reasons they always win the directors cup. They care about winning it, almost to a fault. They compete in just about every sport, and every single player is on basically on scholarship. Whether it’s academic, athletic, or need based, tuition isn’t an issue, and with non-revenue sports that is a huge issue. What kid doesn’t want to tell his parents “I’m going to Stanford and it’s not going to cost you a dime!”.
by ev on Jun 22, 2011 2:38 PM MST up reply actions
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