What does it mean?

What does conference expansion really mean?

So it is appearing more and more likely that the Pac-16 will exist. On top of that the Big 10 appears to be expanding with Nebraska and Missouri joining the mix.

With the Pac-16 happening I think Notre Dame sees the writing on the wall and joins the Big 10. Then I'd look to see if Kansas and Kansas State are offered a place in the Big 10, or Rutgers too.

The SEC won't sit and do nothing if the Pac-16 exists...and especially not if the Big 10 expands.

I could see the SEC looking to add teams like Miami, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Clemson. Slight chance I think Louisville and West Virginia would be considered too.

Then you would likely see the ACC and Big East merge to form whatever is left. Adding all the Big East football programs would be a possibility. If Rutgers joined the Big 10 then maybe Central Florida would make sense in the ACC. My suspicion is that the Big East and ACC could look like this

UNC, Duke, Maryland, BC, Wake Forest, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, UConn, Syracuse, South Florida, Louisville, Central Florida and Cincinnati (Who I don't think the Big 10 wants simply because it could elevate Cincinnati to a position in which it could compete with Ohio State. Ohio State has enough clout to not let that happen)

It would be the weakest of the four football conferences, but Virginia Tech, Pitt, and West Virginia is a solid start. It would also be the best basketball conference by far.

That my friends was just pure speculation as to what could happen. I admit I find this alignment stuff to be juicy gossip. I have no inside information and I could be totally wrong. As a matter of fact I probably am, because I am a nobody who knows nothing.

Still I think its sort of fun to speculate about what could happen to the conference that my school is in and I wonder how it will affect my schools athletic future.