The House of Blue

Yes I just woke up from a nap, yes a nap, and seen the breaking news and I laughed out loud. Especially when I read that Pitino confirmed it to Katz. hahahaa

Well, I'd say maybe not if you go to lots of away games. But typically there's a group of us that try to make it to one away game a year so if you're in that category it might be nice to go to some new areas. But then again, I've been living in FL, north OH, and now GA so it's not like I don't have to travel for most games I come to as it is.

The bigger thing might be for them to get to watch the games on TV and to make it to home games, which both should be just fine in this scenario I would think.

Great point Hoss! If they were coming to Louisville they may fill up Papa Johns for a game other than UK's. I don't know how UL is going to survive this. I think they are finally starting to see how everyone else sees them.
Kinda pitiful seeing their delusional importance as the #1 sports team in America dwindle away. Very Sad!

I don't think you could trade a pile of UL football tickets for a stick of gum.

Good point. The number of people actually travelling to games is just a fraction of the fan base anyway. There is no negative for WVU here. Better conference, better games, more money. They're lovin' life now.

I agree. I also think it makes no sense to add Missouri to the SEC.

But back to your question. This has nothing to do with the fans. This has everything to do with University Presidents trying to capture additional revenues and pad their bonus pool.

You seem to be basing that statement on what you've witnessed from Kentucky. If so, you are right, Kentucky does not travel well in football.

Other schools on the other hand do. I remember being at an Ole Miss - LSU game back in the Eli Manning days when there were estimated to be 50,000+ fans on campus that day who could not get into the game - most of whom were LSU fans.

That's what regional rivalries are all about. College football will not benefit from this reallignment. College presidents retirement packages will.

I think there is little effect on football and basketball, although travel for football games becomes pretty expensive. Where the conference realignment gets me is travel for the non-revenue sports that bus it to games. They could miss a week of school getting to and from games.