Tonight may mark the only time I will ever plug Cracked Sidewalks on ESPN Radio in Auburn. I guess all eyes are on realignment, whether it is Auburn wondering if they will be in the SEC East or West, or Marquette wondering what the new Big East will look like.
For easy reference in the realignment confusion, the following is an alphabetical list of the 30 schools whose actions I believe could have the most impact on as the reallignment plays out. By each school, I have listed the estimated number of potential TV viewers they bring for college football based on Nate Silver's study in the NY Times (in millions), how high their football team is currently ranked in Massey's composite, where their hoops team was ranked in Pomeroy's final 2011 page, the conference they are in, and then any good news or bad news as relates to their possible impact on Marquette:
| School | FBTV | Foot | Hoops | Conf | Good News | Bad News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 0.2 | 57 | 133 | MW | Could plug B12 spot or BE | Football geography if BE |
| Butler | 0 | 0 | 41 | Horz | Consecutive title games | Mid-Major |
| BYU | 0.7 | 65 | 13 | Ind | Could plug B12 spot | |
| Central Florida | 0.5 | 46 | 102 | CUSA | Top 50 foot, USF rival | USF might not want them |
| Cincinnati | 0.3 | 67 | 23 | BE | Probably stable | Possible B12 target |
| Clemson | 1.8 | 21 | 22 | ACC | S. Car blocked out of SEC | See Va Tech |
| Connecticut | 0.6 | 71 | 10 | BE | BC fighting to keep out of ACC | Wants into ACC |
| East Carolina | 0.3 | 83 | 146 | CUSA | Definitely interested | Geography |
| Florida State | 0.8 | 17 | 31 | ACC | See Va Tech | See Va Tech |
| Georgetown | 0 | 0 | 40 | BE | Key hoops-only core, DC clout | |
| Kansas | 0.8 | 77 | 3 | Big 12 | IF B12 not really stable, BE poss. | Geography, no chance if B12 in tact |
| Kansas St. | 0.4 | 51 | 30 | Big 12 | See Kansas | See Kansas |
| Louisville | 0.3 | 58 | 14 | BE | Most of B12 only wants 10 | Possible B12 to avoid uncertainty |
| Marquette | 0 | 0 | 32 | BE | Stock is highest since Wade | Western edge of current BE |
| Memphis | 0.2 | 119 | 87 | CUSA | FedEx, great basketball | Next to worst football team |
| Missouri | 1.1 | 30 | 44 | B12 | SEC focused west, not east | If they aren't SEC, who is 14th? |
| Navy | 0.2 | 47 | 274 | Ind | Open to Big East | Wants BE stability before jump |
| Notre Dame | 2.3 | 31 | 15 | Ind | ACC and others might wait | Seems open to ACC for non-football |
| Oklahoma | 1.2 | 1 | 137 | Big 12 | Mizzou claims deal not cut | Strong B12 could hurt BE |
| Rutgers | 0.9 | 72 | 78 | BE | Most of B12 only wants 10 | Inviting target to NYC |
| South Florida | 0.5 | 19 | 127 | BE | One of 2 top 20 football | Might not want UCF |
| St. John's | 0 | 0 | 42 | BE | NYC, key hoops-only | |
| TCU | 0.4 | 18 | 173 | BE | BE now & Texas blocking B12 | Geography could push B12 |
| Temple | 0.2 | 68 | 38 | MAC | Great hoops, foot improving | BE kicked them out |
| Texas | 2.3 | 20 | 5 | Big 12 | Screws up bad deals for us | Screws up good deals for us |
| Texas A&M | 2 | 8 | 51 | B12 | Baylor's possible suit | Started dominos again |
| Villanova | 0 | 0 | 33 | BE | Key hoops-only core | ACC rumblings |
| Virginia Tech | 1.3 | 10 | 34 | ACC | $20 m to leave SEC | ACC would need replacement |
| West Virginia | 1 | 16 | 21 | BE | Turned down by SEC,ACC | Still B12 possible |
| Xavier | 0 | 0 | 45 | A10 | Top 50 hoops, Sweet 16s until… | Mid-Major |
To give perspective, the 2.3 by Texas and Notre Dame indicates that their football teams bring about 2.3 million fans as potential TV viewers. The only schools estimated higher than that are Ohio State (3.2 million), Michigan (2.9 million) and Penn State (2.6 million). Most of the SEC and Big Ten bring over one million fans, while no Big East team does (West Virginia just misses).
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