![]() ![]() “When you can promote (playing) Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee, or promote going on the road to Baton Rouge (Louisiana) or to Auburn, Alabama, or to Oxford, Mississippi - it gets the people charged up,” Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said. Oklahoma has been touting the move when making its case to recruits. Texas and Oklahoma will combine their great histories with membership in the nation’s strongest football conference when they begin SEC play in 2024, making them even bigger threats on the recruiting trail. Losing their rivalries against Oregon and Washington if those matchups don’t continue also would mean the loss of a key recruiting tool. But Oregon State and Washington State are in remote locations that struggle to recruit anyway. Gorney said Stanford and Cal may not be affected as negatively as Washington State and Oregon State because players often attend those schools for reasons beyond football. Gorney said joining the Mountain West or American Athletic conferences will hurt them because the quality of competition will drop. The remaining Pac-12 schools need to be careful about their next move. But it is certainly a topic of discussion that could come up? Absolutely.” “Has everybody weaponized that negative recruiting? No, not necessarily. “I’ve just always believed that negative recruiting is recruiting, and it’s been happening as old as time,” Wiltfong said. Remaining Pac-12 members Washington State, Oregon State, Stanford and California may have the uncertainty of their conference’s future used against them in living rooms across America. Gorney said a downside could be the newest Big Ten schools running into problems when West Coast recruits consider braving the cold and snow late in the season. “But there could be wins there along the line that weren’t there before because now USC and UCLA are in that conference.” “I don’t think Nebraska is going to come in to California and have half of their class be California players,” Gorney said. Nebraska, a Big Ten program that has seen its influence shrink, could regain some of its West Coast reach that landed the Huskers greats such as Jarvis Redwine, Steve Taylor and Lawrence Phillips from California in past generations. ![]() “The exposure they’re going to get and the development they’re going to be able to see for NFL purposes is absolutely huge,” Gorney said. Like USC, the Ducks will get to play on some of the biggest stages in college football - Michigan, Penn State and Ohio State - when they join the conference in 2024. The move underscores the fact that USC will not be alone out West in enjoying the perks of Big Ten membership. ![]() Days after the announcement, USC commitment Dakoda Fields, a highly ranked cornerback, flipped to Oregon. The Silverbacks confirmed to DSS that the schedule will be finalized in January.Oregon immediately became a more attractive destination once it joined the Big Ten. Now that the new conference alignment has been finalized, the league and owners can build the 2017 schedule. Chattanooga FC regularly bring thousands of fans to their home games and will provide a great atmosphere for any road trips. The change also brings new challenges with the addition of popular West Division clubs. Travel within the East Division will be affordable, which will enable clubs spend more money on the club and less on buses. If the Carolina RailHawks rebrand as North Carolina FC and make the move to USL (to prepare for an MLS bid), their development squad will certainly move to PDL, which is owned by USL.ĭespite the loss of Conference rivals, the realignment looks promising for Atlanta-area NPSL clubs. Tobacco Road and Myrtle Beach have already been announced as PDL clubs for the 2017 season. Notable absences from this realignment are the Tobacco Road FC, Myrtle Beach Mutiny, and Carolina RailHawks U23. 2017 NPSL Southeastern Conference includes an East and West Division Birmingham Hammers The West division will comprise Chattanooga FC, Memphis City FC, the Birmingham Hammers, New Orleans Jesters, and expansion-club Inter Nashville FC. The Atlanta Silverbacks and Georgia Revolution will move to the East division of the Southeastern Conference, where they will be joined by the Knoxville Force, FC Carolina Discoveries, and expansion-side Asheville City SC. NPSL will combine the South Atlantic and Southeastern Conferences into one for the 2017 season. ![]()
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