I don't buy the "we have nothing in common with our conference" argument. The same argument could be made about Florida not being southern enough for the SEC. Every conference has a school or two that doesn't fit in with the rest of the conference. UC-Boulder seems to think its too good for the conference b/c it attracts so many students from wealthy out-of-state suburbs. Well, so does Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, Arizona State or any state school that promises a good time. I don't hear Michigan or Wisonsin claiming they should join the IVY league(actually, I hear this all the time) or Kansas claiming they should join the Big Ten. At the end of the day, 70% of UC-Boulder's student body comes from Colorado. Why not coddle to the masses.
I'm also not buying the we would get more fans in Pasedena and South Central than we would in lincoln or manhattan. The new conference honeymoon would wear off after a few years and fans would stop traveling. Just ask Miami: trips to Atlanta and Chapel Hill are fun and intriguing the first time but the second and third time? The buffs need a win over FSU to put all this conference re-alignment talk to rest.
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