And if expansion is the decision, San Diego State stands as the obvious call. 4. C-USA TV situation is obviously garbage because each week you dont know if youre on Facebook or a network or another app. 3 to merge (with another conference), Thompson said in video captured by @KHONnews. 4.6 percent SMU: 9.5 percent 4.5 percent 78340, San Luis Potos, Mxico, Servicios Integrales de Mantenimiento, Restauracin y, Tiene pensado renovar su hogar o negocio, Modernizar, Le podemos ayudar a darle un nuevo brillo y un aspecto, Le brindamos Servicios Integrales de Mantenimiento preventivo o, Tiene pensado fumigar su hogar o negocio, eliminar esas. 2022 CFN Memphis Preview 5. ASU, Arizona conference realignment odds: Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12 for Sun Devils, Wildcats? 6.5 percent (Best league) 2. 5. Tiebreaker formulas are to be set by each conference and may include use of the ASUN-WAC Power Ranking after the conclusion of regular season play. 5.4 percent (Very happy). The report was released Wednesday during a Board of Regents meeting held at UCLA to address its move to the Big Ten Conference in 2024. Southern Utah joins Utah Tech as the northernmost programs in the conference. 5.7 percent It wrote of the Pac-12: "Early indications are the conference can keep its current 10 members from splintering, although that solidarity might be only as strong as the Big Tens appetite for further expansion. Click or tap here for the complete formula. This means if your name is Stanford, Washington, Oregon, Miami, Clemson, and Florida State, its very possible it might be more of a question of when than if. 4. The Pac-12 and Big 12 wish they had someone this competent in charge., UCF is going to continue to fall from their 2017-18 heights, but their fans sure are optimistic (and loud)., How happy are you with C-USAs future membership? Its a mix of pride and acceptance. ", The Associated Press writes: "The departures of USC and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference could mean an estimated loss of around $13 million per year in media rights for each of the remaining schools, according to an interim report issued by University of California Office of the President. 4. Click here for previous updates on the state of the Pac-12. Appalachian State: 3.8 percent Minnesota may be a hockey school, but it isnt dumb. Bet you never saw that one coming, did you? 8.1 percent The Sun Belt, far and away, now has the strongest approval rating among its fans. Memphis: 1.9 percent The automatic bid determining formula can be found below. 3. The Big 12 adding Minnesota doesnt even really make a whole lot of sense either. With many of the things (that happen), we will have to be reactionary. But with the pending departure of Cincinnati, UCF and Houston, the Mustangs leaped Boise State and Marshall to No. 3. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. Lets make fun of weird rumors. The conference has doubled-down on regional rivalries, including the decision to keep divisions. 34.4 percent 3. 23.7 percent 5. No change: 37.7 percent. https://nittanylionswire.usatoday.com/2022/08/02/conference-realignment-rumor-goes-off-the-rails-with-this-wild-idea/, Big 12 is said to be quietly seeking Minnesota, PSU in the NFL: KJ Hamler opens up about mental health in return to Broncos practice, Penn State makes top 10 for four-star cornerback in 2024, First looks from Penn State's first fall camp practice, Chris Stoll named to watch list for nation's top long-snapper award, PJ Mustipher named on Rotary Lombardi Award watch list, Bednarik Award watch list includes key pair of Nittany Lions, Big Ten spring football bowl projections from 247Sports, Penn State a road underdog one last time this season at Northwestern. Non-autonomous 5: 5 percent. 34.2 percent Thats down to 38.4 percent his year, and votes for 3 improved by 10 percentage points. Sep 3 2021. Louisiana: 1.5 percent The Big Ten and the SEC can pretty much gobble up anyone they want whenever they want minus Notre Dame (for now?). Like VCU, Wichita States dissimilarity to existing Big East members would also give university commissioners pause. I think were not necessarily going to wait and see, but there could be some Big 12 schools, there could be some Pac-12 schools that would be interested in the Mountain West Conference. Minnesota is one of the founding members of the Big Ten and would be crazy to walk away from the Big Tens massive revenue-sharing opportunities that would be unrivaled to anything the Big 12 could potentially offer. After missing out on another Big South football title, Monmouth departs the conference for the CAA in 2022.. Houston would be a first-rate addition, depending on availability. By James Fragoza July 12, Sports Illustrated recently ranked the Pac-12 as the fifth-best conference among the Power 5. Im really looking forward to seeing how well the Sun Belt performs against other conferences and teams not in the top 5 percent of CFB this upcoming season., Really wish we would prioritize basketball like we have football, soccer, and baseball., The Sun Belt seems like the best off of all the Group of 5 conferences after the latest realignment. UMass I think would be solid in all sports but football, but I think that wouldve already happened if it was going to., Potential for a great basketball league., League needs a new commissioner and a rebrand., C-USA did the best it could on expansion with the hand it was dealt. Boise State: 32.3 percent 230 posts. Lets be clear: The Pac-12 isnt adding value. Don't expect FSU and Clemson to add to conference realignment unless they clear some financial hurdles. 4.3 percent (Worst), Who will win the Sun Belt this year? 5. Should the top 12-16 Group of 5 schools form their own football conference? 1. However, this is a reduction in lost value and lost revenue. Published Jul. Who will get the Group of 5 New Years Six spot this year? We believe Arizona, ASU, Colorado and Utah would prefer to remain in the Pac-12, and theres no indication that either league has a significant advantage in future revenue. 211 posts. The 2021 & 2022 National Champion Georgia Bulldogs!!! I hate opening up this can of worms. 5. 34.4 percent CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd writes: "Separate from any Big Ten discussion, ESPN now has a chance to become somewhat of a "kingmaker" regarding these leagues. Most of the national discourse surrounding conference expansion and realignment this summer has focused of the Power Five conferences, after USC and UCLA elected to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten. ", The San Jose Mercury News' Jon Wilner wrote: "The Big 12 is expected to begin media rights negotiations in the summer of 2024, for a contract cycle starting in the fall of 2025. That leaves open the potential for Fox to go all-in with the Big 12 when negotiations begin in two years and effectively lock ESPN out of college football in the western half of the country. WKU: 14.1 percent Although the Irish would get USC as a As mentioned before, the MEAC doesn't send its conference champion to the FCS playoffs instead playing in the Celebration Bowl so it doesn't have to worry about falling below the auto-bid mark. 30.3 percent All others below 1 percent. Follow Nittany Lions Wire on Twitter and like us on Facebook for continuing Penn State coverage and discussion. I think that will shift things. Last year, 63 percent of respondents rated the leagues membership as a 4 or 5. 2. It's simple, free and connects you to other South Florida Bulls fans! ", More:Arizona State football, Herm Edwards slammed in college football coach hot seat ranking, Matt Zemek of Trojans Wire wrote: "Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen ruled the conference for over a quarter of a century. About Saturday Down South | Ethics and Editorial Standards | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Other Conferences: Big Ten | ACC | Pac-12, A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 14 SEC football teams. ET inventory with little, if any competition at that hour.". 2.4 20192020. UTSA:2.7 percent 14.7 percent Join the conversation today. 23.1 percent Try a week on us. Boise State got 55.7 percent of the vote to win the Mountain West last year. The following teams are moving from the FCS to the FBS level: In 2022, James Madison will officially leave for the FBS, joining the Sun Belt. A look at where every Super Bowl MVP went to college and which college has the most MVP's. One of the few conferences that has gone untouched in the latest round of realignment is the Mountain West Conference. 30.5 percent Now granted, there aren't any teams out there that will bring the value and prestige that the conference lost with USC and UCLA, but more teams equates to more markets, which equals more money. 3. ", Awful Announcing's Ben Koo wrote: "Both conferences are pretty much stuck just hoping the poaching from the big two stops. ", More:Ranking Big 12 expansion candidates: Best fits to join conference amid college realignment. If you feel like you're losing control over your gambling experience, call 1-800-GAMBLER (NJ, PA, WV), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), 1-888- 532-3500(Virginia) 1-800-522-4700 (NV, TN), 1-800-522-4700 (CO, TN), 1-855-2CALLGA (IL), 1-800-270-7117 (MI). While the remaining Pac-12 members ponder their next broadcast rights deal, the network presses on with more questions than ever. It's been over a week since USC and UCLA ditched the PAC-12 for a What should we call FBS teams and conferences outside the P5? College football realignment and conference expansion are back in the news, as UCLA and USC have officially joined the Big Ten. With conference realignment, a hot-button issue, the rumors that came out on Thursday, June 30th have fanned the flame even further. The Athletic has published a Group of 5 fan survey for three years now, and the results of all three have produced a different theme from readers. Its not about the money as much anymore because everyone realizes the money will never match the Power 5. Campbell announced on August 3, 2022 that it would be leaving the Big South to join the CAA in 2023. Without a Big Ten deal, ESPN has theoretically freed up money to 2. 3.3 percent (Not happy) 36.3 percent In other words: As the Pac-12 negotiates its new media contracts, it will include a huge package of undervalued football inventory. Has the one-time transfer rule helped or hurt the P5/G5 divide? The agreement would not have given ESPN the ability to have first choice of Big Ten games in a given week at any point. All others receivedless than 1 percent each. Last year, 85.1 percent of respondents rated the AAC at the best G5 league. San Diego State: 30.9 percent 0.7 percent (Poor job) If item No. (Raj Mehta / USA Today), Utah State is coming off its first Mountain West title. However, UIW reversed that decision June 24, 2022 exactly one week before the conference switch instead deciding to remain in the Southland. One year in, has NIL been a positive or negative for college sports? 8.9 percent (Worst league), Northern Illinois: 19.8 percent The good news is the TV deal is up soon, so that could change, and the membership has already changed. 27 percent Wednesday wasnt the first time Thompson has let on that teams have approached the MW about potential membership. We support responsible gambling. Fans dont love the makeup of the league, dont like the TV situation and rank the conference in the lower half of the G5. Odds for Arizona, Arizona State to stay in Pac-12, Pac-12 has been 'fractured' by Big Ten, Big 12 conference realignment, expansion chatter, Pac-12 Conference, leadership slammed amid USC, UCLA Big Ten negotiations news, Pac-12 has package of undervalued inventory, Late games valuable to Pac-12 going forward, San Diego State a coveted school in conference realignment, Long-haul stability of Pac-12 must be considered. The Virginia-based HBCU now has a regional conference rival, with William & Mary only minutes away in the 757. Without the Big Ten contract, ESPN theoretically has money to spend elsewhere and programming slots to fill. Murray State has announced it's leaving the OVC for the Missouri Valley in all sports. 6.7 percent (Very happy). Ideally, the Big Ten negotiations would have left behind a second interested party. Four years after Hampton made its oft-debated move to leave the MEAC and join the Big South, the Pirates are making another switch. July 12, 2022. (David Butler II / USA Today), UTSA will leave Conference USA for the AAC in 2023. 6.8 percent With Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC and USC and UCLA heading to the Big Ten, it appears the era of superconferences is upon us. 24.5 percent (Not happy) Both the Pac-12 and the Big 12 are for now mostly focused on trying from an optics standpoint to seem like the more stable conference capable of absorbing the remains of the other conference. The options would be, No. Good stadium size and 12 percent (Not happy) The two conferences will share one bid among the two conferences. ESPN's Pete Thamel reported on April 27 that current NEC member Mount Saint Mary's would depart for the MAAC in 2022-23, bringing the conference back to 11 WebInicio; Servicios. Here are all of the FCS conferences. Such a move would create an even better basketball conference for the Big 12, which already has national champion Kansas, 2021 champion Baylor and 2019 runner-up Texas Tech. 4. McMurphys report states that the Big Ten is interested in Notre Dame, Oregon, Washington, Cal and Stanford. 9.7 percent Utah State: 1.5 percent Are Pac-12 schools ASU, Arizona a package deal in college conference realignment? UTSAs Conference USA title run changed its outlook, as the Roadrunners didnt receive a vote last year. USC vs. Illinois volleyball games dont make a lot of The San Jose Mercury News' Jon Wilner wrote: "The night games are perhaps the most valuable piece of the Pac-12s media rights package. If the regular season champion is a reclassifying team, the conference shall nominate the team finishing highest in the regular season standings that is eligible for an FCS AQ. In 2023, Murray State will join the MVFC after playing one final season in the OVC in 2022. 14.2 percent Membership approval and feelings on Thompson improved slightly. The Trojans and Bruins joining the B1G in a couple years is why the Big Tens new media deal is unbelievably big. Conference realignment rumors have consumed college football fans over the last two weeks. azcentral sports (@azcsports) August 26, 2022 Who are top Group of 5 expansion candidates for the Pac-12? Aug 4, 2022 Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Here we go again. 2. Air Force: 4 percent UCF: 7.8 percent Let's talk a bit about the latest conference realignment developments. USF: 0.4 percent Cincinnati: 35.1 percent Cincinnati received more than 50 percent of the vote last year and went on to reach the CFP. 3.2 percent ", Matt Zemek of Trojans Wire wrote: "The Pac-12, Big 12, and ACC have to find ways of being relevant within that structure when it becomes a regular part of the college football media landscape. That is a bigger concern on a national scale. 32.9 percent Most of these responses for C-USA are similar to last year. But most of the new AAC members either dont have a long football history or dont have a good recent one so itll be interesting to say the least., The AAC has absolutely stranded Temple. 2. Matt Baker Times staff. But she was basically only brought in to help CUSA get better at basketball, and shes definitely done that. How happy are you with the Mountain Wests TV situation? P3: SEC Big Ten ACC Tier 2: Pac-12 Big 12 Other: MWC Sunbelt AAC CUSA MAC ASUN-WAC Twitter: 16.8 percent 5. It all makes for an exciting future in the sport. Last year, prior to realignment, SMU came in sixth. 1: 1.1 percent (Unlikely) I think I probably fielded three or four calls from institutions this week saying, Hey, dont forget about us if youre looking to expand. 0.2 percent 19.7 percent The "Pac-12 After Dark" tag has been ridiculed by some, but it would be valuable to ESPN. We have 3 clear tiers as I dont think anyone expects TCU to maintain their 2022 run. ET. Or No. 1. How would you rate commissioner Keith Gills performance? San Diego State: 4.4 percent 12.7 percent Outside of the mergers, another notable happening during the most recent wave of conference realignment occurred when the SoCon doubled its exit fee for members to $2 million. Last year, there was uncertainty about CFP expansion and new transfer and name, image and likeness rules. Among the teams transitioning to FBS are three championships and eight championship appearances, including 54 percent of all championship appearances from teams not named North Dakota State since 2011. :Way-too-early 2022 FCS playoff bracket predictions. 23.6 percent However, that number drops to four teams in 2023 when North Carolina A&T and Campbell depart only Bryant, Robert Morris, Charleston Southern, and Gardner-Webb remain.. Where would you rank the Sun Belt among the G5 leagues? Tulsa: 0.2 percent. 230 posts. 4.1 percent (Not happy) East Carolina Enrollment: 28,962 Alumni Base: 190,916 Media Market: 102 US News & World Report Latest Ranking: 213 AAU Member: No Tier 1 Research: No, Tier 2 Stadium Size: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, 51,000 Pros: Interesting TV market that increases the non-ACC footprint. 5.6 percent (Very happy). 2022 CFN Memphis Preview 5. 2022. Does Big Ten TV deal make further realignment more or less likely? Thats down to just 3.8 percent one year after the rules went into effect. ", More:Ranking Big Ten expansion candidates: Best fits to join conference in college realignment, SB Nation's Daniel Plocher wrote: "On brand with the Big 12, USC andUCLAwill depart for the Big Ten as soon as the TV deal ends in 2024. During the last round of Big 12 expansion, Colorado State was a name that consistently came up. ", More:Pac-12 Conference, leadership slammed amid USC, UCLA Big Ten negotiations news. 33.8 percent (Very happy). 1 post-realignment. Louisiana Tech: 6.7 percent 42.8 percent (Best league) Getting back to 12 is a must, but the conference needs to be on the offensive side of things for once and get ahead of the Big 12 and ACC when it comes to forming larger mega-conferences. The Big 12 had been blindsided by the SEC taking Texas and Oklahoma, which left every other school to consider its own future. 3. Coastal Carolina: 3 percent ", Pac-12 Insider John Canzano wrote: "I think the Pac-12 is exploring an incentivized payout structure for the programs that qualify for the NCAA Tournament and College Football Playoff. These numbers are similar to last year, shortly after the transfer rules went into effect. It had the SEC first, Big Ten second, ACC third and Big 12 fourth. College Football Conference Realignment Rumors and SEC Expansion News. AAC fans opinions have changed quite a bit since last year, and its not hard to see why. 2. MaltLiquorBull. Id say yes. 3. 3. If the network comes with a lowball offer and the conference fractures, the most valuable remaining football programs likely would jump to the Big 12. Sign up for the Nittany Lions Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. It included: "When the network hit television airwaves 10 years ago today, it was supposed to put the Pac-12 ahead of its peers in the media landscape and usher in a new era of revenue and exposure for the league. Last year, 20.7 percent of respondents thought NIL would help the G5. 1155, Col. San Juan de Guadalupe C.P. East Carolina: 2.1 percent 33.1 percent However, the Missouri Valley doesn't sponsor football. It's time to see who could be the next HBCU prospects to land at the next level. 1. The MAC needs more Saturday games, as the fan bases have been crushed by the move to midweek games., The MAC is the only conference that is truly realignment proof (yes this may come back to bite me). Thats anything but an overwhelming favorite. Feelings on the TV situation and #MACtion remain mixed, and readers rank the league in the lower half of the G5. 6.7 percent The move becomes official July 1, 2023 and will bring the CAA to 14 member schools and 15 football schools. My pitch to reframe this group as mid-majors has more support than last year (18.3 percent). 68.1 percent (Best league) 5. In 2025, UTRGV will have joined the conference, bringing the total number of football-playing schools to six.. HBCU: Live updates from the 2022 season The ASUN and WAC renewed their football alliance for the 2022 season. They might be better off entering into some kind of UConn arrangement soon., Aresco is really a great commissioner. Stonehill was a charter member of the NE10. All realignment news is updated as of Oct. 14, 2022. 1. Conference realignment notes The next major focal point is the Big Ten announcing its new billion-dollar TV deal. POLLS: FCS Coaches|Stats Perform Top 25 Conference realignment, 2022 predictions and more: Group of 5 college football fan survey By Chris Vannini Jul 19, 2022 96 The Athletic has published a Group Hurt G5: 31.7 percent But the long-haul stability issue certainly must be considered. Published Feb. 21. ", More:Ranking Pac-12 expansion candidates: Best fits to join conference amid college realignment, Matt Zemek of Trojans Wire wrote: "A lot of Pac-12 administrators have Midwestern ties to begin with, but beyond that, the Big Ten has a lot of elite research institutions. The Aggies will try and regain their success in the CAA, officially joining the conference in football in 2023. Big Ten expansion and Pac-12 realignment rumors are heating up after the move of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC. Coastal Carolina: 2.7 percent Popular Posts. East Carolina Enrollment: 28,962 Alumni Base: 190,916 Media Market: 102 US News & World Report Latest Ranking: 213 AAU Member: No Tier 1 Research: No, Tier 2 Stadium Size: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, 51,000 Pros: Interesting TV market that increases the non-ACC footprint. There has always been an inequity financially. Let's take a look at the top HBCU prospects in the 2023 cycle. 4. 13.6 percent (Great job). In theory, it could offer weekly kickoffs at 7:30 p.m. Pacific on Friday and Saturday night for 13 weeks. Coastal Carolina: 22 percent Web2.1 20222023. 4. Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News wrote: "By placing 400-something football games on the Pac-12 Networks over 12 years, instead of on ESPN and Fox, the conference has lost more than half a billion dollars over the contract cycle. Where would you rank the MAC among the G5 leagues? The Athletic published a story about the Pac-12 Networks. Boise State: 15.9 percent 39.8 percent (Best) 1. 3. 1. Conference realignment rumors are still hot even with Week 1 of the 2022 college football season starting on Thursday night. Steinbrechers approval improved in the 3s and 4s. All others receivedless than 1 percent each. 2. UP NEXT:9 potential breakout FCS teams in the 2022 season, Before we get into the shifts within the conferences, let's first look at what the FCS conferences are. Think both would fill our conference nicely. Here's a breakdown of the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters, by position, conference and more. 1 overall, evaluates 2023 QB class, Nate Oats comments on Brandon Miller's 'pat down' intro routine: 'It won't happen again', SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Alabama inches toward regular-season title, Kentucky and Mizzou score big wins, Alabama wraps up SEC title with gutsy comeback win over Auburn, Jerry Stackhouse reacts to Vanderbilt's road win over Kentucky, Ole Miss gives update on status of ace pitcher Hunter Elliott, Multiple Alabama players ejected following heated exchange with Auburn, Tony Vitello offers condolences to Zakai Zeigler following serious knee injury, Jonathan Paylor, 4-star ATH for 2024, includes 4 SEC programs in top 8 list, Overrated? Georgia State: 2.5 percent In 2022, Sam Houston and Jacksonville State will begin their FBS transition and are ineligible for postseason play, but will remain in the WAC and ASUN conferences, respectively.. 3. How would you rate commissioner Mike Arescos performance? Kansas St. Oklahoma St. TCU Texas Tech Baylor But it didnt play out that way. We want to play at the highest level that football allows and since we had six institutions start playing football in the 1890s, it is a very important sport to us. 28.6 percent 3. Two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Big Ten was looking for a seven-year deal worth $380 million per year from ESPN, and the network declined. 3 above is not applicable, the team with the higher ASUN-WAC Power Ranking will be declared the AQ recipient. 39.3 percent Tulane: 1 percent Untraditional time slots. Where this rumor actually comes from is unknown. Minnesota has no real connection to any existing or incoming Big 12 member. John Buhler. P.J. (Jerome Miron / USA Today), Houston is entering its last AAC season before joining the Big 12. What should the Pac-12 offer? 3. If one leaves, we can safely predict the other one will.". For now. There are budgets in Division I athletics that are exceeding $200 million and there are budgets in Division I that are less than $50 million. How happy are you with the Sun Belts TV situation? 2. He is the news editor at Saturday Down South and across all Saturday Football brands. Navy: 0.3 percent Please check your email for a confirmation. 4. All realignment news is updated as of Oct. 14, 2022. More:Are Pac-12 schools ASU, Arizona a package deal in college conference realignment? 4. (JMU not eligible), Appalachian State: 49.3 percent How happy are you with the MACs membership? The Big South and OVC have an association set for 2023. Regardless, the move comes after Lamar left the Southland for the WAC in 2021. 20.4 percent (Very happy). Miami (Ohio): 13.5 percent It does mean more money in the coffers, but in a context of reduced losses, not outright gains. I thought that the league should have pursued this last year, and potentially look to add a team or two in the Central time zone like UTSA., It seems like the league is continually held back from being seen as close to on par with the AAC by the lack of an undefeated team deep into the season, despite metrics showing the overall quality of the leagues being pretty similar. In early July, during an interview on KOA 850 AM and 94.1 FM, Thompson expressed optimism about the current standing of the MW, and speculated that there Eastern Michigan: 2 percent Published Feb. 21. Given the NCAA rule requiring six eligible teams to qualify for an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, a few conferences are teetering the line. With Fox, CBS and NBC sharing inventory that includes the New York, Chicago and Los Angeles media markets, the networks will have little, if any motivation to bid against ESPN for the Pac-12 rights. The FCS is ever-changing as more teams are making moves in the wave of conference realignment. LEGAL INNOVATION | Tu Agente Digitalizador; LEGAL3 | Gestin Definitiva de Despachos; LEGAL GOV | Gestin Avanzada Sector Pblico There has been a slight uptick in approval for the MAC, despite the lack of movement last year 33.8 percent rated the leagues membership as a 5, up from 21.7 percent last year. 4. 2.2 20212022. Well, McMurphy says the Big 12 would target 4 additional schools from the Pac-12 to join its conference: If those Pac-12 schools leave for the Big Ten, the Big 12 has targeted Arizona, Utah, Arizona State and Colorado as potential members, sources said. Despite the loss of major star power, the Bearcats are still the plurality favorite. FAU: 3.5 percent Direccin: Calzada de Guadalupe No. 6.7 percent (Poor job) WebJust go ahead and get this done, the A2PC (Atlantic 2 Pacific Conference) -- hoodat 02/16/2023 12:18PM. Mustipher campaigns for Deion Barnes promotion. 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