i think adding multiple pacific time zone games increases the value of the conference exponentially. whether Fox and ESPN think this is another story, but it has to be included in the calculus.
Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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Honestly, this feels like they are in a worse spot.
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I don't think the B10 wants or will want Oregon and Wash. They have their west coast brands. They will save any remaining spots in conference for ND (+Stan potentially) and east coast schools like Virginia and North Carolina when the ACC explodes in a few years. I think there's a legitimate chance that either or both Oregon and Wash end up in the BXII in 2024
And yet… the BIG is in LA, as the optics didn’t and don’t matter. But all knew this .. and why butts dont’ matter.
From what I can see USC has never had a butts in seats problem. At least not nearly as severe as other Pac-12 members. Now UCLA on the other hand...
But lets be honest, if USC wasn't going to the Big 10, UCLA would not be a high target for them either.
The big ten gets to add the LA markets to big ten network and to their media partners. USC is a massive brand that is seemingly on the path back to success. UCLA basically came along for the ride and to provide a rivalry game. Attendance doesn’t matter for schools like that. More importantly though, both those schools fit in perfectly in with everything the big ten is with the exception of geography.
The reason why the other Cali schools have no interest in the Big12 is due to the politics and academics. These decisions are made by university presidents and Standford/Cal don’t care enough about athletics to jump into a conference they are diametrically opposed to in most ways.
WOKE: Making money
BROKE: basing every realignment calculation on the success of the football team over the past 3 seasons
I agree about UCLA, but USC wasn’t gonna go alone either.
I’ll disagree on the amount of care about athletics from Cal/Stan.
Action Sports: Big 12 to Have 'At Least 14 Teams, Possibly 16'
On Wednesday, the Pac-12 suffered what could prove to be a fatal blow with reports that Colorado is all but headed to the Big 12, pending a vote on Thursday from the school’s decision-makers. With the Buffaloes leaving the conference, any hopes of a media rights deal appear to be dead in the...
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F it. Go big.
The PAC is already dead and the Big 12 killed it. Finish the job.
Add Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Washington and UConn and be the clearest number three humanly possible.
The PAC is already dead and the Big 12 killed it. Finish the job.
Add Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Washington and UConn and be the clearest number three humanly possible.
The quoted part is from action networks McMurphy.Action Sports: Big 12 to Have 'At Least 14 Teams, Possibly 16'
On Wednesday, the Pac-12 suffered what could prove to be a fatal blow with reports that Colorado is all but headed to the Big 12, pending a vote on Thursday from the school’s decision-makers. With the Buffaloes leaving the conference, any hopes of a media rights deal appear to be dead in the...
You think they care a lot about athletics at those schools? Just because they have an AD doesn’t mean they care or would be willing to join the Big12 to keep them going. Stanford has so much money they could easily go independent.
Yes, monetarily, Oregon St and Washington St are screwed.. Competitivly speaking, moving to the Mountain West or adding a mix of Moutain West and other to what is left of the PAC conference allows them to be the top dogs and still have a shot at the CFP.
As a fan, I would MUCH rather be them than be a fan of Vandy, Northwestern, Rutgers, and get your brains beat in in all the major sports, but collect paychecks.. Wining > Money
If I am Oregon or Washington, you are PRAYING for a lifeline to the Big 10. Stanford and Cal should join the West Cost Conference for athletics and drop football. No one in their fanbase cares, redevelop their football stadiums to expand their awesome academic campus', and keep sports they can be competitive in.
As a fan, I would MUCH rather be them than be a fan of Vandy, Northwestern, Rutgers, and get your brains beat in in all the major sports, but collect paychecks.. Wining > Money
If I am Oregon or Washington, you are PRAYING for a lifeline to the Big 10. Stanford and Cal should join the West Cost Conference for athletics and drop football. No one in their fanbase cares, redevelop their football stadiums to expand their awesome academic campus', and keep sports they can be competitive in.
To be fair, that law applies to state funds, which does not apply to Athletic Department. Even if they're partially funded through the university general fund and the state, media money, donations or other funds could easily be earmarked to "travel expenses."
That said, I don't think Cal or Stanford want to join the B12, and I don't think either are particularly valuable by the B12's metrics.
I can't tell... is she happy or mad about the current state of college realignment.
THIS! I hope that we have learned from our own past! The Pac could have destroyed the B12 by taking a handful of teams. But they didn't do it.
The B12 now has the chance to throw the dirt on the P12 grave! JUST DO IT! Take Oregon, Washington, ASU, AU!! Leave the minor remnants to the MWC!!!
Northwestern has played in the big ten championship game the same number of times as Iowa…
Saying the BXII would add a G5 school to get to 14 is dumb. The only one *possibly* worth taking is SDSU, but theyre not paying the 34m buyout. The bigger reason why is the pro-rata clause only applies to P5 schools. I'm guessing Yormark already knows who is joining the BXII with Colorado. He wouldn't have taken just 1 school if he wasnt positive that another would fall. I'd imagine its full court press on Wash and Oregon right now. If one of them goes, you're set. If both of them go, add AZ and get to 16. If neither of them go, AZ is your fallback to get to 14Action Sports: Big 12 to Have 'At Least 14 Teams, Possibly 16'
On Wednesday, the Pac-12 suffered what could prove to be a fatal blow with reports that Colorado is all but headed to the Big 12, pending a vote on Thursday from the school’s decision-makers. With the Buffaloes leaving the conference, any hopes of a media rights deal appear to be dead in the...