No way AZ waits that long. The focus is on AZ being the next, but this whole 14 thing is to get them to move quickly and because there are undoubtedly other PAC schools that want in. AZ likely knows the 14 is a ploy, but they have got too much to lose at this point not to take heed and move quickly.
Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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It wouldn't stun me if the league is divided on UConn... after all WE'RE divided on UConn.
KidSilverhair
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That’s exactly my point. Arizona will likely move before then, oct-Dec is when the big xii needs their answer by.
The holdup on Arizona is likely Crow, the President of ASU. That guy is 100% Pac. He has been tight with Scott and Kliavkoff also. I imagine Robbins is getting pressure to stay with ASU. Good thing is Arizona fans will call for his ouster if they stay in Pac signing a crappy tv deal. Thus, Robbins working the political angle for the impending move.
Good point on the proximity. There's a reason all our games in TX are well attended by ISU fans. Future games in Boulder will have a lot of cardinal & gold in the crowd.
I'm also curious what percentage of ISU's away tickets/crowd share are family of the players. Usually a good amount.
That all being said, going to away games is part of the fun of being a fan, and being nearby makes things much more doable.
The price for FOX to add OR/WA to the B12 would be cheaper than adding them to the B10 at a reduced share, most likely.
Wilner and Canzano headlines:
"Why Losing Arizona is Beneficial to the PAC12"
"Arizona Least Valuable P5 Team"
"Global Warming Guarantees Tuscon Burns to Ground Taking U of A With It"
"Arizona is Dumb and Entire PAC12 Just Pretending to Like Them"
There will likely be something referencing ASU being located in PHX, and therefore the PAC came out on top by keeping ASU and letting UA go.
Agree but Oregon has had some good teams in the last ten years too. Three sweet sixteens and an elite eight. They have been in the NIT the last two years though.
Can’t wait for AZ to come on board and the PACleftovers finally get a wiff of what their new media deal is going to be. Might knock some of them off their high horses.
Once the B12 and B10 have decent options to fill the late night spots for TV there will be zero reasons to bid anything for programs no one cares about anyway other than some late night parlays.
Once the B12 and B10 have decent options to fill the late night spots for TV there will be zero reasons to bid anything for programs no one cares about anyway other than some late night parlays.
All that tells me is none of them really draw a lot and they can't afford to lose schools like Colorado and Arizona... even if they're the lowest draws in the conference.
I’ll say this: give me UCONN over any of Memphis, USF, SMU, UNLV and honestly, SDSU
It’s almost like… he’s saying Arizona doesn’t have much value. Strange…
I could be talked into Memphis, but 100% agree on the rest.
Im waiting for the Northern Arizona > Arizona tweets because of Cross Country.