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Looks like USC and UCLA from the PAC 12 to the B1G. Leaves the PAC 12 with 10 Football members. But they lose the L.A. market. Does the PAC 12 stand pat or do they try to make a move. Obviously BYU or someone from the Mountain West make the most sense. Could they look at SDSU, Utah State, Boise or Fresno?
I could see the Pac12 and Big12 combining, and then giving the “lesser” programs the boot. ACC, Big10, and SEC trim the fat from their leagues and we end up with 4 conferences of 10-12 teams that make up college sports.
Everyone else left to be feeder programs.
Like someone said in another thread, college sports, and everything that has made them great for so many years, won’t be around much longer
Thanks to the almighty dollar.
I can't see Oregon staying in the PAC-12 nowQuote:
Originally Posted by RaginDave
That might be tough to do. Do you think the new conference would want to get rid of Arizona or Kansas as they are basketball powerhouses, or do you think they would want to get rid of Oregon State and/or a Maryland who are really good baseball teams. I don't know how you carry Kansas if you want to be a football powerhouse but then again you can't lose them for basketball. It will be tough to come up with a 12 team conference where you don't lose a team that carries your conference in another sport. Football wise it makes sense, if you go with USC, UCLA, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Oregon State maybe and combine them with Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota or Nebraska. I think you would have to go 14 deep to be honest with you. At least then you would be able to carry some of those lesser football teams. Right now if they combine it would be a total of 26 schools that you would have to pair down to 12. Maybe if you carry 16 it would be OK. You would have to reduce 6 teams from the B1G and 4 teams from the PAC12. PAC12 might be easy with WSU, Cal, Colorado and someone else, not sure who that may be, you don't want to lose Stanford because of all of the championships they win in Olympic Sports, the B1G would be tough because you would have to lose 6, for sure Indiana, Rutgers could be on that list as well as Northwestern and maybe Purdue, but then you start talking about teams like Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota or Maryland. I don't see it happening. I think this is 100% a money grab to get the Los Angeles market by getting USC and UCLA. The B1G is 16 team conference and I think they would stay there unless they look to add a few more western schools and drop a couple of dead weight teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by sportsfanatic21
…..If BYU goes to PACing can UL get to big12?Quote:
Originally Posted by RaginDave
Given the thread earlier this week regarding the move to require more sports programs to remain D-1, the long ago idea of four 16 team conferences (SEC, ACC, Big 10, survivor of the PAC 12 and Big 12) and Notre Dame being the ultimate goal is seeming more realistic each passing day.
Now would this make sense? I could see something like this happening......
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At this rate, it is SEC and Big 10 and everyone else. I could see them growing to 20 team conferences, if they so choose. Clemson, Florida State and Miami FL all have to be concerned in the ACC and all teams in Pac 12, but especially Oregon.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoomZoom
Side note, now Lincoln Riley has to beat Ohio State year end and year out, but still easier than proposed SEC West.
That Orlando to Pullman travel going to be fun in the Big Pac.Quote:
Originally Posted by RaginDave
So the 8 newbees would be UCF, BYU, San Diego State, TCU, Houston, Fresno, Cincinnati and Boise State (all in the PAC). Crack is an amazing drug...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rainman66
La tech to PAC 12 the next no brainer in Ruston.
Big 10 should go for the knock out punch of Oregon, Washington, Stanford, and notre dame
According to the radio it is going to happen USC and UCLA are moving conferences. Rich Eisen show said it is a done deal.
Why? Eventually it will be 30 to 40 programs reclassifying and the rest of us will all end up in the same place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer
Exactly. It's time to sit back, pop open a cold one, and grab a bag of popcorn. When the dust settles, then we will see if there is something to be concerned about. There is nothing proactive at this time we can do, other than Cajun Field. Be ready.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunT
Wow. Didn't have that on my bingo card!
I believe the number will be 40, or less in the end. Simply existing in a P5 conference today won't be enough to fund programs that are living off an excessive amount of student fees and conference television money. The wealthy will separate because of the money and create another classification.Quote:
Originally Posted by RaginDave
This is so gross.
L.A. to New Brunswick, NJ is already going to be fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rainman66
Unexpected news this morning turns into reality by nightfall.
USC and UCLA membership bids to join the Big Ten have been accepted, a source tells @NicoleAuerbach.
The vote was unanimous. https://t.co/3KyTkOGyfv
It’s like the LIV golf tour for football.Quote:
Originally Posted by RaginDave
"Bids"
If you don't try, you will never be accepted.
BID
Alway hoped we would get to a P5 status but I don’t see that happening if the Pac 12 doesn’t survive…whatever division we play in hopefully we can win a national title.
Oregon & Washington have applied to join the Big-10 from what @FifthQuarter has been told.
Should have a decision tonight. https://t.co/gcJfTLdZC4
Imagine Oregon and Washington not far behind USC and UCLA. My oh my.