PAC Expansion

[Duckster]

There is some talk that the PAC will expand to 14 teams and add a Southwest Division:

Memphis, Tulane, South Florida, UTSA, North Texas, Texas State, Rice joins PAC as a southwest division and PAC adds Grand Canyon in basketball along with Gonzaga.
That’s the only way they push the needle for big money around 18 mil a member.

Of course, this is all conjecture at this point. But, let's say it is a possibility. Would the PAC pick both UTSA and Texas State given they are so close together? If they pick only one of those 2, that would leave an opening ... for Louisiana. Would UL actively pursue that opening? Seems like a major step up in conference affiliation.

At the very least, we should have our Power Point presentations up to date. In this version of gutting the AAC to create a new PAC 'Gulf Coast' division grouping, at least on the surface UL makes sense. On the basketball side, wouldn't Wichita St. more attractive brand add for PAC and more desirable for coaxing the 'Gulf Coast' division members? If something like this goes down, there wouldn't be much left to west side of AAC. The AAC could considerably tighten their footprint taking direct aim at SBC East division members up and down the Atlantic seaboard.

[cajun4life]

At the very least, we should have our Power Point presentations up to date. In this version of gutting the AAC to create a new PAC 'Gulf Coast' division grouping, at least on the surface UL makes sense. On the basketball side, wouldn't Wichita St. more attractive brand add for PAC and more desirable for coaxing the 'Gulf Coast' division members? If something like this goes down, there wouldn't be much left to west side of AAC. The AAC could considerably tighten their footprint taking direct aim at SBC East division members up and down the Atlantic seaboard.

We would actually have to care about being successful in basketball.

[RaginCajun77]

Agree, but any secondary rights are extra money. Our primary rights are owned by ESPN and the conference has no leverage to demand more money.

I'm actually surprised Amazon isn't working harder to capture the college media rights market.

[Rainman66]

Talk about pie in the sky numbers. $18M per school seems, at a minimum, 100% inflated and probably more like 120-150%.

This makes zero sense for the Cajuns to do this without some significant guarantees on $$$ from the PAC.

Travel alone for out of division opponents is going to be insane.

[cajun4life]

There is some talk that the PAC will expand to 14 teams and add a Southwest Division:

Memphis, Tulane, South Florida, UTSA, North Texas, Texas State, Rice joins PAC as a southwest division and PAC adds Grand Canyon in basketball along with Gonzaga.
That’s the only way they push the needle for big money around 18 mil a member.

Of course, this is all conjecture at this point. But, let's say it is a possibility. Would the PAC pick both UTSA and Texas State given they are so close together? If they pick only one of those 2, that would leave an opening ... for Louisiana. Would UL actively pursue that opening? Seems like a major step up in conference affiliation.

Where are you seeing this?

[HoustonCajun]

Where are you seeing this?

CSNBBS board.

[Turbine]

Im seeing it in post #1.

Thats enough for me to PAC my bags.

[JamesTheJeweler]

We would actually have to care about being successful in basketball.

Dude, what are you talking about?!?! We have a coach that wins over 75% of his games!!!! Besides, we're due for another 1 game run in the tourney in another 5 years! Geez! I swear, some of you here do nothing but complain and are never satisfied! Bob has invited me to sit on his lap at his pool party for the last decade and I'll be damned if yall screw this up for me!!!

[cajun4life]

Dude, what are you talking about?!?! We have a coach that wins over 75% of his games!!!! Besides, we're due for another 1 game run in the tourney in another 5 years! Geez! I swear, some of you here do nothing but complain and are never satisfied! Bob has invited me to sit on his lap at his pool party for the last decade and I'll be damned if yall screw this up for me!!!

Dang, you got me.

[jaxmc1023]

If the PAC is more concerned with Academics and strength of Athletic Departments

lol