We need to find a way to rebuild the big 12 rather than hope we can join remnants of the PAC 12. They’re a solid conference, even if their football teams have seen better days. USC and the other coastal schools will never join the Big 10. Football may work, but it’s geographically prohibitive to have soccer teams, volleyball teams, etc. fly from Eugene or LA to Maryland, East Lansing, West Lafayette, or the other B1G cities. The B1G and PAC 12 prioritize the student and education.
I could see the AAU schools forming their own mega conference, however. The membership schools receive billions of dollars in federal research grants and the AAU is the preeminent research consortium in the world. Makes college football revenue look like chump change.
Sorry but I’m going to disagree. We’re not going to be fine. An expanded Big 12 with members from the AAC will mean the loss of tens of millions of dollars in revenue. The Big 12 becomes a G5 conference.
The source is not associated with the PAC 12. So not really relevant. The value of adding big 12 schools come from west coast teams playing in the central time zone which significantly increases eye balls. USC playing OKstate will add a hell of a lot of eye balls and the same with Texas schools. If the PAC 22 does not look at that lense above all else, they would be very stupid. The quality of the big 12 teams is at par or above the pac 12 teams except for Kansas. So there will be no issue with the product either.
And this is why I think we’ll have additional teams in the Big 12 or either be in the AAC. It doesn’t make any sense financially, geographically, academically, or logically for the PAC-12 or OSU. The PAC-12 doesn’t see any major benefit to it and it would be a financial burden for their conference. It’s going to be way easier for OSU to stick with the central part of the region with less travel and more fans being able to attend football games in football country. The western coast is not as hardcore about it like we are in this part of the country. Now with that being sad I’d rather be in the PAC-12 instead of a watered down Big 12 or the AAC. The conversation of OSU getting an invite to the PAC-12 was over before it even started.
There is more intrigue and discussions going on that none of us are privy to. No one in the B12 can announce they are leaving as it puts them in the same boat as OU-texit in terms of potential exit fees. I’m surprised the P12 commish even made a statement regarding expansion, since he could not name any teams that they might be interested in. I still think the ACC is the best possible destination. The other leagues want the B12 to fold because then their own conferences can negotiate more Tv money. I don’t think any bi announcements are going to happen until after the season…maybe longer.
Yeah I’m talking about football. And I’m not saying we’d get picked up then either, but there’s been talk of football super conferences and if the PAC 12 doesn’t start turning things around I could see USC and maybe a couple others joining a football super conference. I do agree with you though, the way things currently look rebuilding the big 12 is the only option, hopefully we could get some schools that would boost the tv deal to 20 mil or better a year and then with the expanded playoff we’d still have a chance to get in.
Good point. Boise State, BYU, and SDSU have solid football programs but aren’t viable pac 12 options because they don’t fit the academic and/or cultural profile that’s important to the conference. It’s not just sports. If it was, OSU would probably have already been invited.
Your comment makes little sense. Compare the first sentence w/ the last two. I’ve been saying for a long time they need to be proactive and be talking to potential members and not just AAC schools. They never know unless they kick some tires. I think Nebraska would consider moving back, they only left due to discoTEX. I’d even approach Arkansas. But Houston and SMU might now be good to add simply because by being in a bigger, better conference will make them better programs in due course. Yeah, DFW and Houston media already covers the Big XII, but with two hometown teams, and yes, TCU is already in da hasu, it’ll bring more attention as a whole IMO.
I was agree with ur sarcasm u just missed mine.
My point is we need to go and talk to people. They have talk to one conference 2 weeks ago.
Main reason is to show ou and Texas. So they should, just leave and pay. So ur rite we did to at least look like we know what we’re doing. We being the big 12 commissioner.
I was on poke report. Robert Allen was talking with Brett mcmurphy. I was a mazed. All u guys talking about how much money everyone has. I had no idea everyone is broke. There are 5 pac12 schools that owe more the 200 million. Texas owes the second most of any school. Cal loan is for 100 years. So when not if pac 12 expands I hope we are in.
