Conference Realignment - What's next?
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Brett McMurphy in other words, "Bob, per my last email...."
PorcupinePoke
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I wouldn't fault adding UConn (at this point Yormark has earned some leeway IMO) but after we give better candidates a chance to jump on. UConn ain't going anywhere, they'll still be there after the bigger/prettier fish have passed.
*Edit-I'll add; a UConn & Gonzaga basketball only add would be OK at any time
*Edit-I'll add; a UConn & Gonzaga basketball only add would be OK at any time
Phil has money and influence, but nowhere near that of the mouse. If ESPN says no, UO ain't joining the BIG.
More likely they are announcing another home and home series or a season opener for TV matchup at JerryWorld or Atlanta.
This, he already tried and the B1G said “we’re good”
I’m getting some down voting on this, so let me explain. Colorado has been irrelevant for 20+ years. They will be irrelevant again after neon Deion. Deion will be there for 5 years TOPS. Either he will be exposed as a fraud and fired or he is legit and will move on to a bigger school or NFL.
The admin at cu hasn’t been serious about winning for a long time, and I don’t see it changing. So long term, this is stupid even if it is to break up the pac.
No! Take them to Crack the PAC. Colorado is the shell. The goodies are what we get after the shell is broken.
Breaking up the pac is worth it. Now oregon and washington apperantly are in play, which wouldn't have been possible otherwise and puts the pressure on the remaining pac 12 schools.
But will the big12 get the goodies? I’m afraid we get stuck with the leftovers.
Big12 isn’t getting Washington nor Oregon, at least long term.
The goody is 3rd in the pecking order of media negotiations for the foreseeable future.
They aren’t getting into the B1G, they don’t provide enough value to match the current B1G payout. And USC, the B1G’s new blue blood doesn’t want anyone else on the West Coast in the conference.
I'm not sure either one are big 10 targets anymore. There are a limited number of big 10 spots and they would rather save them for ND, UNC, Clemson/Miami and Virginia.
If the B1G wants to do it, they will tell USC to suck it, just like SEC told aggy to suck it when adding Texass. Once USC and UCLA start dealing with travel costs of B1G league play, they are going to want west coast partners to save a little of that nice green B1G cash.
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Colorado alone brings nothing to the Big 12.
The B1G can WANT to add those teams all day long, but that doesn't matter. The issue is whether FOX/NBC/CBS are willing to pay for those teams to be added. Considering the mega deal the B1G made with those media partners is having issues already I am questioning if those media partners are willing to fork over another $180M.
That is why I stipulate Oregon and Washington won’t be “long term” additions to the big12. Things will change and the networks will agree. So long as the conference maintains interest, I will bet it will happen.