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[CoastAtlantic]

 

[CoastAtlantic]

 

[TheDrifter75]

Frustrating how quckly people and media change their views by simply adding a P status to a school.

So that league was paneer as garbage. Every one of those schools except two are now making 30-40M year.

UConn Temple SMU USF, which 2 of these schools is making 30-40M a year?

 

[Rufus]

There is nothing Oregon State and Washington State can do to keep the PAC 12 as a power conference. Even if Stanford and Cal remain in the PAC, it is still not conceivable to be a power conference with any combination of Group of 5 schools plus those 4 (or 2).

 

[CL82]

There is nothing Oregon State and Washington State can do to keep the PAC 12 as a power conference. Even if Stanford and Cal remain in the PAC, it is still not conceivable to be a power conference with any combination of Group of 5 schools plus those 4 (or 2).

I wouldn't mind if they did, because I would consider Connecticut joining as a football only, if possible. Travel would be miserable for basketball and Olympic sports, but having to go coast to coast for six away games a year isn't so bad.

 

[BlueandOG]

I love it. You can't put Oregon State in a corner!

 

[BlueandOG]

One of the worst ever is harsh. Guy did make a bowl. USF just fired a guy who was way worse. Edsall 2.0 was exponentially worse.

You are out of your mind. He was not one of the worst - he was THE WORST. Warde piloted the Enola Gay and dropped Little Boy Diaco on our athletic department. The nuclear fallout almost killed all sports. Thank goodness Benedict arrived, made a few key decisions (and a bad one or two, but not nuclear) and brought us back.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

So is this board officially just a discussion of other schools' conference alignments?

 

[metsfan2323]

There is nothing Oregon State and Washington State can do to keep the PAC 12 as a power conference. Even if Stanford and Cal remain in the PAC, it is still not conceivable to be a power conference with any combination of Group of 5 schools plus those 4 (or 2).

IMO if the 4 remaining PAC schools stayed together, they would have a chance at retaining power status (threaten lawsuit and add the best of the MWC and AAC), which is why everything will be done to find Cal/Stanford a P4 landing spot.

ESPN wants to keep Apple out of the college football power conference business.

 

[noeynox]

IMO if the 4 remaining PAC schools stayed together, they would have a chance at retaining power status (threaten lawsuit and add the best of the MWC and AAC), which is why everything will be done to find Cal/Stanford a P4 landing spot.

ESPN wants to keep Apple out of the college football power conference business.

Apple could make it worth their while to stay together and Cherry pick teams at a discount to fill out the conference.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

IMO if the 4 remaining PAC schools stayed together, they would have a chance at retaining power status (threaten lawsuit and add the best of the MWC and AAC), which is why everything will be done to find Cal/Stanford a P4 landing spot.

ESPN wants to keep Apple out of the college football power conference business.

No other conference with maybe the exception of the some of the guilty conscience traditionalist in B1G wants to see the PAC survive The ESPN Fox , ACC , B12 all have a vested interest in their destruction . The reasons are a little different
The conferences don’t want another mouth to feed or someone who could get stronger and hurt them in the future
The media guys are petrified by the thought of a giant like Apple or Amazon entering the and effecting their game,
Cal , Stanford and even SMU will land somewhere and OSU and WSU will join UConn, and USF
as victims of CR ,

 

[metsfan2323]

Apple could make it worth their while to stay together and Cherry pick teams at a discount to fill out the conference.

It's definitely what we UConn fans should be hoping for, we need competition in the marketplace. Heck, if we were to win 8 games this year maybe we get a football only invite to the Apple league.

Cal
Stanford
Oregon State
Washington St
Boise State
San Diego State
SMU
Tulane
Colorado State
Memphis
Temple
South Florida
UConn

Since it would help UConn it has no chance of happening.

 

[TheDrifter75]

No other conference with maybe the exception of the some of the guilty conscience traditionalist in B1G wants to see the PAC survive The ESPN Fox , ACC , B12 all have a vested interest in their destruction . The reasons are a little different
The conferences don’t want another mouth to feed or someone who could get stronger and hurt them in the future
The media guys are petrified by the thought of a giant like Apple or Amazon entering the and effecting their game,
Cal , Stanford and even SMU will land somewhere and OSU and WSU will join UConn, and USF
as victims of CR ,

I did not say what is stated under my handle in your post.

 

[bendm]

It's definitely what we UConn fans should be hoping for, we need competition in the marketplace. Heck, if we were to win 8 games this year maybe we get a football only invite to the Apple league.

Cal
Stanford
Oregon State
Washington St
Boise State
San Diego State
SMU
Tulane
Colorado State
Memphis
Temple
South Florida
UConn

Since it would help UConn it has no chance of happening.

UConn isnt an attractive add as football only, especially if Aresco is the commish. they should and would insist on us joining as full members, which we would not

 

[Nostical]

Can you imagine the FSU/ACC blogospheres exploding if FSU beats LSU Sunday night?

 

[Nostical]

Yeah- the national damage of our “budget minded” approach during this era has really become apparent at this critical hour.

Yup. It underscores the “football doesn’t matter as much in the Northeast” talking point. Even if you couple an AD who gets it, the powers that be would rather pay less for the retread coach and not pour money into the program generally. Despite all the missteps and Lucy football kicks in the groin, If there ever was a last chance moment to change our future we’re at it. We need the leadership, the dollars and a shifting of the celestial stars to converge. Praying might help too.

 

[upstater]

I believe the ACC's long-term survival depends on ND. Thus, based on history the ACC is doomed.

Blindly, I like the ACC more than the Big12. But I have to admit, I think I'm wrong based on this panic move add of SMU, Stanford and Cal.

This is a self-inflicted mindless wound that says the ACC is dead, probably around the year 2034.

 

[billybud]

In the year 2035, if football is still alive
If woman can survive, they may find

That the media will shake their giant head
And either say I'm pleased where football has been
Or tear it down, and start again

 

[CL82]

Yup. It underscores the “football doesn’t matter as much in the Northeast” talking point. Even if you couple an AD who gets it, the powers that be would rather pay less for the retread coach and not pour money into the program generally. Despite all the missteps and Lucy football kicks in the groin, If there ever was a last chance moment to change our future we’re at it. We need the leadership, the dollars and a shifting of the celestial stars to converge. Praying might help too.

And beating a bunch of P5 schools in football wouldn't hurt either. Let's start with NC State.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

 

[LoyalFanCT]

It has yet to be brought to a courtroom. Most contracts are described as "solid."

 

[CoastAtlantic]

 

[bendm]

good. slip away. i hate it. better solution:
1) the PAC 4 sticks together
2) SMU, Rice, Tulane, and Memphis join in 2024
3) fire kliavkoff and hire aresco
4) SDSU, Boise, UNLV, CSU join in 2025 (when MW exit fee gets cut in half)

New PAC12 has 3 pods of 4 teams:
Pacific pod = wazzu / osu / cal / stanford
Mountain pod = Boise / SDSU / UNLV / CSU
Central pod = SMU / rice / tulane / memphis

it's not worthy of being a power conference but it would undoubtedly be the best of the new "group of 6" and therefore the winner would still get into the CFP every year.

it also has the following markets: SF, San Diego, Vegas, Denver, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Memphis

 

[FfldCntyFan]

It has yet to be brought to a courtroom. Most contracts are described as "solid."

True, but in nearly all cases contracts are terminated by a financial settlement. The financial settlement on terminating the ACC's GOR could be massive. This is why no school has yet attempted to buy their way out.

 

[Exit 4]

Yeah, our fan base is kicking but.