Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[jostar1]

They'd be filling in for USC and UCLA, no?

He's saying that Arizona and Colorado would leave the Pac 12 and go to the Big 12. SDSU and SMU would be filling in for them.

Rule #1 of conference realignment is that UConn is screwed. There would be no need for the Big 12 to add UConn.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

He's saying that Arizona and Colorado would leave the Pac 12 and go to the Big 12. SDSU and SMU would be filling in for them.

Rule #1 of conference realignment is that UConn is screwed. There would be no need for the Big 12 to add UConn.

I think almost no chance SMU is going to the Big 12. Do they need 5 TX schools? SMU has been rumored to the PAC as a replacement.

 

[Urcea]

Are they definitively ruling out the Big East this time?

 

[Urcea]

accessible version?

 

[jostar1]

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Post/handle

 

[JMick]

So either they have an invite and the announcement just got delayed or it's the single biggest blunder an athletic director has made in the history of college athletics

 

[FfldCntyFan]

So either they have an invite and the announcement just got delayed or it's the single biggest blunder an athletic director has made in the history of college athletics

 

[CL82]

So the question now is, why would the MW grant them an extension?

Basically they said if you make the end of the month the deadline, we are out now, but, if you extend the deadline through the end of July we may have a different decision.

 

[uconnyankee]

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Basically they said if you make the end of the month the deadline, we are out now, but, if you extend the deadline through the end of July we may have a different decision.

I doubt MWC will provide extension for free.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

So the question now is, why would the MW grant them an extension?

Hopium; see MWC’s massively enticing sdsu replacement prospects, e.g., UTEP, NMSU, other?

 

[king conn]

SDST wants to join us in independence

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I doubt MWC will provide extension for free.

I'm sure they won't. My comment was that SDSU wanted to be on both sides of the line. From all appearances the MWC wouldn't have any of that.

 

[noeynox]

 

[Durks07]

 

[jostar1]

 

[Forte]

Colorado board seems to think its SDSU & Colorado which would satisfiy BIG12 West

 

[jostar1]

 

[jostar1]

Colorado board seems to think its SDSU & Colorado which would satisfiy BIG12 West

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

Colorado board seems to think its SDSU & Colorado which would satisfiy BIG12 West

I think that might be the deal unfortunately

 

[Dooooooomed]

Welliver did say that the idea of UConn moving to the Big 12 conference, a rumor that has resurfaced in recent weeks, was brought up on his visit. “They were talking about the Big 12 and moving to the Big 12; saying how, if it does go through, how such a big deal that would be for all of the players and the school.”

 

[Skies2018]

I think that might be the deal unfortunately

I think the PAC12 deal is still the X factor though.

 

[Skiblets]

I think that might be the deal unfortunately

I’m not so sure. The letter from SDSU to the MW talked about delays. Only major delay is the PAC media deal. Why would that impact a Big 12 invite?

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

I’m not so sure. The letter from SDSU to the MW talked about delays. Only major delay is the PAC media deal. Why would that impact a Big 12 invite?

I hope I'm wrong. Wish AD Dave would say something. Anything.

 

[Jimbo]

Colorado board seems to think its SDSU & Colorado which would satisfiy BIG12 West

Interesting, but I'm more interested in whether it satisfies Brett Yormark.

A better scenario for us: Colorado wants out and is all but gone, and the Pac-12 plans to backfill with SDSU. The writing is on the wall, and informal discussions have occurred, but SDSU suspects the official invitation won't come until after their exit fee hike takes effect.

Or at least, this all would feel plausible to me in a world where Rule #1 didn't exist.

 

[How Sway?!]

Colorado board seems to think its SDSU & Colorado which would satisfiy BIG12 West

This feels non key

 

[metsfan2323]

The Pac12 is more likely to have already offered San Diego St or at least given them some strong assurances. The Pac12 is only at 10 teams and they were rumored to be meeting with SMU and San Diego State. The fit after losing UCLA and USC is obvious.

and don't underestimate the PAC12 being strengthened by those ACC merger rumors.

 

[dayooper]

The Pac12 is more likely to have already offered the San Diego St. The Pac12 is only at 10 teams and they were rumored to be meeting with SMU and San Diego State. The fit after losing UCLA and USC is obvious.

If the ultimate goal is to get some/all of the 4 corner schools, what better way is there than taking a school that the PAC was taking to keep a foothold in SoCal. Plants a flag in SoCal and keeps the only school left that can get any traction at all in San Diego/LA from the PAC.

 

[uchusky32]

Welliver did say that the idea of UConn moving to the Big 12 conference, a rumor that has resurfaced in recent weeks, was brought up on his visit. “They were talking about the Big 12 and moving to the Big 12; saying how, if it does go through, how such a big deal that would be for all of the players and the school.”

 

[metsfan2323]

If the ultimate goal is to get some/all of the 4 corner schools, what better way is there than taking a school that the PAC was taking to keep a foothold in SoCal. Plants a flag in SoCal and keeps the only school left that can get any traction at all in San Diego/LA from the PAC.

It is very possible San Diego State will have options. Lucky them.

at the end of the day we need to hope Yormark convinces the B12 schools to add us to capture part of the NYC market and position the B12 as the best basketball conference, if he convinces them of that we should be in no matter what happens out west sans every Pac 12 school trying to get in the B12 which I think is the worst case scenario for us.

I'm hoping the PAC12 emerges very strong, and adds SMU and San Diego State forcing the B12 east.