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Message: [QUOTE="Drew, post: 4936092, member: 3723"] Just to be clear- OSU and WSU aren’t choosing to be Independent. In fact, they’re actually contractually obligated to rebuild the Pac-12 to at least an 8 team league by 2026 given the settlement they reached this week with the old PAC-12 schools. They’re not even Independent this year or next, technically remaining in the PAC-12 playing majority of non-conference games against the Mountain West. And BYU is far and away different from UConn football wise and institutionally. Not only does BYU have a football NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP under their belt, but they have a massive religious following that allowed them to float themselves as an independent for a temporary period of time. But even then, it was never designed for them to be an Independent long term and their November scheduling was absolutely atrocious. There is a massive difference between you personally feeling like being an Independent is fine versus how it’s perceived in the NCAA athletics landscape. Independence is not a long term solution for ANYONE in FBS - even Notre Dame is quasi-affiliated with the ACC. Pretending otherwise is just foolish and stupid. [/QUOTE]