PAC dysfunction

[Kolumbo]

Any good points? Paywall

It's basically a summary. I use 12ft Ladder which works on many paywall sites

12ft

▪ The development of super conferences.
Four conferences — the Southeastern Conference, Big Ten, Big 12 and the Atlantic Coast Conference — will have a combined 68 schools in their membership beginning later this calendar year. And there has been talk about a possible super conference with the most elite football programs.

▪ Money is running this ship.
ESPN, Fox/FS1, CBS, NBC and conference networks have invested billions of dollars to show college football and basketball games.
The Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) situation means athletes now can get paid by companies for promoting their products. (If you’re a Gonzaga basketball fan, think about all of those Northern Quest Casino commercials last season with Drew Timme.)

▪ The transfer portal.
Athletes now can leave their current school, be signed by a new school, and allowed to play immediately rather than sit out a year as the old rules stated. And the NCAA recently announced an athlete can enter the transfer portal a second time.
Here’s the problem: at least 30 percent of athletes who jump into the transfer portal never get selected by a new school, and never play again.

Who knows what it will be like a year from now?
At times, all of this has made me lose interest in college sports.
But one thing for sure has happened — I now remember to take out the garbage.

 

[Rappin'Rodney]

Any good points? Paywall

https://archive.fo/ZrP6l

 

[AllHusky]

"Here’s the problem: at least 30 percent of athletes who jump into the transfer portal never get selected by a new school, and never play again."

Wow, that is an astonishing and disturbing statistic. Which means those kids(how many are we talking about??) lose their scholarship and in many cases their educational opportunity. School of Hard Knocks.

 

[Kolumbo]

"Here’s the problem: at least 30 percent of athletes who jump into the transfer portal never get selected by a new school, and never play again."

Wow, that is an astonishing and disturbing statistic. Which means those kids(how many are we talking about??) lose their scholarship and in many cases their educational opportunity. School of Hard Knocks.

I was going to mention, that is one of the stats that stood out to me.

I'd like to know if there are statistics showing the various reasons kids enter the portal . . . move up to a better program, move for more playing time, move for a better fit, how many transfers work out, the reasons kids are transferring to UConn, etc. But for so many kids to enter the portal and not play again, that is a sad casualty of all this chaos.

 

[billybud]

• 54% reported enrolling at a new school
• 41% have not found a new school, are still looking, transferred to a non-NCAA school, or left their sport completely
• 59% of scholarship transfers found a scholarship at a new FBS school
• 8% left their scholarships and became walk-ons at a new school
• 33% of players remain without a destination
  
  It is indeed risky...for the higher rated, an opportunity...but for others a desperation move for bench warmers who really want a chance to see the field. Some will "move down" to see the field, some will not play again.
  
  FSU just took five 4 star transfers from Alabama, one 4 star from LSU and and one from Georgia...That is a tribute to Bama, Georgia, and LSU's recruiting. They have the talent where very good athletes will bleed off to be able to play.
  
  
  
  

 

[billybud]

Do not know if this is coincidental or only an Alabama phenomenon...but there is a divide in "loyalty"...

Although programs must recruit nationally, there may be a slight bite to that in the day of Portal transfers and NIL.

Alabama is losing some stud players to the Portal...but not kids from the state of Alabama. Programs that recruit local guys may find more of them attached to the program other than as a personal springboard.

 

[Rufus]

Any second thoughts for USC making the choice to join the Big Ten in 2022?

It's true that it hurts to see the Pac-12 die. USC and UCLA, by choosing to go to the Big Ten on June 30, 2022, changed college sports and the national map in a big way. With the move to the Big Ten now just months away from being official, are there any…

trojanswire.usatoday.com

 

[Rufus]

On eve of move to Big Ten, UCLA athletic department posts $36.6-million deficit

UCLA’s athletic department posted a deficit of $36.6 million for the 2023 fiscal year, the fifth straight year the school has run a shortfall stretching into 10 figures.

www.latimes.com

 

[Rufus]

Saturday Tradition

Saturday Tradition is the home of Big Ten football fans with the latest news and analysis on all 14 Big Ten schools.

saturdayoutwest.com

 

[Rufus]

"I'm really excited about going into the league": Lincoln Riley opens up on USC's transition to Big Ten ahead of 2024 season

For many years, the USC football program was the powerhouse that held up the Pac-12's reputation.

www.sportskeeda.com

 

[Rufus]

Jonathan Stewart Believes Dan Lanning and Oregon Can Make Huge Impact in the Big Ten

Dan Lanning could lead Oregon to big things in the Big Ten Conference.

www.si.com

 

[Rufus]

What an odd setup this will be. It doesn't say which conferences will receive the money? So if Arizona is playing a PAC bowl tie-in, does the Big 12 get the money for Arizona's participation?

Departing Pac-12 Schools to Play in Pac-12 Affiliated Bowls, Yormark Says

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark confirmed Brett McMurphy's report that departing Pac-12 schools will play in Pac-12 affiliated bowls.

www.actionnetwork.com

 

[huskymedic]

Bye George…

 

[Rufus]

I can't believe he lasted this long! Should have been let go over six months ago at the LATEST when the PAC formally collapsed.

 

[UCFBfan]

WSU's Kirk Schulz to propose to CFP leaders that Pac-12 be treated as power conference for 'extended future'

In the proposal, the Pac-12 is asking the CFP to guarantee the league revenue distribution amounts and voting privileges.

sports.yahoo.com

I had to stop myself from spitting out my water when I read this quote....

“We’ve been an Autonomy Five school and have resourced ourselves at that level for 25-30 years,” Schulz said. “Just because we were left standing in musical chairs, we just don’t feel that we should be relegated by no fault of our own.”

Hi, we're UConn, you might not have heard our story since Big East football dissolved. Now take your whining and accept that you lost at musical chairs. The pain will slowly go away in 10+ years, only to have your hopes raised from time to time and then shredded.

 

[CL82]

The pain will slowly go away in 10+ years,

[whispers] except it doesn't, actually.

 

[KryHavok]

Well Kliavkoff finally got the boot today.

 

[Rufus]

Well Kliavkoff finally got the boot today.

Someone should write a book about him and Larry Scott and their roles in the demise of the PAC-12, including his infamous quotes.

 

[Rufus]

Mailbag: Pac-12 presidents’ double fail, Kliavkoff vs. Yormark, Cal and Stanford vs. the ACC’s future, bowl bids, NIL and more

The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter/X: @WilnerHotline. Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Why does commissioner George Kliavkoff seem to bear...

sports360az.com

 

[freescooter]

Someone should write a book about him and Larry Scott and their roles in the demise of the PAC-12, including his infamous quotes.

Both are in the running for the John Marinato Trophy.

 

[KryHavok]

Both are in the running for the John Marinato Trophy.

Only thing Kliavkoff should win is a new name...sumthin' like Killsitoff.

 

[Rufus]

Faculty at Washington State University say school is declining, points finger at leadership

Three professors with the university are calling for "immediate change" in leadership. They claim they're backed by more than 200 staff members.

www.krem.com

Among the complaints................"deficient leadership of the athletics department"

 

[Rufus]

https://footballscoop.com/news/washington-state-imposed-mandatory-paycuts-on-all-football-coaches

 

[Rufus]

Conference Will Still Be Known as Pac-12 With Two Schools

New commissioner Teresa Gould and Washington State president Kirk Schulz conducted a zoom interview Thursday

www.si.com

---The Pac-12 Network will continue to operate at least through the 2024-25 academic year. Gould acknowledged that programming to fill the air time will have to be found.

 

[Rufus]

Oregon State announces 2024 football schedule

The Oregon State Beavers have announced their complete 2024 football schedule, which includes seven home contests and 12 games overall.

fbschedules.com

• 08/31 – Idaho State
• 09/07 – at San Diego State
• 09/14 – Oregon
• 09/21 – Purdue
• 09/28 – OFF
• 10/05 – Colorado State
• 10/12 – at Nevada
• 10/19 – UNLV
• 10/26 – at Cal
• 11/02 – OFF
• 11/09 – San Jose State
• 11/16 – at Air Force
• 11/23 – Washington State
• 11/30 – at Boise State