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USC and UCLA to the BIG Ten

Ldandy said:
SC= State College. Not sure if there are direct commercial flights from LA or Burbank to SC. There may be, but it's more likely that they would fly in elsewhere and then bus to campus.
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they can charter out of burbank
 
I believe UCLA factored in the cost of charter flights for all sports in their presentation to the California Board of Regents when they were told to provide expense estimates. I think this means they intend to charter flights for all sports.
 
Willow Run Airport is just a quick 17 minute drive from U of M. It only services hobbyists, cargo and corporate charters. U of M’s private jets are housed there. MSU is about the same distance to Capital City Airport. The 2 schools are less than hour apart. Easy weekend.
 
well without frank broyles Arkansas old ad the razorbacks would be new mexico and stuck in the AAC or c-usa the big 12 wouild had reject us thanks to texas and for the record the aac is a fine conf but arkansas makes around 40 mil a year thanks to the sec

u can blame frank and joe pa for these teams moving around maybe bobby boldwen too
 
its was very hard to get in to favtteville uthil the mid 90-s i watched a georia-arkansas 92 football game and they talked about how georiga had to bus in 2- or 3 diff places just to get there
 
Buried in a recruiting piece (part 4 of 5), Big10 officials recognize the travel issue and can’t have USC/UCLA left on an island. The flexibility of the new scheduling format would allow for new schools to be easily added if the topic is revisited once a new commissioner is hired.

saturdaytradition.com

The B1G 10: Jim Harbaugh poised to finally hit the elite level in recruiting at Michigan

Matt Hayes makes his weekly trek around the Big Ten, checking in on Michigan's quest to land a 5-star quarterback, plus a look ahead to 20024 schedules and more.
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Here’s the relevant part for those that don’t want to read the recruiting sections:

4. The slog schedule process​

The further Big Ten officials delve into a new schedule format, the more exposed is the reality of USC and UCLA alone on the West Coast.

Officials continue to work through format proposals — 3 permanent opponents and 6 rotating is still the likely choice — even though it could all be scrapped once a new commissioner is hired and if expansion is revisited.

Multiple Big Ten officials expressed concern about travel logistics with USC and UCLA, and earlier this month told Saturday Tradition that athletic scheduling/travel and academic “stress” for all student athletes at all member institutions (not just football players) must be addressed — and that USC and UCLA can’t be left “on a geographic island.”

The Big Ten and the SEC both will likely announce in May new schedule formats for their 16-team leagues in 2024. The Big Ten schedule could be reworked — and allow more flexibility for USC and UCLA — should the conference add 2 (Oregon, Washington) or more teams (Stanford, Cal) in expansion.
 
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Is there any doubt at this point that the PAC-12 is going to just end up as a prestige G5, similar to the American, in 5-10 years? Seems like they're at the same OBE tipping point
 
What do you think of this set up for the B1G:
College Conference Expansion Prediction B1G Dave's
[ ] West:
[ ] Colorado*
[ ] Oregon*
[ ] UCLA
[ ] USC
[ ] Utah*
[ ] Washington*
[ ]
[ ] Midwest:
[ ] Iowa
[ ] Kansas*
[ ] Minnesota
[ ] Nebraska
[ ] Northwestern
[ ] Wisconsin
[ ]
[ ] Central:
[ ] Purdue
[ ] Illinois
[ ] Indiana
[ ] Michigan
[ ] Michigan State
[ ] Ohio State
[ ]
[ ] East:
[ ] Maryland
[ ] North Carolina*
[ ] Penn State
[ ] Rutgers
[ ] UConn*
[ ] Virginia*
 
dailynorthwestern.com

Schill talks athletics, Ryan Field at Faculty Assembly

University President Michael Schill and administrators involved in athletics at Northwestern discussed name, image and likeness policy; recent shifts in the college athletics landscape and the Rebuild Ryan Field project during Monday’s Faculty Assembly meeting. Faculty Senate President and...
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At the assembly, Schill and the panelists also discussed UCLA and USC joining the Big Ten Conference. The two schools will enter the Big Ten in August 2024.

Schill said he is “not really thrilled” with the inclusion of UCLA and USC in the Big Ten. While he remains “skeptical about the initial decision,” he believes adding more West Coast teams to the Big Ten, in addition to UCLA and USC, could result in less overall travel time for all teams in the conference.
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PaulMec said:
What do you think of this set up for the B1G:
College Conference Expansion Prediction B1G Dave's
[ ] West:
[ ] Colorado*
[ ] Oregon*
[ ] UCLA
[ ] USC
[ ] Utah*
[ ] Washington*
[ ]
[ ] Midwest:
[ ] Iowa
[ ] Kansas*
[ ] Minnesota
[ ] Nebraska
[ ] Northwestern
[ ] Wisconsin
[ ]
[ ] Central:
[ ] Purdue
[ ] Illinois
[ ] Indiana
[ ] Michigan
[ ] Michigan State
[ ] Ohio State
[ ]
[ ] East:
[ ] Maryland
[ ] North Carolina*
[ ] Penn State
[ ] Rutgers
[ ] UConn*
[ ] Virginia*
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Yup, could eventually be something like that. SEC would probably pick up FSU, Zona, maybe Clemson, not sure who else to get to 24.

If it ends up being 48 programs between those two conferences I'm not sure why they hang around in the NCAA. They will be looking for media contracts to rival the NFL, NBA, etc. and they won't put up with any restrictions that might get in the way of maximizing revenues.

Frankly, it doesn't hold much appeal to me even if UCONN did end up in this group.
 
The B1G announced its conference schedule for 2024 and 2025. Here are the highlights:

The conference will continue to play a 9 game league schedule.
Divisions are officially eliminated.
The conference championship game will see the two best teams in the conference face each other.
All teams will play all other 15 teams at least one time in 2024 or 2025.
The schedule is called "Flex Protect Plus". A total of 11 "protected rivalry" games exist - Iowa leads with 3 protected rivalries. Some schools have 2 protected rivalries, some have 1 protected rivalry, and some have no protected rivalries if this model continues past 2025.
This scheduling arrangement is only guaranteed for two years. Possible expansion in 2026?


www.cbssports.com

Big Ten football schedule: Conference releases 2024, 2025 opponents featuring 'flex protect plus' model

The Big Ten schedule will look far different beginning in 2024 with the arrival of USC and UCLA
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
 
USC Trojans - 2024 Schedule

vs. LSU @ Las Vegas
San Jose
Notre Dame

B1G Home: Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois
B1G Away: UCLA, Penn State, Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue

USC Trojans 2025 Schedule

Ole Miss
Georgia Southern
@ Notre Dame

B1G Home: UCLA, Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State
B1G Away: Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin


UCLA Bruins 2024 Schedule

@ Hawaii
Fresno State
@ LSU

B1G Home: USC, Ohio State, Nebraska, Minnesota, Northwestern
B1G Away: Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Rutgers


UCLA Bruins 2025 Schedule

Georgia
@ UNLV
New Mexico

B1G Home: Maryland, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
B1G Away: USC, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State
 
Some of Michigan’s games 2024

Home - UCLA, MSU, Wisconsin
Away - USC, OSU
 
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Rufus said:
USC Trojans - 2024 Schedule

vs. LSU @ Las Vegas
San Jose
Notre Dame

B1G Home: Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois
B1G Away: UCLA, Penn State, Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue

USC Trojans 2025 Schedule

Ole Miss
Georgia Southern
@ Notre Dame

B1G Home: UCLA, Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State
B1G Away: Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin


UCLA Bruins 2024 Schedule

@ Hawaii
Fresno State
@ LSU

B1G Home: USC, Ohio State, Nebraska, Minnesota, Northwestern
B1G Away: Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Rutgers


UCLA Bruins 2025 Schedule

Georgia
@ UNLV
New Mexico

B1G Home: Maryland, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
B1G Away: USC, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State
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huskymedic said:
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I'm not sure what the point of Tweets like this are supposed to be. Everyone understands that the majority of B1G Schools are much farther flights than the schools that they currently play in The PAC 12. What it leaves out is the context of why they'd do it.

If anybody gave a rip about the PAC 12 they would be celebrating their new big money deal with USC and UCLA as members. Instead, they're negotiating with QVC and The Lifetime Movie Channel to broadcast their games and Oregon and Washington would sell their first born sons to be making those longer flights.
 
Ldandy said:
I'm not sure what the point of Tweets like this are supposed to be. Everyone understands that the majority of B1G Schools are much farther flights than the schools that they currently play in The PAC 12. What it leaves out is the context of why they'd do it.
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Maybe you’re a visual type of guy :p



(… of course people are just gonna latch onto the miles - not revenue per mile.)
 
It's good that UCLA and USC will spend that much time on a plane. They will need that much time to count all their money.
 
huskymedic said:
Maybe you’re a visual type of guy :p



(… of course people are just gonna latch onto the miles - not revenue per mile.)
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They can't blame the Hawaii game on B1G membership, and in all candor they should have rethought scheduling that one. I'm guessing they did it for recruiting purposes but very few P-5 schools make that trip.
 
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hoopsfan22 said:
It's good that UCLA and USC will spend that much time on a plane. They will need that much time to count all their money.
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You are right. I wish we could link ourselves to a dying cable network and win exactly one championship in either of the major sports since 2002.
 
USC and UCLA announced they were joining the B1G one year ago today.

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Saturday Tradition is the home of Big Ten football and basketball. Get latest breaking news from each Big Ten team, coaches at ST.
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"Trips out of LA include Honolulu, Piscataway, and Ann Arbor."

One of these things is not like the others...
 
2022-2023 Final B1G Standings for the Learfield Directors Cup, including USC and UCLA:

3. Ohio State
10. USC
11. Michigan
14. UCLA
15. Penn State
27. Wisconsin
29. Nebraska
30. Northwestern
31. Minnesota
40. Indiana
44. Maryland
48. Iowa
53. Michigan State
54. Illinois
72. Purdue
130. Rutgers

Standings for possible B1G expansion candidates:

1. Stanford
4. Virginia
8. North Carolina
16. Duke
17. Florida State
20. Notre Dame
21. Washington
22. California
38. Oregon
49. Miami
51. Clemson
65. Kansas
78. Georgia Tech
79. UConn
 
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