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Wilner (SJ Mercury News) - USC and UCLA planning to leave for B1G

huskymedic said:
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Was going to post this. I saw this a mile away, and right before the B1G and PAC12 media contract negotiations is the perfect timing for this. There is no way both UCLA and USC will get left behind by the SEC and the B1G in the next round of media deals.

PAC-12 should have raided the B12 right after Texas and OU left, but they acted like the old Big East and the remaining leftovers will pay dearly for this. It is possible they might still have an edge on the B12, so they should be planning their raid right now just to stay alive.
 
WestCoastHusky said:
If USC and UCLA leave, I am pretty sure Oregon and Washington are pushing hard in the background to join as well. PAC-12 better move their asses quickly to raid the B12 to shore up the ranks.

What will happen to Cal and Stanford? I can't even picture schools like Stanford in a league with a school like Baylor or Oklahoma State.
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Stanford, sheeeeet.......

 
I believe before it is all done, B1G might take USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Cal, and Stanford to go to 20. B1G would lock up the CA market and keep the CA schools together. Other PAC-12 schools might as well start calling the B12 at that point.
 
Meanwhile, in South Bend...

Dumpster Fire GIF by MOODMAN
 
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Kolumbo said:
Or vice-versa. Or they merge. Pac 12 - Big 12 - ACC. It's gonna be interesting.

But 2 programs from LA?
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Travel for the fans. Guaranteed one trip to LA each year. Like a bowl game atmosphere within the regular season and gives one more TV slot for a 6-8pm west coast start time.
 
WestCoastHusky said:
ND's commitment to join the ACC if they join a conference is looking dumber and dumber by the second.
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Gotta think that they just assumed they had a spot in the B1G whenever they wanted it. Finally the B1G was tired of the waiting and saw the ACC move and said ok, we're done here.

Will be curious where this leaves them
 
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DoctorWho85 said:
If USC and UCLA leave the biggest winner has to be the Big 12 picking up Arizona, ASU, Stamford and Cal.
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I'd actually think that the Pac 12 is going to take more of the Big12 schools, assuming USC and UCLA are the only ones leaving the Pac12
 
Unfortunately, I’m not sure how this lands us in the ACC as they won’t be losing anyone due to the GOR and they have no reason to add. However, it will probably result in the Pac-12 raiding the Big 12 taking those schools away from the grasp of the ACC in the future.
 
Contiguous is out. They are missing an entire time zone. What about AAU. BYU?
 
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A lot can happen to UConn men's bb and the football team over the next year or two. A winning FB season and making it into the Elite 8 in the NCAAs may be forthcoming. That could impact the ACC's and B10's impression of UConn.
 
WestCoastHusky said:
ND's commitment to join the ACC if they join a conference is looking dumber and dumber by the second.
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Notre Dame could be a beneficiary in this chaos. They will have a plethora of teams to schedule that are not invited to the two big conferences. The SEC and Big Ten would welcome games against Notre Dame during the season as nonconference matchups. This is all about dynamic matchups on TV and regardless of your fandom with Notre Dame or not they move the needle ratings wise. The SEC and Big Ten would welcome 1-2 games a year against the Irish.
 
So When does the PAC 12 call the following schools to see if they want to join them?

Air Force; Boise State; Colorado State; New Mexico; San Diego State; San Jose State; UNLV and Wyoming.
 
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UCFB fan is totally right. If anything, maybe some of the B12 will merge or bolt for Pac12.
 
uconntailgater said:
Notre Dame could be a beneficiary in this chaos. They will have a plethora of teams to schedule that are not invited to the two big conferences. The SEC and Big Ten would welcome games against Notre Dame during the season as nonconference matchups. This is all about dynamic matchups on TV and regardless of your fandom with Notre Dame or not they move the needle ratings wise. The SEC and Big Ten would welcome 1-2 games a year against the Irish.
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Who cares about Notre Dame. I want UConn to benefit from this.
 
ConnMotors said:
So When does the PAC 12 call the following schools to see if they want to join them?

Air Force; Boise State; Colorado State; New Mexico; San Diego State; San Jose State; UNLV and Wyoming.
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That depends if the B1G grabs Stamford and Cal
then it’s all over for them they’ve been Big Easted. California is too big a hole to fill It’s like cutting the heart out of the conference.
The Big 12 will add the AZ schools, CO and Utah .
It will emerge as a decent football conference and a basketball power conference similar to the old Big East. Uof A and Kansas in the same conference. Plus ASU, adding Rivals like BYU .
When I first moved here I thought all those people wearing big
blue Y‘s on their shirts were Yale fans , silly me,
for some reason they drop the first initial.
Raiding the MW won’t make the PAC a major conference.
If Stanford and Call stay then a war for survival with the B12 is the probability. It’s a slow painful death for one or the other.
I hate these things despite the excitement it generates because there will be significant losers and I remember the feelings of abandonment well.
 
The key is what will happen to Cal and Stanford. I don't see how B1G can leave these 2 academic powerhouses behind. If anything, they will go for the entire CA sweep by adding Cal, Stanford, UCLA, and USC since the Bay Area is also a huge market. The only other asset left in the PAC-12 worth adding would be Oregon and Washington. With this raid, B1G basically ended the PAC-12 as we know it.

Oregon St, Washington St, Utah, Arizona State, Colorado, and Arizona should all be calling the B12 about now. It is possible B12 might add these 6 plus 2 more schools to go to 20 as well if there is value in the new media deal. Would UCONN be in consideration if such scenario played out?
 
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