Pac 12... 11... 10... 9... 8... 7...6...5...4... POOF!

I can't imagine Oregon State gets an invite. If I'm them I agree to get a tiny cut of the upcoming media deal or whatever concession to get into a big10 type conference as yes they have no other option and will be in a Portland State type of league if the Pac12 folds.

 

Big 12 has lost Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M - their 3 biggest football schools. That conference has a pretty weak looking future. That Colorado would want to jump to that indicates the Pac12 future is probably even weaker than many are projecting.

 

For the people that say this, have you looked at the teams in the Big 12? Its not even that good of a conference.

 

Prob the best conference in basketball.

 

Meh.

The schools just aren't big name big time places. The university of Houston is in the big 12 for crying out loud.

It isn't inconceivable to me that the Pac 9 or whatever sticks together, makes some additions and is just as good, if not better than the Big 12.

 

Was literally the next sentence I posted after your quote.

 

I mean, are they worse than the University of Houston?

 

Well sure, but thats a pretty low bar. SEC/Big10 are the power conferences. Their TV revenue will probably be 5x or more. ACC would probably be next.

Pac9 or Pac5 or whatever and Big12 would be fighting with the WAC/MWC/Sunbelt/Conference USA/etc for whatever is left.

 

Any path forward is going to be worse without USC and UCLA. But unless schools defect to the SEC or Big 10, i don't see the benefit of moving to the Big 12. Colorado has history there so whatever. But if we landed a couple schools, we still could be better than the big 12. Their schools other than a handful suck.

 

Link? I don't see that anywhere.

 

I don't disagree with that in isolation. But the point that Colorado did move to the Big12 is an indicator the Pac9 might have more schools on the way out. I'd expect Colorado knew if it's likely Oregon/UW/Standord/Cal are committed or not. If they don't feel confident those schools will be around then jumping to the Big12 makes a ton of sense.

If Colorado felt those schools were committed, adding more good members, and going to have a big TV deal they would have been much less likely to leave.

 

I don't necessarily agree. They could have just taken the bird in hand and with the history decided they aren't waiting around and like the big 12 more. They have been smacked around a lot in the pac 12 anyways. Maybe they think they could be more competitive in the big 12.

If the pac 12 loses Oregon, Washington or Stanford, then i'll start shitting my pants.

 

My understanding is some youtuber that goes by The Monty Show made a comment to that affect. He doesn't seem to have a huge following so it could be nothing. But, maybe hj has some info i'm missing.

 

no mercy...