I’m with you all the way. My only complaint is that the east coast blows chunks. It’s hotter then the ninth level of hell in Pasadena on Saturday afternoons in September and October. Although we survived for what? 80-85 years before night games became a major part of the schedule? I even had my tickets on the sunny side for many years…
None of those west coast/pacific schools would increase the PAC brand, IMO. If Texas and OK go to the SEC, and the BIG12 looks to be in danger, I would love to see the PAC swoop in and get OK St, Nebraska, and Kansas. We would be the premier basketball conference and enhanced as a football conference.
I agree with a lot of the post generally, but the specifics miss the mark big time. The Pac 12 is not going to expand to include teams like Air Force, Colorado State, Utah State, San Jose State. Let's just face it. That won't be on the table. We are not going to try to become the Mountain West or Conference USA.
The Pac 12 must expand, and it's going to have to seek to expand with big names if it wants to maintain what little status it has as a power 5 or 4 or whatever conference. If the Pac 12 does not expand, it is likely to LOSE teams and meet the same fate as the Big 12/8. If this conference stands pat, or worse, adds mid major programs, why would programs like Oregon and USC stick around? Why would UCLA and Stanford stick around? What happens if Oregon and USC decide to join the Big 10 or Big 12 (assuming it exists 6 months from now). Right now there are 3-4 teams in the Big 12 who are terrified of being left out if the Big 12 disbands and the remaining 8 teams go to the Big 10, ACC, pac 12. TCU and West Virginia are probably shitting bricks right now. But that will be most of the Pac 12 if the Pac 12 starts losing schools.
Second, lets's just drop the academic superiority stuff. Ya UCLA/Stanford, even USC, are good academic schools. But the Pac 12 is not an adademic conference. Please. ASU? CU? WSU? Arizona? lol. lol. lol. News for you: every power 5 conference has some great academic schools and every power 5 has some hilarious jokes. For every ASU, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, there's a UCLA, Duke, Michigan, Vanderbilt. It's about sports at this point. And money.
The new Pac 12 commish would be wise to be on the phone right now talking to the likes of Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU, Iowa State, OK state, KSU, and Kansas. Poach 2-4 of those schools and the Pac 16 looks a lot different.
I’m with you all the way. My only complaint is that the east coast blows chunks. It’s hotter then the ninth level of hell in Pasadena on Saturday afternoons in September and October. Although we survived for what? 80-85 years before night games became a major part of the schedule? I even had my tickets on the sunny side for many years…
None of those west coast/pacific schools would increase the PAC brand, IMO. If Texas and OK go to the SEC, and the BIG12 looks to be in danger, I would love to see the PAC swoop in and get OK St, Nebraska, and Kansas. We would be the premier basketball conference and enhanced as a football conference.
I agree with a lot of the post generally, but the specifics miss the mark big time. The Pac 12 is not going to expand to include teams like Air Force, Colorado State, Utah State, San Jose State. Let's just face it. That won't be on the table. We are not going to try to become the Mountain West or Conference USA.
The Pac 12 must expand, and it's going to have to seek to expand with big names if it wants to maintain what little status it has as a power 5 or 4 or whatever conference. If the Pac 12 does not expand, it is likely to LOSE teams and meet the same fate as the Big 12/8. If this conference stands pat, or worse, adds mid major programs, why would programs like Oregon and USC stick around? Why would UCLA and Stanford stick around? What happens if Oregon and USC decide to join the Big 10 or Big 12 (assuming it exists 6 months from now). Right now there are 3-4 teams in the Big 12 who are terrified of being left out if the Big 12 disbands and the remaining 8 teams go to the Big 10, ACC, pac 12. TCU and West Virginia are probably shitting bricks right now. But that will be most of the Pac 12 if the Pac 12 starts losing schools.
Second, lets's just drop the academic superiority stuff. Ya UCLA/Stanford, even USC, are good academic schools. But the Pac 12 is not an adademic conference. Please. ASU? CU? WSU? Arizona? lol. lol. lol. News for you: every power 5 conference has some great academic schools and every power 5 has some hilarious jokes. For every ASU, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, there's a UCLA, Duke, Michigan, Vanderbilt. It's about sports at this point. And money.
The new Pac 12 commish would be wise to be on the phone right now talking to the likes of Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU, Iowa State, OK state, KSU, and Kansas. Poach 2-4 of those schools and the Pac 16 looks a lot different.
This guy needs to be writing for ESPN. What a thoughtful analysis.