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Pac-12 expansion is now inevitable
- Thread starter Duff Man
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Someone needs to slap a few Big 12 decals on a SUV and drive around their campus really slowly for a few hrs.
jobuff
Club Member
That is unlimited rep for life material
That dude is so horrible
Texas plates. Don't forget the Texas plates.
BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
I chortled
http://www.uwdawgpound.com/2016/7/2...larry-scott-big-12-realignment-texas-Oklahoma
Sacky will hate this article.
The old adage of the swimming shark nevertheless applies. Either you are swimming or you are dying in this day and age of college athletics. Larry Scott needs to be swimming like a shark and he needs to be doing it right this minute.
There is another consideration here and the shark analogy continues to apply. Just as bigger sharks have been known to eat the smaller of their species, the PAC-12 cannot assume that it is not the hunted in this sea of change.
Sacky will hate this article.
The old adage of the swimming shark nevertheless applies. Either you are swimming or you are dying in this day and age of college athletics. Larry Scott needs to be swimming like a shark and he needs to be doing it right this minute.
There is another consideration here and the shark analogy continues to apply. Just as bigger sharks have been known to eat the smaller of their species, the PAC-12 cannot assume that it is not the hunted in this sea of change.
http://www.thepostgame.com/college-football-colorado-pac-12-big-12-expansion
why do I keep reading about CU and the odds of returning to the Big 12 ?
I've seen 3 or 4 articles about this.
why do I keep reading about CU and the odds of returning to the Big 12 ?
I've seen 3 or 4 articles about this.
Because outsiders see the struggles we've had in football and assume we regret making the move.
That article couldn't even get the score of 62-36 correct. In short, the people who write these are idiots.
Agreed. And they see that the Pac makes less $$ than other conferences, and because Denver/Boulder is quite appealing to away fan bases. Plus it's a conveniently easy article to write.
It'd be much appreciated if someone could start a rumor that the Buffs want back into the Big XII, but only if the Rammies are excluded. Schadenfreude at its best.
Are we naieve? Is it?
If the Big XII adds 2 to 4 more strategic schools, yes, I believe the Pac 12 will be the weakest P5 conference. They will continue to fall behind their competing conferences, especially if they are continually relegated to midnight eastern kickoffs on a network no one can watch east of Denver.
It may be a long shot, but stealing a few Big XII schools, in order to kill the conference, is the smart long-term play. Even if it costs revenue initially.
If the Big 12 is able to lure Nebraska back, adds BYU, Houston and ???, I could see real staying power with that conference and not just a money grab for TV contracts (zero change Nebraska and BYU take a back seat in the TV deal $$ share).
If they expand with Memphis, UCF, Houston and Cincy, then I think it's a clear money grab for the next 8 years with real potential of dissolving after.
If they expand with Memphis, UCF, Houston and Cincy, then I think it's a clear money grab for the next 8 years with real potential of dissolving after.
BuffAlum2007
Well-Known Member
I love that RG takes the time to reply to fans - I feel like that's something that a lot of other AD's wouldn't bother with...
FLounder
Think Positive and life will be Positive.
Swap the Sooners and ISU and this isn't bad.
BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
That's been one line of thought down here. The big integer conference's tv contract ends in 2025, iirc. Talk is that if they don't make a big splash in realignment that the network/carriers won't be willing to reup.
Adding a Cinci, a Memphis, a directional florida school, and/or a Houston, and the conference goes boom in 2025.
Everyone talks about OU and OSU being tied at the hip politically. Same with Texas and (whoever's alma matter the current Gov come from). No one speaks of KU and KSU that way. Is that because the situation is publicly known to not have the same political friction, or because no one cares that much about this scenario to even think about this point?
For the record, it flashed my mind once or twice. This wasn't enough to warrant a post asking about it until I saw the 20 team hypothetical above.
For the record, it flashed my mind once or twice. This wasn't enough to warrant a post asking about it until I saw the 20 team hypothetical above.
SD Buff
Club Member
After adding Frontier, I'd expect the distribution to reach 2M this FY. And that is probably more than CU and quite a few schools could do on their own.
Big 12 schools love to inflate their tier 3 numbers. Only schools over that 2M mark are Texas, Oklahoma and probably Kansas. But depending on the day you get Boren (Oklahoma) to talk, OU makes anywhere from less than 2M up to 6M. Their Fox deal pays them 4M a year for the rights and 1.8M for their production costs. But Boren has said in the past their production is more than the 1.8.
This is why everyone but Texas has been wanting a conference network. But TV has told them they have no appetite.
SuperiorBuff
Well-Known Member
There would be nothing awesome about adding UTerus.