And then we have these discussions
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A lot of chatter for Arizona being the next team to pop for the Big12. Would be a great addition. Assuming that they are the next domino to fall, it will be super interesting to see what happens with OR, WA, UU, & ASU. If two more go to the Big12 then I think the PAC is dead. If they stay they can hold on a bit longer until OR & WA leave which they have made pretty clear they are trying to do - i.e. get into the BIG. They think they are in strong consideration for the next group to get in but that may not be accurate. So who really knows what will happen. Going to be exiting to follow. And I admit, I’m cheering for the collapse of the PAC.
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Great Video/post on you tube - - Titled Pac 12 condition- -check it out
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Well pretty well settles that. Word has leaked just as sources had reported, that yes the PAC 12’s Tv media isn’t getting it cut. Reported Yes it is Apple so majority streaming, and streming IS NOT the future for live sports anyways the report is 20 Million pe School MAYBE , MAYBE depending on subscriptions a couple of Mil more.
Apple is buying out the PAC 12 Network which was a disaster and paying a one time payment of 70 Mil to the Conference which just coincidentally is what is the debt to comcast. The PAC is toast and you will be seeing Arizona come to the Big twelve,.
As far as Arizona St , & Utah - -screw Utah they just firmly believe they are better then the Big 12 not answering Big 12 calls being reported. - So we could stil see Arizona - -Arizona St - - & U Conn , Yormork really wants U Conn
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B12 should definitely take AZ, ASU and UConn if possible. That’s 16. But honestly, if he could get 2 more really decent schools to join in the aftermath of the P12 collapse, I would think it’s ok to get to 18. Given all that is going on, there could be some churn.
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With the 16 you could have a fairly decent East/West Conference split with AZ, ASU, BYU, Colorado, Tech, TCU, Baylor, Houston in the West and Ok St, KSU, KU, ISU, WVU, Cinn, Uconn, UCF in the East. I know Houston is technically east of a few of the more northern schools but figured you’d keep all of Texas together for potential rivalries and travel sake.
Or you could do 4 pods with a Far West (Zonas, BYU, and CO), Texas (Tech, TCU, Baylor, Houston), Midwest (OKSt, KU, KSU, ISU), East (WVU, Cinn., UConn, UCF).
Could be fun. For basketball, home and home with your pod and alternating home away every season with the rest.
For football, always play your pod and then a rotating schedule of the other sections.
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At this point getting to 16 makes sense. Strength in numbers.
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Wow - - sounds like things are about to jump right off the plank. It now sounds like from reports coming out that the BIG has fired back up talks about Oregon & Washington Reports are that they have re-open talks, things had cooled down with the change in Commissioners’ but now heating up.
Now here is the thing not only is it being reported about Oregon & Washington but also considering Stanford and Cal -plus along keeping an eye on the ACC disruption mainly like Clemson & Florida State.
Thing is the BIG STILL does not want to be seen as the one that basically destroyed the PAC - -still wanting to see what happens to the PAC teams - Arizona - -Arizona St and that kind of thing. Now some of this could take a year or two but things are going to heat up quickly in some - -hold onto your butts. the scenery of College football is about to change drastically. - -
All of this just further points to the conversation of what it boils downs too is -the impulsion of the PAC - -and the impending impulsion of the ACC , don’t laugh it’s coming with Florida St and Clemson leading the way -all of this isleading us closer to the three Mega Conferences - -the A-3 with a totally different Governing committee seperate from the NCAa - WATCH - it’s happening
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Stanford and Cal seems to make a lot of sense
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The big10
% blew up the pac12 when it poached the two teams worth having.
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Apple TV is offering a season of all PAC12 games for $99.99. $8/month for sports and $7/month for AppleTV+ is $15. It appears to cover all televised PAC12 sports.
Would you take this deal for the Big 12?
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@Gorilla72 how does that work if you dont have apple tv? Cant get the content presumably. No thanks!
Its important for people to have nationwide access to our games. As much as i hate espn, i want us to be on after the Duke game. I dont want to be pushed off into a little pay bubble. Thats a losing formula imo.
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Well just broke right around 4, pretty much already knew but NOW it has came out that Arizona -Arizona St - - & Utah in serious talks with the Big 12, we are going to end up with a 16 team Conference
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Rumors are that the big ten takes Washington, Oregon, cal, Stanford. We get corner schools…. FSU, unc, Clemson all want big money. So either this year or next. Acc collapses. So essentially we are 3rd conference we end up with the scraps… Louisville Pitt Georgia tech etc
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Big 12 board had meeting tonight and approved the addition of Arizona it’s al a formality, Arizona haad a bOR meeting tonight along with Arizona St and according to Jason Scheer from the Wildcat Insider said it’s just a formality they should have things wrapped up tonight and hopefully along with Arizona St be able to Announce they are leaving the PAC.
The BOR over see’s Arizon and Arizona State both, so virtual lock that now Arizona & Arizona State coming and then Utah will follow according to multiple sources
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PAC is staying together
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@FarmerJayhawk - source?
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@Gorilla72 aaaand it fell apart as quickly as it came back together ope
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On to UConn!
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Arizona hsa been accepted to the Big twelve by the Big twelve board last night - -just waiting for Arizona St
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Well we finally got it , Arizona , Utah , and fricken Arizona St all applied for member ship to the big 12 today.-- Arizona has been voted in , BOR meeting tonight to vote in Utah and Ariz St. Crow better feel lucky that Brett believes in 2nd chances Crow about really screwed this up for Arizona St
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From what I read, it looks like AZ won’t come to the Big 12 without AZ State, as they share a common board of regents. ???
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@Gorilla72 said in And then we have these discussions:
From what I read, it looks like AZ won’t come to the Big 12 without AZ State, as they share a common board of regents. ???
It’s happening.
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I cannot even imagine what this would feel like if it was the Big12 getting shredded overnight. Glad it’s not, and hopefully this solidifies our position for a while?
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@approxinfinity said in And then we have these discussions:
I cannot even imagine what this would feel like if it was the Big12 getting shredded overnight. Glad it’s not, and hopefully this solidifies our position for a while?
The PAC 12’s inept leadership of Scott and Kliavkoff is why it didn’t happen. The PAC 12 has had 2 chances to end kill the Big 12 and could never pull the trigger. Texas and OU had one foot out the door of the Big 12 back in 2011, but the PAC didn’t pull the trigger. They also had a chance at a killshot 2 years ago after Texas and OU announced they were going to the SEC and again failed to pull the trigger and kill Big 12.
The PAC 12 has nobody to blame but themselves for the death of their conference.
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Was just listening to Arizona St podcast and talking about their new league and no we have THIS BREAKING
Bret Yormork in discussions and looking to add Gonzaga & U Conn for Basketball only - - -HOLYSMOKES
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Was listening to multiple podcasts around today, and heard this from more then one. - Was Stated with the make up of the Big 12 now the they think that OVERALL in Total - -ALL sports that the Big 12 that w ar the most athletic overall of any conference. Not saying the best in Football – But we are best athletic league OVERALL in ALL sports combined. - -Very well could be
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So - what’s the conference part of KU’s schedule now gonna look like? No more home and away games for each team obviously.
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So is the Pac 12 officially dead? Or will they merge with the mountain west?
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New Big 12/16. 4 pods or 2 divisions?
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@Bosthawk yeah the home and away matchups were nice, even if it meant the conference was precariously small.
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@approxinfinity - best way to determine regular season winner.
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Sweet 16!
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@Gorilla72 said in And then we have these discussions:
New Big 12/16. 4 pods or 2 divisions?
You can’t really do anything super effective in football. If you wanted to have something, splitting the league into quadrants and having a school play the other 3 schools in the quadrant every and develop a rotating system where all 12 non Texas schools play at least 1 road game in Texas per year to help schools with recruiting visibility in the state.
For basketball, you could keep the quadrant system and still have an 18 game schedule with each school playing the other 3 teams in their quadrant home and away (this helps some rivalry games like the Holy War, KU/KSU, UA/ASU, etc.) and play the other 12 schools once each season. Whenever the non Arizona amd Utah schools make their trek out west for the 2 road games against whichever combination of schools it’d be that season, play those games back to back to minimize travel time and expenses for school.
Olympic sports can use that system based on however many schools participate in that sport to try and minimize travel expenses for schools.
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Jason Scheer which has been on top of these actions has been pretty spot on, - -he is the inside reporter for Arizona - -just like Swain is for KU. He tweeted out that there is a real chance that Yormark also goes ahead and invites Gonzaga & U Conn for Basketball only - and the League to expand to 18.
It’s ben known for some time Yormark wants U Conn pretty bad to get into that Northeastern section , and to get the New York Media. Brett has been in discussions again with both Schools and they feel he will be able to get th approval with the School presidents - -. Brett is doing this as I’ve said before , he is fully aware that football is the money maker BUT also feels and wants to make up a totally separate media agreement for Basketball as it being up and coming in revenue
I’m telling you don’t be shocked if Brett gets this done, he has been pretty impressive with what he hsa accomplished in his 1st yr as Commissioner - - he has been very aggressive isn’t sitting still and doing nothing , like a shark in bloody waters. - -He was smart and beat the PAC in getting a new media deal, leaving the PAc stranded to where Georgie was doing nothing. Brett got the media deal done and then was able to focus on getting these PAC 12 Schools. - -He got the deal done in Mexico as has been stated, he wants the Big 12 even better,-- don’t be surprised , in the end if this doesn’t get done.- -However there is as Jason said still a lot of work to be done for that to happen
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Not sure if anyone has heard the chatter in the last few days. The Big Ten and sec have been having some ‘talks’. Some are speculating some sort of cooperative between the two leagues and creating their own athletic organization free of the NCAA. Should all this wild speculation be accurate we’re left on the outside to compete for extremely watered down titles. I’d guess there’s lots of schools that would be pounding on the door asking to be let in too.
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@wissox we’ll be in if it includes basketball thankfully
