A new and better FBS thread

[AKBison]

What did I learn from all this? Door just slammed shut for ndsu..... losing an entire fbs conference is worst scenario.

False, it's the perfect scenario for NDSU.The remaining PAC members aren't going to merge with the MWC, it would be dumb for them to do so. They would give up their current P5 autonomy, NCAA basketball autobid and credits, and CFP payout. Instead they will grab the the cream from the AAC and MWC and try to survive. That will leave the MWC and AAC severely depleted and looking for members.

New PAC

OSU
WSU
Cal
Stanford
Boise
Nevada
UNLV
SDSU
Hawaii
Tulane
Rice
SMU

[BigHorns]

False, it's the perfect scenario for NDSU.The remaining PAC members aren't going to merge with the MWC, it would be dumb for them to do so. They would give up their current P5 autonomy, NCAA basketball autobid and credits, and CFP payout. Instead they will grab the the cream from the AAC and MWC and try to survive. That will leave the MWC and AAC severely depleted and looking for members.

Well, this is what we need to hope for. There are PAC/MWC merger discussions underway though.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...r-after-exodus

AAC ($18m) and MWC ($34m) exit fees are a significant challenge when combined with no media deal, exit fees and $50m debt to Comcast for PAC.

If PAC manages to reconstitute itself now, that may be the comeback of the decade.

[BigHorns]

Stanford has reportedly reached out to the B12 for a lifeline.

The PAC-4 could be the PAC-3 or PAC-2 soon.

[OrygunBison]

If the PAC4 teams join the MWC (not merge but leave PAC4 and join MWC and evade the Comcast thing), NDSU's best FBS options become MAC or AAC.

If the PAC4 schools decide to try to stick it out, our best chance of all might be to join that conference. This would be fucking awesome.

I now don't see a situation where we end up in the MWC.

[BigHorns]

If the PAC4 teams join the MWC (not merge but leave PAC4 and join MWC and evade the Comcast thing), NDSU's best FBS options become MAC or AAC.

If the PAC4 schools decide to try to stick it out, our best chance of all might be to join that conference. This would be fucking awesome.

I now don't see a situation where we end up in the MWC.

If PAC4 decide to stick it out, they will backfill with FBS schools.
PAC-4 will go Indy before they call up FCS teams.

If PAC-4 backfills, that should open a few slots, somewhere.
We need PAC to survive for a near term shot anywhere other than the MAC.

[BigHorns]

AAC now also trying to add the PAC-4 if they can.

https://twitter.com/SlowSteadyEddie/...338391040?s=20

[NDSU92]

Stanford has reportedly reached out to the B12 for a lifeline.

The PAC-4 could be the PAC-3 or PAC-2 soon.

I mean every team should’ve been doing that since the minute the B12 won the race to getting a media deal done. B12 going to tell them helllll no.

This very situation has been prognosticated by armchair AD’s for over a year it would be wild if those 4 schools didn’t have a contingency.

[NDSU92]

AAC now also trying to add the PAC-4 if they can.

https://twitter.com/SlowSteadyEddie/...338391040?s=20

Geographically, that conference would probably have the least hangup about having a Great Plains school that brings value.

[BigHorns]

I mean every team should’ve been doing that since the minute the B12 won the race to getting a media deal done. B12 going to tell them helllll no.

This very situation has been prognosticated by armchair AD’s for over a year it would be wild if those 4 schools didn’t have a contingency.

Agree, it seems like some of the Elites at places like Stanford just thought it was impossible for PAC to fail.
Supposedly Stanford AD cussed out GK last night when he promised to help them find landing spots on an emergency meeting and left the call.

Now they are scrambling to figure out whats next.

[taper]

Agree, it seems like some of the Elites at places like Stanford just thought it was impossible for PAC to fail.
Supposedly Stanford AD cussed out GK last night when he promised to help them find landing spots on an emergency meeting and left the call.

Now they are scrambling to figure out whats next.

To be fair, you only have to go back a few pages in this thread to find a bunch of people saying it's impossible to kill a conference, especially a P5. That was a pretty widespread view until yesterday.