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[HerdBot]

NDSU & BOISE ST to PAC 10

let's make it happen

Stanford, Arizona and Arizona state will go to the Big 10. That's 3 divisions 7 each. The remainder will probably go to the Mountain West or most of the Mountain West goes to the Pac 12 in search of a better TV deal. Worst case they merge. If were lucky we get a watered down Mountain West invite, which could be OK

[The_Sicatoka]

4-4-2

4 to BXII (all other noise aside, best value for BXII is CU/UA/ASU/UU)
4 to B1G (and I'm now thinking 2 to B1G and 2 to ACC)
2 meet up with MWC under some name

Come 2026 the BXII goes after SDSUred and UConn.

[B.Schlossman Fan Club]

I saw floated the idea that the BIG take Cal, Stanford and the Pacific Athletic Conference name. Go to 20 split east-west as Pac10 and Big10.

So are they saying the only reason the current PAC-12 is not worth as much as the Big10 or Big12 is because of Oregon State and Washington State? Does those two schools really lower the media deal by that much

[The_Sicatoka]

So are they saying the only reason the current PAC-12 is not worth as much as the Big10 or Big12 is because of Oregon State and Washington State? Does those two schools really lower the media deal by that much

At 7:30 pm Pacific, 80% of the US population is at 9:30 pm or later.
The viewership isn't there; the ad revenue isn't there; the media deal isn't there.

[B.Schlossman Fan Club]

Welp, here’s to hoping that Cal, Stanford, OSU and WSU have enough self-respect to try to pick up the pieces and build back the conference.

But not so much self-respect as to admit defeat and kill the conference.

Slim margins lol

Or do they build back the conference for now and cash in the exit fees. Then eventually make a move out a a later date after they cash in. Cal and Stanford have no benefit in leaving to go independent at this time with that cash cow. Both will leave if a conference takes them otherwise they will rebuild the PAC

[B.Schlossman Fan Club]

WSU and OSU would do whatever it takes, Cal and Stanford probably wouldn't have the stomach to add some of the schools that would need to be brought in.

Cal and Stanford did this to themselves, they could have raided the Big 12 years ago but no doubt they were in the group that thumbed their noses at the likes of some of the schools that would have neded to come with to bring in the big fish.

The remaining 4 would have to admit the entire MWC in order to avoid the MWC exit fees with prospective members. Or could they use the PAC12 exit fees to pay for specific MWC members? Boise, SDSU, Colorado State, Air Force are probably the top MWC members they would want. Is WY and NM the only schools the PAC wouldn’t want at this point?

[NDSU92]

The remaining 4 would have to admit the entire MWC in order to avoid the MWC exit fees with prospective members. Or could they use the PAC12 exit fees to pay for specific MWC members? Boise, SDSU, Colorado State, Air Force are probably the top MWC members they would want. Is WY and NM the only schools the PAC wouldn’t want at this point?

Unfortunately for OSU and WSU the PAC exit fee is $free.99

[The_Sicatoka]

Or do they build back the conference for now and cash in the exit fees.

What exit fees? There are none in the PAC. The remaining assets are the NCAA credits.

[MWC]

The remaining 4 would have to admit the entire MWC in order to avoid the MWC exit fees with prospective members. Or could they use the PAC12 exit fees to pay for specific MWC members? Boise, SDSU, Colorado State, Air Force are probably the top MWC members they would want. Is WY and NM the only schools the PAC wouldn’t want at this point?

All 16 under either banner works the same. It would be the only FBS conference west of the Rockies. All those night game Mountain and Pacific time zone slots would be in play. It would not have autonomous status but it would have an excellent chance at being the best G5 and get a bigger tv deal..

Not a great conference but certainly workable.

[NDSUstudent]

The remaining 4 would have to admit the entire MWC in order to avoid the MWC exit fees with prospective members. Or could they use the PAC12 exit fees to pay for specific MWC members? Boise, SDSU, Colorado State, Air Force are probably the top MWC members they would want. Is WY and NM the only schools the PAC wouldn’t want at this point?

If Cal and Stanford were on board they could probably do a lot of things....They could add Hawaii, SDSU, CSU, Boise and UNLV. Perhaps try to pull in Gonzaga and St Mary's for Olympic sports.

They could even take a run at some AAC schools as well. How much heavy lifting to they want to do? They could just take their ball and go home with the indy route.