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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 131743895" data-attributes="member: 1428007"><p>Heres some ideas on it from the TCU camp</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.frogsowar.com/2021/8/3/22607863/the-pac-12-and-big-12-are-meeting-today-to-discuss-merger-scheduling-alliance[/URL]</p><p>Excerpt:</p><p>20 teams would be much more difficult to navigate than the 16 teams the SEC is expanding to, from a “making sure you play your whole conference” standpoint. But, it’s not impossible. Here’s what a potential Big 12/Pac-12 merger could look like. </p><p></p><h3>Two 10-team divisions</h3><h3>Big 12/Pac-12 Merger | 2 Divisions</h3> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>USC</td><td>TCU</td></tr><tr><td>UCLA</td><td>Texas Tech</td></tr><tr><td>Cal</td><td>Baylor</td></tr><tr><td>Stanford</td><td>Oklahoma State</td></tr><tr><td>Oregon</td><td>Kansas </td></tr><tr><td>Oregon State</td><td>Kansas State</td></tr><tr><td>Washington </td><td>Iowa State</td></tr><tr><td>Washington State</td><td>West Virginia</td></tr><tr><td>Arizona </td><td>Colorado</td></tr><tr><td>Arizona State</td><td>Utah</td></tr></table><p>The pros of two divisions are limited - teams would rarely get to play teams in the other division in a 12-game season, unless the conference did away with non-conference games altogether. </p><p></p><h3>Four 5-team Pods</h3><h3>Big 12/Pac-12 Merger - 4 Pods</h3> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>USC</td><td>Washington</td><td>TCU</td><td>West Virginia</td></tr><tr><td>UCLA</td><td>Washington State</td><td>Texas Tech</td><td>Kansas</td></tr><tr><td>Cal</td><td>Oregon</td><td>Baylor</td><td>Kansas State</td></tr><tr><td>Colorado</td><td>Oregon State</td><td>Arizona</td><td>Iowa State</td></tr><tr><td>Utah</td><td>Stanford</td><td>Arizona State</td><td>Oklahoma State</td></tr></table><p>The four-pod system</p></blockquote><p></p>

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