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<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 131390077" data-attributes="member: 1112294"><p><a href="https://theathletic.com/1652568/2020/03/04/big-12-conference-expansion-pac-12-targets-use-oregon-washington-arizona-arizona-state-ucla/">Here’s Andy Staples of the Athletic</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Between now and when the Pac-12’s media rights deal — and accompanying Grant of Rights agreement — runs out in spring 2024, the Big 12 needs to invite USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Arizona and Arizona State.</p><p></p><p>The Big 12 needs to do to the Pac-12 what the Pac-12 tried to do 10 years ago to the Big 12. It needs to do it unapologetically. If we learned anything from the previous rounds of conference realignment, this is a kill-or-be-killed business. The Pac-12 took its shot in 2010 and missed. The Big 12 can secure its long-term survival by ensuring it doesn’t. [<a href="https://theathletic.com/1652568/2020/03/04/big-12-conference-expansion-pac-12-targets-use-oregon-washington-arizona-arizona-state-ucla/">Athletic</a>]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now it is Scott’s league that faces the existential crisis. And the drivers for realignment have changed. It makes no sense for the Big Ten or SEC to expand again. There is no one other than Texas and Oklahoma that either league would want, and Texas and Oklahoma seem content being the primary muscle in the Big 12.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, cord-cutting has rendered territory acquisition for the sake of higher cable network subscriber fees, the raison d’etre for the last round of realignment, a fool’s errand. If there is another major round of realignment — and the move being suggested here probably is the only inciting action that would inspire another round — it will be driven by brand names that can draw viewers from across the country. [<a href="https://theathletic.com/1652568/2020/03/04/big-12-conference-expansion-pac-12-targets-use-oregon-washington-arizona-arizona-state-ucla/">Athletic</a>]</p><p></p><p>A 16-team Big 12 (or whatever) would be a coup, though I don’t know how Stanford and Cal get left out or if Oregon and Washington could leave their in-state brethren. If it did work, though, you could even go back to the old north/south divisions!</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Big 12 North</strong></p><p>WVU</p><p>Iowa State</p><p>Kansas</p><p>Kansas State</p><p>Oregon</p><p>Washington</p><p>Oklahoma</p><p>Oklahoma State</p><p></p><p><strong>Big 12 South</strong></p><p>USC</p><p>UCLA</p><p>Texas</p><p>Texas Tech</p><p>Baylor</p><p>TCU</p><p>Arizona</p><p>Arizona State</p><p></p><p>Put it in my veins! If you wanted to keep the nine-game schedule, OSU’s could look like this in a given year.</p><p></p><p>at Iowa State</p><p>WVU</p><p>at Washington</p><p>at Kansas</p><p>Kansas State</p><p>Oregon</p><p>at UCLA</p><p>Arizona State</p><p>at OU</p><p></p><p>A pipe dream, for sure, but a worthy one. And one that could — I can’t believe I’m saying this — make the Big 12 equivalent to the Big Two (SEC and Big Ten). I don’t think it could usurp those conferences, but it could certainly pull even with them. An unthinkable outcome as recently as five years ago. And now we’re simply one realignment missile from it being a real conversation.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://pistolsfiringblog.com/pac-12-big-12-merger-would-pull-new-conference-even-with-sec-big-ten/">https://pistolsfiringblog.com/pac-12-big-12-merger-would-pull-new-conference-even-with-sec-big-ten/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 131390077, member: 1112294"] [URL='https://theathletic.com/1652568/2020/03/04/big-12-conference-expansion-pac-12-targets-use-oregon-washington-arizona-arizona-state-ucla/']Here’s Andy Staples of the Athletic[/URL]. Between now and when the Pac-12’s media rights deal — and accompanying Grant of Rights agreement — runs out in spring 2024, the Big 12 needs to invite USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Arizona and Arizona State. The Big 12 needs to do to the Pac-12 what the Pac-12 tried to do 10 years ago to the Big 12. It needs to do it unapologetically. If we learned anything from the previous rounds of conference realignment, this is a kill-or-be-killed business. The Pac-12 took its shot in 2010 and missed. The Big 12 can secure its long-term survival by ensuring it doesn’t. [[URL='https://theathletic.com/1652568/2020/03/04/big-12-conference-expansion-pac-12-targets-use-oregon-washington-arizona-arizona-state-ucla/']Athletic[/URL]] Now it is Scott’s league that faces the existential crisis. And the drivers for realignment have changed. It makes no sense for the Big Ten or SEC to expand again. There is no one other than Texas and Oklahoma that either league would want, and Texas and Oklahoma seem content being the primary muscle in the Big 12. Meanwhile, cord-cutting has rendered territory acquisition for the sake of higher cable network subscriber fees, the raison d’etre for the last round of realignment, a fool’s errand. If there is another major round of realignment — and the move being suggested here probably is the only inciting action that would inspire another round — it will be driven by brand names that can draw viewers from across the country. [[URL='https://theathletic.com/1652568/2020/03/04/big-12-conference-expansion-pac-12-targets-use-oregon-washington-arizona-arizona-state-ucla/']Athletic[/URL]] A 16-team Big 12 (or whatever) would be a coup, though I don’t know how Stanford and Cal get left out or if Oregon and Washington could leave their in-state brethren. If it did work, though, you could even go back to the old north/south divisions! [B]Big 12 North[/B] WVU Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oregon Washington Oklahoma Oklahoma State [B]Big 12 South[/B] USC UCLA Texas Texas Tech Baylor TCU Arizona Arizona State Put it in my veins! If you wanted to keep the nine-game schedule, OSU’s could look like this in a given year. at Iowa State WVU at Washington at Kansas Kansas State Oregon at UCLA Arizona State at OU A pipe dream, for sure, but a worthy one. And one that could — I can’t believe I’m saying this — make the Big 12 equivalent to the Big Two (SEC and Big Ten). I don’t think it could usurp those conferences, but it could certainly pull even with them. An unthinkable outcome as recently as five years ago. And now we’re simply one realignment missile from it being a real conversation. [URL]https://pistolsfiringblog.com/pac-12-big-12-merger-would-pull-new-conference-even-with-sec-big-ten/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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