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<blockquote data-quote="LAMountaineer" data-source="post: 131589874" data-attributes="member: 1057249">Not to burst your bubble, but as a LA resident since 2000, I have not heard even one rumor about&nbsp; USC , or UCLA, leaving the P12.&nbsp; What USC wants is to get a coach who can keep all the SC talent at home and return it to the playoffs.&nbsp; SoCal has the second most 5* HS players year in and year out (second only to Texas).&nbsp; But the last couple of USC coaches have allowed most of that talent to escape North (Oregon and Washington) and East (UT, ASU &amp; UofA).&nbsp; if USC ever gets a coach like NB -- one who can keep the local talent at home -- then it will be once again challenging the SEC for national prominence.&nbsp; There is no talk about it leaving the P12.Ditto for the two Arizona schools.&nbsp; I lived there from '86 to 2000, and both my kids still live there (ASU grads).&nbsp; None of us has heard anything about either AZ school leaving for the B12.&nbsp; In fact, both schools are tied at the hip to SoCal in recruiting both athletes and students.&nbsp;&nbsp; The only P12 schools who may consider leaving are the two in the NE sector (Utah and CU).&nbsp; So, in short, we need to stop dreaming about USC and UCLA jumping to the B12, and start worrying about how to keep UT and OU from doing just the opposite.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LAMountaineer, post: 131589874, member: 1057249"] Not to burst your bubble, but as a LA resident since 2000, I have not heard even one rumor about USC , or UCLA, leaving the P12. What USC wants is to get a coach who can keep all the SC talent at home and return it to the playoffs. SoCal has the second most 5* HS players year in and year out (second only to Texas). But the last couple of USC coaches have allowed most of that talent to escape North (Oregon and Washington) and East (UT, ASU & UofA). if USC ever gets a coach like NB -- one who can keep the local talent at home -- then it will be once again challenging the SEC for national prominence. There is no talk about it leaving the P12. Ditto for the two Arizona schools. I lived there from '86 to 2000, and both my kids still live there (ASU grads). None of us has heard anything about either AZ school leaving for the B12. In fact, both schools are tied at the hip to SoCal in recruiting both athletes and students. The only P12 schools who may consider leaving are the two in the NE sector (Utah and CU). So, in short, we need to stop dreaming about USC and UCLA jumping to the B12, and start worrying about how to keep UT and OU from doing just the opposite. [/QUOTE]

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