interesting day today wasnt it?
Nahhhh... it had to happen sometime and with the way things have gone the last few years, this makes sense. However I had envisioned it as Stanford and USC not ucla and USC...Kinda crazy. Will take time for me to absorb.
Our values align........
Goodness. Just let it go, would ya.Our values align........
As in Dr Nassar and Dr Tyndall?
He should just admit at the front end that it's about money. Period. Expand engagement with the alumni? Child, please.
Stanford may followNahhhh... it had to happen sometime and with the way things have gone the last few years, this makes sense. However I had envisioned it as Stanford and USC not ucla and USC...
Thanks, but no. I understand we won't always agree but this is what came to mind for me.Goodness. Just let it go, would ya.
What does Mike have to do with this..? Not everything has to be tainted.Thanks, but no. I understand we won't always agree but this is what came to mind for me.
Didn’t Pete arrive a day early for walkthroughs on the stadium turf?The travel will be intense, it add a day to all away games, you might be able to get first flight out for afternoon games...
It's the verbiage. It's b.s. Yes, it's a "me" issue.What does Mike have to do with this..? Not everything has to be tainted.
2 time zones could end up being a 2-day early arrival.Didn’t Pete arrive a day early for walkthroughs on the stadium turf?
There are ways to work around travel schedules. I suggested USC build an away practice field with lodging accommodations. Maybe call it Troy Camp or something. When they have consecutive away games they don't need to fly out West again until they have a home game. A few bye weeks mixed in and clever scheduling ought to do the trick. The facility can be used by all travel USC teams. I think some creative thinking is what's needed. Out with the old and in with the new. Prepare for the bowl system to get mothballed. Super conferences will make it a relic system. It's going to be a full blown playoffs when everything gets worked out."From 2005 through 2019, road teams that traveled less than 200 miles won 42.9 percent of the time, the highest win percentage of any 200-mile increment analyzed. For comparison, teams that traveled more than 1,000 miles won 38.2 percent of their games....
There’s plenty of research to suggest that travel effects and circadian rhythms affect team performance. It turns out that it’s usually difficult to travel long distances and then play at peak levels."
Add in the potential for multiple road trips for play-offs.....challenges for everyone.
Klivakoff must be losing his mind right now.
Hopefully Oregon, Stanford, Colorado, and Utah, Washington, and California follow us. The rest should join the BIG XII.
LA TV market. They need a team that USC wants to play every year and that anchors a potential Big10West.Why does the BIG want Fucla? Fucla ain't sh*t.
The Zeroes and Uncle Phil shitting their collective pants right now.
Good.Why does the BIG want Fucla? Fucla ain't sh*t.
The Zeroes and Uncle Phil shitting their collective pants right now.
Going out with a whimper.....
I cannot see them trying to align with any other conference. I thought maybe the Ivy League, but Stanford's athletics are at a much higher level than theirs. B1G makes the most sense for them, but not sure how the B1G feels about it. I would assume it would be a good fit academically and athletically.Will they be invited?
LA tv market $$$Why does the BIG want Fucla? Fucla ain't sh*t.
The Zeroes and Uncle Phil shitting their collective pants right now.
It was probably a package deal. USC and UCLA are the LA college football TV market. I doubt USC or UCLA wanted to make the move without the other. They probably worked together to make the deal.Why does the BIG want Fucla? Fucla ain't sh*t.
The Zeroes and Uncle Phil shitting their collective pants right now.
Protecting the ND and ucla rivalry games was likely a "must have" for USC. It guarantees one local "away" game and we're already familiar with ND.It was probably a package deal. USC and UCLA are the LA college football TV market. I doubt USC or UCLA wanted to make the move without the other. They probably worked together to make the deal.
Will be interesting to watch the various chess moves over the next couple of months.I cannot see them trying to align with any other conference. I thought maybe the Ivy League, but Stanford's athletics are at a much higher level than theirs. B1G makes the most sense for them, but not sure how the B1G feels about it. I would assume it would be a good fit academically and athletically.