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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 132092773" data-attributes="member: 1112294">According to multiple industry sources, is stand pat. There is still the lingering question of who even has leverage in adding teams between the Pac-12 and Big 12. One industry source gave what was termed a slight lean to the Big 12 in being able to snatch teams from the other conference. The difference in earning value between the Big 12 and Pac-12 would be “negligible” after this round of realignment, but in expanding, the Big 12 would at least be fortifying itself while diminishing the Pac-12.By adding from the Pac-12 the Big 12 would not only be fortifying its standing in the market but also cutting a competitor, the Pac-12, at the knees. Win-win. Whether the Pac-12 is interested in folding is another matter entirely, but strength in numbers may be necessary, and the Big 12 seemingly has the high ground here over the Pac-12 which could be an inviting place of safety for a league now in disarray.It seems far from a done deal even while acknowledging it is a real possibility — the report came the same day the Pac-12 self-reported it was (very prematurely) entering a negotiating phase for its next media rights deal — but this is a blog, right? Let’s just play a little game and pretend like it does happen.Adding the four Pac-12 teams that Dodd mentioned: Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado — make a ton of geographical sense, obviously. With BYU already on the way it’d give the Big 12 a nice little western foot print.[URL unfurl="true"]https://pistolsfiringblog.com/what-the-map-of-an-18-team-big-12-would-look-like/[/URL]Published 1 month ago on July 6 By <a href="https://pistolsfiringblog.com/author/kyle-boone/">Kyle Boone</a></blockquote>

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