If Cal and Stanford were available, the Big 12 would take them. A lot of people in California still
Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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If Cal and Stanford were available, the Big 12 would take them. A lot of people in California still
Or revenue is no longer distributed evenly.
Oregon and Washington have to decide tonight. I actually think the LA Times report is wrong.
Being the 3rd best conference, even if there are only 4 P5 conferences isn't the end of the world as long as the BIG12's net TV contract stays around 60-70% of Big10/SEC.
After all Iowa's AD budget is about $50M more than ISU and we won CyHawk.
Saw a report that Pac 12 schools have until midnight to not pay a exit fee.
What’s so confusing is why only UCLA/USC now? Why not take your schools in one surprise move? It’s bizarre
If that’s the case that Oregon and Washington get invited tonight, Pac is all but dead and the rest will be looking for a new home. You can pretty much guarantee Arizona, ASU, Colorado, and Utah are headed to the Big 12. All the Pac teams leaving will vote to dissolve the conference to avoid exit Fees and GOR. Wild.
For all the bad commissioners the Big 12 has had there's not one that's even in Larry Scott's league...
Sucks for the PAC, but it feels good to finally be on offense now after being the whipping post for the better part of 15 years.
If Oregon and Washington stay then things have only just begun to get interesting
| Big 10 | Football Better? | SEC |
| Ohio State | B1G | Alabama |
| USC | SEC | Georgia |
| Michigan | SEC | Texas |
| Penn State | SEC | LSU |
| Wisconsin | SEC | A&M |
| Michigan St | SEC | Oklahoma |
| UCLA | SEC | Florida |
| Iowa | SEC | Tennessee |
| Nebraska | SEC | Auburn |
| Illinois | SEC | Arkansas |
| Indiana | SEC | Kentucky |
| Maryland | SEC | Ole Miss |
| Minnesota | SEC | Mississippi St |
| Purdue | B1G | South Carolina |
| Northwestern | SEC | Missouri |
| Rutgers | B1G | Vandy |
SEC still owns the the Big 10 in football for brand and performance
Bowlsby got crucified for losing OU and UT but I have yet to see one plausible suggestion for what he might have done to keep them. It's the same situation Kliavkoff is in now: no amount of executive creativity is going to fundamentally change the situation that some of your brands are worth much more than others, and other leagues can give them what you can't.
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If they are going to the BIG, they will be playing in the cold. And for the money, they will probably like it.
Scratching and clawing the whole way. Feel sorry for them, I do.
2022
B1G takes the cream of Pac12.
Remaining Pac12 absorbed by Big12.
2024
SEC and B1G take cream of ACC, split by northern academics to B1G and southern FB schools to SEC.
Remaining ACC goes to Big12.
All 3 leagues have abt 24 teams.
2026
B1G and SEC spin off the top 30ish "brands" to a SuperLeague and the left behinds join up with the Big12 to become the "B" league of college football.
B1G takes the cream of Pac12.
Remaining Pac12 absorbed by Big12.
2024
SEC and B1G take cream of ACC, split by northern academics to B1G and southern FB schools to SEC.
Remaining ACC goes to Big12.
All 3 leagues have abt 24 teams.
2026
B1G and SEC spin off the top 30ish "brands" to a SuperLeague and the left behinds join up with the Big12 to become the "B" league of college football.
My grandpa used to walk up hill to school both ways, in the cold and snow, with no shoes and no coat, and only had a lard sandwich for dinner......AND HE LIKED IT!!!
The pac 12 trying to go it on its own with its own network though seemed to be a huge failure. That didn't help its brands.
With Apple money, PAC 12 will be coming for the Big 12.
| Big 10 | Basketball Better? | SEC |
| UCLA | SEC | Kentucky |
| Michigan St | B1G | Auburn |
| Michigan | SEC | Texas |
| Indiana | B1G | Arkansas |
| Illinois | SEC | Tennessee |
| Wisconsin | B1G | Alabama |
| Ohio St | B1G | Florida |
| Purdue | B1G | OU |
| Maryland | B1G | LSU |
| USC | B1G | A&M |
| Iowa | B1G | Missouri |
| Minnesota | B1G | S Carolina |
| Rutgers | B1G | Ole Miss |
| Penn St | B1G | Miss St |
| Nebraska | B1G | Georgia |
| Northwestern | B1G | Vandy |
Big 10 has the edge in Basketball. But Kentucky's brand is by far the best. SEC is also rising at the top
I expect another period of calm for now. Think we will have to wait awhile until we see the next moves.
