Based on what evidence?
Everything we heard was that the only teams of interest at that point were the other corner schools and if those schools turned us down we'd round things out with UConn.
There's no evidence the big 12 had any interest in Stanford\Cal.
Yes. 100% the league would absolutely turn them down. All reporting has indicated this. Stanford isn't this high value option you keep claiming it is.
I have never claimed that Stanford is a high value, but it would be silly to turn down one of the best athletic and academic programs in the country. The key is "everything we have heard," which does not tell us whether the B12 reached out and were told no, or if Stanford did the reaching to tell the league they were not interested. The would be true after Oregon and Washington left the conference and the 4 corner schools had accepted. You mean to tell me that the B12 commish would not even give Stanford a phone ca
ll and see if they are just a little bit interested?
Its very easy to see the call was made, Stanford said they wanted to "explore other options" and no one found out about it.
Just because Stanford has little to no value to the Big Easy conference, already have two teams in California, does not mean that they would not have value to the B12 conference.
I will admit...I am one of the ones that has appeared to say Stanford has highish value....that some believe I think they are a high value good add.
But this is not what I have said or meant. If their was any truth to the RUMOR that there were discussions between them and the B12, and the media partners wanted to pay for them, then the B12 then the notion that we have to wait and hold spots for the ACC is not exactly a great plan.
I believe A) IF and ONLY IF the media partners want to pay for them, they are possible adds. And that teams like Stan, Cal are just as valuable or more valuable than the Bottom ACC.
With that the B12 has to decide ultimately what number they are eventually planning on going to, to see how much room they have for teams. And then decide where the value is for those spots, then who is a possible future add. There is no use comparing the value of Stanford to Clemson, because Clemson will never be a B12 add. But you can compare them to teams like Louisville, Syracuse, BC etc. Because those school would be on the list of possible adds if the ACC falls apart, and would be on the lower end of the ACC, just like the remaining Pac teams are the low end on the Pac.
I dont believe that we should add any of the remaining PAC schools at this point, nor that it really is even being discussed. I believe it is a rumor started by them to push the ACC into letting them in. But when the time does come, I think you have to look at the entire pool of teams available and compare them, with that I think some of the PAC4 might be more valuable than some of the ACC.
