There have been several posts made in this thread with creative (granted they would be quite unconventional and never done before) solutions that could be implemented for a couple years to work around that issue. IMO, those solutions are way better than promoting another G6 team to a power conference. FSU seems intent on blowing up the ACC.This has been said so many times just in the last few days. We can't have 13 members. the 9-game schedule for football doesn't work.
The way this almost certainly works is that at some point there would be a very clear and public yes/no vote by the board of regents to allow the Arizona President/University to leave the Pac and join the Big 12. There is no such thing as a conditional authorization vote. What that would be talking about is the dialog between the schools and board about what the board would want or need to get to the vote. A vote would be very clear cut, everything getting to that point can be and usually is very hazy and not always very public.What do you mean? They can approve or nuke any deal. Supposedly they "authorized" the move to the Big 12 last night but what that technically means, I haven't seen reported. Did they give the president the authority to decide? Did they make the decision to move the Big 12 conditionally, like only if the Pac collapses for example? I haven't seen real specific reporting on that, mostly because once such moves are authorized they generally always happen. I saw a mention a short time ago that they might make UA and ASU lock arms in whatever happens.
The Big 12 is going to get laughed at because they failed to bring in Zona.
I think it's just another mis-step of the PAC leadership. It's almost like they have no idea what they are doing. My guess is GK is figuring, since he doesn't have a deal to present, maybe he can sucker everyone into signing their rights away to keep them in place. Honestly, even if I were WSU and OSU I wouldn't sign **** without a deal in place. When this is all said and done, the MW could be a better deal that what the PAC will have.I could be thinking wrong here so help me out... Why would you sign the GOR before you've agreed and signed onto the media rights deal?
Most likely because it's a requirement within the media offer.I could be thinking wrong here so help me out... Why would you sign the GOR before you've agreed and signed onto the media rights deal?
Apparently the B1G offer was such a lowball that it actually made financial sense for Oregon and Washington to stay home. This is bonkers. As long as they could work their way up to full shares in time, it's still in their best long term interests to jump.
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Oregon, Washington join Big Ten: Programs depart Pac-12 in 2024 after serving as charter members since 1915
The Ducks and Huskies exiting the Pac-12 might be a death knell for the conferencewww.cbssports.com
I wonder if we could setup an 8 game known schedule then basically 1-6th place games where 13th gets a BYE or plays someone we contract with like a Coastal Carolina or some ****. Would be good entertainmentYou literally HAVE to take them if Arizona stays. You can't play a 9 game league schedule with 13 schools.
Apparently the B1G offer was such a lowball that it actually made financial sense for Oregon and Washington to stay home. This is bonkers. As long as they could work their way up to full shares in time, it's still in their best long term interests to jump.
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Oregon, Washington join Big Ten: Programs depart Pac-12 in 2024 after serving as charter members since 1915
The Ducks and Huskies exiting the Pac-12 might be a death knell for the conferencewww.cbssports.com
The way this almost certainly works is that at some point there would be a very clear and public yes/no vote by the board of regents to allow the Arizona President/University to leave the Pac and join the Big 12. There is no such thing as a conditional authorization vote. What that would be talking about is the dialog between the schools and board about what the board would want or need to get to the vote. A vote would be very clear cut, everything getting to that point can be and usually is very hazy and not always very public.
That low ball was writing on the wall when Fox approved the additional 2. What seems unbelievable is that an entire conference is hanging on OR/WA decisions. They, IMO, just don't have enough 'marque' to garner high value. But, hey, I'm just a dude on a couch.Apparently the B1G offer was such a lowball that it actually made financial sense for Oregon and Washington to stay home. This is bonkers. As long as they could work their way up to full shares in time, it's still in their best long term interests to jump.
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Oregon, Washington join Big Ten: Programs depart Pac-12 in 2024 after serving as charter members since 1915
The Ducks and Huskies exiting the Pac-12 might be a death knell for the conferencewww.cbssports.com
I don't buy it. If I'm Oregon, I make the move for $15 mil/year lol. It guarantees your future and associating with B1G institutions will only accelerate the University's growth.
Story just doesn't add up. It's likely just posturing from OR because no way they say no to a B1G lifeline.
Do they receive state funding today? If so, that probably stops if they refuse, right?I wonder what would happen if Arizona just refused to sign the GOR