Foolish to think that Both Oklahoma and Texas cares what a West Virginia msg board thinks of lobbing for USC.
Big10 bent Nebraska over and spanked them....
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Foolish to think that Both Oklahoma and Texas cares what a West Virginia msg board thinks of lobbing for USC.
No one is lobbying for anything...
Like I said in the beginning they are the #1 target.
The president of WVU Gordon Gee is one of the ones pushing it.
They don't get their TV rights back until after the 2023 or maybe it is the 2024 season anyway.
Every School controls (or wishes to control) their 3rd tier rights. Using or playing bogus b12 rumors only substantiates
this false narrative,
as assisted here, if true.
Untrue
Not every schools has valuable third tier rights
B1G and SEC have bundled them together to help every school in their conference
Every other conference can't.
ACC eventually will have the same issue that the PAC 12 has.
PAC 12 tried to bundle them together. It isn't working
Big 12 knows this. Reason why Texas is the only school who actually has created a conference where they can profit off theirs.
foolish to think Oklahoma or Texas cares about West Virginia opinions on USC.
You do know WVU president is the one who was placed in charge of bringing the Big 12 and Pac 12 together.
Gordon Gee has a lot of connections on the West Coast as well
Pipe Dream...
Gordon Gee was fired by Ohio State, so I'm not sure dreaming a Gee reference has credibility to your argument
Bad troll.
Good troll accepts reality.
What you should promote is that the PAC 12 will give in to USC.
Because this is all about third tier rights. .
Good troll accepts reality.
What you should promote is that the PAC 12 will give in to USC.
Because this is all about third tier rights. .
I guess we are in the "insulting phase"
of this discussion.
Back to point at hand...
Meaning -- doing weekly business with a School who is 5 hours away, by air and 2000 miles away is bad business.
(That's 2000 miles. One way 4000 miles total).
Keep thumping, but even Marines know where Morgantown is relative to Los Angeles.
This ain't Camp Pendleton commute.
of this discussion.
Back to point at hand...
Meaning -- doing weekly business with a School who is 5 hours away, by air and 2000 miles away is bad business.
(That's 2000 miles. One way 4000 miles total).
Keep thumping, but even Marines know where Morgantown is relative to Los Angeles.
This ain't Camp Pendleton commute.
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USC is using Big 12 as leverage and nothing more. If they do join along with 3 others WVU would not have to see them but every 3 to 4 years like the SEC does with it's East and West. Or any other 14 member conference.
IMO USC is not coming. The PAC will not make more money unless Big 12 implodes.
IMO USC is not coming. The PAC will not make more money unless Big 12 implodes.
I think that says a lot right there. Nebraska stepped up and basically got bitch slapped by the media. Ohio St says basically the exact same thing and not a word.
If USC and or other PAC schools decided being in the PAC was not in their best interest and there's alot of reasons to suspect that right now, it is possible that they might be lured in by the BIG 12 which is doing much better financially and competitively for that matter.
If that did happen, the conference would likely take on a schedule where there were either no divisions, or if there are, then WVU would be in a division with ONLY teams they currently play, with one or two games a season in the opposite division.
So WVU's schedule might look something like this in a 9 game conference schedule with i.e. 2 PAC teams added:
Division
Iowa State
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Baylor (or TCU)
Oklahoma (or Texas)
Cross Division
TCU/Baylor
Texas/Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas Tech
Every 3 years or so, you'd get a home or away game with a USC/UCLA or whomever, highly unlikely more than one in a given year, and half the time it would be a home game.
If that did happen, the conference would likely take on a schedule where there were either no divisions, or if there are, then WVU would be in a division with ONLY teams they currently play, with one or two games a season in the opposite division.
So WVU's schedule might look something like this in a 9 game conference schedule with i.e. 2 PAC teams added:
Division
Iowa State
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Baylor (or TCU)
Oklahoma (or Texas)
Cross Division
TCU/Baylor
Texas/Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas Tech
Every 3 years or so, you'd get a home or away game with a USC/UCLA or whomever, highly unlikely more than one in a given year, and half the time it would be a home game.
Leverage for a third tier rights deal.
Something that caused the collapse of the original PAC/Big 12 merger.
So if they do give into USC you can see movement anyway. The question becomes what schools are involved.
Whatever way you want to look at it you have to accept the reality that USC is a very important school for the Big 12 right now.
You would be once again incorrect.
All your reasonings so far have made zero sense.
You keep repeating the same thing as if you have any idea what you are even talking about and if it is the truth.
Do you understand pretty much 4 of the 5 Power Conferences all come open at the same time.
Very similar to the last era of conference realignment.
Every school has their goals in mind of what they want.
Any school that isn't sitting in the B1G or SEC could end up elsewhere.
USCs plan is ultimately to create a super conference. If that is with the platform of the PAC 12 or Big 12. Who knows.
USCs higher ups believe they can put pressure on Ohio State and Alabama and their collective model.
A collective model in the ACC, PAC 12 or the Big 12 won't work.
Not enough there.
2018-2019 revenue
sports.usatoday.com
Vs
2010 2011 revenue
Don't mind Texas A&M. Their numbers are still inflated
Really is Texas vs Ohio State
With all the moves by the SEC and Big Ten they still haven't been able to pass Texas.
Texas' conference lost 4 key members
To make it even worse. They have been horrible for the past 10 years.
Just imagine if they went on a Top 5 run for a decade
USA TODAY
sports.usatoday.com
Vs
2010 2011 revenue
Texas athletics overwhelm rivals in revenue and spending
School's income of more than $150 million, expenses of nearly $134 million underscore criticism of NCAA sports as business activity.
usatoday30.usatoday.com
Don't mind Texas A&M. Their numbers are still inflated
Really is Texas vs Ohio State
With all the moves by the SEC and Big Ten they still haven't been able to pass Texas.
Texas' conference lost 4 key members
To make it even worse. They have been horrible for the past 10 years.
Just imagine if they went on a Top 5 run for a decade
It is a school who buys into the model that the Big 12 has created
Listen to what they are saying.
They are telling people they deserve their piece of the pie and they don't care about hurt feelings.
That would mean 4 of the bluebloods buy into this
USC, Texas, ND and Oklahoma
ND isn't trying to share anything with anyone either
Listen to what they are saying.
They are telling people they deserve their piece of the pie and they don't care about hurt feelings.
That would mean 4 of the bluebloods buy into this
USC, Texas, ND and Oklahoma
ND isn't trying to share anything with anyone either
That actually was the point of the whole thread LOL.
The fact the big 12 did not expand a few years ago was a good idea in my opinion. N to expand unless you have a Nebraska or possibly someone in the PAC 12 leaving because of the shape of the conference. Right now we’re just still going to be traveling our butts off.
It would be nice to have a East and West division picking up some teams closer to Morgantown, but the facilities are not good enough.
After the TV contract is up in a couple years we’re either going to get bigger or not existent at all. It could be AAC, here we come within the next five years.
Doubt B12 evaporates.
Assuming the worse all the time,
is not a good business model.
B12 represents one the most entertaining and dynamic football conferences in the country, which is great on TV. Great for TV money.
Oklahoma and Texas is rolling in cash.
Basketball is very competitive and entertaining.
So sence (since)
in "watering down" the league.
Watered-down could include stretching the conference geographically or excessively.
Because USC is a school who can and has been able to sign High Level recruits in the Big 3 sports.
For sure they signed the #1 player in football and baseball before and I believe they have in basketball.
One thing about Nebraska. Their basketball is beyond horrible.
Look at how many NCAA Tournament wins they have in basketball.
Their baseball started to get better in the Big 12 but they never could make deep runs at the CWS.
2 and BBQ a lot of years
For sure they signed the #1 player in football and baseball before and I believe they have in basketball.
One thing about Nebraska. Their basketball is beyond horrible.
Look at how many NCAA Tournament wins they have in basketball.
Their baseball started to get better in the Big 12 but they never could make deep runs at the CWS.
2 and BBQ a lot of years
Again,
stretching the conference unnecessarily and without legit reason while balancing a candidate 2000 (4000 total) mile commute is everything we are discussing.
And we have to factor in that--
if b12 plays this season SAFELY, then the b12 gains more power and influence WITHOUT making holesale changes.
And cashing in serious money based on TV ratings.
Suckers are great at spending other people's money and without factoring in impact to student athletes.
Alumni bases...
Not always about location as much as it is about alumni bases.
Where are the main ones outside of your state?
Not always about location as much as it is about alumni bases.
Where are the main ones outside of your state?
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What I do not understand,
is why have I wasted so much time discussing this stupidity ...wink
Ps....b12 plays this year safely and effectively, the b12 will very powerful .
Big 3 powerful.
Incentives can be modified without making wholesale conference realignments
is why have I wasted so much time discussing this stupidity ...wink
Ps....b12 plays this year safely and effectively, the b12 will very powerful .
Big 3 powerful.
Incentives can be modified without making wholesale conference realignments
You keep talking about as if fanbases are fixed in one spot.
USC has never cared about location.
They have maintained the only intersectional rivarly in CFB history for 60-70+ years.
Because ND helped expand their name.
Southern schools are different because most of them want to maintain this regional mindset
But the rest don't have a small pond mindset.
Goes to back to ones like ND and USC.
Problem is ND isn't enough for USC anymore.
They need more from them and the PAC 12
I guess BYU is screwed but still has a ton of money. Don’t see them getting into a conference unless PAC12 folds.
Let’s say it does and BIG12 gets Arizona, Arizona St, UCLA and USC.
BYU, Colorado St, Boise St and Sand Diego St fills the void keeping the PAC 12 alive. They could poach Air Force, UNLV, Hawaii, and San Jose St then be the 16 super conference they wanted to be
Let’s say it does and BIG12 gets Arizona, Arizona St, UCLA and USC.
BYU, Colorado St, Boise St and Sand Diego St fills the void keeping the PAC 12 alive. They could poach Air Force, UNLV, Hawaii, and San Jose St then be the 16 super conference they wanted to be
Very good chance Stanford moves away from FBS football. Possibly disband their football program all together
They are really attempting to deemphasize football.
This is an issue at USC with their administration.
USC's student body has changed. There are third generation Trojans who can't get their children admitted into the university.
Some are upset by this because they believe their degree will always carry weight
They are really attempting to deemphasize football.
This is an issue at USC with their administration.
USC's student body has changed. There are third generation Trojans who can't get their children admitted into the university.
Some are upset by this because they believe their degree will always carry weight
