From Action Network:

Quote:The 10 schools leaving the Pac-12 likely will still play in Pac-12 affiliated bowls the next two seasons and not in bowl tie-ins with their new conferences, sources told Action Network.

The former Pac-12 schools are not expected to play in bowls with their new conferences for multiple reasons, conference and bowl sources told Action Network.

The contracts between the conferences and the bowls don’t end until after the 2025 season. With only Oregon State and Washington State remaining in the Pac-12 in 2024, the six bowls with Pac-12 ties could not be filled without drawing from other conferences.

Because of the mass exodus of Pac-12 schools, all the stakeholders involved are seeking a temporary solution until the new bowl contracts begin in 2026, sources said. ...

What about SMU?

Make sense to me. Especially for fanbase travel? Holiday/Sun/LA Bowl closer for Cal and Stanford then Belk/Fenway/military bowls

(02-13-2024 12:07 PM)Hallcity Wrote:  From Action Network:

Quote:The 10 schools leaving the Pac-12 likely will still play in Pac-12 affiliated bowls the next two seasons and not in bowl tie-ins with their new conferences, sources told Action Network.

The former Pac-12 schools are not expected to play in bowls with their new conferences for multiple reasons, conference and bowl sources told Action Network.

The contracts between the conferences and the bowls don’t end until after the 2025 season. With only Oregon State and Washington State remaining in the Pac-12 in 2024, the six bowls with Pac-12 ties could not be filled without drawing from other conferences.

Because of the mass exodus of Pac-12 schools, all the stakeholders involved are seeking a temporary solution until the new bowl contracts begin in 2026, sources said. ...

What about SMU?

This is not about the ACC, it's about the Pac-12's bowl partners. I doubt SMU is affected at all.

You really want AAC bowls?

(02-13-2024 04:35 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  You really want AAC bowls?

SMU will be in the ACC bowl line up next year if they finish 6-6 or better. If you do fall that far, there's a great chance that you'll play an AAC team in one of our lower tier bowls.