(02-28-2016 08:38 AM)JRsec Wrote: How about neither? FOX has the majority stake in the BTN. ESPN has the SECN. The best way to finally kill off the Big 12 is for FOX and ESPN to collaborate on a PACN revamp.
Would they really collaborate on a project like that though?
How would they go about doing it? Splitting the network's share of the revenue 50/50 while the PAC gets the other half? What would ESPN do with the LHN? Would they continue to share 1st and 2nd Tier rights for the conference given the two's ability to shift content around through all 3 layers? Would the PAC go for it being they could be tied down to 2 masters rather than having one partner?
I think BYU would fit in the PAC just fine, but I seriously doubt the league would take them. They are awfully prejudiced against religious institutions out there.
I could see maybe this?
Texas, Texas Tech, Houston, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Kansas State, and Iowa State.
Florida State, Clemson, NC State, Virginia Tech, TCU, and West Virginia to the SEC?
Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, and Boston College to the B1G?
Schools like Baylor, Louisville, Miami, Wake Forest, and Pittsburgh could join a revamped American.
West: BYU, Colorado State, Tulsa, SMU, Baylor, Tulane
North: Memphis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Temple, UConn
East: Miami, UCF, USF, Wake Forest, East Carolina, Navy
It probably wouldn't be quite strong enough to be considered a true power conference, but it would serve as a cheap alternative to placing so many other schools in higher paying leagues.
Perhaps then Notre Dame would affiliate with the Big East. They could then be free to have football scheduling agreements with multiple conferences.