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Could the Big 12 expand anyway?
(06-15-2016 03:40 AM)vandiver49 Wrote: (06-14-2016 07:23 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote: (06-14-2016 06:12 PM)Win5002 Wrote: (06-14-2016 05:41 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote: Texas, TT, Oklahoma & Oklahoma St to the PAC.
Kansas & Iowa State to the B1G.
TCU & WV to the SEC.
ND & Cincinnati to the ACC.
PAC
Stanford, Cal, Washington, Wash St
USC, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona St
Oregon, Oregon St, Colorado, Utah
Texas, Oklahoma, TT, Oklahoma St
B1G
Nebraska, Iowa, Iowa St, Kansas
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, NW
Ohio St, Penn St, Maryland, Rutgers
Michigan, Mich St, Indiana, Purdue
SEC
A&M, Arkansas, Missouri, TCU
LSU, Miss, Miss St, Kentucky
Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Vandy
Florida, Georgia, SC, WV
ACC
ND, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, BC
FSU, Clemson, NC State, WF
Miami, VT, Louisville, Cincinnati
GT, NC, Duke, Virginia
I would like this as a fan(because I am an ISU & Iowa fan) but I doubt it happens. The PAC 12 would be the biggest winner in expansion, the ACC next with adding ND and the SEC & B1G would be getting marginal brands or less as additions. If its survival of the fittest expect the B1G & SEC to get the best brands.
Plus, under your expansion scenario two of the biggest expansion prizes would have to play a lot of their games on west coast in possible PST time slots. They won't relegate themselves to that. They also would lose their political power because their region would be under represented, the west coast agenda's would trump the Texas/Oklahoma interests always and the PAC 12 does not offer a big enough prize for Texas & OU to do that. I think a full Big 12/PAC 12 merger where each league brings 8 or 9 teams to make 16-18 is more realistic. Also, I think a rule that said no CST teams started a game on the west coast after 7 or 7:30 p.m. CST might help a little.
My example is probably not happening either but if we wanted 72 teams as the final number with 4 equal leagues competition wise, I felt it would provide that.
If any of this was easy then it would be done already. I think that it is far more likely that we will have the status quo for about a decade.
Would the PAC schools be better off being absorbed into the B1G & the Big 12?
Arizona, Arizona St, Washington, Washington St, Oregon, Oregon St, Utah, Colorado & BYU to the Big 12.
USC, UCLA, Stanford & Cal to the B1G.
ND & WV to the ACC.
This would put the Big 12 & B1G would be at 18 with the ACC at 16. The SEC would still be strong & with an advantage of splitting the CFP $ fewer ways. What would the SEC do, align with the ACC or raid it?
There is too much brand value wrapped up the PAC name itself for the bold to happen.
There is a lot of brand value in the PAC but they haven't been able to turn it into enough $$$ yet. They would make a lot more $$$ off of the B1GN alone for instance. How much value does the PACN have even if they sell a piece to ESPN or FOX? I'm not saying that the PAC is going anywhere, just merely posing a question. Thus far they haven't been able to lure any major brands west & they haven't seen enough value in Oklahoma.
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