(01-10-2023 03:51 AM)Skyhawk Wrote:  

(01-09-2023 09:11 PM)Alanda Wrote:  I think it's going to be SDSU and SMU. I just wonder if they go for four instead of two.

I think you may very well be right about more than 2.

It occurred to me earlier today to look at the conference if one of the 3 top targets was gone. ie looking at the PAC without WA, or instead without Stanford.

Changes the "feel" of the conference a bit.

So if at least 1 or 2 schools are likely leaving, adding 3 or 4 seems smart.

Add SDSU, Fresno state, UNLV, and BSU.

If all 3 (WA, OR, Stanford) leave, also try for BYU.

Let's presume Colorado also leaves, and add Gonzaga and Hawaii.

That package is a nice regional conference, which should be enough to get a decent media deal.

PAC
WSU, OSU, BSU, BYU, Utah, Gonzaga / Hawaii


Cal, Fresno state, SDSU, AZ, AZ state, UNLV

Or, better yet, try for tOSU, Michigan and Alabama. Those are about as likely as getting BYU to U-turn to the Pac at this late stage.