Yes, though if the ACC deal falls through . . . I would not be shocked to see ESPN miraculously find more money to get the B12 to add more west coast schools.
ESPN may find the money but their presidents and ADs don't want it for several reasons. I don't think they feel like it's a fit in any way, and I tend to agree with them. Totally different culturally and athletically neither simply brings any value to the table. They need to be focused on sending teams to the CFP and increasing their revenue per school, closer to the SEC. Adding two or all four of the Pac 4 won't achieve either goal, plus it makes future expansion when the ACC implodes harder if they already have 20 schools.
If this comes to pass (which it probably won't because Cal and Stanford will be in the ACC), then some of those presidents will complain and then take the money and expand.
That's the issue -- there isn't enough additional money to make them want to expand. Unlike the ACC they aren't asking schools to take half share or zero shares because they want harmony throughout the league. But bringing in the Pac 4 doesn't up the 'per school revenue' and would lower the overall payout per school because it'll be split between more schools. You don't do that for schools that aren't a great fit in the first place. Even if Yormark wanted to do it, their presidents are the ones who have to agree to it.
No -- they aren't interested. This was leaked to try and make the ACC more faster.
*trolling and gloating intensifies
Yes, though if the ACC deal falls through . . . I would not be shocked to see ESPN miraculously find more money to get the B12 to add more west coast schools.
ESPN may find the money but their presidents and ADs don't want it for several reasons. I don't think they feel like it's a fit in any way, and I tend to agree with them. Totally different culturally and athletically neither simply brings any value to the table. They need to be focused on sending teams to the CFP and increasing their revenue per school, closer to the SEC. Adding two or all four of the Pac 4 won't achieve either goal, plus it makes future expansion when the ACC implodes harder if they already have 20 schools.
If this comes to pass (which it probably won't because Cal and Stanford will be in the ACC), then some of those presidents will complain and then take the money and expand.
That's the issue -- there isn't enough additional money to make them want to expand. Unlike the ACC they aren't asking schools to take half share or zero shares because they want harmony throughout the league. But bringing in the Pac 4 doesn't up the 'per school revenue' and would lower the overall payout per school because it'll be split between more schools. You don't do that for schools that aren't a great fit in the first place. Even if Yormark wanted to do it, their presidents are the ones who have to agree to it.