This is so short sighted. We should absolutely rebuild the Pac-12. We will be one of the marquee teams in the conference. We have four out of the original six members so we keep some of the history and continuity. And as one of the marquee teams we get to set the terms. MWC teams will jump at the chance to move up to a P5 conference so t…
This is so short sighted. We should absolutely rebuild the Pac-12. We will be one of the marquee teams in the conference. We have four out of the original six members so we keep some of the history and continuity. And as one of the marquee teams we get to set the terms. MWC teams will jump at the chance to move up to a P5 conference so that opens up the possibility of doing unequal revenue share while we get our financial affairs in order.
And in the meantime, we can start contending for conference championships in the revenue sports and drive revenue through traditional means, ticket sales, donations, etc... If the competition level of the new Pac-12 isn't good enough for some of our Olympic sports, we make adjustments for them (I am sure some of the UO/UW/USC/UCLA programs would love to skip the trip out to Rutgers), apparently we already do non-conference alignments for a number of sports, so this wouldn't be unheard of.
Watching Cal football and basketball struggle through decades of mediocrity has been painful to watch. A lot of fans have tuned out, many for good. Begging the B1G for a minuscule revenue share is going to lead to more of the same. We have an opportunity to shape our own destiny. It might come with plenty of risk, but I would much rather take that risk than sign up for another decade or two of mediocrity. Some things are worth fighting for and keeping college football regional is one of those things. That is a hill that I would be proud for us to die on. And who knows, maybe after a decade or more of being Ohio States punching bag, UO and UW come crawling back. USC and UCLA are dead to me though, they can be the doormat of the B1G for eternity.
This is so short sighted. We should absolutely rebuild the Pac-12. We will be one of the marquee teams in the conference. We have four out of the original six members so we keep some of the history and continuity. And as one of the marquee teams we get to set the terms. MWC teams will jump at the chance to move up to a P5 conference so that opens up the possibility of doing unequal revenue share while we get our financial affairs in order.
And in the meantime, we can start contending for conference championships in the revenue sports and drive revenue through traditional means, ticket sales, donations, etc... If the competition level of the new Pac-12 isn't good enough for some of our Olympic sports, we make adjustments for them (I am sure some of the UO/UW/USC/UCLA programs would love to skip the trip out to Rutgers), apparently we already do non-conference alignments for a number of sports, so this wouldn't be unheard of.
Watching Cal football and basketball struggle through decades of mediocrity has been painful to watch. A lot of fans have tuned out, many for good. Begging the B1G for a minuscule revenue share is going to lead to more of the same. We have an opportunity to shape our own destiny. It might come with plenty of risk, but I would much rather take that risk than sign up for another decade or two of mediocrity. Some things are worth fighting for and keeping college football regional is one of those things. That is a hill that I would be proud for us to die on. And who knows, maybe after a decade or more of being Ohio States punching bag, UO and UW come crawling back. USC and UCLA are dead to me though, they can be the doormat of the B1G for eternity.
Conference realignment will continue. Being the boss of a rebuilt Pac12 conference won't mean much. If it is successful, we will lose more schools.