While I can understand why the PAC-12 may have few better expansion schools choices than SDSU and SMU, it seems to me that the league will be lowering both its academic and athletic reputation. Along with a likely decline in media payments, the PAC-12 may be on its way down to the level of the AAC. I wonder why the stronger programs li…
While I can understand why the PAC-12 may have few better expansion schools choices than SDSU and SMU, it seems to me that the league will be lowering both its academic and athletic reputation. Along with a likely decline in media payments, the PAC-12 may be on its way down to the level of the AAC. I wonder why the stronger programs like Oergon, UW and Utah would want to remain in this reconfigured conference. The Big-12 certainly has an opportunity to lure away the Four Corner schools with its media package which likely will be considerably better than anything the PAC-12 will be able to negotiate.
Lowering our academic reputation? With USC/UCLA gone, that distinction is gone. It's just Cal, UW, and Furd now. Also, SDSU is largely hampered academically due to state-wide university politics and UC dick swinging. We shouldn't have any issues with bringing them in, and having games in SoCal for recruiting -- they're not going to add a TV market -- is too important to pass up.
While I can understand why the PAC-12 may have few better expansion schools choices than SDSU and SMU, it seems to me that the league will be lowering both its academic and athletic reputation. Along with a likely decline in media payments, the PAC-12 may be on its way down to the level of the AAC. I wonder why the stronger programs like Oergon, UW and Utah would want to remain in this reconfigured conference. The Big-12 certainly has an opportunity to lure away the Four Corner schools with its media package which likely will be considerably better than anything the PAC-12 will be able to negotiate.
Lowering our academic reputation? With USC/UCLA gone, that distinction is gone. It's just Cal, UW, and Furd now. Also, SDSU is largely hampered academically due to state-wide university politics and UC dick swinging. We shouldn't have any issues with bringing them in, and having games in SoCal for recruiting -- they're not going to add a TV market -- is too important to pass up.