USC & UCLA Rumored to be Heading to B1G

[Dawg2003]

So is the PAC 12 going to eventually disband?

[Quaoarsking]

So is the PAC 12 going to eventually disband?

Probably. Everybody wants out. I suspect they'll all go to the Big 10 if they can, Big 12 if they can't, and Oregon State and Washington State may have to settle for the MWC.

[Bothrops]

So is the PAC 12 going to eventually disband?

All the conferences as we know them now will dissappear. There will be no SEC, no BIG whatever, no PAC or ACC. Once realignment is complete, in however many years, new leagues will form along with new names. It's about the mighty dollar and who is worth what; that will dictate who will be washing, and who will be hanging out. I think some programs precluded from this deal will eventually shutdown, because there won't be any real options on the table for them, unless those institutions can band together and come up with something innovative in the way of ideas and get necessary support for it. You can bet the blueprint for this whole plan is laid out, and outlined in periodic stages. This is going to be chaos for the fans.

[TheLostDawg]

All the conferences as we know them now will dissappear. There will be no SEC, no BIG whatever, no PAC or ACC. Once realignment is complete, in however many years, new leagues will form along with new names. It's about the mighty dollar and who is worth what; that will dictate who will be washing, and who will be hanging out. I think some programs precluded from this deal will eventually shutdown, because there won't be any real options on the table for them, unless those institutions can band together and come up with something innovative in the way of ideas and get necessary support for it. You can bet the blueprint for this whole plan is laid out, and outlined in periodic stages. This is going to be chaos for the fans.

The thing that makes money is the viewers. If they go too far then it's basically another professional league which I agree that it is on its way to becoming. However they can't go too far because they'll lose a lot of viewers. No one wants another NFL. They want college sports. When they get too far from being about each college, no one will care. There is a reason why it's not more than 32 NFL teams. If places like state gets left out, they lose their Mississippi audience. It'll be like Montana where they aren't going to pay extra to upgrade for one extra channel.
A 72 team league I can see with another smaller league. Somewhat like d1 d2. That being said they are going to need at least one college in each state.

[TheLostDawg]

How would yall feel if they put 40 state schools in one division and the rest in another then the top school in each division play each other for the championship? Like afc nfc.

With one cross division game

[coachnorm]

How would yall feel if they put 40 state schools in one division and the rest in another then the top school in each division play each other for the championship? Like afc nfc.

With one cross division game

Who do you think "THEY" are? It's going to be the Fox assets versus the ESPN assets for corporate profits. The idea of 40 "STATE" schools in one division is a non starter in the eyes of the new overlords. It's just like you stated, SEC new name is ESPN, the AFC, and BIG is NFC new name is Fox. As the python squeezes, it will determine who is going to be in "THEIR" newly acquired game.

[coachnorm]

Who do you think "THEY" are? It's going to be the Fox assets versus the ESPN assets for corporate profits. The idea of 40 "STATE" schools in one division is a non starter in the eyes of the new overlords. It's just like you stated, SEC new name is ESPN, the AFC, and BIG is NFC new name is Fox. As the python squeezes, it will determine who is going to be in "THEIR" newly acquired game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LiAToQ_q_0

Josh Pate indicated that the Power 2 will only add a few more programs into their product. That is why I believe that the end game will be 20 in the former SEC now Disney/ESPN and 20 in the former BIG now FOX. Josh indicated the network demands of a quality product which in my mind smells of relegation. If a program fails to meet the quality mandate it probably will be served with documentation of non compliance. That document will be public and some outside of the Power 2 will start making a presentation on why they should be considered to be the new replacement. From a basketball comparison think of the Power 2 as the NCAAs and the others as NIT.