Pac-12/Big 10/Big 12 Realignment

[pezsez1]

I don't love either option. I really don't. USC and UCLA royally F'd west coast football. Given where we are now, we just don't have much choice left unless independence is a real option.

Yep, that's where I'm at. I've always loved Pac-12 football. Jumping ship and watching OSU and WSU (and maybe Cal and Stanford) drown just feels so wrong. I mean seriously, I really feel for those fanbases. What they're feeling right now must be the absolute worst.

My one remaining hope (assuming the expected happens) is that G5 conferences always have paths to whatever our playoffs look like going forward. Those fans and their programs need to continue to matter, even if it's more belief than reality.

Also, I wonder who those 2/9 are? The four that would be left out right now are OSU, WSU, Cal and Stanford. So which of those two voted against the GOR?

[buckmarkduck]

If IW is really the hold up, because the don’t have the money to cover travel, dump them. Stanford has tons of money, bring them with us instead. I’d be more than happy to never play UW again.

[StevensTechU]

If IW is really the hold up, because the don’t have the money to cover travel, dump them. Stanford has tons of money, bring them with us instead. I’d be more than happy to never play UW again.

Don't get my hopes up. Only downside to this is uw's path to the playoffs would be incredibly easy (uw vs. Utah every year). It's sort of the argument for Oregon staying put.

If Oregon and Oregon State end up in different 'tiers,' can I become a fan of both schools in the same way that I root for Portland State?

[DuckBomb2]

From a competitive standpoint, the Big Ten kinda sorta needs Oregon. There's a reason every f-ing "Big Noon Kickoff" game in the fall is Ohio State vs. ______. There just isn't another brand in the conference that moves the needle in the same way. The Southeastern Conference will have half a dozen - Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma. The B1G has Ohio State, USC, maybe Michigan. I don't know if Penn State is a bigger brand than Tennessee, and wouldn't say that Nebraska is a bigger brand than Auburn (certainly not more successful).

So if you add Oregon, you at least have 4 tier 1 brands against the Southeastern Conference's 7, with a handful of recognizable brands in support. It's still not on the same level, but it is a heck of a lot closer.

Absolutely agree with this. If this is the age of super-conferences, then they need to be real super conferences with actual interesting match-ups each week. Personally, I don't think adding just UCLA and USC are quite enough to make an interesting super conference (also they're kind of bad at football lately ...).

[Duck07]

If IW is really the hold up, because the don’t have the money to cover travel, dump them. Stanford has tons of money, bring them with us instead. I’d be more than happy to never play UW again.

Don't get my hopes up. Only downside to this is uw's path to the playoffs would be incredibly easy (uw vs. Utah every year). It's sort of the argument for Oregon staying put.

If Oregon and Oregon State end up in different 'tiers,' can I become a fan of both schools in the same way that I root for Portland State?

one year, then the playoff bids are redone and i think they'll remove all auto-bids

[Duck07]

I don't love either option. I really don't. USC and UCLA royally F'd west coast football. Given where we are now, we just don't have much choice left unless independence is a real option.

Yep, that's where I'm at. I've always loved Pac-12 football. Jumping ship and watching OSU and WSU (and maybe Cal and Stanford) drown just feels so wrong. I mean seriously, I really feel for those fanbases. What they're feeling right now must be the absolute worst.

My one remaining hope (assuming the expected happens) is that G5 conferences always have paths to whatever our playoffs look like going forward. Those fans and their programs need to continue to matter, even if it's more belief than reality.

Also, I wonder who those 2/9 are? The four that would be left out right now are OSU, WSU, Cal and Stanford. So which of those two voted against the GOR?

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uo and uw.

funny the poodles cant come up with 10m out of a couch in medina

[pezsez1]

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Nobody else appears to be reporting this yet. Someone else reported an hour ago that the Big 10 presidents had scheduled a call.

[UOducksTK1]

And so it begins...

[UOducksTK1]

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[StevensTechU]

IF TRUE, really curious what the financial and television details are. Is Oregon getting completely screwed relative to major Big Ten brands Northwestern and Illinois? Did a new TV partner come into the fold, or has one expanded their package?

[dthomas=ddixon]

Never in doubt.

[OregonFan4Life]

I alway figured Oregon would eventually end up in the B1G, just didn’t think it’d be this quick.

[greenyellow]

RIP Pac-12. You had your chances but blew it way too often.

[Duck07]

IF TRUE, really curious what the financial and television details are. Is Oregon getting completely screwed relative to major Big Ten brands Northwestern and Illinois? Did a new TV partner come into the fold, or has one expanded their package?

im sure were getting more than big 12 but i doubt were over 40

[DmoneyDuck]

We could really see Oregon's recruiting go to another level if this happens.