Pac-12/Big 10/Big 12 Realignment

[Duck07]

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[Phalanx]

The good news is if they are committed to securing the best possible future for their member universities, they've done so for all but four of them, so well done!

[Duck07]

Not sure why anyone in here would be attacking a student athlete. There's almost nothing beneficial for them in this deal. Yeah, there's still USC/UCLA/UW that are no different than current. But where's the next closest school, Lincoln, NE? That's 1600 miles vs SLC that was 700 or Berkeley that is 500, or even WSU at 460. The amount of travel and time away from school, home, and as she says, opportunities for friends and family to watch games is much lessened.

Maybe because she is being a downer about something publicly that most others are really happy about, including the people who raise the revenue necessary to pay for her to be on scholarship? She is whining about something that isn't going to happen for over a year, so her parents are going to have plenty of opportunity to see her play. Probably plenty of seating too. She also has plenty of opportunity to transfer out if she doesn't like traveling. I don't think too many sports participants complain about playing in other parts of the country, some might even think it was a cool opportunity. She can always try UNLV or Fresno State if she wants to be close to home though.

i counted 13 players for football from direct b1g states on the roster, to say nothing of the 1/4 from the south and east. those maryland, rutgers, psu games will be close for some of our players too.

our donors can send more to ducks rising now too with the AD getting such a big cash infusion. its something that will cut both ways with travel time

[bellsduck]

That cash infusion will be going right back out the door to pay for increased travel expenses. In 6 years we'll see what the landscape is and how it pays off. And don't get me wrong, given the two options that were presented, there wasn't much of a choice But there are plenty of people not happy about this for a multitude of reasons. And to say someone is whining that is much more affected by it on a daily basis than you or me is childish.
It will be interesting to see how this changes recruiting in several sports. I've seen people say they expect it to help in football, but we've been recruiting well there for years. How much better is it going to get?

[nogerO]

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I don’t know about your point of view. Makes more sense for the remaining pac teams to join the MW as there’s no buyout for them because there is no media contract. Humble pie time for some.

[Phalanx]

That cash infusion will be going right back out the door to pay for increased travel expenses. In 6 years we'll see what the landscape is and how it pays off. And don't get me wrong, given the two options that were presented, there wasn't much of a choice But there are plenty of people not happy about this for a multitude of reasons. And to say someone is whining that is much more affected by it on a daily basis than you or me is childish.
It will be interesting to see how this changes recruiting in several sports. I've seen people say they expect it to help in football, but we've been recruiting well there for years. How much better is it going to get?

I've been a duck fan and watching/going to games longer than she has been alive, so not sure who is affected more. I think if you get a scholarship to play a sport that doesn't pay for itself and that barely anybody watches, you should probably learn to adjust around the sport that everybody watches and that pays the bills. It seems like part of the sports landscape to travel, especially if you want to do it at a 'high level' as she professes to want. I don't follow women's sports; to me softball is a game that people in beer leagues play, but whatever, more power to her if she can get free college out of it. I note that her team went down to southern Mexico this season for several games. Not sure if Mom and Dad were able to go down for that one or not. I'm assuming they will still have home games like every other sport. She is publicly whining, and it isn't childish to point it out. The whining is the childish thing. Still, everyone is entitled to their opinion. And everyone is entitled to respond to that opinion, particularly if it is expressed in so public a manner.

[greenyellow]

The ACC is facing a fate just like the Pac-12. I'm betting ESPN wishes they would have pushed for an ACC/Pac-12 merger after being shut out of the West Coast now.

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[justin_f]

That cash infusion will be going right back out the door to pay for increased travel expenses. In 6 years we'll see what the landscape is and how it pays off. And don't get me wrong, given the two options that were presented, there wasn't much of a choice But there are plenty of people not happy about this for a multitude of reasons. And to say someone is whining that is much more affected by it on a daily basis than you or me is childish.
It will be interesting to see how this changes recruiting in several sports. I've seen people say they expect it to help in football, but we've been recruiting well there for years. How much better is it going to get?

I've been a duck fan and watching/going to games longer than she has been alive, so not sure who is affected more. I think if you get a scholarship to play a sport that doesn't pay for itself and that barely anybody watches, you should probably learn to adjust around the sport that everybody watches and that pays the bills. It seems like part of the sports landscape to travel, especially if you want to do it at a 'high level' as she professes to want. I don't follow women's sports; to me softball is a game that people in beer leagues play, but whatever, more power to her if she can get free college out of it. I note that her team went down to southern Mexico this season for several games. Not sure if Mom and Dad were able to go down for that one or not. I'm assuming they will still have home games like every other sport. She is publicly whining, and it isn't childish to point it out. The whining is the childish thing. Still, everyone is entitled to their opinion. And everyone is entitled to respond to that opinion, particularly if it is expressed in so public a manner.

Agree 100% don't bite the hand that feeds you. Entitled brat

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[alxtw]

That cash infusion will be going right back out the door to pay for increased travel expenses. In 6 years we'll see what the landscape is and how it pays off. And don't get me wrong, given the two options that were presented, there wasn't much of a choice But there are plenty of people not happy about this for a multitude of reasons. And to say someone is whining that is much more affected by it on a daily basis than you or me is childish.
It will be interesting to see how this changes recruiting in several sports. I've seen people say they expect it to help in football, but we've been recruiting well there for years. How much better is it going to get?

I've been a duck fan and watching/going to games longer than she has been alive, so not sure who is affected more. I think if you get a scholarship to play a sport that doesn't pay for itself and that barely anybody watches, you should probably learn to adjust around the sport that everybody watches and that pays the bills. It seems like part of the sports landscape to travel, especially if you want to do it at a 'high level' as she professes to want. I don't follow women's sports; to me softball is a game that people in beer leagues play, but whatever, more power to her if she can get free college out of it. I note that her team went down to southern Mexico this season for several games. Not sure if Mom and Dad were able to go down for that one or not. I'm assuming they will still have home games like every other sport. She is publicly whining, and it isn't childish to point it out. The whining is the childish thing. Still, everyone is entitled to their opinion. And everyone is entitled to respond to that opinion, particularly if it is expressed in so public a manner.

Agree 100% don't bite the hand that feeds you. Entitled brat

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Agree 100% x2

I hate the loss and implosion of the PAC. But if students athletes, that are getting free housing, education, stipends, and NIL deals, are really unhappy about it they can always use the generous transfer portal and policies available nowadays.

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[ElPatoLoco]

Paige chose to attend the UofO. The coaches sold her something that is going to change. Saying she’s an entitled brat is over the top and disrespectful.


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[greenyellow]

Amazing the Big Ten did almost 2 hours of coverage on Oregon/UW joining the conference.

[pezsez1]

Watching that now. Amazing production quality! I think this Big 10 thing is going to be a lot of fun.

[Everythingsducky]

Dave Revsine was with ESPN for 10 years. The BIG conference coverage will make the Pac12 network look like a complete joke. Watched the almost two hour deal. Good watch.

[dthomas=ddixon]

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its been like an hour and the conf is already giving us better publicity

This particular tweet made it hit me: we’re officially in a serious conference. We’re so used to the incompetence and self-destructive behavior of the PAC; I’m really excited to see how things will be different in a serious conference.