It’s a bleak future no matter what happens. I don’t think adding SDSU & SMU adds anything.
I can at least see what they're shooting for with SDSU. It gets them back in the SoCal market with a school that has a lot of upside and a brand new football stadium.
Now SMU..... I have no clue what they're thinking. Small private school in a Dallas market that is dominated by A&M, OU & Texas. I just don't see that doing anything but hindering the PAC's TV negotiations.
Here's another crazy thing. SMU might be better off telling them no and staying in the AAC. If the PAC12 adds SDSU & SMU, I think they'll get a crap TV deal and thus lose some schools to the Big 12. If Arizona & Arizona State jump to the Big12, does the PAC even have a future? I doubt Oregon and Washington would hang around to find out.