Yeah I’ll believe that Clemson is coming to the B1G the day the ink hits the paper. Until then 
USC & UCLA to B1G by 2024; conferences react; TV contracts thread
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I can see FSU. I also see at least two other ACC schools as more attractive targets that Clemson and one of them isn't ASWP.Yeah I’ll believe that Clemson is coming to the B1G the day the ink hits the paper. Until then
Could an Arizona defection be the last straw for the teetering Pac-12 Conference?
Speculation has gotten louder than ever, with the latest rumors centering on whether Arizona will be the pin that pops the Pac-12 bubble.
www.azcentral.com
Sorry, the below is an ESPN+ article, and I try to never link articles you can't read without a subscription. You can read the opening part of it, so I decided to link it.
Yes, and let us not overlook ND. Whatever one might feeal about the school, they bring the $$$.
Wouldn't North Carolina want an agreement which keeps their basketball game with Duke a solid lock to be played each year? Can't imagine NC coming into a new conference without protecting the NC/Duke basketball game each year
don’t forget how VaTech got into the ACC. That was the Va legislature’s doing.
wonder if Oregon will have the same issue with Ore St
And they will break up into 5 team divisions, Penn State will be grouped with USC, UCLA, Wash, and Oregon.
And UCLA is part of the University of California. Lot of good that did Berkeley.
Beggars can't be choosers.
They would be nice additions but I don't see it. If TV ratings drive the conf. alignment bus I don't see what adding NC or UVA does.
Seatle and AZ is where I would look for the next expansion. (I think) they are #11 and #12 in tv markets. And with the way Phoenix is growing it will be moving up.
Notre Dame is still the Gorilla in the room.
Agree, but for a conference poaching the ACC for expansion, FSU, UNC, and UVa would be the targets (and, of course, ND). Miami and FSU could be interchangeable parts and I'm not married to UVa.They would be nice additions but I don't see it. If TV ratings drive the conf. alignment bus I don't see what adding NC or UVA does.
Seatle and AZ is where I would look for the next expansion. (I think) they are #11 and #12 in tv markets. And with the way Phoenix is growing it will be moving up.
Notre Dame is still the Gorilla in the room.
Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff may not have a lot with which to work, but these reports are pretty unimpressive. The Apple streaming option has been floated for months. It's questionable if the tiers will be met, and does not help with regards to getting eyes on the conference programs for those that don't care to subscribe.
IIRC, George K has been pulling down around $3.5 Million per year. That may be the worst ROI for any college sports entity ever
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Am I reading these reports correctly? Primarily (ONLY?) a streaming deal?
If that is indeed the case, wouldn't the Mountain West have a better deal? My God, how has that conference fallen (PAC). I would have to imagine, if that is indeed the case, the remaining members are desperately looking for options tonight.
Larry Scott and Kliavkoff hopefully are set up for life, because I can't imagine anyone hiring them to do much of anything except crash trains into gorges at this point.
If that is indeed the case, wouldn't the Mountain West have a better deal? My God, how has that conference fallen (PAC). I would have to imagine, if that is indeed the case, the remaining members are desperately looking for options tonight.
Larry Scott and Kliavkoff hopefully are set up for life, because I can't imagine anyone hiring them to do much of anything except crash trains into gorges at this point.
And one day, we will all look back at Sandy and barren as Penn State’s golden age.
It used to be said that west coast players were at a disadvantage in the Heisman race because the rest of the country didn’t see them play due to the time difference. Now even fans on the west coast won’t see them play.
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In the case of most of the Pac12 programs, NOT seeing them will be to their advantage.
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