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  1. I look at it from the point of view as a father, that hopes for all to be well & healthy regardless of political affiliation... I saw a twitter post of a little girl struggling for breath makes you wanna be there for your kids to the moon & back... I figured might as well play the song in the screwed version since its all we have left, is a society kinda screwed up...
  2. No... No... I think those would be the schools that get left out of a (not likely soon) B1G raid of 5 or 6 PAC brands... --- Hotline mailbag: Pac-12 expansion strategy, scenarios for a breakup, vulnerable schools and the potential for alliances By JON WILNER | jwilner@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: August 6, 2021 at 11:08 a.m. If the Pac-12 dissolved, the California schools, Oregon and Washington would be desirable in a post-modern configuration of major college football; everyone else would need a lifeline. Oregon State and Arizona would seem particularly vulnerable, in our opinion, based on the metrics that drive media value. But the Pac-12 is a long way from that point. We cannot offer any guarantees, but there is zero indication of an imminent breakup. If anything, the level of solidarity seems stronger now than it has in years, largely because the schools (i.e., the presidents and chancellors) are all-in with new commissioner George Kliavkoff and view this as a reset opportunity for the collective — a chance to rethink, and reshape, major college sports on the West Coast. (Had Larry Scott remained in charge, the level of solidarity would have been lower and the potential for breakup higher.) From this corner of the galaxy, there are seemingly two paths to Pac-12 dissolution — to the Cougars, Beavers and Wildcats fighting for their football existence: 1. The Pac-12 dissolves. The most immediate existential threat to the conference would be an aggressive Big Ten desperate to grow following the SEC’s move. But we’re deeply skeptical for a slew of reasons — none greater than this: The conferences have a shared history on the field (via the Rose Bowl) and deep alignment at the university level, both professionally and personally. Ohio State president Kristina Johnson is a Stanford alum. Michigan president Mark Schissel is a former Cal dean. Northwestern president Morton Schapiro is a former USC dean. Would the Big Ten presidents approve any expansion plan that kills off the Pac-12? In our view, that outcome seems unlikely. Even if the Big Ten turned predatory and offered membership to the California schools en masse, Cal and Stanford are more likely to stop playing major college football than lunge for cash in a conference 2,000 miles away. The prospect of the California schools splintering off from the Pac-12, much less from each other, is a leap currently based solely on illogic. We could get deep into the machinations, but that seems unnecessary given the current state of affairs. The Big Ten and Pac-12 presidents do not, in our opinion, have the justification, support or stomachs to initiate the series of radical moves needed to drive a stake into the Pac-12. 2. The Power Five dissolves. If you’re sketching scenarios for Pac-12 destruction, this is the more reasonable scenario — and yet it seems unlikely to materialize anytime soon. What’s the structure? Simple: The most successful, most valuable, most committed football schools form a 30- or 35-team super-league that’s essentially a mini-NFL — and would, thanks to overjoyed media companies, mint money. The remaining 30-35 schools in the Power Five, combined with the other 60-odd schools in the FBS, would continue playing football, albeit with a cost structure resembling what we now see in the FCS. (Revenue would plunge, so expenses would have to drop, as well.) Would the likes of USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington be willing to join the equivalent of a college football Premiership? Perhaps, because every Power Five league would break apart, too. The ACC’s Wake Forest, Duke and Virginia (and many others) wouldn’t be involved in the super-league. Nor would the Big Ten’s Purdue, Northwestern, Indiana, Minnesota and Illinois. Heck, even the SEC would split up, to some degree. In this end-game, the top West Coast football schools aren’t leaving the Pac-12 for membership in another conference. They’re leaving for an exclusive, football-only entity while keeping the conference intact in all other — albeit lesser — respects. Many of the Hotline’s most trusted industry sources believe the mini-NFL model is inevitable, although not imminent. --- As a matter of fact, as beat writer on all things PAC related speaks on how the league would look to move ahead... And here is a clip of ballcoach Bob Stoops, how OU wanted to keep OSU in a move, but couldn't get SEC to blink...
  3. I figured that as an option before as well, what if (until 2035/ 2040) we have two leagues of 24..? E7IhJ2yXIAAaCob.jfif
  4. Here ya go 2 different setups where B1G raids PAC: I figure WVU goes to ACC in both models/ Kansas goes B1G (with either Colorado or Missouri) -
  5. I'm just glad the pro-OU to B1G faction (of last 10 years) can chill out on dirt board... I never understood a midnset of leaving your arch-rival... It's a sad time to lose Oklahoma State/ Kansas/ Iowa State from Big8, Texas Tech/ TCU from extra Lone Star games, but SEC is "best move"... SEC offers keeping OU-UT, adding A&M in Texas again, getting Big8 foe Mizzou back/ starting something with "Battle for Ft Smith" in Arkie...
  6. A WVU guy tells us about the pod system..?
  7. Well, gotta buy into the company motto, "It just means more(er-er)..!
  8. Well, bowls season will b "different" going forwards, eh..? 🙃🤪
  9. Actually the non-SEC schools might be better off waiting until after the verdict next summer on pay for play/ unlimited caps... As there's a rumor (per Flug) of more than a few schools will drop from an "all-pay" model, then figure CFP expanding to 16..?
  10. USC is more than glad to show off the new commish now (now that the kings of the southwest are off the realignment market)... I think PAC will "live by the whims of what USC wants" long term & just form a scheduling alliance with B1G to compete vs SEC...
  11. That's for civic conventions & mess, it doesn't affect privates as USC & Stanford/ UCLA & Cal pay for travel themselves for coaches ect... Now, will PAC go through with adding non-OU & UT teams..? I dunno, but they can dictate the league how they want w/o the "big dogs"... We might be more likely to see Tech & Poke hold out for PAC/ 'Hawk & 'Clone for B1G/ & everyone else 'fighting' to overtake AAC teams... It is a case kinda like if XII & AAC had a conversation in one sentence on this, one thinks XII has more value/ 1 thinks AAC is more stable...
  12. Hmm if UT takes Arky for Thanksgiving weekend, I gather OU would get Mizzou... I'd rather have OU v Vols (if it's doable)...
  13. The sketch of Baylor, feels like 2010 again, (it's funny) while I don't think I am legally allowed to laugh at the visor character..! 😋
  14. Hey, I "chipped in" my damn $8 fee..! Ol Danny boy may have some news..?
  15. Man, what will the athletic department #'s look like after this move & new contract of 2024..?
  16. Welp, just when we thought the movement ot SEC was gaining traction, the schools sign a 9 year GoR's and add:
  17. Hey, on 107.7 OKC, just said industry insiders are saying with Oklahoma & Texas out of XII, the payouts might immediately go from $37 million, to $9 million...
  18. Ha, talk about golden furking parachutes..!
  19. Welp, XII is more or less dead but through all of this I got to see Oklahoma keep our arch-rival, that meant so much..! SEC here we come, suck it aggy..! In losing Bedlam/ getting whipped by KU in hoops/ shootouts at Tech/ upsets to KSU & ISU, thanks for the memories, but on to a new "portal" in Dixie...
  20. And we will ay: "Damn, XII didn't even get a 30 for 30 show", (What If will have to do)...
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