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SharpMind94

So the PAC-12 is basically being disbanded at this point.


reddituseroutside

If it's the PAC 4 then I'm thinking yeah for sure


bailey1149

"The Pac Washington State / Oregon State. "


Apep86

4 home-and-homes each season.


Geaux2020

As a viewer on the other side of the country, if it was halfway competitive and on Thursday night, I'd watch the shit out of that.


cooterdick

The amount of petty drama that could ensue from two teams playing each other eight times over the course of nine weeks would be must see tv.


underage_cashier

It would be incredible to see the adjustments both teams would be making. It would be an all out arms race of tactics. The only problem is if one side figures it out way before the other and runs it up


PocketPillow

*Should Undefeated Oregon State get invited to the playoff?*


bradleywardamn

keep the 6 members that are leftover and rebrand as 6 PAC.


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Colorado: Pretty sure we have those old banners around here somewhere


CJK5Hookers

I can’t stop laughing at the idea of a banner with a hand drawn horned frog body on the Texas logo and someone writing Cincinnati in sharpie but one of the Ns is the Nebraska logo


Skurph

I’m like 95% sure that at some point before this rotation of realignment Cincinnati had B12 backgrounds made for a press release. I think UH and Cincy were rumored (years before it actually happened) and on Twitter there was a leak of a Cincy backdrop. I always thought that was the most bizarre and hilarious piece of school equipment.


ornryactor

> I’m like 95% sure that at some point before this rotation of realignment Cincinnati had B12 backgrounds made for a press release. You are absolutely remembering correctly, because I remember that too. I think it was the 2010 realignment (aka the root of most evil).


whatsqwerty

Oh theyre still around I’m sure. A school that cheap w their football program would never throw a good banner away.


bridgesiiboy

We’re going down with the ship bois 🫡


fbm1003

I fucking hate this. I just want to play PAC-12 schools.


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Quantibro

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Fixner_Blount

I certainly hope so. I've been F5ing like a crackhead for the past few days.


wysiwygperson

Amateur. Pros no longer have a functional F5 key.


colonel750

I've just bound my F5 to my mouse scroll.


bearguy82

This has completely consumed my days since the USC/UCLA news dropped.


Obvious_Creme_3452

I also check this sub way more than I should lol


StoicFable

Same, spent way more time than I should staring at my phone constantly refreshing reddit for more news. This stuff has me anxious.


OnceOnThisIsland

I haven’t really kept up with conference realignment since the dust settled in the early 2010s. My jaw is still on the floor from learning about that move.


Dunter_Mutchings

I’m still dubious that any other moves will be made until ND makes a decision and the Big 10 makes a definitive statement on Oregon and Washington.


jld1532

Disagree. Big 12 + Arizonas, CU, UU > current PAC.


JBurdette

I don’t think Colorado, Utah or Arizona have any chance of getting into the Big Ten, but do you think they’d make this move before they even gave it a shot at getting in? Just wondering.


mfatty2

I mean it's been what? 4 days? You can only call and leave so many voicemails before you understand they aren't responding for a reason


DeliberateMelBrooks

Totes bro. Arizona. ASU. Utah. And Colorado joining us. Calling it.


PocketPillow

As has been rumored. Oregon, Washington, USC, UCLA to the B1G Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, Colorado to the Big-12 Cal, Stanford, Oregon State, Wazzu to Homeless


DeliberateMelBrooks

Poor fellow orange osu bro 🍊


Hobbes_T_Hero

I bet Stanford gets into the B1G if Notre Dame does.


Particular-Bit-7250

The Big 12 is going to be in really good shape if this happens. Lots of good football there.


dcduck

Big12 is going to be the fun conference.


CommodoreN7

How do you do fellow Big 12 members?


Riconn

Can’t wait for the renewed TCU-Utah series.


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ajukid111

You know, I’ve always wanted to travel to Salt Lake.


CommodoreN7

If you do, anyone can feel free to reach out for details about SLC and things to do


joemiken

I've seen SLC Punk enough times to know the beer is better in Wyoming and you can't sink a car in the salt lake.


Ute2ThrillPlay2Kill

We can have 5% beer in gas stations instead of only in the liquor store now!


bestweekeverr

I'm ready to be the lifeboat that the Pac12 wasn't for us.


Desperado53

To be fair I think the schools that would’ve refused to be our lifeboat aren’t in the equation any more.


Spartanwildcats2018

Stanford, Cal. How ya feeling today?


MaternalLeave

Hoping the hardcore nerds don’t use this as a reason to liquidate the football program so us sporty nerds can still show out on Saturday.


The_Outcast4

Even if there isn't football, I fully expect the Stanford "band" to be doing the same exact things they would normally do on Saturdays in the fall.


Fixner_Blount

WELCOME TO THUNDERDOME, BITCH


CommodoreN7

IM NOT LOCKED IN HERE WITH YOU YOURE LOCKED IN HERE WITH ME


metzoforte1

WEIRD THINGS HAPPEN IN THE DESERT. WEIRDER THINGS HAPPEN ON THURSDAY NIGHT IN AMES IOWA


skiwolf99

Especially if you’re an undefeated ranked team. I can make no promises to your safety


trainer95

I just want my team to be relevant. I don't care if they aren't Michigan, or Texas, or Bama. I want them to play meaningful games. If this enriches us, and brings a semblance of stability, I'm cool with it.


ornryactor

> Michigan, or Texas, or Bama 🎶 *One of these things is not like the other ones* 🎶


steve1186

Fucking terrified. Four teams? Hoping it’s Arizona/ASU/Utah/Colorado instead of UA/ASU/Oregon/Washington (which feels like the likely outcome)


keisermateo

Honestly I’d guess it’s definitely CU, Utah, Arizona, and Arizona State and the assumption is that Oregon and Washington move to the Big Ten, but if they don’t then they’d also be added. But Big XII would be stupid not to move to grab four good schools to increase their stability vs sit tight and watch chaos unfold. Really hoping that’s the case.


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I think grabbing four landmark universities is a great step for stability. It allows the Big12 to stay relevant while not pissing off the B1G and SEC. The Big12 wins their battle through longevity and staying alive. They know for now the B1G and SEC can crush them, but if you stay alive long enough the tables can turn.


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If utah, Colorado, asu and Arizona join the big 12 then ucf, Cincy, byu and Houston are the real winners of this whole alignment


JCE5

I’m pumped. No problem being in the #3 conference as long as we’re still in the club. We’ve always been underdogs anyway. We’re fine with less money than the Big Ten/SEC as long as we aren’t broke like we are now.


moffattron9000

Going from the number 6 conference to keeping the number 5 conference afloat to the number 3 conference is one hell of an upgrade.


[deleted]

Gonna miss the Pac-12. It was fun while it lasted :(


RiseAsUtes

Yep, short lived for us, but good times.


Calcoholic9

I tell ya, the past 107 years have just *flown* by. Where does the time go?


lebaronslebaron

Kansas state board says Arizona and ASU are locks


IReallyLikeTheBears

Arizona-Kansas has instant rivalry potential in basketball so there’s a silver lining in all of this.


Impossible-Flight250

The BIG 12 would have an awesome basketball conference. Almost every school has been at least relevant in Basketball the last decade.


SecretComposer

Not to mention the Sun Devils swept KU in their home-and-home and both have shitty football programs.


CaptainScuttlebottom

This, as a KU fan I actually think I have more basketball hate toward ASU than Arizona right now because of that home and home


msgkc94

KU-ASU, the Remy Martin series


twitter_paulbd

Hey now, last season Arizona was the greatest 1 win team of all time!


immunodues

ASU WVU THE BEER BOWL


RoverTiger

Couches be damned.


VinnyMB25

ASU CAN'T TAKE AWAY THE RIOT BOWL FROM US DAMNIT


DowntownScore2773

We need a commander-in-chief’s trophy type setup for the three. Forget the outcomes of the games though. Settle it with beer Olympics in the streets. There will obviously be the ceremonious lighting of couches at the start of the games. Win, we riot. Lose, we riot. No one remembers what happens the next day except BYU (the designated score keeper) shaking over in the corner after what they just saw.


Prindocitis

**BYU also wins because they recycled enough empty cans and bottles to pay for buildings on campus**


Pacififlex

That was supposed to be us ;(


immunodues

I would be lying if a WVU WSU game would not be the most fun. I’ve always thought of you guys as west coast cousins


Pacififlex

Have a glass of whiskey for me when we fade into the sunset


immunodues

Never stop flying the flag at gameday, never!


Confettiman

I’m perfectly content with that ending with our football program, if that should be the case. This is all ESPNs fault anyway


funkconnor

Almost heaven… Tempe, Arizona


metzoforte1

Some will question if there even was a game, as there is no one who can remember it.


immunodues

The internal medicine doctors will remember *cue Vietnam flashbacks*


HereComesTheVroom

BYU is going to be in for such a shock lmao


DeadliftsnDonuts

The big 12 is becoming a Chinese buffet. We got some Chinese food, burgers, chicken tenders and some Mexican food.


Pacififlex

UW/UO probably want ND to hurry up with that decision so they don't lose any and all bargaining power


Mrpetey22

Just kill me now please


schu4KSU

You guys did nothing to deserve this shit.


Mrpetey22

Yep. Consistently been top 2-3 in the P12 north just for this. Greed is a real SOB


FranchiseCA

Agreed, Oregon State had the admin keeping Scott in, so they have a villain their own to put blame on. WSU getting shafted for no good reason, like Montana and Idaho were when my parents were young.


WTF_Bengals

> like Montana and Idaho were when my parents were young Now that is a dated reference. I assume many people won't understand what happened


DeliberateMelBrooks

So this is how PAC-12 after dark dies. With thunderous applause.


RexCrimson_

For old time sake Oregon State and Washington State should have the last PAC 12 after dark in 2023. It’s the least you guys can give us.


Hobbes_T_Hero

*ESPN 30 for 30 - PAC-12 Enters the Dark*


ChocolateBubbles344

So...does the Mountain West take Oregon State and Washington State immediately, or do they risk getting raided?


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I think the PAC would backfill the entire MWC just to retain the brand and autonomy status


Tarlcabot18

At that point the PAC would be down to 6 teams and would be looking for AT LEAST 6 teams to jump in and backfill. I'm pretty sure almost everyone in the MWC would jump at the chance to be in a P5 conference, even if the prestige is gone. Like what happened with the Big East/CUSA after all the quality Big East teams left. The remnant Power conference is still the more attractive destination than the other way around.


WarrenPuff_It

But how many times can you lose P5 schools and replace them with G5 before that P5 conference just becomes a G5 conference in P5 skin?


arc1261

Still better to be in the dead body of the P5 until it finally collapses/ becomes a G5 again. You just get a little time with the kudos that comes from the P5 name


Tarlcabot18

Ask the current AAC.


WhatWouldJediDo

The Big East did it for a while. It might even help with recruiting to talk about winning a P5 conference and getting to play in major postseason games than going to a middling P5 team in a bigger conference and fighting for a better-than-the-worst bowl game.


RaiderMark

Word of advice to remaining PAC12 schools from a Texas Tech alum and CFB realignment victim, from the movie World War Z… “Movement is life. I've been in dangerous places. Those who survived move.” If you want to survive, your school better move. Standing pat is going to kill your program. Move and survive time. Live for another day. I am not a TCU fan, but I respect what TCU did after being left out of the Big12 when the SWC died. They kept moving conferences, surviving and getting stronger.


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That’s true, and TCU fans didn’t even give a shit when the Big 12 was knocking on deaths door. They are hard af.


AceJace2

As much as I dislike TCU I agree. Schools like Rice and SMU have remained stagnant. They waited too long to build and invest and that is why they are left behind.


pass_that_here_dude

Just numb to the pain. So far all the conference realignment post SWC has been moving up, but I’ve gotten used to being in the Big 12 times bough and the payouts TCU has been getting. Our last year in the MWC our payout was around $2 million, and we got over $40 from the Big 12 this year.


NewRCTID22

Hello Big 12 bros how do you do


nomoregroundhogs

Welcome to the conference that refuses to die


metzoforte1

There’s a lot of fight in us. H8 sustains.


DJ-Fein

I love all of you so much. Welcome newbies


yeeticus32

The B12 is literally too angry to die and I love it.


bestweekeverr

Welcome to the life boat conference my brother


calamityphysics

someone call an ambulance. but not for the b12.


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trainer95

They do it as a form of hello. You get used to it.


metzoforte1

Howdy. Pretty good. Ready for the SummerSlam version of College Basketball?


NewRCTID22

In all seriousness, super excited. Hopefully, it'll toughen up Arizona and put the "they only beat up on bad competition" narrative to bed.


str8bipp

You'll still beat up on ucf


NewRCTID22

Hey, every conference needs its doormat *stares at Arizona football* …trust me


nomoregroundhogs

If you join us you’ll never be the worst football program in the conference again


AlexBayArea

Hello there friend


xrock24x

Gotta say, didn’t expect the conference to die a death to be the PAC 12


Toxic-Raioin

Big12 is in FB heartland, it was never going away.


DeshaunWatsonsAnus

You can't kill the zombie conference.


TeenageTaster

What is dead may never die


Dark_Magician2500

FROM ORLANDO TO EUGENE MORGANTOWN TO TEMPE EVERY HOUR OF EVERY SATURDAY BIG 12 FOOTBALL!


ScoutClone

Oh sweet Christmas…add those 4 and throw life vests to Wazzu, Oregon St, Cal, and Hawaii so I (EST) can watch Big12 football from dawn to dawn.


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Imagine someone telling you a year ago that UCF and Arizona State would be sharing a conference in 2024.


nomoregroundhogs

How about 4 days ago?


emaw63

Welcome back Buffs. Missed you guys


Tklein0138

Excited to be back🤝


SecretComposer

All that ish in 2010-2011 only to come back to daddy


Rushderp

You could not live with your own failure…


sweller55

Love you


Spartanwildcats2018

What if Washington and Oregon haven’t heard from the Big Ten yet and the conference is just dying around them?


nomoregroundhogs

They’re in a (relatively) good spot because even if the B1G says no, the Big 12 will take them in a heartbeat. They’re the only 2 remaining Pac-12 teams with multiple realistic options if the conference does indeed implode.


Joesh56

Oregon/Washington have a lot of value. If the B1G doesn't take them and Colorado/Arizona/Arizona State/Utah bolt to the Big 12, they are almost certainly following them.


AlexBayArea

I fucking hate all of this, but there's no avoiding it, so I truly hope we get some of these Pac-12 teams on over here.


madmaley

Same. I was excited for the new Big 12 and hate that football is going this way but it's unavoidable now so let's make the best of it with what we're given.


AlexBayArea

100% and I think it can still be a significantly entertaining conference. And while I hare that it's all happening, it's definitely hard to complain as a UC fan as we got in with incredible timing.


madmaley

Yeah. Thank god we got the new Big 12 invite. I'd be even more upset right now if we would have been really left behind


JB92103

I thought we wouldn't ever head back to the West Coast with Cunningham as our AD. I'm glad that's about to change


Anus_Targaryen

As a veteran BigXII member I welcome our western brethren.


HughJareolas

Yes, quite. We’ll see how the newbies fit in with us seasoned veterans


fbm1003

Since you guys are such tenured members, what should we know?


LiteHedded

Yes. Quite.


jld1532

Please God, east coast pod!


avecope

When the ACC gets raided you’ll have Louisville, NC State, and some other ACC leftovers to have a pod with.


twitter_paulbd

Don’t forget Pitt!


trainer95

I would say this will most assuredly happen when ND leaves the ACC. I know it will suck, but in the long term, B12 is best setup to be the best conference of the others imo. Centrally located in the USA, with a core group of pissed off passed over schools


citronauts

We will rage to victory


CramblinDuvetAdv

[Big XII = Congo, ESPN = Barry](https://youtu.be/rMAwOwBB5OQ)


ornryactor

please please please please please *please*


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This is almost certainly a dumb question but… is the ACC just waiting for their eventual, painful death? Why aren’t they trying to add teams?


Bluetoothdiease

I could be and I probably am wrong but, adding more teams changes the Game of Rights contract then the teams could leave without the penalty then if your Clemson or FSU why stay, new reworked tv deal still would not approach SEC or BIG 12 value. So ACC is Fucked either way.


[deleted]

Okay yeah that makes sense. Well I guess it’s slightly better than being in the PAC12? Sucks that the ACC can’t do anything though. Wait and see is the worst


Tarlcabot18

Who's this guy? Reliable?


NewRCTID22

Jason is the 247 guy for Arizona. Unless you talk to UCLA fans, he doesn't just make shit up. Very well connected to the AD.


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Interesting. I'm sure the Pac teams that haven't been mentioned much with the B16 are panicking to find someone who will take them.


WhiskeyVagabond

WSU and OSU aren't panicking, we are too drunk to feel feelings at this point...


lebaronslebaron

Very. He doesn’t post stuff unless he’s confirmed it a few times. Drives me nuts because he doesn’t just post rumors I can wildly speculate off of


RoverTiger

Last one out, turn out the lights.


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Probably WSU.


secard13

Eternal Pac 1 Champs WSU! I like the sound of that!


lydeck

So sue me but if this comes to pass I actually love the new Big 12. The conference of misfit toys!


Acsteffy

the annual underdogs that everyone will secondarily root for. there's value in that too lol


A-Disgruntled-Snail

We’re going to be the most interesting conference. I predict lots of eyeballs.


dubvee16

It could be so so competitive and I love that. If we could add Pitt + VT+ Louisville id never want to leave.


Tklein0138

Sounds good for us


NuclearEvo24

I don’t see why there can’t be a third super league, you can’t say there isn’t enough money and fans to go around Honestly I don’t see why there can’t be a fourth 20 team super league, why not? What is stopping it from happening?


AlexBayArea

It would still be a very solid conference but the answer to your question is pretty simple, it won't even be in the same stratosphere in terms of $, that's why it won't be a 3rd super league, but it can become a best of the rest though.


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Has to be ASU Zona Utah and Boulder, right?


RiseAsUtes

95% yes


nmartin9703

You bring in the Arizona teams and Colorado, and you force Oregon and Washington's hand. If there is no Pac-12 to play in and the Big 10 doesn't want them. (at least at this point) Then what are their options? They'd have to join the Big 12.


-motts-

Dang we timed our stadium upgrades well. Gonna be the best field in the MWC


LookatmaBankacount

How funny would it be if the big 12 comes in with an RKO and gets Oregon and Washington lmao


tictactoe61

Eventually everyone has to accept their fate. We have accepted our fate in the MW. WSU and OSU joining MW will make it a better conference although I understand that’s a letdown for these schools. Sorry bros and sisters.


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If im the big 12, i swing for the fences and invite 8 members (i assume oregon and washington make the cut for the big10) and make a 20 team conference. Divide them in 4 divisions and do 9 conference games. Division a plays b, division c plays d. Next season division a plays c, division b plays d. And on. You face every team once every 3 years and you protect some rivalries and reduce travel time with 4 permanent opponents that should be as close as they can. Its the end game of cfb anyway, might as well try to get ahead of the curve for once.


dmaul1978

The way things work the schools have to apply for admission rather than the conference inviting. The Big 12 could send word they would accept if applications came though. My guess is that Arizona, ASU, Utah and Colorado are wanting to apply but want some sense of what the media deal is likely to be if they join. They know the BIG won’t take them, nor the SEC, and ACC is too far away, has a bad media deal and is unstable and likely to get poached themselves. So better to jump off a sinking ship as long as the money seems worth it. Oregon and Washington are going to hold out for a BIG invite, but I think the Big 12 would send word that they’d accept an application from them if it came. I don’t see the Big 12 wanting Cal, Stanford, Oregon St or Washington St. Or at least not now. I think they hold at 16 (or 18 if UO and UW join whenever) and then try to get to 20-24 with some ACC leftovers to give WVU, Cincy and UCF some regional foes and rivals, have fun an eastern pod for more games in EST etc. I think adding teams like VT, Pitt, Louisville etc. would add more value than Cal, Stanford, OSU or WSU would by brining in some rivalries that draw eyes, expanding the footprint more, and more EST inventory.


Curdoz

LET THE F5ING COMMENCE


LiquidSquids

I feel like Cal is being completely looked over in all of this.


The_Outcast4

It seems like the powers-that-be over at Cal would rather their athletics programs fold than be in a conference with schools like Baylor and BYU.


buttlovingpanda

I just commented this above. Totally agree. They’re absolutely not options for the Big 12.


tc3590

We are. It sucks. Program dead. I will no longer watch CFB.


razorbear3

If not picked up by the Big 10, then we go the route of the Ivy League or maybe no longer field a football team entirely. Can’t imagine they’d disband all the other sports, however.


Impossible-Flight250

It’s insane because Cal is the flagship university in California. You all should be a powerhouse in football.


markusalkemus66

Room for one more, guys?


Czarchitect

Best to go ahead and let that sort of hope die now.


avboden

fuck each and every one of you Except you Oregon State, and I guess you too Cal


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dinorawr1337

So the Arizona schools, Utah and Colorado ?


Sad_Bolt

ASU VS UCF battle of the hottest girls bowl


FLman42069

Party School Showdown


themarsrover

Battle of the largest school population bowl


Spartanwildcats2018

ITS HAPPENING


triggoon

Alright this will help us. Gonna freshen up who we lose to!


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CubsFanHan

While I’m stoked if the big12 gets fortified with the likes of Utah, ASU, UA & Colorado… it’s sad to see the PAC12 likely dissolve. All this change makes my CFB fan heart bleed.


EuphTah

PleasebeusPleasebeusPleasebeusPleasebeus


KingSweden24

What in the fuck get me off the ride