PAC-12 Expected to be a Two Member Conference in '24

[Water Pony]

I have great sympathy for Oregon State and Washington State, who need to determine their own path forward by themselves. Both are having impressive '23 Seasons and deserve to persist as P5/P4 universities. Resolving their lawsuit against their fellow, departing PAC-12 members is a priority.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ ... c496&ei=29

[mtrout]

Sounds like our swim teams last year

[Water Pony]

Sounds like our swim teams last year

No kidding. Last year the AAC Conference championship meet was simply Cincinnati vs. SMU.

This year we are in the ASUN (Atlantic Sun Conference) until we join the ACC next summer.

[Dukie]

Everyone else (especially the Big 12 and B1G schools) need to just let these two have all the money.

[peruna81]

Everyone else (especially the Big 12 and B1G schools) need to just let these two have all the money.

Aye...but because it is money, someone will fight it...

[Charleston Pony]

Eventual merger with MWC seems like a no-brainer but if Clemson, FSU & possibly more defect from the ACC I would not rule out a future Atlantic-Pacific Conference and adding OSU & WSU as western mates with Cal & Stanford. Of course the numerically challenged Big XII could seek expansion into the Pacific Time Zone as well.

The idea of promotion/relegation of a merged and expanded PAC is interesting as well and just might serve as a model for D-I college football at some point in the future

[Water Pony]

Deseret News

A scheduling alliance in development for Washington State and Oregon State?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ ... 50aa&ei=55

[Water Pony]

Sports Illustrated
November 16, 2023

Last Two Pac-12 Schools Reportedly Nearing Unique Conference Plan After League’s Mass Exodus
Story by Patrick Andres

Since news of the departure of eight of the Pac-12's members broke over the summer, the fate of Oregon State and Washington State has been a hot topic in college athletics.

However, a new report indicates the Beavers and Cougars and taking steps toward settling an uncertain future.

According to a Thursday morning report from Ross Dellenger of Yahoo! Sports, Oregon State and Washington State are in negotiations to create a football scheduling alliance with the Mountain West—an arrangement that could potentially pave the way for a merger down the road.

Washington State and Oregon State will be the two remaining members of the Pac-12 and are reportedly in talks with the Mountain West on a scheduling agreement for the future. Andrew Wevers/USA TODAY Sports

Washington State and Oregon State will be the two remaining members of the Pac-12, and are reportedly in talks with the Mountain West on a scheduling agreement for the future. Andrew Wevers/USA TODAY Sports

Under a potential agreement, Mountain West teams would play seven conference games in 2024 and ’25 to go with at least one game against either the Beavers or Cougars. The two Pac-12 schools would nominally act as independents, ineligible for Mountain West honors.
Per Dellenger, the agreement would require a long-term commitment to the Mountain West from Oregon State and Washington State and language preventing the two schools from poaching “only a portion of [Mountain West] schools” at a future time.

The Beavers and Cougars—whose schools currently control the Pac-12's assets after a Tuesday court injunction—are a combined 12–8 in football this season.