PAC12 Scenario = Expansion

[Water Pony]

Assuming PAC-12, now 10, holds together, here are four scenarios which presumes the PAC-12 gains a new media deal comparable to BigXII:

1. Add only two (2) universities at this time: SDSU and SMU
- Probability 50+%
2. Add four (4) schools with a focus on Pacific Time (PT) markets: SDSU, SMU, UNLV, and Fresno State
- Probability 20%
3. Add four (4) schools with a focus on two (2) in PT and two (2) in CT: SDSU, SMU, Tulane, and FSU or UNLV
- Probability 20%
4. Add four (4) schools with three (3) in CT and one (1) in PT: SDSU, SMU, Tulane, and Rice
- Probability 10%

[ponyboy]

I donΓÇÖt at all want to undermine what youΓÇÖre saying or your well-thought-out process, but my understanding is that there exists a 95% chance that SMU and SDSU get invited to the PAC-12. Will that involve other schools as well? Probably not.

By the way, I havenΓÇÖt been following here for a few days. Did everyone see that it was proven that the B12 has been paying a consulting firm named Endeavor to pump out propaganda? Being awfully careful of your sources is still apropos.

[Topper]

https://www.johncanzano.com/p/canzano-c ... -the-noise

My Youtube feed is replete with vloggers from places like Kansas State, WVU and Baylor who gleefully either repeat or make up rumors about the PAC 10 imploding on a daily basis. I almost never watch these clowns but the headlines on their posts are clearly clickbait for many. I don't know if the PAC 12 has totally botched its media deal or if it will fall apart over the next few weeks. But neither do these propogandists.

[Statler]

Had not seen this perspective (if true we have a new friend):

https://www.outkick.com/utah-utes-pac-12-survival-fight-big-12-leading-charge/

[mtrout]

Cam Rising energy

[orguy]

Utah likes the PAC. The affiliation has benefitted the school off the field.
BYU is their rival. Likely Utah eclipses BYU in the US news rankings within
the next 5 or 10 years.

[Water Pony]

The Athletic:

PAC-12 has ΓÇÿsolidarityΓÇÖ between remaining members, Utah President Taylor Randall says

https://theathletic.com/4330214/2023/03 ... ed_article

University of Utah president Taylor Randall spoke to ESPN 700 radio in Salt Lake City on Monday about the future of the Pac-12 and its media deal. HereΓÇÖs what you need to know:

- Randall said there is ΓÇ£solidarityΓÇ¥ between presidents in the conference.
- He added, ΓÇ£WeΓÇÖve still got a ways to goΓÇ¥ on the media deal but said he is encouraged by what heΓÇÖs heard from commissioner George KliavkoffΓÇÖs office.
- Randall is the third ΓÇ£four cornersΓÇ¥ school president to speak out and express solidarity with the league recently, joining ArizonaΓÇÖs and Arizona StateΓÇÖs presidents last week.

[mtrout]

Translation: check back in May

[Rla1022]

Look out UTAH. FroggieFeverΓÇÖs coming for you. MB12GA. You gonna get raided. He says so. ItΓÇÖs gonna happen.