Conference Merry Go Round

[SoDak]

Obviously, since the Mountain West is at 12 football members and there are only two Pac-12 teams, the expansion would be in order to get up to 16 teams. Dellenger cited both South Dakota State and North Dakota State as the top candidates. He did explain that they or whoever would join would have to start in the lower division, but how the other teams are decided is a work in progress.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/oth...327f8bcd4&ei=8

[Prairiehaas]

Filbert makes a point. The next shoe to drop should take some time. The MWC has 8 schools west of the Rockies. There are four more east of the Rockies. Given the opportunity I would guess most would consider joining with OSU and WSU a step forward. Would WSU and OSU feel the same? Maybe not, but where else? The potential issues include dollar commitments. Would all the MWC schools be willing to commit the money needed to keep the media interested in the conference and move together? If not, that may cause a split. Then there could be east/west fracturing and the Big Sky and western MVFC schools could come into play.

[peavy]

Are you assuming the OSU and WSU are going to the MWC? Any chance they build the PAC-2 back to a viable conference? If so, someone has to back fill wherever they pull from. I doubt that happens, but it would make things interesting in the MVFC.

speaking of rebuild

[filbert]

Are you assuming the OSU and WSU are going to the MWC? Any chance they build the PAC-2 back to a viable conference? If so, someone has to back fill wherever they pull from. I doubt that happens, but it would make things interesting in the MVFC.

My suspicion is that they're trying to figure out a way to merge the Pac-12 Conference into the MWC, so that the existing assets of the Pac-12 (Pac-12 Network, NCAA Men's BB tournament shares, etc.) get folded into a new, merged conference. I also suspect that that won't be as easy to do as outside observers like us might think.

[ringthebells]

Are you assuming the OSU and WSU are going to the MWC? Any chance they build the PAC-2 back to a viable conference? If so, someone has to back fill wherever they pull from. I doubt that happens, but it would make things interesting in the MVFC.

[bigticket1]

Cal, Stanford, and SMU to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Can we stop?

That should end the talk of any FCS schools moving up for now.

[DieselJacks]

Cal, Stanford, and SMU to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Can we stop?

[22jack]

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Pac-12: 6 college football schools conference must target to survive (msn.com)

[Prairiehaas]

Rumors tare hat Stanford would go non-scholarship. Doubt that though. Does the MWC want risk bringing them in? One risk would be the old PAC schools later splitting off and taking the the western schools of the MWC, San Diego St, San Jose St, Fresno St Boise St, etc. with them.

[jakejc795]

Right now, they have 4 schools (officially now). I doubt the autobid will stay, Big East lost theirs once they split into the American. I doubt any TV deal will be remotely good with the teams left.

Sounded like the prospective TV/streaming contract was an impetus for teams leaving

[bigticket1]

Right now, they have 4 schools (officially now). I doubt the autobid will stay, Big East lost theirs once they split into the American. I doubt any TV deal will be remotely good with the teams left.

Sounds like they won't get any Mountain West teams until at least 2025, as they would require huge buyouts to leave before then.

[DieselJacks]

Everything I read says the PAC-12 is done. What would it take to keep the conference alive? Could they get enough decent teams to keep it going and still get a TV deal that is worth while? Would anybody leave their conference to join them? Will they be able to keep their auto-bid into the CFP as an inticement?

Right now, they have 4 schools (officially now). I doubt the autobid will stay, Big East lost theirs once they split into the American. I doubt any TV deal will be remotely good with the teams left.

[ringthebells]

Everything I read says the PAC-12 is done. What would it take to keep the conference alive? Could they get enough decent teams to keep it going and still get a TV deal that is worth while? Would anybody leave their conference to join them? Will they be able to keep their auto-bid into the CFP as an inticement?

[DieselJacks]

With Oregon and Washington officially joining the Big Ten, the Pac 12 is dead. Wonder what Cal, Stanford, Oregon St., and Washington St. will do…

[Prairiehaas]

Highly speculative article on CBSSports.com discussing potential for a P5 conference being bought by a 3rd party.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...nces-programs/