USC and UCLA to leave the PAC 12

[longtimefan]

I've kind of lost interest in the whole thing. I'll root like **** for UC wherever they are, whoever they play, and I'll be at Nippert to cheer them on. But honestly, I couldn't give a damn about the rest of college football.

[swilsonsp4]

Here's an interesting piece centered around the financial projections from Fox Sports' former CEO to the effect that OR/WA to the B10 isn't a lock. That is, unless the B10 schools agree either to take a share cut or the two schools receive reduced payouts for awhile, since their markets don't justify the full amount each existing school would collect otherwise. Then, there's the Phil Knight factor:

https://www.johncanzano.com/p/canzano-pac-12-gut-punch-comes-with?sd=pf

[JBB]

I also will always support UC and happy we’re in the Big 12. We earned the right to be in this conference. Other schools look or Pitt and Louisville were so anxious to join ACC, now they are both also rans in a super conference. I like our situation

[swilsonsp4]

Here's Dennis Dodd's latest musings on the situation at hand, including a possible B12/P12 merger (UC would make the cut, but OR St, WA St, KS, KS St, IA St & WV wouldn't).

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-realignment-news-notre-dame-on-deck-pac-12-big-12-could-merge-sec-vs-big-ten-playoff/

[bearcatbret]

Interesting that all four of the new recruits to the Big 12 make the cut.

[swilsonsp4]

247sports.com's AZ staff writer states that Wildcats leadership will meet with the B12 brass Tuesday to discuss transferring to the B12, along with ASU, CO & UT. No other details are available.

[longtimefan]

Arizona to meet with Big 12 this week.

https://247sports.com/college/arizona/Article/arizona-meeting-big-12-this-week-189624231/

[swilsonsp4]

Arizona to meet with Big 12 this week.
https://247sports.com/college/arizon...eek-189624231/

For those of you without a 247sports subscription, this is paywalled.

[GangstaTakester]

Sounds like the Big 12 could pick off some of the better brands in the Pac 12. Interesting how this article highlights "brands" more so than "media size", which is what you always heard previously. Washington State, Oregon State, Stanford, Cal and Colorado could be in trouble.

https://tucson.com/sports/pac-12-hotline/pac-12-hotline-mailbag-kliavkoff-s-culpability-expansion-options-and-valuing-the-arizona-schools/article_18e37ad2-fa2d-11ec-b114-1b54968e2e17.html

[Carin's Dad]

From Yahoo Sports' Jerry Mauss: Four Pac-12 Members Meeting With Big 12 - Colorado, Utah and the 2 AZ schools. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-...150957626.html

[Bearcat93]

I kind of think these 4 water down the B12, thinking about football - Utah excepted. AZ would be a great basketball add. I’d rather see OR, OR ST, Wash & Wash St. I suspect once ND decides, OR and Wash get B10 invites

[GoBearcats31]

Pat Forde -- Column: Is this Notre Dame's last Independence Day as an independent? "The next decision" really rests with the Fighting Irish an industry source says. An update on where that decision could be headed. https://www.si.com/college/2022/07/04/college-sports-is-waiting-for-signs-from-notre-dame-but-independent-irish-can-afford-to-wait

[Lobot]

Apparently Colorado has a BoT meeting tonight. Not sure if that's a planned or emergency meeting.

Update: It was not planned. : https://regents.cu.edu/events

[Lobot]

I just checked the other 3 schools rumored to be headed here and there's nothing scheduled for them so far. Arizona has a state board of regents that handles both schools so if they schedule something it'll be for both UA and ASU.

[red_n_black_attack]

I kind of think these 4 water down the B12, thinking about football - Utah excepted. AZ would be a great basketball add. I’d rather see OR, OR ST, Wash & Wash St. I suspect once ND decides, OR and Wash get B10 invites

Their applications may not be the only ones the Big 12 offices receive in the coming days. The Big 12 cannot "invite" schools directly, but we know the networks and back channel messages are happening with all 10 Pac teams not names USC or UCLA.