Jon Wilner
@wilnerhotline
Source: USC and UCLA are planning to leave for the Big Ten as early as 2024. Move *has not been finalized* at the highest levels of power.
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USC, UCLA to Big 10?
Jon Wilner
@wilnerhotline
Source: USC and UCLA are planning to leave for the Big Ten as early as 2024. Move *has not been finalized* at the highest levels of power.
Ross Dellenger
@RossDellenger
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USC and UCLA are in negotiations to join the Big Ten conference, a source tells @SINow, confirming @wilnerhotline's report.
A stunning but not all that surprising move: Teams are jockeying to get into the top two leagues of FBS - the SEC and B1G.
So, does Pac12 take from Big 12 to create at SW Pod? Do they take Boise & SDSU and maybe another?
Does this eventually get us to AAC (AKA old C-USA)?
AAC
Alabama-Birmingham, Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, SMU, South Florida, Temple, Texas-San Antonio, Tulane, Tulsa
ACC
Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Big 10
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Big 12
Baylor, BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
C-USA
Florida International, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP, Western Kentucky
MAC
Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
MWC
Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming
Pac 12
Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Utah, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington State
SBC
Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, Troy
SEC
Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Tech and WKU take their places in Pac-12.
It'll be like the WAC all over again. Be ready for late kick-offs and long flights. Oh well, we'll just have to make the best of it.
Said thing is we aren't go anymore. AAC looks as if the are/have gone after schools in higher population centers. Only other "geographical fit" would be the FunBelt
Sad thing is we aren't going anywhere*
I could see the Pac 12 looking at Oklahoma State, Kansas, and Texas Tech. The only MWC schools the Pac 12 would look at are probably Air Force and Colorado State. Boise State is a non-starter academically for the Pac 12. San Diego State might have a chance, but not much better than Boise.
Front Office Sports @FOS
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The Big 12 may "get aggressive" and look to add Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado, per @Brett_McMurphy
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“We’re headed to super conferences.”
The Big 12 wanted the Arizona schools last time we played musical chairs, Utah and Colorado is new to the mix.Originally Posted by sportdawg
Please please please result in us getting in a more geographically tight knit conference.
Probably the SEC. Saban better watch out.
So if USC, UCLA to B1G and Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado to B12, what the next step for Pac#.
Do they raid MWC & AAC / taking SDSU, Boise (MWC) and SMU, Memphis (AAC) / that gets back to Pac10. Would they take more from MWC?
AAC
Alabama-Birmingham, Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, SMU, South Florida, Temple, Texas-San Antonio, Tulane, Tulsa
ACC
Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Big 10
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Big 12
Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah, West Virginia
C-USA
Florida International, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP, Western Kentucky
MAC
Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
MWC
Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming
Pac 12
California, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington, Washington State
SBC
Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, Troy
SEC
Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
It sure looks like BYU panicked when it moved to the Big 12. The offer to the Pac10 would have been on the President's desk by now, might be anyway, who knows?
The Big 12 is the one that panicked. Lots of buyer's remorse on its incoming additions now. A full Big 12/Pac 12 merger would be in the cards right now if it had held its water. But the 4 new incoming Big 12 schools muddy that water significantly.
If the Big 12 takes the lead and tries to poach the Arizona and mountain schools from the Pac 12, the Pac 12 may get reduced to 6 with no good options left.
Last edited by FriscoDawg; 06-30-2022 at 05:19 PM.
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