Arizona State and Utah reportedly apply to Big 12, Big 12 to discuss tonight
Title says it all.
Sources: Both Utah and Arizona State have applied for formal membership to the Big 12 Conference, and there’s a call tonight with the Big 12's presidents and chancellors to discuss their membership. Arizona applied and was approved yesterday.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 4, 2023
THANK GOD they didnt apply for INFORMAL membership.....
Football "friends, with benefits".
Hurry, hurry, hurry! Step right up!
Ugh. This is getting confusing
Actually, I think it’s getting simpler
So you can lose Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas in a span of a dozen years and still be viable as a conference. The Big 12 has done pretty well for itself these past 12 months, all things considered.
Much more forward thinking than the Pac12 or ACC.
Overall this sucks, but as mentioned in other threads, it is better to lead the change than be consumed by it.
Better leadership.
Not bad for a league that 10ish years or so ago was almost killed dead by the Pac 16 that never was.
I thought the Big 12 was going to be the conference that wouldn't last. Turns out it was the Pac 12
And Texas A&M, which was a decent brand...Missouri not so much.
I can make you a great deal for Washington State.
All I’m asking for is a recipe
But seriously, now what happens to Stanford, Cal, Washington State, and Oregon State?
I know some speculate Stanford and Cal could make their way to the Big 10, but Oregon State and Washington State might find themselves in the Mountain West.
Might? Might find themselves in the Mountain West? Looks more like Mountain West owns the last home standing.
This sucks, I hate this.
Makes a lot of sense geographically.
Geography. What a novel concept.
It seems Apple's streaming offer didn't impress anyone. But they could certainly get the MAC with a fraction of that offer. Throw in a bit more and they'd change the conference name to Macintosh and play iFootball.
Was that you robbing the Apple store? Sincerely, the iWitness.
So, in a day or two, the PAC-12 will have four teams…. Cal, OSU, Stanford, and Wazzu.
Supposedly Oregon State and Washington State are winking at the B12 hoping they get a good look over.
Network executives killed college football with this. Enjoy 2023 because 2024 is going to suck.
August 4th, 2023 at 11:14 PM ^
Dear Grandpa: 2024 will NOT suck. It will be awesome. It will have a 12-team playoff, and it will see Michigan play Texas, USC, UCLA, OSU, and MSU (with maybe Oregon or Washington substituting for one of them). That schedule will bring far more thrills than 2023, which is basically OSU, MSU, PSU and a bunch of twinkies.
Don't be that guy. Embrace the new.
I really like Utah/BYU/ASU/Arizona/Colorado all coming into the new Big 12. They all are realistic targets for them that make sense financially, culturally, and geographically. As an ASU alum for one of my degrees, I am happy to see them keep improving facilities and now conference.
I still think West Virginia, Cincy, and UCF are very odd schools in the conference, and I wonder if some of them don't get approached by the ACC if the SEC ever steals some of their schools and/or the Big Ten takes Notre Dame.
But its insane to watch the Pac12 completely disintegrate in under a year - and really in the span of 2-3 weeks. When its all said and done, the Pac12 will probably lose Stanford and Cal to the Big Ten, and its 2 remaining schools merge (along with another school or two) with the Mountain West Conference, which probably takes the old Pac12 name for branding purposes. That would actually make a nice and balanced non-P5 conference:
- Washington State
- Oregon State
- Boise State
- Nevada (UNR)
- UNLV
- San Jose State
- Fresno State
- San Diego State
- Utah State
- Wyoming
- Colorado State
- New Mexico
- New Mexico State
- Air Force or UTEP
That’s a decent conference and the right quality level for Oregon State and Washington State tbh.
Hawaii to the MAC?
Urban Meyer didn't claim to be in the know, but speculated the BigTen might grab 2 more west coast teams.
My brother went to Utah to see Harbaughs first game . He said the fans were great . I wouldnt mind them joining the Conference too .
Utah is going to the Big12. But agreed that they're a B1G worthy school from the Pac12. Makes too much sense to join BYU, and make an even pairing with CO now that the AZ schools will also be joining.
The fact that the Big 12 jumping in line ahead of the Pac 12 to sign a TV deal is enough to kill the Pac 12 conference is quite the condemnation of the state of college football imo