Not a bad strategy, to go after high mid major and successful Basketball programs before they themselves become the villain (if they haven't already). Will be interested to see what they target for Football.
I know Sacramento State is pushing donors and trying to make the jump to FBS, but that's basically pointless for the PAC unless they absolutely have to make the minimum for a football conference.
Gotta think a they are done with the MW (maybe San Jose State) and would target a little further East. TX State maybe.
I still think you eventually see UNLV make the jump. They're playing well right now, they're in a major market (not that that means what it used to), and while the PAC12 isn't a power conference any more, they're still a significant level up from what the Mountain West has become post-plundering. After that, I still believe the end-game is for the PAC to eventually bring Stanford and Cal back into the fold after the inevitable collapse of the ACC. Maybe even an SMU.
Lets be real, the story here is the feud between ActionNetworkHQ's Bert McMurphy and ESPiN's Nicole Aurbach.
While Gonzaga’s move wasn’t made official — or formally agreed to — until Tuesday, McMurphy clearly felt confident enough in the information he had to run with it more than a week ago. And while that can be a dangerous game in a sport with so many moving pieces, his confidence was ultimately rewarded as his report was proven correct in the end. Was it because he had the goods or because (as almost every other reporter indicated) discussions were moving in a positive direction before finally becoming official this week? It’s almost impossible to say for sure, although both reporters will claim their way is the right way.
Auerbach, meanwhile, clearly feels more comfortable waiting until such transactions become formally agreed to, which is understandable — but also doesn’t necessarily discredit McMurphy’s report. After all, this wouldn’t be the first time a college athletics move was actually made in the shadow
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I see the PAC has already trashed the model of requiring member schools to have STATE included in the school name. LOL
Oregon State
Washington State
Boise State
Colorado State
Fresno State
San Diego State
Gonzaga?
Contingent on their admission to the Pac 12, Gonzaga will rebrand as Gonzaga State
Not a bad strategy, to go after high mid major and successful Basketball programs before they themselves become the villain (if they haven't already). Will be interested to see what they target for Football.
I know Sacramento State is pushing donors and trying to make the jump to FBS, but that's basically pointless for the PAC unless they absolutely have to make the minimum for a football conference.
Gotta think a they are done with the MW (maybe San Jose State) and would target a little further East. TX State maybe.
I still think you eventually see UNLV make the jump. They're playing well right now, they're in a major market (not that that means what it used to), and while the PAC12 isn't a power conference any more, they're still a significant level up from what the Mountain West has become post-plundering. After that, I still believe the end-game is for the PAC to eventually bring Stanford and Cal back into the fold after the inevitable collapse of the ACC. Maybe even an SMU.
Lets be real, the story here is the feud between ActionNetworkHQ's Bert McMurphy and ESPiN's Nicole Aurbach.
The offseason is the longest season.
Wow, two pathetic losers arguing about something literally nobody cares about. Sweet. Definitely doesn't make me dislike them even more.