Realignment Carousel Spins Up again (USC and UCLA to Big 10)

[WuShock Reaper]

"MWC Commissioner Gloria Nevarez was able to keep the remaining group together by promising significant cash distributions of the $90 million in exit fees"...

[moshock]

"MWC Commissioner Gloria Nevarez was able to keep the remaining group together by promising significant cash distributions of the $90 million in exit fees"...

That west coast math is a little messed up !!

[TrackSuitAndTie]

Gonzaga to the PAC-12, UTEP to the MWC.

Concerned the PAC-12 takes another run at Memphis.

[Maizerunner08]

Interesting, interesting. Although I’m not sure Gonzaga changes the math for any AAC teams.

[ShockerFever]

For years, Gonzaga could’ve joined about any conference they wanted and they decide now to join in with a bunch of P4 rejects?

Interesting.

Their conference championship streak is about to end.

[SubGod22]

For years, Gonzaga could’ve joined about any conference they wanted and they decide now to join in with a bunch of P4 rejects?

Interesting.

Their conference championship streak is about to end.

I think Gonzaga has always cared about being in a western conference. They were never really rumored to be a target of the PAC previously and it was always the XII or Big East (which made zero sense). The new PAC is very western based and is likely to remain so. It'll have a better payout than the WCC and won't be a crazy increase in travel like the other options would have been. They may be one of the few sane schools in all of this conference movement.

[ABC]

Lots more tweets in the last day about WSU to PAC. I think just fans speculating/wishing.

[SB Shock]

Lots more tweets in the last day about WSU to PAC. I think just fans speculating/wishing.

Obviously that because of what Ted Lasso did for the program.

[ShockerFever]

Lots more tweets in the last day about WSU to PAC. I think just fans speculating/wishing.

Ya think?

The Mountain PAC is struggling to get to 8 schools as is. They're not going to take 2 non-football schools and have to get to 10, when it already has been hard enough getting to 8.

[SubGod22]

It must just be fan chatter as there's been no sources that indicate any dialogue has happened. And WSU would be dumb to move there as things sit right now.

There were reports that the PAC had discussions with Saint Mary's and Grand Canyon, though neither are expected to be added as the focus is on an 8th football school.

[TrackSuitAndTie]

Take the tweet below with a grain of salt as this account is very pro-Memphis and called the move to the PAC a "no-brainer" before pivoting when details of the offer became public.

[ABC]

Obviously that because of what Ted Lasso did for the program.

It is still interesting to see fans wanting/wishing for WSU to go to the PAC 12. I have "Wichita State" as a search term on X. Always interesting.

There was a mild debate whether Al Davis ever coached at WSU. There was confusion because Al Davis was the coach of one of the college all-start teams and Bill Parcells was on his team.

[MemTGRS]

#1, I am hopeful that we (Memphis) do go to the Pac 12.

#2, I hope that it will be a four-team pod of WSU, Tulane, and South Florida. At that point, I think we could then add any (or almost) school from Texas as a football only. That would be a very strong hoops league and the best G6 football conference.

For sports such as Volleyball, we could play two games both home & away yielding a sum of 12. Two teams from the West twice gives 16. Of course, then the conference tournaments at seasons' ends.

#3, This is where it gets greedy ... speaking in long term, it will be very difficult for UConn football to even tread water as an Independent. Offer them a temporary football only membership ... with two clauses:
(a) must play at least four Pac 12 schools annually in basketball.
(b) after four years, they must commit to all sports membership or the football partnership ends. That is what the MAC held with UMass who left when they declined the full deal. Of course, they are now joining the MAC foe all sports next July.

[Topshock]

#1, I am hopeful that we (Memphis) do go to the Pac 12.

#2, I hope that it will be a four-team pod of WSU, Tulane, and South Florida. At that point, I think we could then add any (or almost) school from Texas as a football only. That would be a very strong hoops league and the best G6 football conference.

For sports such as Volleyball, we could play two games both home & away yielding a sum of 12. Two teams from the West twice gives 16. Of course, then the conference tournaments at seasons' ends.

#3, This is where it gets greedy ... speaking in long term, it will be very difficult for UConn football to even tread water as an Independent. Offer them a temporary football only membership ... with two clauses:
(a) must play at least four Pac 12 schools annually in basketball.
(b) after four years, they must commit to all sports membership or the football partnership ends. That is what the MAC held with UMass who left when they declined the full deal. Of course, they are now joining the MAC foe all sports next July.

Interesting ideas

[Aargh]

The PAC would have to pay WSU's exit fees AND significantly increase WSU's revenue share. Otherwise we'd lose exposure in our current recruiting areas, increase travel costs and put a lot of our games into less desirable time slots. WSU cannot afford to pay any exit fees right now.