Will the Recession Lead To Pac-10 Expansion? (All things Pac-12 expansion & TV)

[ASUHATER!]

it would suck to be a kansas state or iowa state fan. at least kansas has a slim chance of being picked by the big 10 or something. ksu and isu are guaranteed to be left out in the cold and either being made non bcs teams or hopefully joining the mountain west with the hope of making it into a bcs conference.

[the real dill]

Originally Posted by tstein7240

Does Bohls have good cred in Austin?

Yes, but Texas fans don't like him because he is not a sunshine pumper. His style is similar to Richard Justice.

[the real dill]

Originally Posted by AZ2ATX

Well PTI with Wilbon & JA Adande was pretty much pointless and completely uninformed to how the set up & structure would be of this conference. All they mentioned was that it didn't make sense, because the name of the conference is Pacific 10 and that you don't think of Pacific when you think of Colorado, Texas, & Oklahoma. I mean of course really good points that drove it home. *Rolls eyes*

Agreed, I strongly prefer the conference be called Old Mexico, at least the eastern side of it.

[ASUHATER!]

i just think it should be called the pacific west conference with a "pacific" or "coastal" division and a "southwest" division.

[the real dill]

Originally Posted by ASUHATER!

i just think it should be called the pacific west conference with a "pacific" or "coastal" division and a "southwest" division.

also not opposed to 2 Stoops, 1 Cup.

[AZ2ATX]

Originally Posted by ASUHATER!

i just think it should be called the pacific west conference with a "pacific" or "coastal" division and a "southwest" division.

Big Pac Conference.

Originally Posted by the real dill

also not opposed to 2 Stoops, 1 Cup.

Classic.

[catgrad97]

Originally Posted by smashmode

Anything else?

Pretty much verified what you posted, smashie. We seem to be out in front of even the "Total Sports Network" at this point with breaking news, or at the very least neck-and-neck.

If the Big 12 loses those six teams, Chris Spielman and co. all agree that Mizzou's only option, if it doesn't stand pat, is the Big Ten. ESPN has been consistent from the beginning of these rumors about how friendly Missouri and the Big Ten are.

"Nebraska will do what is best for the university." Consensus is that Nebraska will go in its own direction--with the Big Ten the only conference mentioned in connection with the school--no matter what the other schools do.

IMHO the talking heads in Bristol still don't know jack about what is going on in the Pac-10. They were just talking about what the "other" teams (read: Big 12 and Big Ten conference affiliates) would do if the Pac-10 absorbs the six teams it offered.

They did mention that those little six might try to form their own conference if they're not attracted enough by the Mountain West. That doesn't seem to be a very favorable option, though.

Originally Posted by DrV

Can you blame him? Lew isn't going down without a fight.

But that's my point. Your buddy Lew isn't 'fighting', he's sounding scared to death of being left out in the cold with five other stragglers in search of a conference--and screw what happens to K-State, state loyalty be damned.

"The tone of fear at the Perkins press conference" was emphasized more than once this afternoon. It's Chicken Little time at Kansas. Keeping that #1 spot atop the basketball polls isn't going to be as easy now for Bill Self.

I don't know how anybody can say with a straight face today that Colorado isn't a future member of the Pac-10 conference. The deal is all but done, and once that marriage is sealed, mid-major players like Oklahoma State and Texas Tech will follow while the offer is still on the table.

This will leave Texas in a stripped-down conference similar to its SWC days if it doesn't join them. It will be impossible for the Big 12 to find geographically or academically compatible replacements, and Texas will be the ruler of a consistent money-loser of a conference if it stays.

Tech and Okie State have more power in these negotiations than I think anybody is giving them credit for.

[smashmode]

Are there any sports radio stations talking about expansion that I can listen to online? We are in day 3 of the Griffey coverage, and honestly I am kind of over it.

[SCCat]

Originally Posted by the real dill

Agreed, I strongly prefer the conference be called Old Mexico, at least the eastern side of it.

This should be forwarded on to the powers that be.

Old Mexico.

[smashmode]

I love unconfirmed reports like this:

I heard unconfirmed reports here at the radio station i work at, that Texas A&M AD has said that a deal with the Pac 10 has been done....No clue what kinda deal though...If this is true, let the madness begin

[ZONACAT]

Originally Posted by smashmode

I love unconfirmed reports like this:

I heard unconfirmed reports here at the radio station i work at, that Texas A&M AD has said that a deal with the Pac 10 has been done....No clue what kinda deal though...If this is true, let the madness begin

That isn't true.

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by smashmode

I love unconfirmed reports like this:

I heard unconfirmed reports here at the radio station i work at, that Texas A&M AD has said that a deal with the Pac 10 has been done....No clue what kinda deal though...If this is true, let the madness begin

Might be this?

Tweet: A&M coaches, staff told Pac-10 rumors are true
Posted by John Taylor on June 4, 2010 5:14 PM ET
If you're getting sick of the constant expansion speculation, you might want to stick a bucket next to your computer -- or move your laptop to a room that contains a porcelain fixture -- because it's not going to end anytime soon.

The latest proof?

Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman -- one of the most credible and respected writers in the business -- has sent out a tweet that will resonate and reverberate from College Station clear out to the West Coast.

"I'm told A&M AD Bill Byrne has told his staff, coaches the reports the Aggies may go to the Pac-10 are true, but he didn't return a call."

That first domino, she just wants to tip, doesn't she?

And still, well over 24 hours since it first appeared, we have yet to have any firm denials that the basic theme of the Orangebloods.com report -- that the Pac-10 was prepared/preparing to offer invites to Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Colorado -- is flat-out wrong.

Instead, this is now at least the third "confirmation" -- albeit one without an "official source" -- that the report is, in essence, factually true and is being discussed at the highest levels of the Pac-10. And will continue to be discussed in earnest this weekend as the league conducts their annual spring meetings.

And that's without even discussing the open letter from Iowa State's president and athletic director to Cyclone fans telling them that "the long-term viability of the Big 12 conference is not in our control -- it is in the hands of just a few of our fellow member institutions."

Gee, wonder who those few member institutions are?

[BlueMikey]

If TAMU gets dragged into the Pac-10 by Texas and Texas Tech, I wonder if the SEC would consider getting its own reach into the midwest by taking Kansas and Kansas State.

It's kind of a stretch since it's probably a heck of a lot easier/profitable to raid the ACC, but it does stretch out their own footprint over areas they don't currently cover.

[MrBug708]

I cant imagine the SEC has any desire to reach into Kansas. I think it's Texas or none at all

[CalStateTempe]

Away on errands, a few thoughts:

1. Will there be a reply of today CFB live? web or espn2?

2. I read somewhere a cool name: Within the Pac-16, the No Country for Old Men division. the division were BCS dreams go to die!

3. I continue to be amazed/astounded/shocked/impressed by the level of hubris from tOSU, Mich, Bristol, generally the so-called-football experts over their surprise with Pac-10 expansion. This tells me, if this gets pulled off, Scott and co have reshaped the landscape of college football and that the power dynamic is permanently shifted west. Its even sweeter, when you think that NO ONE saw this coming (sure maybe bits here and there) with such swiftness.

BTW: its cool that the IowaSt poster gave some props to the Pac-10.

Its gonna be a fun weekend following this.