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Post by Mojave Gator on Aug 2, 2023 22:37:43 GMT -5
Big Ten explores possible expansion amid Pac-12 instabilityESPN reported on Monday that Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti had begun quiet diligence on Washington and Oregon. Sources indicated that effort has ramped up throughout the week, although there's some patience to see how things unfold in the Pac-12.
Although there's some presidential interest in adding Cal and Stanford, those potential additions were met with chilly responses last year when the Big Ten pondered adding more teams, in part because of their lack of television resonance. Stanford's addition to the Big Ten has long been paired to a potential Notre Dame addition, which doesn't appear imminent at this point.This is amid speculation that the Big 12 is making a major push to bring in Utah, Arizona and Arizona State. All were more recent additions to the Pac 12, and it is debatable how well that they fit in with the rest of the league. If all of these dominoes fall, the Pac 12 will be down to Oregon State, Washington State, California and Stanford.
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Post by Rock Gator on Aug 3, 2023 7:50:12 GMT -5
What a mess.
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Post by Mojave Gator on Aug 3, 2023 16:35:01 GMT -5
In the last 24 hours, the defections of Utah, Arizona and Arizona State to the Big 12 have gone from possible to likely. The Pac 12 appears to be a dead league.
This explains the actions of San Diego State within the past 90 days. After informing the Mountain West Conference of their intention to leave, reportedly to join the Pacific 12, they withdrew the request without an explanation. My guess is that someone at a Pac 12 school called the AD at SDSU and told him that the whole thing was about to implode.
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