Reports suggest P10 inviting 6 teams, all from B12
by JazzyUte on Jun 3, 2010 3:04 PM MDT
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PrintBelieve it. Don't believe it. But I do believe this is further proof the Pac-Ten is probably not looking at the Utah/Colorado pairings like we all suspected a few months ago. The fact the Utes aren't even mentioned leads me to believe that we're probably with the second batch of programs if those six Big 12 teams decide to turn down an invite to what could turn out to be a West Coast Super Conference.
Now I'm not so sure I buy the P-10 would truly overhaul its conference like that. But I think it shows they're not content with just bringing in Utah and Colorado. That might have been their original intent back in February, but it isn't anymore.
But that's fine. I kind of already convinced myself it wasn't happening around March when news of expansion all but disappeared from the headlines.
If something changes, though, I'll certainly keep you updated. As for now, my money is on Utah playing in the MWC in 2011. Which, with Boise State, won't be such a bad thing. Unless a move like this dramatically shifts the landscape of college football and the non-BCS teams are even worse off due to the takeover of regional football established by the creation of three or four Super Conferences. If that's the case, we might find ourselves a level down from the BCS - like the current Football Championship Subdivision.
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I don't see this happening, but we shall see.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I have no doubt the P-10 will invite those schools.
Colorado’s AD has said as much.
Whether they all accept is another thing, though. But I’ve got to think Texas wants out and if Texas wants out, the other schools will see the writing on the wall (especially if the B10 poaches Missouri and Nebraska).
All it takes is one domino to fall and that’s exactly what I see happening.
If Texas goes, Oklahoma will go and so will all the other Texas schools who received an invite because, frankly, the B12 without Texas, Oklahoma & Nebraska isn’t a very impressive BCS conference.
So if that happens, look for the Big 12 to dissolve and I guess the Mountain West offers Kansas and Kansas State two spots in our conference.
But frankly, I think we’re looking at maybe 25% chance, at best, of seeing Utah in the P10 anytime soon.
Agreed.
Worst case is the 4 Superconferences set up nicely to accommodate a four team playoff which puts all schools not included on a certain path to the second tier. In many cases, I’m sure football programs fold. Shame, but at least we’ll be able to count ourselves among the Ivy League.
That’s the nature of collegiate sports these days. Hopefully, it won’t have too much of an adverse effect on the academics of the school.
I didn’t hold out much hope of getting into the Pac10, but I did think a BCS bid for the MWC was in the offing. The news today is particularly bitter.
Fully agree.
I think this is what the BCS wanted. A system of super conferences that covered the biggest areas of the U.S. and that’s what they’re going to get.
Nebraska and Missouri are not happy with Big 12
Teams like Texas might not wait to be left on the roadside.
Exactly.
The B12 is falling apart. Texas has wanted out for a bit now. They’re not going to sit by and watch it collapse and then be without a conference.
And since Texas is going, the others have incentive to join ’em.
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Won’t let UT go without taking A&M with them. Texas is generally considered the single greatest prize addition after Notre Dame for any conference expansion as they are competitive in all sporting programs and are academically sound as hell.
After Texas and ND are gone, it’s table scraps and those will be rated based on their ability ot bring in revenue so they have to be a name brand (e.g., Nebraska) or have good media markets (e.g., Pittsburgh, Houston, Rutgers). This is where BYU beats Utah to death, far better name recognition.
Utah will regret losing to BYU for three of last four years. Had we not choked on those we’d be considered but as it is, why take us? No market, not enough of a name yet.
Boise State has as good or a better name nationally. Everyone’s dream of taking crap like that into the PAC-10 is looking grim. The only thing that can help us is if the BCS is found to be non competitive. That would probably force some reconsideration of mid majors like us.
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