Death of the PAC12 thread — and what happens to Utah

[BamaFanNKY]

Pete Thamel

LOL:

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Sometimes you gotta laugh:

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[Greginslc]

Well, hopefully they cut this thing in half. You play all the teams in your division plus 2 from the other division. Division winners meet for the conference championship.

BB - Division home and home and 1 game with each team in the other division per season.

Keeping travel reasonable…it’s all I got.

[DataUte]

@LAUte

One of the tragedies of needlessly dynamiting a 108-year-old conference in just a few days is that the Rose Bowl will never be the same. The Rose Parade?

Then there are the PAC-12 employees who will lose their jobs.

And a whole lot of sports tradition now just becomes history.

The Rose Bowl was never going to be the same woth the expanded playoff. No more conference ties anyway. All they tried to keep was the day and time but probably won’t always get that.

[LAUte]

@Chitz

I’ll pick you up at DCA or IAD, and we can road trip to Morgantown!

I’m sure I can find an excuse to get to DC. I’d like to see Morgantown, just out of pure curiosity. Never been to West VA.

[NewbombTurk]

@LAUte

Never been to West VA.

I hear it’s almost heaven…

[LAUte]

@Greginslc

Well, hopefully they cut this thing in half.

Reminds me of something I just thought of, during a call with my son. What about Cal, Stanford, WSU, and OSU? What happens to them? Would the Big 16 ever become the Big 20? I’d take a western division that includes all the PAC-12 refugees. We’d probably be stuck with BYU in our division. That’s actually inevitable, I fear.

[BamaFanNKY]

@LAUte

What about Cal, Stanford, WSU, and OSU? What happens to them? Would the Big 16 ever become the Big 20? I’d take a western division that includes all the PAC-12 refugees. We’d probably be stuck with BYU in our division. That’s actually inevitable, I fear.

I think three conferences will end up with 24. May take some time but I don’t see the ACC surviving either.

[concerned]

@LAUte

Reminds me of something I just thought of, during a call with my son. What about Cal, Stanford, WSU, and OSU? What happens to them? Would the Big 16 ever become the Big 20? I’d take a western division that includes all the PAC-12 refugees. We’d probably be stuck with BYU in our division. That’s actually inevitable, I fear.

I read somewhere that the big 12 is probably saving four spots for the ACC leftovers after the big 10 and SEC take the cream

[IrvingWashington]

@BamaFanNKY

…Stillwater - I think the name says it all… Nickname is actually Stoolwater for a reason. Fun gameday atmosphere thoughFort Worth - I don’t hate DFW but it’s like a Chamber of Commerce created a Faux Cowboy cityLubbock - “Not as nice as Fort Worth” I actually like Lubbock more than FW because it’s not as douchyMorgantown - “even Provo could look down their noses at this place” **Yeah, but Provo doesn’t know how to have a good time like Morgantown or have an ample supply of Moonshine. Let’s also not forget those Appalachia women can be easy on the eyes if you get the ones that leave the holler every once in a while. **Provo - You guys know better than me.Boulder - I’m in the minority, I think it’s overrated like In-N-Out Burger.Tempe - “like hell, only hotter” agreeTucson - “no…just no…” agree

Back when he was playing for the Reds, word was Pete Rose had a couple of favorite whorehouses across the river in Kentucky. They may still be operating. Bama?

[BamaFanNKY]

@IrvingWashington

Back when he was playing for the Reds, word was Pete Rose had a couple of favorite whorehouses across the river in Kentucky. They may still be operating. Bama?

In Newport/Covington? Nah, stay out of there. ROUGH. The riverside is ok and has some floating bars but I can’t recommend walking around. Weirdly, the Cincinnati airport is actually in Kentucky.

@concerned

I read somewhere that the big 12 is probably saving four spots for the ACC leftovers after the big 10 and SEC take the cream

The problem is what is “the cream” of the ACC? To me the answer is Duke/UNC/Ga Tech. Not the Florida schools and Clemson.

[SanDiegoUteFan]

This is a sad day for me. It is the perfect opposite of the joy I felt on PACmas day. No more fun day trips up to the Coliseum or the Rose Bowl for football games. This hurts. (SDUF wipes away a tear and sobs softly)

[NewbombTurk]

@BamaFanNKY

To me the answer is Duke/UNC/Ga Tech. Not the Florida schools and Clemson.

At this time it would depend on whether you are talking football or basketball.

[RealUteFab]

@sweetgrass

this gave me a glimmer of hope

but who knows?

So Oregon and Washington killed the pac12 really since everyone said they would stay together depending on what they did.

[LAUte]

Good piece by Pat Forde, if you’re in the mood for catharsis. The take-home quote:

It’s a sporting travesty, an unconscionable development that severely damages the cultural fabric of college sports. It destroys regional flavor, makes a mockery of geographic sense, rebukes the notion of academic importance, insults millions of fans and encourages wanton fiscal irresponsibility.

How TV Money Killed the Pac-12

[BamaFanNKY]

@NewbombTurk

At this time it would depend on whether you are talking football or basketball.

Clearly, the SEC def doesn’t need their football teams (all-new money football). The Basketball teams are def needed. Imagine a conference in hoops with Duke/UNC/Ga Tech/Kentucky and whatever random SEC team decides to dominate that season.

With the Big XII move your hoops team better buckle up. Big XII may be the best hoops conference now.

[IrvingWashington]

@SanDiegoUteFan

This is a sad day for me. It is the perfect opposite of the joy I felt on PACmas day. No more fun day trips up to the Coliseum or the Rose Bowl for football games. This hurts. (SDUF wipes away a tear and sobs softly)

It will be impossible to look back at PACmas with the same fondness. I still can’t believe the PAC whatever will no longer exist. It’s a good thing Keith Jackson is not around to see this.

Now we can look back at 8/4/23 as the day we were reunited with BYU. Good times.

[LAUte]

@SanDiegoUteFan

No more fun day trips up to the Coliseum or the Rose Bowl for football games. This hurts.

For 10 glorious years I could drive from my house to the Rose Bowl or Coliseum in 30 minutes. I could walk to the Galen Center from my office to watch us play USC. And Pauley Pavilion was on my way home.

[BamaFanNKY]

@IrvingWashington

It’s a good thing Keith Jackson is not around to see this.

First half of his career it was the Pac 8. I think we forget that in 1960 most schools were Independent:

1960 college football season

I’m almost all for just saying forget conferences and let’s all go, Independent. Too many welfare program in some of these alleged “Power Conferences.”

[BamaFanNKY]

BINGO:

Jay Bilas

[concerned]

@BamaFanNKY

The problem is what is “the cream” of the ACC? To me the answer is Duke/UNC/Ga Tech. Not the Florida schools and Clemson.

For the sec, the cream is Clemson and fsu. For the big 10, it is uva and unc. Duke in no man’s land like Stanford.