Virginia Frog
Active Member
The natural fist step for the leftovers is to affirm their interest in "saving" the PAC. I don't blame them, I get it.Negotiating maneuver, totally... lol ! Lets see how committed they are when Oregon/Wash UA/Utah or Stanford/Cal leave.
If UW,UO, UC and Stanford continue their quest to follow USC/UCLA, this all falls apart. Then, maybe this is a ploy for the PAC leftover 6-8 to MERGE with the B12.
Next, they need to assess their long-term dollar value "as is." Talk to the TV folk, pro forma their costs in a 10-team lineup, and
Explore their expansion options:
a) back to 12 (2 to 4 from: SDSU, UNLV, Boise St, Fresno) and the respective numbers.
b) contemplate a Big12 raid. BYU, Kansas, OSU, TT, TCU, Baylor/Houston (4-6 schools.)
or, a fusion of both in whole or part.
I don't believe that the newB12 members including BYU will have enough of a financial gain to make any movement and break up the new B12 configuration of '25-'26.