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Dan Patrick reports SDSU to Pac 12
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<blockquote data-quote="JogginFrog" data-source="post: 3210822" data-attributes="member: 4994"><p>Kliavkoff is exploring some pretty desperate moves to keep his conference viable. I guess taking the best available program in SoCal and Texas makes sense--standing pat seems like a losing strategy. San Diego and Dallas are not only the best available media markets, but they provide a bit of cover for what is shaping up to be a huge raid of the PAC's recruiting ground. If the remaining PAC schools don't have an annual game in SoCal, their rosters will be decimated. Adding SDSU and SMU at least throws conference members a bone as they attempt to stay competitive. Here's a breakdown is of Cali and Texas players on current rosters of the four corners schools:</p><p></p><p>Ariz.: 39 Calif., 7 Texas (39 other, assuming 85 total)</p><p>AZ St.: 32 Calif., 7 Texas, 46 other</p><p>Utah: 29 Calif., 11 Texas, 45 other</p><p>Colo: 28 Calif., 23 Texas, 34 other </p><p></p><p>In the portal era, I get why the athletic staffs of those schools would be hesitant to jump ship to the Big 12. The money might be clearly better, but their teams wouldn't be.</p><p></p><p>Wilner wrote a <a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/11/pac-12-survival-guide-the-strategic-merits-of-a-merger-with-the-big-12/" target="_blank">piece in the San Jose paper</a> advocating for the PAC to merge with the Big 12 in order to form a clear #3 conference. That makes sense from a PAC perspective, but to TCU fans (and SMU and Houston fans, too), if just looks a lot like the mid-90s WAC. Big travel bills and half-empty stadiums. Schools in the Big 12 do not need regular road trips to Corvallis and Pullman.</p><p></p><p>In retrospect, I'm glad the Big 12 offered Houston. Rather have them in the conference than helping to prop up the PAC. Kill it now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JogginFrog, post: 3210822, member: 4994"] Kliavkoff is exploring some pretty desperate moves to keep his conference viable. I guess taking the best available program in SoCal and Texas makes sense--standing pat seems like a losing strategy. San Diego and Dallas are not only the best available media markets, but they provide a bit of cover for what is shaping up to be a huge raid of the PAC's recruiting ground. If the remaining PAC schools don't have an annual game in SoCal, their rosters will be decimated. Adding SDSU and SMU at least throws conference members a bone as they attempt to stay competitive. Here's a breakdown is of Cali and Texas players on current rosters of the four corners schools: Ariz.: 39 Calif., 7 Texas (39 other, assuming 85 total) AZ St.: 32 Calif., 7 Texas, 46 other Utah: 29 Calif., 11 Texas, 45 other Colo: 28 Calif., 23 Texas, 34 other In the portal era, I get why the athletic staffs of those schools would be hesitant to jump ship to the Big 12. The money might be clearly better, but their teams wouldn't be. Wilner wrote a [URL='https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/11/pac-12-survival-guide-the-strategic-merits-of-a-merger-with-the-big-12/']piece in the San Jose paper[/URL] advocating for the PAC to merge with the Big 12 in order to form a clear #3 conference. That makes sense from a PAC perspective, but to TCU fans (and SMU and Houston fans, too), if just looks a lot like the mid-90s WAC. Big travel bills and half-empty stadiums. Schools in the Big 12 do not need regular road trips to Corvallis and Pullman. In retrospect, I'm glad the Big 12 offered Houston. Rather have them in the conference than helping to prop up the PAC. Kill it now. [/QUOTE]
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