By Kevin Kelley - November 5, 2021. There (). America East will drop from 10 full members to 8 in the next couple years. Colorado in the Big 12 is similarly not a logistical problem. Duck fans are known to travel well to watch their teams, particularly in football. Not only could a suitor Conference gain additional access to benefits from the Company such as new equipment and uniforms, but the Company is also in a position to be generous in other ways, especially under the new Name, Image and Likeness rules. Thats quite a fall from grace. While the powers that be work on their next move, the rest of us wait in limbo, speculating about what the future may hold. Even beyond the official death of the Pac-12 as such, this may be the absolute scariest scenario for Stanford, Cal, Oregon State, and Washington State fans: What if a merger doesnt happen and no other major conference comes calling? If all this is legitimately real, then with the six schools headed out the door following UCLA and USC, there would be just four remaining teams in the entire Pac-12. It may not be the prime course of action in the eyes of individual conference leadership, which would be forced to relinquish influence in favor of a combined committee, but they risk relegation to second-tier status as standalone leagues in the shadows of the SEC and Big Ten. BYU joined the conference in 2011 when it went independent with its football program. The Big Ten also likely has zero interest in adding Pacific Northwest schools not named Washington or Oregon. Spencer McLaughlin contributes videos to SuperWest Sports and is the host of "Locke Miller covers College Basketball and College Football as well as Formu Eli writes about Oregon football and other sports for SuperWest Sports. North Carolina A&T will stick around for football only in 2022 before leaving in 2023. Arizona State and Arizona could be in the crosshairs of the Big 12, as could Utah and Colorado. The college football playoff landscape will continue to shift, he believes. The SEC and Big Ten are in a race. Basically, TV execs know the Pac-12 is exploring expansion, and the conference can say to them something to the effect of tell us who to add, we will add them, and you will have a better product than whatever comes out of a breakup THAT WILL TOTALLY HAPPEN REALLY SOON., Or perhaps the conversation with TV partners could be much more direct: its in your best interest to save us.. The Big 12 then adds Arizona and Arizona State to get the Phoenix market and grow the conference to 16 teams. 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Reports have suggested that new Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark would like to add some combination of. Conference realignment: Big Ten reportedly would consider adding Notre Dame, Oregon, Washington, Stanford, Cal, Miami, Florida State - Deseret News College Football Sports Brigham Young If Big Ten expands again, only a 'handful of schools' would reportedly be considered Jul 5, 2022. It would be the death of the athletic department as we know it. They have to wait and hope. Rotate the other 10 on a 2 year cycle. (Murray State will also join the Missouri Valley Football Conference beginning in 2023.). Campbell will also leave in 2023. Oregon and Washington to the Big Ten will eventually happen, according to most experts. While theyve also drawn ridicule, Oregons penchant for numerous, interesting and colorful uniform combinations is also cited by high school players across the country as a draw to the program. For Oregon State, Pac-12 expansion entails the maintenance of the status quo. Theyre in the middle of a huge remodel of Reser Stadium. Big 12/Pac-12 are Scrambling As things currently sit, the Big 12 and Pac-12 are scrambling to find teams to fill their leagues, as both are having members leave. pic.twitter.com/yv0NsfmogH. Its a waiting game for everyone except university brass, conference leadership, and major media companies. As conference realignment continues to unfold, there will be some Group of Five teams that could make the jump along with SMU. Even if the Pac-12's next media rights deal is a home run, Marcello isn't certain a win there provides the necessary financial security to keep schools like Oregon and Washington from seeking entry into other leagues including the Big 12. If Oregon and Washington do leave for the Big Ten, the Pac-12s survival probably depends on whether Stanford and California stay or go. By Carter Bahns, BeaverBlitz: The news of USC and UCLA departing the Pac-12 and joining the Big Ten shook the college athletics world when it broke on the morning of June 30th. Two flagship members of the Pac-12 will leave for the Big Ten in 2024. Why Did a Bunch of Detroit Cops and Firefighters Sue Vince McMahon? Campbell*College of CharlestonDelaware*DrexelElon*Hampton*Hofstra Monmouth*North Carolina A&T*Northeastern Stony Brook*Towson*UNC WilmingtonWilliam & Mary**denotes football members, along with football-only affiliate members Albany, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Richmond and Villanova. Oregon should join another conference should the opportunity present itself, 247Sports national college football writer Brandon Marcello said on Monday's episode of the Autzen Audibles podcast. Thats great short-term, but long-term its not going to be good when they have to re-up again with media rights. July 5, 2022 6:04 am CT When conference realignment moved front and center in college football discussions a year ago, many wondered if the Big 12 would survive the loss of its two most. It seems as if these renovations were for nothing now that theyll be playing in a non Power Five conference. Major Programs Who Could Be On The Outside After Conference Realignment By Mat Mlodzinski Jul 1, 2022 With UCLA and USC heading to the Big Ten in the latest wave of conference realignment, it opens up the door for other programs to follow. The Big 12 has four teams coming in during the 2023 season, but has to make sure none of their teams join the Pac-12. Conference realignment rumors: Oregon talks with Big Ten have begun The next round of conference realignment could include another Pac-12 flagship program leaving for the Big Ten Oregon is currently talking with the Big Ten to determine if the Ducks are compatible as the next west coast school to join the Midwest-based collegiate conference. Despite rumors of the Big 12 seeking to poach or merge with four to six members of the remaining Pac-12 (Oregon State excluded), and in addition to the West Coasts premier conference seeking to expand, reports have surfaced about a more immediate and somewhat stabilizing development. 2 Stanford, Oklahoma fans revel in Cotton Bowl failure of Lincoln Riley and Alex Grinch, USC women's basketball moves into projected NCAA Tournament field after huge win over Stanford, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. News broke Thursday that UCLA and USC will join the Big Ten in 2024. (Cal has the same problem.) Playing at Autzen has proven a challenge for visitors and is widely known as one of the loudest football venues in the country despite being quite a bit smaller than stadiums at schools like Michigan or Texas. The Beavers would boast top-of-the-line facilities, short-term talent superiority, and other advantages, but the long-term outlook is much more bleak. The SuperWest Sports News Feed does not link to stories behind a paywall. Weve been down this road before. He lives in Corvallis, even though he is an Oregon Ducks insider. Scheduling implications may include guaranteed non-conference matchups between member schools and a football championship game of sorts to be held in Las Vegas. So, unless something changes, were still a few years away from this massive move. Conference realignment appears to be on pause for the moment. July 5, 2022 at 11:03 am Updated July 5, 2022 at 6:02 pm . Joining: Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTSA. Now he's on the move again. 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Dodd says the ACC is the party that came up with this idea; if six schools were really about to bolt, would that be a real thing the conference would bother to mention? "Dont sit there and think we want to stay in the Pac-12 and be dominant potentially year-to-year in football' because in the future being dominant in the Pac-12 hypothetically maybe that gets you into the playoff but does so as a lower seed whether youre the champion or not.". The Big Ten informed the latter two that they would not be considered for inclusion until the conference received a decision from Notre Dame - its top target. Utah, Cal, Washington State and Oregon State join the Mountain West Conference to create a 16-team league there. What the Pac-12 decides to do next will set off the next wave of moves. Get on our list for weekly sports business, industry trends, interviews, and more. Quack Fix 1-18-23: Lanning Lands Another One, It Never Rains On This Podcast - 01-17-23, MBB: Good Ducks show up, clobber no.9 Arizona, Once again displaying inconsistency, but in a good way, Oregon snags a signature win, ASU Transfer Van Klinken Sets School Record in Shot Put. Realignment is a long-haul decision, while . Incarnate Word had announced its intention to leave the Southland for the WAC, but chose instead to remain in the Southland. Word got out today that USC and UCLA plan to ditch the Pac-12 for the Big Ten. Sports Reputation, Footprint, Commitment Are Attractive. While the Cardinal have received scant mention as a candidate for Conferences seeking expansion, someone ought to understand that an Oregon/Stanford package could give their Conference a tie to Knight that would be unshakeable. Sam Houston (from the Western Athletic Conference) and Jacksonville State (from the ASUN Conference) began transitions from Division I FCSin 2022 and will join Conference USA in July 2023. Also being reported that Oregon and Washington are speaking to the B12. UTSA has had five winning seasons, including 12 wins in 2021,. The AAC will formally welcome Charlotte . Lamar will return to the Southland from the WAC in 2023, upping Southland membership to 10 teams. Where the loose partnership risks ineffectiveness is in the absence of a signed contract. Now he's on the move again. Eventually. Big Sky Conference (10 full members)Eastern WashingtonIdahoIdaho StateMontanaMontana StateNorthern ArizonaNorthern ColoradoPortland StateSacramento StateWeber State*Cal Poly and UC Davis are football-only affiliate members. Ghosts of The Alliance between the Pac-12, Big Ten, and ACC haunt the idea of another inter-conference agreement given that last summers handshake between commissioners resulted in just one coordinated effort (voting against College Football Playoff expansion) before becoming obsolete. Note that ESPN played a major role in breaking up the Big East by encouraging the ACC to add Syracuse and Pitt, for example; preserving historic basketball rivalries was really never part of the conversation. Its not a no for the Ducks and Huskies, who would likely be the only remaining Pac-12 schools in contention for a spot in the new super conference. Then there is the report that the Governor of Orgon wants to step in to make sure the O and O State remain in the same conference. The CAA grew from 10 full members to 13 on July 1, 2022. With conference realignment in holding pattern, UTEP, NM State on standby like everyone else by: Colin Deaver Posted: Jul 7, 2022 / 07:19 PM MDT Updated: Jul 7, 2022 / 10:57 PM MDT EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - It's been one week since UCLA and USC shocked the college athletics world by bolting from the Pac-12 for the Big Ten. Meanwhile, three teams will abandon the Independent rank to join . These days, everything ought to be considered on the table. Oregon and Washington are the two best football programs "in play" considering the Pac-12 is down to 10 teams; however, there is a reason they haven't been considered prominently in realignment. ESPN played a major role in breaking up the Big East, noted on his Eye On College Basketball podcast. According to ESPN.com, the ASUN and WAC agreed to form the foundation of a 10-member football-only conference with the intention of moving up to the FBS level. Losing UIC on July 1, 2022 dropped the Horizon League from 12 members to 11. The Beavers will host the Trojans at Reser Stadium on September 24th, less than three months from now, in what is likely to be the final meeting between the squads in Corvallis for the foreseeable future. The Pac-12 North would consist of Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Cal and Stanford. By the time it was over, 20 schools had agreed to switch conference affiliations over the next several years. Based on new Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark's comments at Big 12 media days, it seems like the conference is in a good spot and likely acting as an aggressor in realignment discussions. That leaves the question: What's Next for Conference Realignment? That leaves the two schools at the bottom of the pecking order, the schools forced to wait for all the other realignment dramas to play out. Perhaps this is the point at which the Pac-12 would finally fold and invite Gonzaga for non-football sports. Oregon State is disadvantaged in that it possesses no negotiating leverage over conferences more prosperous than the Pac-12. Theres no doubt about it, moving to the Mountain West is the absolute worst-case scenario for Oregon State. But, if an opportunity arises, at least one national writer thinks Oregon's decision would be a fairly straightforward one. In case you werent aware already, its the TV (technically TV and streaming) giants that really drives conference realignment decisions, and college football realignment in particular will always be king as far as broadcast dollars are concerned. It certainly looks like the end of the Pac-12 is on the horizon. Theyre helpless and utterly dependent on other schools and other events. You can listen to the entire 35-minute podcast discussion with Brandon Marcello below. - 10 Most Attractive Group of Five . Still, that might be the best option given that the American Athletic Conference has now lost virtually all its star power with Houston, Cincinnati, and UCF all gone. Whats Next For Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. 1 hour ago. Even though the current agreement is to provide conference champions from six major conferences automatic entry into the tournament, there is no guarantee that those guidelines will remain in place if a conference like the Pac-12 continues to weaken. Please check your email for a confirmation. As CBS Sports Matt Norlander noted on his Eye On College Basketball podcast, if UCLA and USC wanted any Pac-12 institutions to join them in the Big Ten, those schools would have come along with them here and now. A new-look Pac-12, -14, -16, etc. College football conferences will undergo significant realignment in 2023 with 3 programs leaving the American to join the Big 12 as 6 schools migrate to the American from Conference USA. Even before Dodds report, the conference announced it would explore expansion, so there are some wheels already in motion here. For schools like Oregon State, which, like others in the conference, was blindsided by two of its West Coast comrades, the move warns of catastrophe. Joining: Belmont, Illinois Chicago, Murray State, The MVC grew from 10 full members to 12 on July 1, 2022. Their fates are tethered to the action happening in front of them. Protect 5 opponents. Sooners and Longhorns officials have said publicly that they plan to stay in the Big 12 until 2025 rather than pay a massive exit fee to leave early. These last may actually be reasons why a suitor might not want Oregon in their Conference. Read the full story Assessing Oregon State's Position in the Conference Realignment Landscape If you lost track of all the changes that will be coming in the next few years, Ive got you covered. Joining: James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss. Right now, OSU and WSU are in a tough spot because they dont have a proactive move. https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/2022/07/07/the-extra-cruel-reality-facing-oregon-state-right-now/, Oklahoma fans said 'We told you!' Its not the most likely scenario but its certainly not out of the question and not without precedent. That trio (or duo) could find refuge in the Mountain West, which would make geographic sense, but would be an utterly gigantic step down in terms of money and competition. Conference USA will experience the biggest changes with 9 schools leaving and 5 joining. January 14, 2023 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff. Northeast Conference (9 full members)Central Connecticut State*FDULong Island*Merrimack*Sacred Heart*St. Francis (N.Y.)St. Francis (Pa.)* Stonehill*Wagner**denotes football members, along with football-only affiliate member Duquesne. $MMT = window.$MMT || {}; $MMT.cmd = $MMT.cmd || [];$MMT.cmd.push(function(){ $MMT.display.slots.push(["826909f7-8749-4b07-9308-a997562edd99"]); }). After losing 5 members in 2021 (4 to the WAC and 1 to the ASUN), the Southland climbed to 9 members when Texas A&M-Commerce moved up from Division II on July 1, 2022. At full capacity Autzen Stadium would rank as the 8th largest in the Big 10 and about the 3rd largest in the Big 12. It doesnt seem likely. Using the best available options, a new Pac-12 could look something like this: Swap in or out any Mountain West or AAC schools that you want, but you get the idea. Washington State, Oregon State, etc. When the conference realignment dominoes start falling, the college sports landscape can change in a hurry. No Pac-12 schools were dealt a bigger or crueler blow with the USC-UCLA move to the Big Ten than Oregon State and Washington State. How CFB realignment rumors begin The current Pac-12 media rights agreement expires in 2024. The league held at 10 on July 1, 2022 as three departures were offset by Little Rock joining from the Sun Belt and Southern Indiana and Lindenwood moving up from Division II. No Oregon fan wants to see talented Oregon high school athletes go out-of-State and no one would argue Southern California isnt a richer recruiting area for most sports. Stony Brook was already an affiliate member for football and is now a full member. The two newcomers joined July 1, 2022 as Chicago State departed for a home still to be determined. Series History: Oregon State leads the all-time series against Boise State, 5-4, but they trail Fresno State in that series by a 8-5 margin. Its football program hasnt competed at the national level in a decade, and its media market is too small to move the needle, rendering it an afterthought for other power conferences. JohnsSeton HallVillanovaXavier. How would it go about ensuring it could garner tens of millions of dollars annually for each of its member institutions? No one's worried about you being good enough or not. Four schools that would make sense in the Big 12 from the Pac-12 would include Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, and Colorado, a school that left the Big 12 for the Pac-10 when the conference expanded . Remember Cal Ohio State 2013? Austin Peay joined July 1, 2022 as the ASUN fields an FCS football conference for the first time. The university needs to advocate for itself right now, but alone it adds just marginal value to the only conferences it could genuinely benefit from joining. While they'd provide the league with value in the Southern California and Dallas television markets, neither are exactly athletic giants. Of course the remodel had to be done regardless, but I wonder if OSU would have done things a bit differently if they knew the conference landscape would change so drastically. Stony Brook left on July 1, 2022 for the CAA, while Bryant joined from the NEC. Checking in as large as 22 teams, with a geographical reach stretching from the Pacific Northwest to Florida, the BigPac would be poised for long term viability in a college athletics landscape that features three mega-conferences. American Athletic Conference (14 full members)CharlotteEast CarolinaFlorida AtlanticMemphis North Texas RiceSouth FloridaSMUTempleTulaneTulsaUAB UTSAWichita State**Wichita State does not play football. I just dont see based upon the available programs out there, even if they were to expand, who do they get?". As much as brands like Colorado State and San Diego State could use the larger media markets, teams may be more hesitant than aggressive. Oregons sports programs have sent numerous athletes to professional leagues such as the NFL (this Fall will see two former Oregon quarterbacks as starters) the WNBA and Major League Baseball and produced many Olympic Medalists and World Champions in track and field. Oregon State would continue to reap the financial benefits of power conference membership, which would measure much larger in a partnership than it would if the Pac went about its business alone. There are fewer slices to go around, but with the already small metaphorical pie shrinking by a figure in the ballpark of thirty percent, those bites would not fill the bellies of the athletic department budgets. Either way, schools like Oregon State would be able to minimize travel and preserve traditional matchups while reaping the benefits of competing in a massive league. While he expects the conference to remain viable in the short-term, even after the Los Angeles schools are gone in 2024, the longer view isn't likely to be as kind to the remaining member universities, Marcello warns. Gonzaga and Fresno State should also be on the radar. The travel distance certainly isnt that bad for them. Thats right: The Big 12 could poach from the Pac-12 OR the Pac-12 could post from the Big 12. News is added periodically throughout the day, so check back regularly. The two schools Marcello suggests the Pac-12 would seek out are San Diego State and SMU. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. It also had the feeling that for at least a couple more years, conference realignment would go on hiatus. Dawson is 6-4, 230 pounds and chose the Broncos over Oregon State and Nevada (he also had an offer from San Diego State). With the Southern California schools gone, the conference can only bring so much to the negotiation table. Joining: Campbell, Hampton, Monmouth, North Carolina A&T, Stony Brook. The conference also has two affiliate members for football. When conference realignment has come up in the past, the common refrain has been "look at the list of AAU schools and that's who the Big Ten will target." Former Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney said that AAU membership was "an important part of who (the Big Ten is)," back in 2010. Looking for more Pac-12 team news? In the biggest bombshell of 2022, the two SoCal schools announced that they will leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024. 9-Nevada: When it comes to facilities, the Wolf Pack . Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC and Cal . Upward mobility for Oregon State therefore can only be achieved through package deals. Leaving: Campbell, Hampton, North Carolina A&T. It became the latest development in a paradigm shift that appears to be further separating the haves from the have-nots. The conference lost one of its better mens basketball programs in Loyola but gained two perennially strong programs with Belmont and Murray State, while keeping a presence in Chicago with UIC. This was his response about the Beavers situation: Don Smalley: OSU is now a mid-major equal to Boise State. The MAAC lost Monmouth but added Mount St. Marys on July 1, 2022. Perhaps the Pac-10/12 and Big 12 monikers could live on as two division titles. Zachary Neel. The Big 12 has made it to where theyll be in a much stronger position potentially whenever the next contract comes open. However, schools would have an incentive to make more efficient recruiting trips to the entire West Coast rather than just flying in and out of Los Angeles. Recently, USC and UCLA mimicked the Longhorns and Sooners . Then it was Oliver Fisher, a 6-5, 225 pounder from Sherwood, Oregon. While Marcello has predicted that the Pac-12's next deal will outpace the one the Big 12 signed in October, he doesn't anticipate that will hold up over the next decade or so. Something along those lines could take shape between the Pac-12 and ACC, per Dodd. The Beavers will not leave for the Mountain West unless the Pac-12 folds entirely, which may seem far-fetched, but without the estimated $200 million lift from possessing the Los Angeles market, sustainability becomes a challenge. This former USC commit's career didn't pan out the way he hoped for in Miami with Mario Cristobal. Case in point: Last week, UCLA and USC announced they will leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, and even before the official announcement came down, rumors began swirling about Notre Dame, other Pac-12 schools, the ACC, and more. We talk about getting the six highest conference champions now, maybe at some point the AAC and the Pac-12 are so much weaker than we thought, that they might change it to the four highest or the five highest who knows," Marcello said. The best-case scenario for the Beavers and Cougars is that Oregon and Washington stay put in the Pac-12. If conference realignment realizes itself via merger, a Pac-12/Big 12 hybrid would present a viable Super League of sorts to go up against the Big Ten and SEC should those two juggernauts expand even more. And heres what the two football-only Division I conferences will look like. By . Glad you asked. Missouri Valley Conference (12 full members) BelmontBradleyDrakeEvansville Illinois ChicagoIllinois StateIndiana StateMissouri State Murray StateNorthern IowaSouthern IllinoisValparaiso. Sports Reputation, Footprint, Commitment Are Attractive By Slurms Mac Court Aug 6, 2022, 9:00am PDT Share Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty. Oregon gets back Nix, RB Bucky Irving and WR Troy Franklin, but OC Kenny Dillingham is now Arizona State 's head coach. 2021 Record: 7-6 (5-4 Pac-12) Head Coach: Jonathan Smith (fifth year, 16-28 overall). If those six Pac-12 schools do actually move to the Big 12, this might become the most likely scenario. In the last decade in particular, Oregons football program has become one of the better known in the country and is frequently mentioned by quality high school players as their dream school. The Ducks have played for the National Championship twice in recent years. Queens University of Charlotte, which does not play football, also joined. Here are all of the Huskies' conference realignment options. A bill proposed in this year's legislative session seeks to link Washington's two major universities in the same conference and aims to give state lawmakers input on a realignment decision.. The Athletic cited "value to the Big Ten" and "leadership . In order for the Pac-12 to continue to exist as a viable conference (forget about a power conference until further notice), it would have to invite at least six members. Texas, Texas Tech, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and two other schools will make up the new Pac-16 South. That puts the conference at 14 full members and 6 football members before Jacksonville State and Liberty depart for Conference USA in 2023, and Kennesaw State follows in 2024. Maybe. By July 5, Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports reported that six Pac-12 schools Washington, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Arizona State, and Colorado were in discussions with the Big 12. Leaving: Chicago State, Lamar, New Mexico State, Sam Houston. ThomasSouth DakotaSouth Dakota StateUMKCWestern Illinois, Sun Belt Conference (14 full members)Appalachian StateArkansas StateCoastal CarolinaGeorgia SouthernGeorgia StateJames MadisonLouisianaMarshallOld DominionSouth AlabamaSouthern MississippiTexas StateTroyULM, West Coast Conference (9 full members)GonzagaLoyola MarymountPacificPepperdinePortlandSaint MarysSan DiegoSan FranciscoSanta Clara, Western Athletic Conference (11 full members)Abilene Christian*California BaptistGrand Canyon Seattle Southern Utah*Stephen F. Austin*Tarleton State*UT ArlingtonUtah Tech*Utah ValleyUTRGV**denotes football members. All of these changes took place July 1, 2022. Oregons first football game against Oregon Agricultural College (now known as Oregon State University) took place in 1894. UW needed to apply to the Big Ten a month ago. Who is to say that the playoff committee doesnt change their criteria? You can have an 8 game conference schedule, a championship game, and still play every team every other year. John Canzano first reported that the Pac-12 is discussing the formation of a loose partnership with an existing power conference, and CBSs Dennis Dodd added that the ACC is the partnering league in question. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Those schools cant afford to sit and wait for something that might not happen at all. The Arizona schools could conceivably fit in the Big 12. Should Big 12 leader Brett Yormark try to raid Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah, Oregon and Washington from the Pac-12? Boardroom is a media network that covers the business of sports, entertainment. Rule 1: 12 teams per conference. they should all be within two time-zones of each other). Lindenwood is the only one of those three that plays football, leaving the conference with just 6 football-playing members in 2023 when Murray States football program leaves for the MVFC. After the news came that both USC and UCLA were planning to leave the conference and join the Big Ten starting in 2024, the door is now open for other teams to follow suit. In a previous life, he worked as a social media strategist and copywriter, handling accounts ranging from sports retail to luxury hotels and financial technology. Rule 2: No . Adding San Diego State and Boise State would be a start in targeting athletic departments with proven track records of success and tapping into the largest available markets out west. 8-San Jose State: San Jose is a huge market, but not many people in the Bay Area care about college athletics. What Does Oregon Have to Offer for Conference Realignment? The ideal conference - according to me - is comprised of the following: 1) 10 teams whose physical locations make geographical sense in relation to one another (i.e. Campbell will join as a full member in 2023, bringing the full membership up to 14. Oregon State is getting caught in the middle in realignment mess Advertisement The extra-cruel reality facing Oregon State right now Matt Wadleigh July 7, 2022 7:40 am PT No Pac-12. John Canzano has more details at his Substack: What about Oregon State and Washington State? Putting the Pac/ACC agreement in writing, and potentially even getting a media company to sign off on it as well, would ensure that Oregon State gets a cut - just like everyone else involved - of the revenue generated from a pseudo mega conference. Phil Knight As mentioned above, Oregons rise to a nationally prominent college sports program, especially in football, can be traced to a close relationship with the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Nike and his willingness to invest in athletics. Hartford could leave as early as this summer as it begins its transition down to Division III. The SEC started this big round of conference realignment a year ago by bringing in Oklahoma and Texas - two big national brands with storied football programs. Its a viability play for the conference, and by proxy, schools like Oregon State, Washington State, and California, who would be on the outside looking in should the Pac crumble. Southwestern Athletic Conference (12 full members)Alabama A&MAlabama StateAlcorn StateBethune-CookmanFlorida A&MGrambling Jackson StateMississippi Valley StatePrairie View A&MSouthernTexas SouthernUAPB, Summit League (10 full members)DenverNorth DakotaNorth Dakota StateOmahaOral RobertsSt. Big South Conference (9 full members)Charleston Southern*Gardner-Webb*High PointLongwoodPresbyterianRadfordUNC AshevilleUSC UpstateWinthrop*denotes football members, along with football-only affiliate members Bryant and Robert Morris, Big Ten Conference (16 full members)IllinoisIndianaIowaMarylandMichiganMichigan StateMinnesotaNebraska Northwestern Ohio StatePenn StatePurdueRutgers Southern CalUCLA Wisconsin, Big West Conference (11 full members)Cal PolyCal State BakersfieldCal State FullertonCal State Northridge HawaiiLong Beach StateUC DavisUC IrvineUC RiversideUC San DiegoUC Santa Barbara, Colonial Athletic Association (14 full members). As for the other schools, its not likely the SEC will come calling. Some recent stories paint a bleak picture about the future of the conference after reports that the Big Ten could pursue more Pac-12 schools in conference expansion and that other universities. He came to the brand in 2021 with a decade of experience in sports journalism, primarily covering college basketball at SB Nation as a writer, reporter, and blog manager. Its not as though OSU could have or should have postponed the remodel, but the timing is brutal nonetheless. Joining: Lindenwood, Little Rock, Southern Indiana, Leaving: Austin Peay, Belmont, Murray State. Bronco leadership is poised and ready to take athletics specifically, football if we are being honest to the best possible league even if it stretches to the Eastern time . CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. There (). Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. LATEST NEWS. Oregon should join another conference should the opportunity present itself, 247Sports national college football writer Brandon Marcello said on Monday's episode . Covering the Best in the West, including the Pac-12, BYU, BSU, SDSU, & Fresno St in football, plus MWC & WCC in hoops, NBA Western Conference & NFL West teams. The 2022 college football season is still a few months away, but college football fans across the country are concerned about the current state of college football. Bow Wow Wants One That Models Sports Leagues. BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston will join the Big 12 in 2023, meaning that unless something changes and Oklahoma and Texas leave early the Big 12 will have 14 teams for two years before going back down to 12 in 2025. After the 2nd Round, once a team loses in the National Championship Tournament, they will be placed in a consolation bracket to compete for a spot in a New Year's Six Bowl. Importantly, the hypothetical BigPac would hit the open market as a prized broadcasting and streaming product. If that does happen, could whats left of the ACC try to pick off a West Virginia or a Kansas? BonaventureSaint JosephsSaint LouisVCU. Until then, Oregon State will continue to compete against USC and UCLA as members of the Pac-12. Keeping the Pac-12 intact sans USC and UCLA retains the most value, but at the very least, a Pacific Northwest bloc of four schools gives Oregon State negotiating partners - two of which hold considerable nationally recognized athletic merit. It seems as though they are more likely to have success with Oregon high school players if they have more visibility gained by traveling to Eugene to play the Ducks in a variety of sports and appearing regularly on TV in the Northwest. A conference collapse would appear in the form of its most valuable assets leaving for a super league - Oregon and Washington to the Big Ten and the Arizona schools to the Big 12, for example. Find it at our Team News Feed. College football conference realignment and expansion has returned in 2021, with several conferences set to add members . The worst case? Atlantic Coast Conference (15 full members)Boston CollegeClemsonDukeFlorida StateGeorgia TechLouisvilleMiami (Fla.)North CarolinaNorth Carolina StateNotre Dame*PittsburghSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forest*Notre Dame is a non-football member, competing as an independent. Utah, with its football brand, is going to find a good home no matter what, though the Utes would prefer the Big Ten at this point. Mountain West Conference (11 full members)Air ForceBoise State Colorado StateFresno StateNevadaNew MexicoSan Diego StateSan Jose State UNLVUtah StateWyoming*Hawaii is a football-only affiliate member. If the SEC picks off some ACC schools, then the Big Ten will want to respond; it would behoove the conference to give UCLA and USC a couple more dance partners out west, and oh, look at that Stanford and Cal are perfect candidates, as they fit the Big Tens target profile of elite academic institutions who are also members of the American Association of Universities. The Pac-12 could die. Lots of college football writers and analysts have predictions on which schools will move in realignment. Tours of the Nike campus by visiting players would no doubt be a sought-after highlight of trips to play the Ducks. Lets explore four paths forward for conference realignment out west including one grim scenario in which the Pac-12 stops existing entirely. If USC and UCLA can do it, so can Oregon and Washington. The Big Ten isnt a realistic landing spot for the Beavers, though, and the Big 12 isnt going to take them alone. BUT . View All. . USC, UW and Oregon are the three Pac-12 schools with at least six games viewed by more than 4 million people in the past five years. Not many transfers truly sting, but this one does. Its probably the only path OSU has to inclusion in a super-conference world. They arent going to be attractive additions to the Big Ten and SEC. Lets say those six schools are actually planning to leave. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah are the primary schools being targeted by the Big 12 as possible new additions to the conference, with Oregon and Washington also under consideration . The OVC lost two members to the ASUN last year, dropping from 12 full members to 10. Lets explain why WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon How an early error in business judgment by the Lakers legend laid the tracks for multiple millionaires and the Swoosh through the '80s and '90s. Kyle Ford made clutch plays for USC against UCLA. As Lee Corso would say, "not so fast, my friend.". Sign up for the Trojans Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, Experts agree that #USC is once again a top-five transfer portal program and we still have the spring portal window to come. To be quite honest, I kind of think that the Big 12 came calling youd have to give that some serious thought," he started. If you dont like chaos (and shame on you, if thats the case!) Game Notes 8/2; Success vs. Wisconsin, Elledge start, & a look at the comeback, Game Notes 7/10; Rizzos Power, Ojedas first, & Public Enemy #1, Theres a warning sign on Green Bays road ahead, Big 12 said no discussions have taken place, UT-Rio Grande Valley, already a full member, plans to start a football team by 2024, The OVC will team up with the Big South in a new football agreement, The Big South will team up with the OVC to maintain a path to the FCS football playoffs. Bryant left for America East and Mount St. Marys left for the MAAC on July 1, 2022, while Stonehill College moved up from Division II to join the conference. Assuming that either the Big 10 or the Big 12 is interested in continuing to look West for expansion, what might they find attractive in considering Oregon as a new member? Its the TV and streaming giants that really drive conference realignment decisions, and college football in particular will always be king as far as broadcast dollars are concerned. For Beaver fans, pessimism will persist even in the presence of tangible progress within the athletic department - as it has for decades. Conference USA (10 full members)Florida International Jacksonville State Kennesaw StateLibertyLouisiana TechMiddle Tennessee State New Mexico State Sam HoustonUTEPWestern Kentucky, Horizon League (11 full members)Cleveland StateDetroit MercyIUPUI Northern Kentucky OaklandPurdue-Fort WayneRobert MorrisWisconsin-Green BayWisconsin-MilwaukeeWright StateYoungstown State, Ivy League (8 full members)BrownColumbiaCornellDartmouthHarvardPennPrincetonYale, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (11 full members)CanisiusFairfieldIonaManhattanMarist Mount St. MarysNiagaraQuinnipiacRiderSaint PetersSiena, Mid-American Conference (12 full members)AkronBall StateBowling GreenBuffaloCentral MichiganEastern MichiganKent StateMiami (Ohio)Northern IllinoisOhioToledoWestern Michigan. "One of the Top 100 Sports News Websites To Follow.". July 2, 2022 10:45 am PT Lots of college football writers and analysts have predictions on which schools will move in realignment. This course of action may truly be Oregon States greatest hope of staying relevant and financially secure, especially with the Big 12 merger scenario becoming less likely to work in its favor. Heres what every Division I conference will look like by 2025 (as of now): America East Conference (9 full members)AlbanyBinghamtonBryantMaineNew HampshireNJITUMBCUMass-LowellVermont. Conference realignment[edit] Main article: 2021-22 NCAA conference realignment Two schools are playing their first FBS seasons in 2023. #1. Plus, they had some deep conversations with the AAC. The wheels of conference realignment are turning again. If they do expand further and its likely to be simply a matter of time they have plenty of attractive options in the ACC, including Clemson, Miami, and Florida State. The partnership wouldnt inherently guarantee that the soon-to-be Pac-10 remains entirely intact, but it certainly makes it more likely. Covers Pac-12 Football as well as other teams in the West and the NFL and NBA as a Se write an occasional sports law column for SuperWest Sports, and host the AP & Spence sp Greg Kokot writes about motorsports for SuperWest Sports. One major selling point for Cal and Stanford to the Big Ten is that there are enough Bay Area B1G alum to fill those stadiums and provide real ticket revenue as well. Jumping ship is a near necessity for those who can pull it off, and Oregon State is not among that group. Missouri to the Big Ten might soon happen. Makes sense to float something like this right around the time youre renegotiating your next media rights deal, doesnt it? Bahns: Assessing Oregon State's position in conference realignment landscape By Carter Bahns, BeaverBlitz: The news of USC and UCLA departing the Pac-12 and joining the Big Ten shook the college athletics world when it broke on the morning of June 30th. This gives them a significant boost to its mens and womens basketball profiles, but its not even definite at that point that the Zags would go for it. Can OSU find a path to national relevance in the new era, or will it be left behind as television money and brand recognition drive the bus? Most Oregon athletic facilities can be considered world class. The situation can certainly be described as fluid, driven mainly by rumors or vague statements from Conference leaders, and all the main possibilities a Pac-10; a Pac-12 with either a forced return of UCLA and USC through State government action or through recruitment of two new members; or a move by Oregon and/or other current Pac-12 members to other conferences - are still in play and may not even need to be proposed this year. Aidin covers the NBA Western Conference for SuperWest Sports. 2023 Changes To FBS Conference Alignment. The B16 goes to a 10 game conference schedule. At the moment, the discussion in these Conferences is about adding members and growing larger, rather than jettisoning members as the Pac-12 is apparently going to be forced to do. The Big 10 and SEC schools are expected to make dozens of millions of dollars more per year in the future. Conference realignment: All the moves coming in 2022-25 | by Zach Miller | Run It Back With Zach | Medium Write Sign up Sign In 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. The SEC appears to be satisfied with adding Texas and Oklahoma in 2025 (programs that the Pac-12 should have pursued during the last round of expansion when Utah and Colorado joined the Conference), but some observers believe the SEC may expand further to as many as 20 schools. By Erik Skopil 11 hours ago. Not many transfers truly sting, but this one does. Losing Hampton and North Carolina A&T dropped the Big South from 12 full members to 10 on July 1, 2022. Clemson to the SEC sounds like an obvious move. The conference profile will take another hit, and the gap between itself and the other power conferences will continue to grow, but its existence is not in danger unless its remaining members withdraw. The Big Ten will grow to 16 schools with the move. Missouri Valley Football Conference (12 members)Illinois StateIndiana StateMissouri StateMurray StateNorth DakotaNorth Dakota StateNorthern IowaSouth DakotaSouth Dakota StateSouthern IllinoisWestern IllinoisYoungstown State, Pioneer Football League (11 members)ButlerDavidsonDaytonDrakeMaristMorehead StatePresbyterianSt. about Lincoln Riley's flaws and USC fans were quite aware, Lincoln Riley emphasizes that USC players wanted to be Trojans and need to act like it, Malachi Nelson will have a lot to prove when he eventually takes the field for USC, Social media reacts after USC women's basketball team stuns No. Were just not sure how much the last four remaining institutions will like their landing spots. "According to my reporting, the Big Ten is now targeting Cal, Stanford, Oregon, and Washington in a further expansion that would bring the league to 20 teams at least," Dodd said. Even if the Big Ten isnt imminently planning to add even more members, its reasonable to think that they will soon. It's about money, and you guys simply don't bring enough to the table. We never know exactly which individual details matter most any given moment of conference realignment musical chairs, but if media markets and recruiting still matter, then the Pac-12 could look to the Lone Star State to attempt to draw Texas Tech or Baylor from the Big 12. Losing Southern Utah on July 1, 2022 dropped the Big Sky from 11 full members to 10. In a vacuum, the Big 12 would much rather add the Arizona schools or Mountain schools due to geography and brand value. Among the schools evaluating its future in the face of seismic shifts on the tectonic plates of college football's map is Oregon, with the support of one of the most famous alums in school. One of the most puzzling developments of this latest round of realignment was the discussion Air Force and Colorado State had about joining the depleted American Athletic Conference. Teams will be seeded using an updated BCS system (25% Computer, 25% AP, 25% Coaches, 25% NY6 Committee). 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