I’d love to give my thoughts on this daily, but it’s a yo-yo that would drive everyone bonkers. Here we go…
-On Sunday or Monday, I was told that the SEC was in play and that they had interest in creating a super-conference in all four mainland time zones. By the end of the day, one of the two sources I heard that from said they’d give it a 2% chance.
-I’ve been hearing, like some others that George Kliavkoff has been impressive and that the remaining members have a lot of faith in what he can do to save the conference.
-How does he save it though? In reality, the only way he saves it is if the Pac and ACC do the joint agreement and “loose partnership” where the best team from each of Pac/ACC face off, basically guaranteeing that the winner is in the CFP. The Pac doing something like this with the Big 12 wouldn’t move the needle like doing it with the ACC would.
Kliavkoff can then raid the Big 12 to match the same number of teams that the ACC has, bring to total in football to 14. The obvious “takes” would be Oklahoma State, Baylor, TCU, and then the fourth there’s some debate. I personally would still enjoy seeing BYU as a part of it.
Keep in mind, the typical Pac-12 institution qualifications will have to go out the window a little, as this is about competitiveness and money.
-Several people I talk to see Utah’s worse case scenario—which is still a positive scenario—is them going to the Big 12.
-Things will continue to get crazy, buckle up, but I still see Utah being absolutely fine.
-On Sunday or Monday, I was told that the SEC was in play and that they had interest in creating a super-conference in all four mainland time zones. By the end of the day, one of the two sources I heard that from said they’d give it a 2% chance.
-I’ve been hearing, like some others that George Kliavkoff has been impressive and that the remaining members have a lot of faith in what he can do to save the conference.
-How does he save it though? In reality, the only way he saves it is if the Pac and ACC do the joint agreement and “loose partnership” where the best team from each of Pac/ACC face off, basically guaranteeing that the winner is in the CFP. The Pac doing something like this with the Big 12 wouldn’t move the needle like doing it with the ACC would.
Kliavkoff can then raid the Big 12 to match the same number of teams that the ACC has, bring to total in football to 14. The obvious “takes” would be Oklahoma State, Baylor, TCU, and then the fourth there’s some debate. I personally would still enjoy seeing BYU as a part of it.
Keep in mind, the typical Pac-12 institution qualifications will have to go out the window a little, as this is about competitiveness and money.
-Several people I talk to see Utah’s worse case scenario—which is still a positive scenario—is them going to the Big 12.
-Things will continue to get crazy, buckle up, but I still see Utah being absolutely fine.
