Disappointing start to the realignment thread. I need to hear more about super off the wall ideas like UCSD adding a football program or some University in Mexico being targeted. We all know the MWC schools outside of Houston are pretty meh as options.
I'm becoming much more intrigued by the idea of poaching the MWC for basketball. If we could be Pac-12 for football but add BYU, SDSU, UNLV and New Mexico for hoops for a Pac-16 there (and any other sports they have other than football), I think that would be excellent. Would bring in some excellent programs, some of the best arenas in the west, and actually cut a lot of travel costs. Maybe football comes later. Maybe not. And we keep our soul as the conference of the west.I hope we never add anyone. The PAC is never going to be on completely equal financial footing with the B1G or SEC. We can aim to keep pace with the ACC, perhaps. But I'm tired of college football being all about distribution and financial arrangements.
The PAC is still a geographically and culturally cohesive conference, and that's what makes college football fun. We're the west, and I want to keep it that way.
iirc, Hawaii is a football-only member of the MWC so they could use a 12th member in basketball and other sports. Gonzaga would be a perfect addition if they go this direction.
I could easily see that happening.
If it does, watch out for what BYU might do. I don't think they'd be as enamored with a WCC that didn't include Gonzaga.
Get better representation in the CFP. Why didn't the conference think of that one?
Well, expansion is a stupid idea, so why not do something that might, you know, work?
In all seriousness, your response was obviously sarcastic, but it completely ignores the point. The point is that it’s not the size of the conference that is the issue. It’s how the conference performs that is the problem. Adding new teams is, to coin a phrase, putting lipstick on a pig.
Not when it’s my point. That IS my point.My post was completely sarcastic, but stating "how the conference performs is the problem" is actually the definition of completely ignoring the point.
I'd actually welcome that idea. All of those programs would be great basketballs additions. I really hope we don't add football programs though - I think it's ridiculous how little some of the SEC and B1G teams see each other nowadays.I'm becoming much more intrigued by the idea of poaching the MWC for basketball. If we could be Pac-12 for football but add BYU, SDSU, UNLV and New Mexico for hoops for a Pac-16 there (and any other sports they have other than football), I think that would be excellent. Would bring in some excellent programs, some of the best arenas in the west, and actually cut a lot of travel costs. Maybe football comes later. Maybe not. And we keep our soul as the conference of the west.
Not when it’s my point. That IS my point.
The hard part would be their football scheduling. BYU would be easy since they already have an independent football schedule. Could easily do a Notre Dame type deal where they played 4 Pac-12 teams a year in football and have all its other sports in the conference. Would be interesting to see if the MWC would allow schools to be football-only members and then raid the WCC and other conferences in the west to fill out its other sports. I don't think they'd have a choice but to go along with it, actually.I'd actually welcome that idea. All of those programs would be great basketballs additions. I really hope we don't add football programs though - I think it's ridiculous how little some of the SEC and B1G teams see each other nowadays.
Adding teams to the conference seems like a lazy way to accomplish a goal of better conference revenue. Work on improving the brand, get better representation in the CFB playoffs. Fill your stadiums. These are all things they can accomplish without adding other teams to the mix. Fix the holes in your own roof first.
Home attendance means nothing in regard to conference revenue.
So why didn't you say that?No, but it is an indicator of the level of fan interest in a program. TV revenue is based on the ability to draw viewers to the screen. If a team is drawing fans to games it also isn't likely drawing TV viewers.
Screw UABC, CETYS already will be looking to join a DII, so lets go after them.Instead of trying to get OU or UT, going after sub-par MWC schools or Houston, we should go big. My idea includes pushing Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), Tijuana. Push them to add football and other sports. Larry Scott wants an international reach, well we have one in our backyard with the lovely city of Tijuana, Mexico. The UABC has three main campuses, figured Tijuana would be easiest for sports travelling. The three campuses combine to have 54,000 students. Tijuana itself offers a population of just under 2 million, plus cheap fun from gambling, illicit shows, and much more.
I thought we annexed Tijuana years ago. It feels like a seedier part of San Diego at this point -> with more interesting night life.Instead of trying to get OU or UT, going after sub-par MWC schools or Houston, we should go big. My idea includes pushing Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), Tijuana. Push them to add football and other sports. Larry Scott wants an international reach, well we have one in our backyard with the lovely city of Tijuana, Mexico. The UABC has three main campuses, figured Tijuana would be easiest for sports travelling. The three campuses combine to have 54,000 students. Tijuana itself offers a population of just under 2 million, plus cheap fun from gambling, illicit shows, and much more.
Well, expansion is a stupid idea, so why not do something that might, you know, work?
In all seriousness, your response was obviously sarcastic, but it completely ignores the point. The point is that it’s not the size of the conference that is the issue. It’s how the conference performs that is the problem. Adding new teams is, to coin a phrase, putting lipstick on a pig.
Ooooooo! Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México . 48,000 seat stadium, largest tv market in North America and USC/UCLA can brag that their air is cleaner.