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Big 12 executives approve Arizona application... per report (www.al.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed. Then, with FSU probing the ACC's GoR, who knows if they make it anywhere near 2036. Things were uniquely unlucky to have a ORWA-led conference scrambling for dollars this badly, but they're still on the B1G's radar, clearly.

I'm not sure the structural disadvantages of being on the west coast will allow ASU and Utah to anchor a conference at a level comparable to whatever the B12 will manage in the next media window. Like the rest of the B12, they're nice logs for the fire, but if they're in somebody else's woodshed, 5 miles down the road, why bother?

[–] Holomew 1 points 1 year ago

I think that's why the big 12 is the only option for them now. Texas and Oklahoma are close enough to make something of a rivalry with Arizona / ASU and keeps more eyes on them (plus earlier timeslots, which is a huge factor). Trying to maintain a PAC conference is essentially relegating yourself out of the P5.