Pac10 expansion (includes opinions of BigXII teams)

Tornado man · 07-04-2008, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by ornryactor

I was going off the assumption that BYU and Utah would both be gone already, as an expansion of the Pac-10. The Pac-10 is way more likely to expand (and sooner) than the Big XII is, and short of stealing some Texas teams from us, you can pretty much assume they'd take the BYU/Utah pairing, since it fits all of their criteria. That doesn't leave us with a whole lot to choose from. All four Dakotas and both Montanas are definitely out of the question. If you get rid of Colorado State as well, the only viable option is Wyoming. That would actually kinda make sense. They're a well-respected Research I school, it's a new market, everyone in the whole state (not a lot of people, but neither is Nebraska) follows their teams because it's the only university in the state, it fits geographically, and they have the budget and past successes to justify their case for inclusion. The only downside is a small (but nice) football stadium (37,000) but that can be pretty easily expanded up to Big XII level, from the looks of it.

Colorado State used to be such a respected football school during the glory days of Sonny Lubik - the recent downturn has been surprising.

ketchupnmustard · 07-04-2008, 12:28 PM

I don't think that the Pac 10 needs to expand. The Pac 10 and the Big East are the only BCS conferences in which their teams play all of the other teams. Nobody gets to duck anyone else. I'd say leave it alone.

ornryactor · 07-04-2008, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by ketchupnmustard

I don't think that the Pac 10 needs to expand. The Pac 10 and the Big East are the only BCS conferences in which their teams play all of the other teams. Nobody gets to duck anyone else. I'd say leave it alone.

See, that's what I think, but more teams can turn into more money, and we all know that collegiate athletics is more about the money than about the student-athletes' experience and development.

Wait, what?