A bill proposed in this year's Washington State legislative session seeks to keep Washington's two major universities in the same . Not all schools are easy to fit into a set of realignment predictions, however. The Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit filed a class action lawsuit against Vince McMahon seeking to block his return to WWE. By the time it was over, 20 schools had agreed to switch conference affiliations over the next several years. It's also being reported that Oregon and Washington are trying to get out. 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. As Taylor alluded to above, there is now talk that the Big 12 could go on the offensive. By Erik Skopil 11 hours ago. Or maybe its all of those possibilities! But, the reason for that is because I think it will be mostly streaming, most likely Amazon, and theyll be willing to pay more to get that type of inventory and to stake a claim into the college athletics realm that no one else has in the streaming wars right now. America East will drop from 10 full members to 8 in the next couple years. wouldnt raise the ceiling and give the Beavers an opportunity to compete regularly with blue bloods, but membership also wouldnt actively diminish the university brand. 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. A new-look Pac-12, -14, -16, etc. Lets say those six schools are actually planning to leave. 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. 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. ThomasSan DiegoStetsonValparaiso. 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. With USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten, several other Pac-12 schools are reportedly now in talks with the Big 12. Though he has mastered the subtweet, he kindly requests you @ him next time. Hoover. 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. (Cal has the same problem.) At the very least, it will be the end of the conference as we know it. Should disaster strike and Oregon State gets left in the dust, however, it would find itself on the same footing as the Utah States, Colorado States, and San Jos States of the world. They have to wait and hope. If that does happen, could whats left of the ACC try to pick off a West Virginia or a Kansas? 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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. Refresh the. The Big Ten isnt a realistic landing spot for the Beavers, though, and the Big 12 isnt going to take them alone. As expected, the American Athletic Conference will officially be adding new members to its conference lineup in 2023. 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. Recently, USC and UCLA mimicked the Longhorns and Sooners . Now he's on the move again. The Big 10 and SEC schools are expected to make dozens of millions of dollars more per year in the future. they should all be within two time-zones of each other). Ohio Valley Conference (10 full members)Eastern Illinois *Lindenwood*Morehead StateSEMO*SIU-EdwardsvilleSouthern IndianaTennessee State*Tennessee Tech*UA Little RockUT Martin**denotes football members, Pac-12 Conference (10 full members)ArizonaArizona State CaliforniaColoradoOregonOregon StateStanfordUtahWashingtonWashington State, Patriot League (10 full members)AmericanArmyBoston UniversityBucknell*Colgate*Holy Cross*Lafayette*Lehigh*Loyola MarylandNavy*denotes football members, along with football-only affiliate members Fordham and Georgetown, Southeastern Conference (16 full members)AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMississippiMississippi StateMissouriOklahomaSouth Carolina TennesseeTexasTexas A&MVanderbilt. We cannot forget, however, that countless onlookers have been waiting for Fighting Irish football to join a conference for quite literally decades only to see them remain independent. Oklahoma State could join Oklahoma and Texas in the SEC. As college conference realignment and expansion speculation and rumors continue to swirl, take a look at some burning questions facing the Pac-12 Conference and possible answers to those. In the biggest bombshell of 2022, the two SoCal schools announced that they will leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024. This couldnt have come at a worse time for the Beavers. The OVC lost two members to the ASUN last year, dropping from 12 full members to 10. So how does this play out? I just dont see based upon the available programs out there, even if they were to expand, who do they get?". There (). 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. With the tremendous growth in finances and greater ease of travel, conferences have spread out with much less regard for proximity. Missouri to the Big Ten might soon happen. And some squads will be left out. 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. Every rivalry is annual and everyone plays everyone home-and-home in 4 years. Geography - Traditionally, of course, college sports conferences have been organized in large part around geographic location. All four newcomers joined as full members but North Carolina A&T wont join for football until 2023. Were just not sure how much the last four remaining institutions will like their landing spots. Stanford is a wild card that could, frankly, survive in any newfound context given its private funding. "They will change criteria as they see how this new system goes along, and also what college football looks like conference to conference.". The Pac-12 South would be Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah, San Diego State and Fresno . The Beavers appear poised to jump into the top tier of the Pac-12 in football while maintaining success in the Olympic sports, and continuing on that path would help position Oregon State more favorably in the next realignment cycle. Then theyll have another a secondary package or maybe itll be a first-tier package, but much smaller, that goes to one of the big over-the-air networks nationally that will broadcast their game of the week. The possibility of a merge has already been floated weve even written about it and if you watch Survivor, you know that once The Merge happens, the game moves fast. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All four schools have the market size and athletic tradition necessary to join that league. 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. Thats right: The Big 12 could poach from the Pac-12 OR the Pac-12 could post from the Big 12. The Ducks have won 34 NCAA Championships. Campbell will join as a full member in 2023, bringing the full membership up to 14. Should Big 12 leader Brett Yormark try to raid Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah, Oregon and Washington from the Pac-12? The partnership wouldnt inherently guarantee that the soon-to-be Pac-10 remains entirely intact, but it certainly makes it more likely. Leaving: Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty. 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. 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. The OVC will team up with the Big South in a new football agreement. Oregon State wouldnt headline the league, but it would benefit from inclusion with the likes of Oregon, Washington, Oklahoma State, Baylor, and other national brands. Lastly, California, Washington State, and Oregon State find themselves crossing their fingers, taking deep breaths, and hoping they dont get left behind. $MMT = window.$MMT || {}; $MMT.cmd = $MMT.cmd || [];$MMT.cmd.push(function(){ $MMT.display.slots.push(["826909f7-8749-4b07-9308-a997562edd99"]); }). It certainly looks like the end of the Pac-12 is on the horizon. 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. 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. 2) They play a round-robin conference schedule, meaning all teams within the conference play each other once each year. National Reputation In a variety of sports including but not limited to football, mens and womens basketball, mens and womens track and field and cross county, and softball Oregon is nationally known for excellence. To be quite honest, I kind of think that the Big 12 came calling youd have to give that some serious thought," he started. By Kevin Kelley - November 5, 2021. 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. 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. Incarnate Word had announced its intention to leave the Southland for the WAC, but chose instead to remain in the Southland. Joining: Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTSA. Existentially, Oregon States inclusion in the merger would ensure the Beavers high-level competition in the long term. Thats when the three departing teams head to the Big 12 and the six incoming teams join from Conference USA. July 5, 2022 at 11:03 am Updated July 5, 2022 at 6:02 pm . Current MWC members bring in about $4 million annually from the conferences media rights agreement; thats enough to cover head football coach Jonathan Smiths contract, but nothing else. 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. 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. 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. Oregon should join another conference should the opportunity present itself, 247Sports national college football writer Brandon Marcello said on Monday's episode . The college football playoff landscape will continue to shift, he believes. Its not the most likely scenario but its certainly not out of the question and not without precedent. Its probably the only path OSU has to inclusion in a super-conference world. Meanwhile, three teams will abandon the Independent rank to join . Eventually. How would it go about ensuring it could garner tens of millions of dollars annually for each of its member institutions? Theres no doubt about it, moving to the Mountain West is the absolute worst-case scenario for Oregon State. 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. BonaventureSaint JosephsSaint LouisVCU. The two schools Marcello suggests the Pac-12 would seek out are San Diego State and SMU. Come 2023, the conference will have 11 full members, 5 of which are football-playing members. It also had the feeling that for at least a couple more years, conference realignment would go on hiatus. 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. 2021 Record: 7-6 (5-4 Pac-12) Head Coach: Jonathan Smith (fifth year, 16-28 overall). While the Big Ten has no signs of making any conference realignment changes anytime soon, there will be a good amount of changes going down a year from now. Sports > WSU football Commentary: Where might Washington State find itself after this round of conference realignment? The current Pac-12 media rights agreement expires in 2024. Arguably the most important duty of a head coach is hiring the right. It turns out theres an added twist of the knife that makes this series of events hurt even more for the Beavers. 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. 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. The worst case? 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. Magic Johnson, Nike & the $5.2 Billion Deal That Almost Was, Religion of Sports Inks Exclusive Production Deal with Main Event Media, A Rappers Union? News is added periodically throughout the day, so check back regularly. You can listen to the entire 35-minute podcast discussion with Brandon Marcello below. . The CAA grew from 10 full members to 13 on July 1, 2022. (Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire). Thats essentially what Oregon State has experienced for years already as a longtime member of the conference. Losing UIC on July 1, 2022 dropped the Horizon League from 12 members to 11. Oregon Oregon State Washington Washington State Boise State+ ACC Conference Realignment Although the ACC has long been considered more of a basketball conference than football, the addition of Notre Dame, West Virginia, Navy, and UCF would likely give them more earned respect as a competitive football conference throughout. 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? American Athletic Conference (14 full members)CharlotteEast CarolinaFlorida AtlanticMemphis North Texas RiceSouth FloridaSMUTempleTulaneTulsaUAB UTSAWichita State**Wichita State does not play football. Until then, Oregon State will continue to compete against USC and UCLA as members of the Pac-12. Clemson to the SEC sounds like an obvious move. If those six Pac-12 schools do actually move to the Big 12, this might become the most likely scenario. Lots of college football writers and analysts have predictions on which schools will move in realignment. The Utes go full circle and pinch themselves daily in hopes to wake up from this nightmare. Glad you asked. [1] Where the loose partnership risks ineffectiveness is in the absence of a signed contract. UTSA has had five winning seasons, including 12 wins in 2021,. 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. https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/2022/07/07/the-extra-cruel-reality-facing-oregon-state-right-now/, Oklahoma fans said 'We told you!' 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. It would be the death of the athletic department as we know it. Stony Brook left on July 1, 2022 for the CAA, while Bryant joined from the NEC. John Canzano has more details at his Substack: What about Oregon State and Washington State? The Big South will team up with the OVC to maintain a path to the FCS football playoffs. Libertys football program already plays at the FBS level as an independent. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Please check your email for a confirmation. Colorado in the Big 12 is similarly not a logistical problem. 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. 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. Might the Detroit Lions at any point be a Dark Horse Super Bowl Bet in 2021? If there was an opportunity for Oregon to join the Big 10 or to join the SEC, they should jump at it immediately," said Marcello when asked about a hypothetical departure for either league. Its a waiting game for everyone except university brass, conference leadership, and major media companies. "There is another report out there that the Big Ten is also looking at Florida State and Miami, and at that point would be a monopoly of . 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. College sports is going through another round of radical conference realignment. These last may actually be reasons why a suitor might not want Oregon in their Conference. 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 . 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. Sports Reputation, Footprint, Commitment Are Attractive. That could leave some leftovers for someone to grab (think: Oregon State and Washington. The Big 12 could be floating this idea themselves to try and strengthen their position in the new power structure, or the Pac-12 could be putting pressure on the networks. https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/2022/07/02/oregon-state-washington-state-know-theyre-at-the-back-of-the-line-waiting-for-others/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Commitment to Athleticsand Academics Almost 30 years ago, Oregon embarked on a system-wide upgrade of its athletics facilities. 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. But thats a few dominoes down the road. 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. Oregon-based columnist John Canzano, citing two unnamed Pac-12 athletic directors, reported earlier this weekend that the conference's remaining members are united and galvanized. Campbell will also leave in 2023. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 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. But, if an opportunity arises, at least one national writer thinks Oregon's decision would be a fairly straightforward one. 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. Washington State, Oregon State, etc. Stanford is probably first in line here, as it is one of Notre Dames annual football rivals. If Oregon and Washington do leave for the Big Ten, the Pac-12s survival probably depends on whether Stanford and California stay or go. 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? Schools like Boise State and San Diego State have real strong cases, but theres one general conference realignment principle to keep in mind: If a school is not currently in the Power Five, there is a reason why. Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC and Cal . Stony Brook was already an affiliate member for football and is now a full member. LATEST NEWS. 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. The Pac-12. 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. 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. 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. Also being reported that Oregon and Washington are speaking to the B12. Leaving the Pac-12 makes even more sense when financial considerations are brought into focus. Thats great short-term, but long-term its not going to be good when they have to re-up again with media rights. Worst Case Scenario: ESPN - or some crafty lawyer - figures out how to blow up the horrible grant of rights deal that locks the schools into their football media deal until 2036, and the SEC and Big Ten have have an epic battle to see who can get North Carolina, and Clemson, Florida State, and Miami. 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. Oregon and. 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. 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. Those schools cant afford to sit and wait for something that might not happen at all. Two flagship members of the Pac-12 will leave for the Big Ten in 2024. 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. The upside of this new super conference, dubbed widely by those projecting its existence as the BigPac, is tremendous. Protect 5 opponents. Jul 6, 2022, 7:35am PST SHARE SHARE How the latest conference realignment could affect the Big 12 and BYU Flipboard BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe speaks at a press conference announcing that BYU has accepted an invitation to the Big 12 Conference at BYU in Provo on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Oregon gets back Nix, RB Bucky Irving and WR Troy Franklin, but OC Kenny Dillingham is now Arizona State 's head coach. "I think the Pac-12 is going to get a really great media rights deal. BYU joined the conference in 2011 when it went independent with its football program. As much as brands like Colorado State and San Diego State could use the larger media markets, teams may be more hesitant than aggressive. The MAAC lost Monmouth but added Mount St. Marys on July 1, 2022. Maybe. 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. The NEC course, college sports is a wild card that could,,. Dollars more per year in the merger would ensure the Beavers turns out theres added! 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