concha Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Holy shit. What's next? https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/usc-ucla-looking-to-leave-pac-12-for-big-ten-in-2024-though-deal-not-yet-finalized/ USC, UCLA looking to leave Pac-12 for Big Ten in 2024, though deal not yet finalized A second round of power conference realignment in as many years may be about to begin By Barrett Sallee 21 mins ago•1 min read USATSI Pac-12 powerhouses USC and UCLA are involved in discussions to leave the conference for the Big Ten as early as the 2024 athletic season, sources tell CBS Sports' Matt Norlander. Though the move is not yet final and still in the discussion stages, it appears as if the Big Ten is aiming to make a significant acquisition that will change the college sports landscape. "Everything is on the table," a Pac-12 source tells Norlander. The transition of USC and UCLA to the Big Ten would be similar to the one that rocked college sports last summer when Texas and Oklahoma opted to leave the Big 12 for the SEC, a move set to transpire ahead of the 2025 season. That kicked off a realignment bonanza in which the Big 12, American and other conferences saw teams move in and out of their membership. A similar situation will likely occur here if USC and UCLA formalize and announce their intentions to depart the Pac-12. In acquiring the Trojans and Bruins, the Big Ten would transform from largely a midwest conference to one that extends to the West Coast. It would be a significant shift in the college sports landscape at the Power Five level, which has largely been localized with teams mostly belonging to conferences in their geographic area. USC and UCLA would bring the Big Ten to a total of 16 teams, the same as the SEC once Texas and Oklahoma enter their fold. It would be a significant coup for fourth-year Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren, the first Power Five boss to cancel the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The San Jose Mercury-News' Jon Wilner first reported that USC and UCLA were planning to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooverOutlaw Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Pac 12 sucks so bad they want out. Maybe USC can put some heat on Ohio State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Im ngl... I hate this move... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ga96 Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Leaving their conference that they had a chance of winning to coming second at best every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ararar Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Sounds like we’re going to have 3-4 super conference playing for the Natty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneNick Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 I’ve heard this and going independent pretty regularly for the past few months. Football wise I like it, geographically it makes no sense. I’m sure many players/coaches/fans will enjoy playing November away games in 75 degree weather. It would be wild for USC to play a conference championship game at Lucas Oil. We may be slightly outnumbered fan wise Lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Doesn’t seem like a great fit geography wise, but who knows. Shit changes constantly gotta keep up or you get left behind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooverOutlaw Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, Cossacks said: Doesn’t seem like a great fit geography wise, but who knows. Shit changes constantly gotta keep up or you get left behind. It killed Nebraska. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ga96 Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Ucla and usc are saying its for financial reasons. This is like cali leaving the usa and joining canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 22 minutes ago, HurricaneNick said: I’ve heard this and going independent pretty regularly for the past few months. Football wise I like it, geographically it makes no sense. I’m sure many players/coaches/fans will enjoy playing November away games in 75 degree weather. It would be wild for USC to play a conference championship game at Lucas Oil. We may be slightly outnumbered fan wise Lol. 75 degree in November... Where? In L.A? Because not in my Columbus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Just now, HooverOutlaw said: It killed Nebraska. Well obviously a gamble and can go either way. Financially probably makes sense. Larry Scott put all those schools back a a decade. I like UCLA, I could realistically give 2 shits what conference they play in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Now Oregon is gonna run the Pac-12 with occasional Utah interference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneNick Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 1 minute ago, TheMaximumHornetSting said: 75 degree in November... Where? In L.A? Because not in my Columbus... Yes sir. One week you could play in 20-30 degree weather and the next week you could be at the beach the day before the game Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Just a gut feeling Utah doesnt stick in the pac-12 much longer and neither does ASU... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ararar Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Oregon is probably next going to the Big 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty4024 Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 18 minutes ago, HooverOutlaw said: It killed Nebraska. Nebraska was already dead. Financially...it SAVED Nebraska. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, TheMaximumHornetSting said: Just a gut feeling Utah doesnt stick in the pac-12 much longer and neither does ASU... It could open the door for BYU to enter a new conference with say Utah, ASU, Oregon. Cal and Stanford could really be the outliers here. With UCLA they identified as the high academic Pac12 schools. Stanford is more of a national pull school. Cal has a strong international pull. Not many west coast schools have the same acedemic philosophy and play at a D-1 level. Harvey Mudd, Scripps, Claremont etc ain’t gonna keep up with them in the athletic arena, but could probably split more atoms than any other fuckers around 😂. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZone Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 From a recruiting standpoint it doesn't make much sense . Neither USC or UCLA make a living recruiting players in the Midwest. I guess that could change though since they're now buying players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty4024 Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, Cossacks said: It could open the door for BYU to enter a new conference with say Utah, ASU, Oregon. Cal and Stanford could really be the outliers here. With UCLA they identified as the high academic Pac12 schools. Stanford is more of a national pull school. Cal has a strong international pull. Not many west coast schools have the same acedemic philosophy and play at a D-1 level. Harvey Mudd, Scripps, Claremont etc ain’t gonna keep up with them in the athletic arena, but could probably split more atoms than any other fuckers around 😂. BYU is going to Big 12. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Frosty4024 said: BYU is going to Big 12. Duh! Geez I didn’t eat my boogers this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballGuy Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 43 minutes ago, TheMaximumHornetSting said: Just a gut feeling Utah doesnt stick in the pac-12 much longer and neither does ASU... Hot take: Either Utah or BYU will make the playoff this upcoming season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZone Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 35 minutes ago, RedZone said: From a recruiting standpoint it doesn't make much sense . Neither USC or UCLA make a living recruiting players in the Midwest. I guess that could change though since they're now buying players. That said if it goes through USC and UCLA schedules will improve about 100%. Instead of playing one or two Top 25 teams every year they will now play possibly five to six. .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodysurf Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 This only makes sense for football, which of course dictates everything. Although it would suck for SoCal teams to play in Madison, Wisconsin in November 😬 This makes no sense for other sports. The volleyball, golf, track, swimming, etc teams will travel to Rutgers? Do some of these Big 10 schools even play water polo? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Bodysurf said: This only makes sense for football, which of course dictates everything. Although it would suck for SoCal teams to play in Madison, Wisconsin in November 😬 This makes no sense for other sports. The volleyball, golf, track, swimming, etc teams will travel to Rutgers? Do some of these Big 10 schools even play water polo? I’m guessing the Bruins and Trojans baseball schedule will have a lot of March and April home games and be very travel heavy on the backend 😂. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZone Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 12 minutes ago, RedZone said: That said if it goes through USC and UCLA schedules will improve about 100%. Instead of playing one or two Top 25 teams every year they will now play possibly five to six. .... @steeler01 said USC will be competing for national championships in a couple years and the playing field is now level in college football. I guess we're going to find out. USC better try to win the Big 10 first. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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