UCLA and USC reportedly joining Big Ten as early as 2024

Yes, That is why the Politicians in California want to grow lots and lots of trees to improve the climate, it is unrealistic to prevent people from Travel, So that is why Governor Newsom and others want to grow lots of trees as that will help the climate immensely.

It shouldn't directly impact the remaining programs. Stanford, Oregon, Arizona State, Washington will continue on pretty much as they have. The downstream effect it'll have is on budgets that will be supported (or not) by the revenue to be gained (or lost) in the next round of negotiations for the PAC 12 Network. Let's not get into the fact that it's basically a nonexistent network to most people watching sports on TV in the USA. The money from the broadcast contract goes a long way to supporting non-revenue sports at these schools. Without USC and UCLA football, basketball, etc. as part of the package, the conference takes a hit in negotiations. They've got to add schools with decent alumni bases to have a prayer. Colorado, Utah, Washington St. and Oregon St. don't really pull a lot of weight there to soften the loss of USC and UCLA.

This should read "Meanwhile, G5 schools rely heavily on donations to the athletic department and student "activity fees" to fund their football programs, all in the hopes of going to some bowl game that will have an announced attendance of 10,000 with actual attendance being that of a local, small town high school football game. All this, so they can cut other sports in the athletic department because they spend so much on their football team."

I think this will lead to a big game of musical chairs among the PAC 10, ACC and Big 12 Schools to form one more 16-school super conference.

Power 5 - Power 3 - at least for football

You dont have to wait until Jan 1st to watch Ohio State play USC or UCLA.

Excuse me, coach, but thats THE™ Ohio State

I hope that's satire.

How are they planning on watering the trees?

USC hasn't played in South Bend in November since the 50s. They couldn't handle the cold so they moved the ND home game up to October. I can't wait to see them line up for a November football game outdoors in Minnesota.

B1G schools are negotiating a new contract with BTN. They were already expecting a big bonus, now if this happens they will be absolutely bathing in money. But again, this money will only go back to feeding the monster, it won't be used to help track and cross country.

They don't realize that they could actually rake in a lot more money by promoting track and cross country, since track is the biggest high school sport in the nation. "Hey track runners, come to the B1G, look at the great opportunities here..." That would help make the conference extremely popular across the country and around the world.

But I don't have any hope they will realize that. They just want to keep feeding their current cash cow, they have no interest in expanding it to other sports.

I just hope the formal break-off doesn't hurt revenue in minor sports. I am surprised this is happening so quickly. When will FSU, Clemson, and Miami leave the ACC?

Nah, they will get rid of divisions. Follow ACC lead and have 3 permanent opponents and the rest will rotate. SEC is likely going that way.

There is talk of adding more teams, but I am not sure what other teams bring what is needed: football cache and tv sets (or streaming).

I wonder if the Big12 is in a position to grab Utah and CO. Utah has done well in football in the Pac10 (going to start calling it that again). Maybe Oregon, Washington and Stanford. But no other schools make sense geographically or in terms of tv and football prowess. Or does Pac10 try to poach some Big 12 schools.

Hard to believe but there has never been a sub10.00 or sub20.00 sprinter out of a Big10 scchool.

All the great Big10 tracksters are of the old timers variety, ya know,,,,Jesse Owens etc.

That is tricky as the ACC had each school sign over its tv rights through 2035. That means the schools would be on the hook for a few hundred million dollars each.

I am sure some attorneys are looking at the language of the contract to see if there is an out, but there might not be.

It might help the sports. The Big10 brings in way more money for each team than the Pac12 did. So while costs will go up, the revenue bump may offset that and then some. Many Big10 schools field a lot of sports already.

It will be glorious!!!

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Minnesota Staff Member Eats Ice Cream Bar In Middle Of Snowstorm (GIF)

Mike Cole

It’s cold and snowy in Minnesota, but that couldn’t stop one University of Minnesota football staff member from enjoying a frozen treat. A man identified as Gophers sideline phone technician Dan Lehman decided Saturday aftern...

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There will be in a couple of years!