But the Big 12 would feel very lonely if those other conferences decide to move forward with a scheduling alliance that leaves Big 12 teams out of their future nonconference plans. The possibility of the Big 12 forming a scheduling alliance with the Pac seemed like the most realistic positive step forward for Big 12 members in realignment. K-State, for example, has future home-and-home series arranged with Arizona, Colorado, Rutgers and Washington State as far out as Asking teams to back out of all those games could be complicated in the short term.
There is quiet optimism across the industry that the College Football Playoff will still expand beyond its current form to 12 teams in the near future, but it is unlikely to happen nearly as quickly as some originally thought. Several different TV networks share playoff rights in most pro sports. Some believe a conference alliance could force the playoff to let other networks bid on its media rights and drive up the price. A team playoff would be worth more on the open market than a four-team version, so odds favor expansion.
What is the most-likely scenario? I still think the most-likely scenario for BYU is independence. In this scenario, BYU would be in a solid spot after the realignment dust has settled. Nothing beats an invitation to an autonomous conference in today's college football landscape, but BYU has created a solid foundation for themselves as an independent.
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Hosted by:. Comments Sign in or become a Extra Points member to join the conversation. Send a log in link Great! Please check your inbox or spam folder for a log in link. Something didn't work. The Big Ten and Pac presidents do not, in our opinion, have the justification, support or stomachs to initiate the series of radical moves needed to drive a stake into the Pac The remaining schools in the Power Five, combined with the other odd schools in the FBS, would continue playing football, albeit with a cost structure resembling what we now see in the FCS.
Revenue would plunge, so expenses would have to drop, as well. My guess is they have made initial contact, in some fashion. The news served multiple purposes, letting Big 12 stakeholders know the conference office was advocating on their behalf while enhancing the profile of the remaining eight schools.
The next few weeks and months will bring innumerable conversations between Pac leadership and representatives of other conferences and schools, plus key media executives and operatives. It has been said there is no additional value for the existing Pac schools in bringing what is left of the Big 12 into the Pac What about the reverse? As we have written several times, there is little cultural, political, financial and academic alignment between the Pac schools and what remains in the Big The only potential affiliation is a football scheduling partnership that uses scale to drive up value.
Other than an alliance with the Big Ten, what other options are there to increase football revenue expansion seems out?
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