Dilbert Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I saw earlier this week someone mention that an American Atheltic- PAC merger could be an option, with the merged conference becoming the PAC 18. I cant see that being a power 5 conference though. 1 Quote Signature intentionally left blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Gary said: They can, if they want to, by picking the best options from the Mountain West and AAC. San Diego State, Fresno State, SMU, Memphis and Tulane immediately come to mind. Boise State purely for football reasons could, too. Maybe Rice to get Dallas AND Houston in the conference. It won't be a power conference anymore, and some of these schools are ripe for the picking by the power 4 at anytime, but it would at least salvage what's left as best as possible. But I'm not sure if those who ARE a real possibility of eventually landing in a power conference, would leave one group of 5/6 conference for another. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) 2 year anniversary of the ill fated ACC-Big Ten-PAC 12 alliance Update: now Pac 12 loses half of their members to their "alliance" mates. Funny how things work Edited September 1, 2023 by TrueYankee26 3 Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Tbgkon posted it on the 2023 cfb thread but I will repost here Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Just rename it to the CAC (Coastal Athletic Conference) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimalCookie Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, DCarp1231 said: Just rename it to the CAC (Coastal Athletic Conference) All Coasts Conference keeps the ACC acronym 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, PrimalCookie said: All Coasts Conference keeps the ACC acronym Gulf Atlantic Pacific Coastal Conference All hail the GAP! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 American Coastal Conference. Might as well make "ACC" and "AAC" even more confusingly similar than they already are. 2 Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 42 minutes ago, DCarp1231 said: Gulf Atlantic Pacific Coastal Conference All hail the GAP! Every team will change their pant color to khaki. 4 Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Also LOL at the GAP post Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 RIP Pac-# Conference, 1915-2024. That's it. The conference is dead in the water. Oregon State and Washington State are most likely bound for the Mountain West. Even if they manage to pull some of those schools into the "Pac" name, it won't be the same and it definitely won't be a power conference anymore as those are the two power conference schools with the least amount of power conference clout. San Diego State wouldn't go unless they're still given the opportunity to leave for a power conference at anytime. They turned down an invite when it was only known that UCLA and USC were leaving. They're not going to go now when it's no different than, or most likely even worse than, their current situation. Plus, it's only a matter of time before they get an invite from the Big 12 or ACC. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 4 hours ago, McCall said: Every team will change their pant color to khaki. Just like in the 20s and 30s. Quote Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 4 hours ago, McCall said: Every team will change their pant color to khaki. Every team will look like Jim Harbaugh 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Wake Forest vs Duke, 2024 2 Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeShow24 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Oregon State to Washington State: "How come they don't want us, man?" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Honestly surprised the Big Ten didn't take Cal and Stanford to both secure the Bay Area market, and have all the major west coast D1 programs in their conference. The scenario for Wazzu and Oregon State may be to join the Mountain West. I doubt any of remaining power conferences want either of them. On paper Wazzu and Oregon State would likely be the top teams in the MWC for pretty much every sport in the first couple of years. Guess it depends on how many current athletes would transfer out. Quote Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Can someone explain to a non-college sports fan why those two schools were so unattractive to any of the major conferences? Is it just on-field performance? Or that they’re not worth anything from a TV market / revenue standpoint? Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzn110 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, BBTV said: Can someone explain to a non-college sports fan why those two schools were so unattractive to any of the major conferences? Is it just on-field performance? Or that they’re not worth anything from a TV market / revenue standpoint? I think geography was the biggest issue, since since the bulk of the teams in the other power conferences are in the eastern-central parts of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, BBTV said: Can someone explain to a non-college sports fan why those two schools were so unattractive to any of the major conferences? Is it just on-field performance? Or that they’re not worth anything from a TV market / revenue standpoint? Wazzu is legitimately in the middle of nowhere almost in Idaho and an 80 mile drive from the closest airport in Spokane. Other than Ryan Leaf and Klay Thompson (and the late Mike Leach using it as a rebound gig) it has nothing going for it. Plus the athletic facilities aren't great. OrSt is closer to Portland than Oregon but other than just having its football stadium renovated it's not really much of anything. Sure, there's a small Nike connection but not in the same galaxy as that down in Eugene. So, both schools were definitely lower echelon in the PAC and not exactly what a Power 4 conference would covet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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