UCLA and USC potentially going to the Big Ten Conference.

[_MIA_]

Haha..Riley thought he was going to have an easy path to the college football playoffs in the PAC 12..

 

[Dabears17]

Pepperdine doesn't have varsity softball either. 3 of the top 5 school's on my DD's interest list don't have varsity softball

 

[EdLovrich]

These moves are ALWAYS about the money. And always about football.

These moves are 99% about football, and 100% about the money side of football.

Well USC football and UCLA basketball, but yes, it is about the revenue positive sports, also explains the timing, 2024 is when the current PAC-12 tv deal expires.

However, without the revenue-positive sports, there would be far fewer or no scholarships in revenue-negative sports i.e. everything else.

 

[djcarter1966]

All about the TV money period!! Why should USC and UCLA get $30M a year from the PAC-12 when they could get $75M a year from the Big10?

The extra money should be able to cover travel cost and then some.

Get ready for a LOT of BIG 10 Teams playing at UCLA in Feb and Mar.

 

[schwabach]

Kirk Herbstreit (SEC today commentator) speculates that the top colleges might end up like MLB - two big leagues with 3-4 divisions in each league. Seems like the athletes at this level will be looking at even more travel than is already the case.

 

[radness]

All about the TV money period!! Why should USC and UCLA get $30M a year from the PAC-12 when they could get $75M a year from the Big10?

The extra money should be able to cover travel cost and then some.

Get ready for a LOT of BIG 10 Teams playing at UCLA in Feb and Mar.

Ca. may want to create another lane on the freeway and off road ramp for UCLA...
Hmmm... knowing California that may be toll road lanes...
???...ucla team pass lanes.

 

[Orange Socks]

Pepperdine doesn't have varsity softball either. 3 of the top 5 school's on my DD's interest list don't have varsity softball

We took a driving tour of Pepperdine during the spring. Breathtaking views. My HS buddy's son played ball at Pepperdine for several years then transferred to Mizz then South Carolina.

 

[dbronstein]

Kirk Herbstreit (SEC today commentator) speculates that the top colleges might end up like MLB - two big leagues with 3-4 divisions in each league. Seems like the athletes at this level will be looking at even more travel than is already the case.

Nah, they'll end up with less travel because the conferences will set up regional divisions. It will be back to how it used to be with regional conferences. The Big Ten will have the northern half of the country and the SEC the southern half, and they'll each have 3 or 4 divisions set up regionally.

 

[santafe]

The past few seasons, I have slowly grown away from PAC12 football. I'm sure a few sports equipment suppliers and networks are in the $$$$ mix with this change. ? I presume revenue will be guided exactly where it's intended to go. It should be interesting.

 

[schwabach]

Nah, they'll end up with less travel because the conferences will set up regional divisions. It will be back to how it used to be with regional conferences. The Big Ten will have the northern half of the country and the SEC the southern half, and they'll each have 3 or 4 divisions set up regionally.

The wrinkle in the scheme is that NCAA football and basketball is reconstructing itself like pro-sports, but they don't have a draft which helps even out the talent across teams. The draft is imperfect, of course, but I don't see how they will maintain any semblance of balance in this brave new world of college sports. And yes, I am aware that the imbalances are pretty significant now.