But, the reason for that is because I think it will be mostly streaming, most likely Amazon, and theyll be willing to pay more to get that type of inventory and to stake a claim into the college athletics realm that no one else has in the streaming wars right now. Conference USA (10 full members)Florida International Jacksonville State Kennesaw StateLibertyLouisiana TechMiddle Tennessee State New Mexico State Sam HoustonUTEPWestern Kentucky, Horizon League (11 full members)Cleveland StateDetroit MercyIUPUI Northern Kentucky OaklandPurdue-Fort WayneRobert MorrisWisconsin-Green BayWisconsin-MilwaukeeWright StateYoungstown State, Ivy League (8 full members)BrownColumbiaCornellDartmouthHarvardPennPrincetonYale, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (11 full members)CanisiusFairfieldIonaManhattanMarist Mount St. MarysNiagaraQuinnipiacRiderSaint PetersSiena, Mid-American Conference (12 full members)AkronBall StateBowling GreenBuffaloCentral MichiganEastern MichiganKent StateMiami (Ohio)Northern IllinoisOhioToledoWestern Michigan. National Footprint From a sports perspective, Oregon makes an attractive target due to its broad fan base across the United States. Queens University of Charlotte, which does not play football, also joined. After the 2nd Round, once a team loses in the National Championship Tournament, they will be placed in a consolation bracket to compete for a spot in a New Year's Six Bowl. The SEC appears to be satisfied with adding Texas and Oklahoma in 2025 (programs that the Pac-12 should have pursued during the last round of expansion when Utah and Colorado joined the Conference), but some observers believe the SEC may expand further to as many as 20 schools. While they'd provide the league with value in the Southern California and Dallas television markets, neither are exactly athletic giants. 2021 Record: 7-6 (5-4 Pac-12) Head Coach: Jonathan Smith (fifth year, 16-28 overall). The conference also has two affiliate members for football. Lets explain why WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon How an early error in business judgment by the Lakers legend laid the tracks for multiple millionaires and the Swoosh through the '80s and '90s. The upside of this new super conference, dubbed widely by those projecting its existence as the BigPac, is tremendous. Its a waiting game for everyone except university brass, conference leadership, and major media companies. UT-Rio Grande Valley, already a full member, plans to start a football team by 2024. 12 is the perfect number of teams. Using the best available options, a new Pac-12 could look something like this: Swap in or out any Mountain West or AAC schools that you want, but you get the idea. Thats essentially what Oregon State has experienced for years already as a longtime member of the conference. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. For schools like Oregon State, which, like others in the conference, was blindsided by two of its West Coast comrades, the move warns of catastrophe. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (8 full members)Coppin State*Delaware StateHowardMorgan StateNorfolk StateNorth Carolina CentralSouth Carolina StateUMES**Coppin State and UMES do not play football. From the ways that athletes, executives, musicians and creators are moving the business world forward to new technologies, emerging leagues, and industry trends, Boardroom brings you all the news and insights you need to know At the forefront of industry change, Boardroom is committed to unique perspectives on and access to the news, trending topics and key players you need to know. That leaves the question: What's Next for Conference Realignment? LATEST NEWS. Sports Reputation, Footprint, Commitment Are Attractive. By July 5, Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports reported that six Pac-12 schools Washington, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Arizona State, and Colorado were in discussions with the Big 12. Odds & lines subject to change. All four schools have the market size and athletic tradition necessary to join that league. Keeping the Pac-12 intact sans USC and UCLA retains the most value, but at the very least, a Pacific Northwest bloc of four schools gives Oregon State negotiating partners - two of which hold considerable nationally recognized athletic merit. Bahns: Assessing Oregon State's position in conference realignment landscape By Carter Bahns, BeaverBlitz: The news of USC and UCLA departing the Pac-12 and joining the Big Ten shook the college athletics world when it broke on the morning of June 30th. What Does Oregon Have to Offer for Conference Realignment? Whats Next For Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. Here are all of the Huskies' conference realignment options. Spencer McLaughlin contributes videos to SuperWest Sports and is the host of "Locke Miller covers College Basketball and College Football as well as Formu Eli writes about Oregon football and other sports for SuperWest Sports. Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC and Cal . The Pac-12 has started renegotiating its next television and streaming rights deal. Reports have suggested that new Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark would like to add some combination of. The Big Ten will grow to 16 schools with the move. If conference realignment realizes itself via merger, a Pac-12/Big 12 hybrid would present a viable Super League of sorts to go up against the Big Ten and SEC should those two juggernauts expand even more. The Beavers will host the Trojans at Reser Stadium on September 24th, less than three months from now, in what is likely to be the final meeting between the squads in Corvallis for the foreseeable future. Ohio Valley Conference (10 full members)Eastern Illinois *Lindenwood*Morehead StateSEMO*SIU-EdwardsvilleSouthern IndianaTennessee State*Tennessee Tech*UA Little RockUT Martin**denotes football members, Pac-12 Conference (10 full members)ArizonaArizona State CaliforniaColoradoOregonOregon StateStanfordUtahWashingtonWashington State, Patriot League (10 full members)AmericanArmyBoston UniversityBucknell*Colgate*Holy Cross*Lafayette*Lehigh*Loyola MarylandNavy*denotes football members, along with football-only affiliate members Fordham and Georgetown, Southeastern Conference (16 full members)AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMississippiMississippi StateMissouriOklahomaSouth Carolina TennesseeTexasTexas A&MVanderbilt. Leaving: Chicago State, Lamar, New Mexico State, Sam Houston. Northeast Conference (9 full members)Central Connecticut State*FDULong Island*Merrimack*Sacred Heart*St. Francis (N.Y.)St. Francis (Pa.)* Stonehill*Wagner**denotes football members, along with football-only affiliate member Duquesne. https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/2022/07/02/oregon-state-washington-state-know-theyre-at-the-back-of-the-line-waiting-for-others/, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Until then, Oregon State will continue to compete against USC and UCLA as members of the Pac-12. If the Big Ten adds Notre Dame and Stanford and then stops there, Cal could be in some trouble; the Golden Bears would join Washington State and Oregon State among the west coast schools left behind. 16. Even if the Pac-12's next media rights deal is a home run, Marcello isn't certain a win there provides the necessary financial security to keep schools like Oregon and Washington from seeking entry into other leagues including the Big 12. The conference profile will take another hit, and the gap between itself and the other power conferences will continue to grow, but its existence is not in danger unless its remaining members withdraw. By Erik Skopil 11 hours ago. Oregon State is disadvantaged in that it possesses no negotiating leverage over conferences more prosperous than the Pac-12. Right now, OSU and WSU are in a tough spot because they dont have a proactive move. Recently, USC and UCLA mimicked the Longhorns and Sooners . Its pretty easy to argue that, in either the Big 10 or the Big 12, Oregon would be a more attractive Conference member in a variety of ways than even some of the current members of those Conferences. National Reputation In a variety of sports including but not limited to football, mens and womens basketball, mens and womens track and field and cross county, and softball Oregon is nationally known for excellence. It's about money, and you guys simply don't bring enough to the table. The Atlantic 10 fortified its basketball strength by adding Loyola, which joined July 1, 2022. As Lee Corso would say, "not so fast, my friend.". JohnsSeton HallVillanovaXavier. The Big South will team up with the OVC to maintain a path to the FCS football playoffs. (Cal has the same problem.) Joining: Lindenwood, Little Rock, Southern Indiana, Leaving: Austin Peay, Belmont, Murray State. Eventually. Short-term the Pac-12 is going to be good financially and competitively, but long-term 10 to 15 years and beyond Oregon would be best served to be in another conference. The OVC lost two members to the ASUN last year, dropping from 12 full members to 10. Clemson to the SEC sounds like an obvious move. Proponents of an Oregon State move to the Big 12, for example, must recognize that the Beaver brand is a low-priority addition in comparison to other available targets. Even if the Big Ten isnt imminently planning to add even more members, its reasonable to think that they will soon. Lindenwood is the only one of those three that plays football, leaving the conference with just 6 football-playing members in 2023 when Murray States football program leaves for the MVFC. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). You can have an 8 game conference schedule, a championship game, and still play every team every other year. When conference realignment has come up in the past, the common refrain has been "look at the list of AAU schools and that's who the Big Ten will target." Former Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney said that AAU membership was "an important part of who (the Big Ten is)," back in 2010. According to ESPN.com, the ASUN and WAC agreed to form the foundation of a 10-member football-only conference with the intention of moving up to the FBS level. Joining: James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss. Sports > WSU football Commentary: Where might Washington State find itself after this round of conference realignment? wouldnt raise the ceiling and give the Beavers an opportunity to compete regularly with blue bloods, but membership also wouldnt actively diminish the university brand. Washington State and Oregon State are in serious trouble, with only two options: Remain in the reconfigured Pac-12, or lose their Power Five status. Heres another factor at play: Do you remember The Alliance (RIP)? A bill proposed in this year's legislative session seeks to link Washington's two major universities in the same conference and aims to give state lawmakers input on a realignment decision.. With the tremendous growth in finances and greater ease of travel, conferences have spread out with much less regard for proximity. With USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten, several other Pac-12 schools are reportedly now in talks with the Big 12. Losing Southern Utah on July 1, 2022 dropped the Big Sky from 11 full members to 10. Stony Brook left on July 1, 2022 for the CAA, while Bryant joined from the NEC. The Beavers will not leave for the Mountain West unless the Pac-12 folds entirely, which may seem far-fetched, but without the estimated $200 million lift from possessing the Los Angeles market, sustainability becomes a challenge. Losing BYU will drop the WCC from 10 members to 9 in 2023. The university needs to advocate for itself right now, but alone it adds just marginal value to the only conferences it could genuinely benefit from joining. Missouri Valley Conference (12 full members) BelmontBradleyDrakeEvansville Illinois ChicagoIllinois StateIndiana StateMissouri State Murray StateNorthern IowaSouthern IllinoisValparaiso. Campbell*College of CharlestonDelaware*DrexelElon*Hampton*Hofstra Monmouth*North Carolina A&T*Northeastern Stony Brook*Towson*UNC WilmingtonWilliam & Mary**denotes football members, along with football-only affiliate members Albany, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Richmond and Villanova. Both conferences are made up of schools that are full members of other conferences. Theyre helpless and utterly dependent on other schools and other events. By Carter Bahns, BeaverBlitz: The news of USC and UCLA departing the Pac-12 and joining the Big Ten shook the college athletics world when it broke on the morning of June 30th. In this scenario, Oregon State could see out the momentum its athletic department has created without changing contexts. One of the most puzzling developments of this latest round of realignment was the discussion Air Force and Colorado State had about joining the depleted American Athletic Conference. Russell Steinberg is an editor and writer at Boardroom. The main potential suitors seem to be the Big 12 and the Big 10 but even that is no certainty. He came to the brand in 2021 with a decade of experience in sports journalism, primarily covering college basketball at SB Nation as a writer, reporter, and blog manager. The conference will drop to four football members (2 full members, existing affiliate member Robert Morris and Bryant, which joined as an affiliate member on July 1, 2022). In order for the Pac-12 to continue to exist as a viable conference (forget about a power conference until further notice), it would have to invite at least six members. USC, UW and Oregon are the three Pac-12 schools with at least six games viewed by more than 4 million people in the past five years. The Pac-12 had done nothing but expand until the announced departure of the Trojans and Bruins, growing from eight to ten to twelve universities over the last few decades. Note that ESPN played a major role in breaking up the Big East by encouraging the ACC to add Syracuse and Pitt, for example; preserving historic basketball rivalries was really never part of the conversation. Its going to be bigger than the Big 12, I believe. Upward mobility for Oregon State therefore can only be achieved through package deals. The ideal conference - according to me - is comprised of the following: 1) 10 teams whose physical locations make geographical sense in relation to one another (i.e. Geography - Traditionally, of course, college sports conferences have been organized in large part around geographic location. Moving day will be July 1, 2023. Neither the SEC or the Big 10 seem intent on adding schools. Even beyond the official death of the Pac-12 as such, this may be the absolute scariest scenario for Stanford, Cal, Oregon State, and Washington State fans: What if a merger doesnt happen and no other major conference comes calling? Losing Hampton and North Carolina A&T dropped the Big South from 12 full members to 10 on July 1, 2022. The Pac-12 would immediately bolster its value as a media product, although not to the extent that it would have by retaining the Southern California schools, and the ACC may be able to convince ESPN to re-negotiate its current broadcast rights contract, which runs all the way through 2036. . Glad you asked. Also being reported that Oregon and Washington are speaking to the B12. $MMT = window.$MMT || {}; $MMT.cmd = $MMT.cmd || [];$MMT.cmd.push(function(){ $MMT.display.slots.push(["826909f7-8749-4b07-9308-a997562edd99"]); }). Parker: How hot is the seat of Stanford mens basketball coach Jerod Haase? Leaving: Campbell, Hampton, North Carolina A&T. A:Those two are in the most precarious position. Not many transfers truly sting, but this one does. Magic Johnson, Nike & the $5.2 Billion Deal That Almost Was, Religion of Sports Inks Exclusive Production Deal with Main Event Media, A Rappers Union? The Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit filed a class action lawsuit against Vince McMahon seeking to block his return to WWE. Whichever network offers the Pac-12 the most money will encourage the addition of, say, two to four more schools. Thats great short-term, but long-term its not going to be good when they have to re-up again with media rights. Stony Brook was already an affiliate member for football and is now a full member. Losing UIC on July 1, 2022 dropped the Horizon League from 12 members to 11. The Beavers would boast top-of-the-line facilities, short-term talent superiority, and other advantages, but the long-term outlook is much more bleak. The Pac-12 North would consist of Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Cal and Stanford. The leagues football conference grew from 12 teams to 13, and will grow to 15 in 2023 (six football-playing members are affiliate members for football only). The league held at 10 on July 1, 2022 as three departures were offset by Little Rock joining from the Sun Belt and Southern Indiana and Lindenwood moving up from Division II. Joining: Campbell, Hampton, Monmouth, North Carolina A&T, Stony Brook. Either way, schools like Oregon State would be able to minimize travel and preserve traditional matchups while reaping the benefits of competing in a massive league. Nothing will change until the summer of 2024. The partnership wouldnt inherently guarantee that the soon-to-be Pac-10 remains entirely intact, but it certainly makes it more likely. So, unless something changes, were still a few years away from this massive move. With conference realignment in holding pattern, UTEP, NM State on standby like everyone else by: Colin Deaver Posted: Jul 7, 2022 / 07:19 PM MDT Updated: Jul 7, 2022 / 10:57 PM MDT EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - It's been one week since UCLA and USC shocked the college athletics world by bolting from the Pac-12 for the Big Ten. Many different scenarios have emergedeverything from the PAC-12 adding teams to merging with another conference to being completely gutted and folding altogether. Should disaster strike and Oregon State gets left in the dust, however, it would find itself on the same footing as the Utah States, Colorado States, and San Jos States of the world. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Bryant left for America East and Mount St. Marys left for the MAAC on July 1, 2022, while Stonehill College moved up from Division II to join the conference. Thus, a merger between the remaining Pac-12 and new-look Big 12 has to be the supreme option for Oregon State. Its not the most likely scenario but its certainly not out of the question and not without precedent. July 5, 2022 6:04 am CT When conference realignment moved front and center in college football discussions a year ago, many wondered if the Big 12 would survive the loss of its two most. Maybe. If they go, that leaves just six Pac-12 schools, at which point the Big 12 might gobble them up, and thats all she wrote. Conference realignment: All the moves coming in 2022-25 | by Zach Miller | Run It Back With Zach | Medium Write Sign up Sign In 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. Who is to say that the playoff committee doesnt change their criteria? It probably goes without saying that the absorption of six current Pac-12 schools into the Big 12, the Big 10 or a combination would mean the historic end of a Pacific Conference whose imprimatur dates to 1915, with some rivalries dating back to the 19th Century. Colorado in the Big 12 is similarly not a logistical problem. If that does happen, could whats left of the ACC try to pick off a West Virginia or a Kansas? No one's worried about you being good enough or not. Series History: Oregon State leads the all-time series against Boise State, 5-4, but they trail Fresno State in that series by a 8-5 margin. Most Oregon athletic facilities can be considered world class. Tours of the Nike campus by visiting players would no doubt be a sought-after highlight of trips to play the Ducks. Can OSU find a path to national relevance in the new era, or will it be left behind as television money and brand recognition drive the bus? Heres a breakdown by conference. Incarnate Word had announced its intention to leave the Southland for the WAC, but chose instead to remain in the Southland. This partnership would not merge the conferences, but rather it would preserve their individual existences and provide a bargaining tool in media rights negotiations. FSU and Miami both rank 55th in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, which would put them in the middle of the conference. The Athletic cited "value to the Big Ten" and "leadership . Atlantic Coast Conference (15 full members)Boston CollegeClemsonDukeFlorida StateGeorgia TechLouisvilleMiami (Fla.)North CarolinaNorth Carolina StateNotre Dame*PittsburghSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forest*Notre Dame is a non-football member, competing as an independent. BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston will join the Big 12 in 2023, meaning that unless something changes and Oklahoma and Texas leave early the Big 12 will have 14 teams for two years before going back down to 12 in 2025. Boardroom is a media network that covers the business of sports, entertainment. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Its football program hasn't competed at the national level in a. The MAAC lost Monmouth but added Mount St. Marys on July 1, 2022. Lets say those six schools are actually planning to leave. Assuming no one else gets picked off along the way, here's what this merged league would look like: Washington Washington State Oregon Hoover. Worst Case Scenario: ESPN - or some crafty lawyer - figures out how to blow up the horrible grant of rights deal that locks the schools into their football media deal until 2036, and the SEC and Big Ten have have an epic battle to see who can get North Carolina, and Clemson, Florida State, and Miami. Ghosts of The Alliance between the Pac-12, Big Ten, and ACC haunt the idea of another inter-conference agreement given that last summers handshake between commissioners resulted in just one coordinated effort (voting against College Football Playoff expansion) before becoming obsolete. The Big Ten informed the latter two that they would not be considered for inclusion until the conference received a decision from Notre Dame - its top target. Still, that might be the best option given that the American Athletic Conference has now lost virtually all its star power with Houston, Cincinnati, and UCF all gone. Austin Peay joined July 1, 2022 as the ASUN fields an FCS football conference for the first time. It may not be the prime course of action in the eyes of individual conference leadership, which would be forced to relinquish influence in favor of a combined committee, but they risk relegation to second-tier status as standalone leagues in the shadows of the SEC and Big Ten. The worst case? Where the loose partnership risks ineffectiveness is in the absence of a signed contract. https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/2022/07/07/the-extra-cruel-reality-facing-oregon-state-right-now/, Oklahoma fans said 'We told you!' Rule 2: No . A bill proposed in this year's Washington State legislative session seeks to keep Washington's two major universities in the same . 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