Stony Brook was already an affiliate member for football and is now a full member. Upward mobility for Oregon State therefore can only be achieved through package deals. What the Pac-12 decides to do next will set off the next wave of moves. Theyre helpless and utterly dependent on other schools and other events. View All. 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. College football conference realignment and expansion has returned in 2021, with several conferences set to add members . Game Notes 8/2; Success vs. Wisconsin, Elledge start, & a look at the comeback, Game Notes 7/10; Rizzos Power, Ojedas first, & Public Enemy #1, Theres a warning sign on Green Bays road ahead, Big 12 said no discussions have taken place, UT-Rio Grande Valley, already a full member, plans to start a football team by 2024, The OVC will team up with the Big South in a new football agreement, The Big South will team up with the OVC to maintain a path to the FCS football playoffs. A:Those two are in the most precarious position. Current MWC members bring in about $4 million annually from the conferences media rights agreement; thats enough to cover head football coach Jonathan Smiths contract, but nothing else. The SuperWest Sports News Feed does not link to stories behind a paywall. Zachary Neel. Now he's on the move again. 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. 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. Queens University of Charlotte, which does not play football, also joined. In a vacuum, the Big 12 would much rather add the Arizona schools or Mountain schools due to geography and brand value. 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. Arguably the most important duty of a head coach is hiring the right. 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. 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. Thats great short-term, but long-term its not going to be good when they have to re-up again with media rights. Stanford could, perhaps, keep its hopes up that Notre Dame will join the Big Ten, making the Cardinal a sensible peer to keep conference membership at an even number. Sign up for the Trojans Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, Experts agree that #USC is once again a top-five transfer portal program and we still have the spring portal window to come. . Leaving: Chicago State, Lamar, New Mexico State, Sam Houston. July 5, 2022 1:52 pm CT. Perhaps the Pac-10/12 and Big 12 monikers could live on as two division titles. 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. Not only could a suitor Conference gain additional access to benefits from the Company such as new equipment and uniforms, but the Company is also in a position to be generous in other ways, especially under the new Name, Image and Likeness rules. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). 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. For Oregon State, this would be a major win. Were just not sure how much the last four remaining institutions will like their landing spots. A new-look Pac-12, -14, -16, etc. No Oregon fan wants to see talented Oregon high school athletes go out-of-State and no one would argue Southern California isnt a richer recruiting area for most sports. BUT . Thats essentially what Oregon State has experienced for years already as a longtime member of the conference. Missouri Valley Conference (12 full members) BelmontBradleyDrakeEvansville Illinois ChicagoIllinois StateIndiana StateMissouri State Murray StateNorthern IowaSouthern IllinoisValparaiso. And it might actually be the most likely scenario of all. Losing BYU will drop the WCC from 10 members to 9 in 2023. Meanwhile, three teams will abandon the Independent rank to join . What Does Oregon Have to Offer for Conference Realignment? The CAA grew from 10 full members to 13 on July 1, 2022. Plus, they had some deep conversations with the AAC. We never know exactly which individual details matter most any given moment of conference realignment musical chairs, but if media markets and recruiting still matter, then the Pac-12 could look to the Lone Star State to attempt to draw Texas Tech or Baylor from the Big 12. 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. The possibility of a merge has already been floated weve even written about it and if you watch Survivor, you know that once The Merge happens, the game moves fast. Conference realignment rumors: Oregon talks with Big Ten have begun The next round of conference realignment could include another Pac-12 flagship program leaving for the Big Ten Oregon is currently talking with the Big Ten to determine if the Ducks are compatible as the next west coast school to join the Midwest-based collegiate conference. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Its unwieldy, it doesnt make sense, and it seems destined to fail. If the conference is to survive on its own merits into the next era of college athletics, it will have to expand again. The teams in that conference would be: Abilene ChristianAustin PeayCentral ArkansasEastern KentuckyNorth Alabama Southern UtahStephen F. AustinTarleton State Utah Tech UTRGV. By and large, Addicted to Quack has refrained from too much commentary or speculation on this summers wave of Conference re-alignment. Pac-12 media rights: Kliavkoff sees "no need for a rush", but the strategy carries risk (this is realignment, after all) The Pac-12 is the last Power Five with media rights available on the market The OVC will team up with the Big South in a new football agreement. 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This week the Arizona schools, Utah and Colorado talking to the Big 12 per reports. Oregon and. Gambling problem? Its a waiting game for everyone except university brass, conference leadership, and major media companies. While Marcello has predicted that the Pac-12's next deal will outpace the one the Big 12 signed in October, he doesn't anticipate that will hold up over the next decade or so. The current Pac-12 media rights agreement expires in 2024. Get on our list for weekly sports business, industry trends, interviews, and more. Photo: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports. 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. Maybe the conference would split into four regional pods. The Big 12 said no discussions have taken place about either school leaving earlier. Bow Wow Wants One That Models Sports Leagues. Most Oregon athletic facilities can be considered world class. 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. Its not as though OSU could have or should have postponed the remodel, but the timing is brutal nonetheless. Playing at Autzen has proven a challenge for visitors and is widely known as one of the loudest football venues in the country despite being quite a bit smaller than stadiums at schools like Michigan or Texas. 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. For Beaver fans, pessimism will persist even in the presence of tangible progress within the athletic department - as it has for decades. Geography - Traditionally, of course, college sports conferences have been organized in large part around geographic location. Assuming no one else gets picked off along the way, heres what this merged league would look like: Thats a 22-team conference that spans all four timezones of the continental United States, mixes public and private institutions, includes football- and basketball-first schools and has delivered zero college football national championships since 1991. Conference realignment appears to be on pause for the moment. 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. BYU joined the conference in 2011 when it went independent with its football program. If there was an opportunity for Oregon to join the Big 10 or to join the SEC, they should jump at it immediately," said Marcello when asked about a hypothetical departure for either league. Mountain West Conference (11 full members)Air ForceBoise State Colorado StateFresno StateNevadaNew MexicoSan Diego StateSan Jose State UNLVUtah StateWyoming*Hawaii is a football-only affiliate member. Joining: Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTSA. As for the other schools, its not likely the SEC will come calling. This was his response about the Beavers situation: Don Smalley: OSU is now a mid-major equal to Boise State. So, unless something changes, were still a few years away from this massive move. No Pac-12 schools were dealt a bigger or crueler blow with the USC-UCLA move to the Big Ten than Oregon State and Washington State. Stanford is a wild card that could, frankly, survive in any newfound context given its private funding. Of course the remodel had to be done regardless, but I wonder if OSU would have done things a bit differently if they knew the conference landscape would change so drastically. Even before Dodds report, the conference announced it would explore expansion, so there are some wheels already in motion here. Conference USA will experience the biggest changes with 9 schools leaving and 5 joining. The SEC and Big Ten are in a race. As Taylor alluded to above, there is now talk that the Big 12 could go on the offensive. Ultimately an invitation for Oregon or other current Pac-12 members to consider joining a different Conference may never come, but its not hard to see why such an invitation would be proffered to the Ducks. For Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes, interim president Becky Johnson, and incoming president Jayathi Murthy, the work ahead of them is monumental - and it will determine the future of the university. After the news came that both USC and UCLA were planning to leave the conference and join the Big Ten starting in 2024, the door is now open for other teams to follow suit. 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? 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. Both conferences are made up of schools that are full members of other conferences. Or maybe its all of those possibilities! Now he's a Bruin? All four newcomers joined as full members but North Carolina A&T wont join for football until 2023. The MAAC lost Monmouth but added Mount St. Marys on July 1, 2022. JohnsSeton HallVillanovaXavier. [1] Even if the Big Ten isnt imminently planning to add even more members, its reasonable to think that they will soon. Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss departed for the Sun Belt on July 1, 2022 and the other six will leave for the AAC in 2023. Jul 5, 2022. Four of the five newcomers are expected to join in 2023, with Kennesaw State to follow in 2024. American Athletic Conference (14 full members)CharlotteEast CarolinaFlorida AtlanticMemphis North Texas RiceSouth FloridaSMUTempleTulaneTulsaUAB UTSAWichita State**Wichita State does not play football. The Pac-12 is obviously worse off without USC and UCLA, but it can survive without them. It certainly looks like the end of the Pac-12 is on the horizon. 2021 Record: 7-6 (5-4 Pac-12) Head Coach: Jonathan Smith (fifth year, 16-28 overall). Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC and Cal . Writes about football and basketball as a Senior Writer for SuperWest Sports. Campbell will join as a full member in 2023, bringing the full membership up to 14. Some recent stories paint a bleak picture about the future of the conference after reports that the Big Ten could pursue more Pac-12 schools in conference expansion and that other universities. The wheels of conference realignment are turning again. UTSA has had five winning seasons, including 12 wins in 2021,. Its football program hasnt competed at the national level in a decade, and its media market is too small to move the needle, rendering it an afterthought for other power conferences. Dodd says the ACC is the party that came up with this idea; if six schools were really about to bolt, would that be a real thing the conference would bother to mention? National Footprint From a sports perspective, Oregon makes an attractive target due to its broad fan base across the United States. Weve been down this road before. 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.. Heres another factor at play: Do you remember The Alliance (RIP)? 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