![]() ![]() ![]() We're facing one of two futures in this era of college football: Either (a) the Big Ten and SEC become the sport's two dominant financial forces, creating more of a Power Two of sorts than a Power Five, or (b) the Big Ten and SEC become so powerful that we end up with the dreaded "super league" situation, in which they become either a formal or informal top division for the sport. The next decade or so of realignment could be both interesting and depressing But if there's one constant in recent summers, it's that our assumptions are consistently wrong. ![]() The Pac-12's persistent delays in announcing media rights certainly don't build optimism, but for now I continue to assume that odds favor the Pac-12 patching together some sort of coalition of broadcasters and promising just enough annual revenue that it keeps its members in place for now. That could create a potential domino effect: Maybe the Big Ten takes an accelerated look at Oregon and Washington (and maybe Cal and Stanford)? Maybe those schools look the Big 12's way? The easternmost members of the conference - some combination of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Arizona State - could welcome an aggressive advance by the Big 12. (Current indications are that San Diego State and SMU are at the top of the expansion wish list.) If the numbers are drastically inferior, things could get weird. If they're comparable to the Big 12's recent numbers, then the Pac-12 will likely keep its 10 remaining members in place and attempt to add two more. With the ACC's long grant-of-rights deal still legally impenetrable at the moment - and, therefore, the thought of ACC programs leaving for another conference remaining unrealistic in the short term - the next if-then moment is pretty well understood: At some point, the Pac-12 will announce its new media rights numbers, and either they will be good enough or they won't. But with the ACC unsettled, members of the Pac-12 continuing to wait (and wait, and wait) for numbers on a new media deal, and the Big 12 looking to do something bold, discontent and uncertainty are high. Insider College Football, Insider Men's College BasketballĬollege football's Great Realignment has been on pause in recent months.Īfter the seismic moves we saw in recent summers - Oklahoma and Texas announcing they were joining the SEC in 2021, USC and UCLA announcing they were joining the Big Ten in 2022 - there aren't all that many conceivable earthquakes remaining. Outside-the-box ideas to get college conference realignment right You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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