Exactly this. The minute USCLA left they should've just gone for SDSU/Boise State/SMU/New Mexico or something of that nature. Just like the Big 12 did. Imagine a few years later the Big 12, the very conference you thumbed your nose at, is now *taking* Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Arizona State from you. Even *better* is that now they can negotiate with Az State/Utah from a position of power. They don't even need to extend them an invite because only Arizona carries any weight. They were arrogant when they were told to add B12 schools. They were arrogant when they lost USC. They were arrogant when they put their stupid HQ in San Francisco. It's almost unfathomable that this happened. It's like the Atlanta Falcons choking that lead in the Super Bowl in conference realignment form.
Wow, you’re so right. Just read this and thought about the “position of power” point you made. The Big12 right now could say no to PAC schools waiting on what happens to the ACC. That’s wild. The juxtaposition of where this all was about 10 years ago is just insane. Sic ‘em and my kid would say “the mother ****ing Cougars!!’
Every night before i go to bed i thank my dad Tilman Fertitta and my mom Renu Khator for everything they've done for me. Thankful. Sucks for Oregon State and Wazzu
gdmfsob We remove one self-annointed-holier-than-thou school from the Big12 and replace it with another self-annointed-holier-than-thou school.
Now let’s wait out the death of the ACC to invite Duke in and be the best basketball conference that ever existed in the entire universe and in most dimensions
Seems like the ACC wanted to add some Pac 12 schools but the Big 12 beat them to the punch, snooze you lose I guess, now the Big 12 should go and raid the ACC...
Amazing all these schools entered the transfer portal and looking to get big NIL money. Clearly, something is wrong, we need to go back to tradition.
Every weekend I tip my gardener, Kim Helton, who literally made less than I and probably half the U of H business grads from then do now, including Jason McKinley and I'm guessing, like, Orlando Iglesias.
"goddamit, Governor Clements, we got a payroll to meet!" - board of regents, Southern Tradition University "young, tall negroes lack to fluberdigidity to play collegiate baskbetall" - Adolph Rupp, head tradition, University of Place Where Justified Was
These idiots misread the room so bad it makes you wonder how they ever made it to such lofty perches of professional stature