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. You can have an 8 game conference schedule, a championship game, and still play every team every other year. Oregon gets back Nix, RB Bucky Irving and WR Troy Franklin, but OC Kenny Dillingham is now Arizona State 's head coach. To be quite honest, I kind of think that the Big 12 came calling youd have to give that some serious thought," he started. For Beaver fans, pessimism will persist even in the presence of tangible progress within the athletic department - as it has for decades. It certainly looks like the end of the Pac-12 is on the horizon. Aidin covers the NBA Western Conference for SuperWest Sports. 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. July 5, 2022 1:52 pm CT. JohnsSeton HallVillanovaXavier. Down the line, Oregon States lack of competitive advantages geographically and financially would lead to parity with athletic departments currently viewed as far inferior. Campbell will also leave in 2023. Phil Knight As mentioned above, Oregons rise to a nationally prominent college sports program, especially in football, can be traced to a close relationship with the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Nike and his willingness to invest in athletics. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. July 1, 2022 6:27 am PT. If they do expand further and its likely to be simply a matter of time they have plenty of attractive options in the ACC, including Clemson, Miami, and Florida State. As expected, the American Athletic Conference will officially be adding new members to its conference lineup in 2023. With the tremendous growth in finances and greater ease of travel, conferences have spread out with much less regard for proximity. Maybe. Assuming that either the Big 10 or the Big 12 is interested in continuing to look West for expansion, what might they find attractive in considering Oregon as a new member? Conference realignment is back. Recently, USC and UCLA mimicked the Longhorns and Sooners . 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. 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. This former USC commit's career didn't pan out the way he hoped for in Miami with Mario Cristobal. 16. Lamar will return to the Southland from the WAC in 2023, upping Southland membership to 10 teams. Losing Southern Utah on July 1, 2022 dropped the Big Sky from 11 full members to 10. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. At the moment, the discussion in these Conferences is about adding members and growing larger, rather than jettisoning members as the Pac-12 is apparently going to be forced to do. Heres a breakdown by conference. The Utes go full circle and pinch themselves daily in hopes to wake up from this nightmare. Perhaps the Pac-10/12 and Big 12 monikers could live on as two division titles. January 14, 2023 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff. Colorado in the Big 12 is similarly not a logistical problem. Thats essentially what Oregon State has experienced for years already as a longtime member of the conference. Now he's on the move again. 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. 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. 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? At the very least, it will be the end of the conference as we know it. Its the TV and streaming giants that really drive conference realignment decisions, and college football in particular will always be king as far as broadcast dollars are concerned. The Pac-12 has started renegotiating its next television and streaming rights deal. While the Cardinal have received scant mention as a candidate for Conferences seeking expansion, someone ought to understand that an Oregon/Stanford package could give their Conference a tie to Knight that would be unshakeable. The Big 10 and SEC schools are expected to make dozens of millions of dollars more per year in the future. If you dont like chaos (and shame on you, if thats the case!) North Carolina A&T will stick around for football only in 2022 before leaving in 2023. The upside of this new super conference, dubbed widely by those projecting its existence as the BigPac, is tremendous. Case in point: Last week, UCLA and USC announced they will leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, and even before the official announcement came down, rumors began swirling about Notre Dame, other Pac-12 schools, the ACC, and more. BUT . Protect 5 opponents. The conference lost one of its better mens basketball programs in Loyola but gained two perennially strong programs with Belmont and Murray State, while keeping a presence in Chicago with UIC. ESPN played a major role in breaking up the Big East, noted on his Eye On College Basketball podcast. What the Pac-12 decides to do next will set off the next wave of moves. they should all be within two time-zones of each other). Its not as though OSU could have or should have postponed the remodel, but the timing is brutal nonetheless. Now he's a Bruin? Kyle Ford made clutch plays for USC against UCLA. Oregon State would continue to reap the financial benefits of power conference membership, which would measure much larger in a partnership than it would if the Pac went about its business alone. A Conference should still want to have more than 2 teams in a larger geographic area in part due to travel and TV visibility needs but perhaps more importantly for recruiting purposes. Oklahoma State could join Oklahoma and Texas in the SEC. Importantly, the hypothetical BigPac would hit the open market as a prized broadcasting and streaming product. Missouri Valley Football Conference (12 members)Illinois StateIndiana StateMissouri StateMurray StateNorth DakotaNorth Dakota StateNorthern IowaSouth DakotaSouth Dakota StateSouthern IllinoisWestern IllinoisYoungstown State, Pioneer Football League (11 members)ButlerDavidsonDaytonDrakeMaristMorehead StatePresbyterianSt. Oregon should join another conference should the opportunity present itself, 247Sports national college football writer Brandon Marcello said on Monday's episode . Hartford could leave as early as this summer as it begins its transition down to Division III. Its not a no for the Ducks and Huskies, who would likely be the only remaining Pac-12 schools in contention for a spot in the new super conference. Missouri Valley Conference (12 full members) BelmontBradleyDrakeEvansville Illinois ChicagoIllinois StateIndiana StateMissouri State Murray StateNorthern IowaSouthern IllinoisValparaiso. Sooners and Longhorns officials have said publicly that they plan to stay in the Big 12 until 2025 rather than pay a massive exit fee to leave early. Rotate the other 10 on a 2 year cycle. Its a waiting game for everyone except university brass, conference leadership, and major media companies. 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. Oregon State is disadvantaged in that it possesses no negotiating leverage over conferences more prosperous than the Pac-12. At the moment, considering geographic proximity may make more sense to the Big 10 assuming it can complete the integration of UCLA and USC. 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Future look: Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Utah, Washington, Washington State SEC Oklahoma and Texas announced in July 2021 that they would leave the Big . There are also rumors that the Big 10 has that intention or is at least seriously considering going beyond adding USC and UCLA. 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 How willing would the Pac-12 and Big 12 be to sacrifice their longstanding brands in favor of a joint venture? Word got out today that USC and UCLA plan to ditch the Pac-12 for the Big Ten. 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. Stony Brook was already an affiliate member for football and is now a full member. The Big Ten also likely has zero interest in adding Pacific Northwest schools not named Washington or Oregon. 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. National Footprint From a sports perspective, Oregon makes an attractive target due to its broad fan base across the United States. And heres what the two football-only Division I conferences will look like. So how does this play out? Its unwieldy, it doesnt make sense, and it seems destined to fail. 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. USC and UCLA to the Big last week. Zach Miller examines conference realignment and other college sports topics through numbers. 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. The current Pac-12 media rights agreement expires in 2024. 2021 Record: 7-6 (5-4 Pac-12) Head Coach: Jonathan Smith (fifth year, 16-28 overall). (Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire). Stanford is probably first in line here, as it is one of Notre Dames annual football rivals. The result could have a trickle-down effect that kills the Pac-12 and sees more schools like Notre Dame and UNC on the move. 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? Existentially, Oregon States inclusion in the merger would ensure the Beavers high-level competition in the long term. Not many transfers truly sting, but this one does. Southwestern Athletic Conference (12 full members)Alabama A&MAlabama StateAlcorn StateBethune-CookmanFlorida A&MGrambling Jackson StateMississippi Valley StatePrairie View A&MSouthernTexas SouthernUAPB, Summit League (10 full members)DenverNorth DakotaNorth Dakota StateOmahaOral RobertsSt. 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. Oregon-based columnist John Canzano, citing two unnamed Pac-12 athletic directors, reported earlier this weekend that the conference's remaining members are united and galvanized. July 5, 2022 at 11:03 am Updated July 5, 2022 at 6:02 pm . (Murray State will also join the Missouri Valley Football Conference beginning in 2023.). 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. 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. Big 12/Pac-12 are Scrambling As things currently sit, the Big 12 and Pac-12 are scrambling to find teams to fill their leagues, as both are having members leave. Among the schools evaluating its future in the face of seismic shifts on the tectonic plates of college football's map is Oregon, with the support of one of the most famous alums in school. Thats when the three departing teams head to the Big 12 and the six incoming teams join from Conference USA. Considering it's May and there typically isn't a whole lot going on in the college football world at this time of year, it's no surprise that satellite camps and conference realignment have. 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. It has also been heavily reported that if the Big Ten went back to the Pac-12, it would target Oregon, Washington, Cal, and Stanford. Even before Dodds report, the conference announced it would explore expansion, so there are some wheels already in motion here. 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. Southern Conference (10 full members)ChattanoogaEast Tennessee StateFurmanMercerSamfordThe CitadelUNC Greensboro*VMIWestern CarolinaWofford*UNC Greensboro does not play football. These days, everything ought to be considered on the table. . Utah, with its football brand, is going to find a good home no matter what, though the Utes would prefer the Big Ten at this point. Tours of the Nike campus by visiting players would no doubt be a sought-after highlight of trips to play the Ducks. News is added periodically throughout the day, so check back regularly. One major selling point for Cal and Stanford to the Big Ten is that there are enough Bay Area B1G alum to fill those stadiums and provide real ticket revenue as well. 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. Navy is a football-only affiliate member. If that does happen, could whats left of the ACC try to pick off a West Virginia or a Kansas? Those schools cant afford to sit and wait for something that might not happen at all. The CAA grew from 10 full members to 13 on July 1, 2022. Queens University of Charlotte, which does not play football, also joined. If the conference is to survive on its own merits into the next era of college athletics, it will have to expand again. Nike While the athletic footwear and apparel Company has affiliations with many colleges and universities already, its relationship with Oregon and the Pac-12 is unique. Despite rumors of the Big 12 seeking to poach or merge with four to six members of the remaining Pac-12 (Oregon State excluded), and in addition to the West Coasts premier conference seeking to expand, reports have surfaced about a more immediate and somewhat stabilizing development. 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. Hartford could leave as early as this summer as it begins its transition down to Division III. The Big Ten will grow to 16 schools with the move. Oregon State is getting caught in the middle in realignment mess Advertisement The extra-cruel reality facing Oregon State right now Matt Wadleigh July 7, 2022 7:40 am PT No Pac-12. Its not the most likely scenario but its certainly not out of the question and not without precedent. In other words, every school you pick has surely been passed over for a major conference promotion multiple times over the past decade alone. Clemson to the SEC sounds like an obvious move. 8-San Jose State: San Jose is a huge market, but not many people in the Bay Area care about college athletics. America East will drop from 10 full members to 8 in the next couple years. 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. The approximately $30 million allocated to Oregon State from the Pac-12 currently is modest compared to what other Power Five programs haul in, but earning less than 15 percent of that would cripple the university. The Atlantic 10 fortified its basketball strength by adding Loyola, which joined July 1, 2022. Lets say those six schools are actually planning to leave. Writes about football and basketball as a Senior Writer for SuperWest Sports. Jumping ship is a near necessity for those who can pull it off, and Oregon State is not among that group. Maybe the conference would split into four regional pods. It's also being reported that Oregon and Washington are trying to get out. By and large, Addicted to Quack has refrained from too much commentary or speculation on this summers wave of Conference re-alignment. Joining: Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, Leaving: Charlotte, FAU, Marshall, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP. A new-look Pac-12, -14, -16, etc. The Big 12 could be floating this idea themselves to try and strengthen their position in the new power structure, or the Pac-12 could be putting pressure on the networks. Now he's a Bruin? The wheels of conference realignment are turning again. 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. 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. There (). For us at BeaverBlitz, our day-to-day will look mostly the same until the next big news breaks - and it will break. Geography - Traditionally, of course, college sports conferences have been organized in large part around geographic location. The Pac-12 is obviously worse off without USC and UCLA, but it can survive without them. 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. 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. Sports > WSU football Commentary: Where might Washington State find itself after this round of conference realignment? Oregons sports programs have sent numerous athletes to professional leagues such as the NFL (this Fall will see two former Oregon quarterbacks as starters) the WNBA and Major League Baseball and produced many Olympic Medalists and World Champions in track and field. 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. 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. Upward mobility for Oregon State therefore can only be achieved through package deals. Leaving: Campbell, Hampton, North Carolina A&T. They have to wait and hope. John Canzano first reported that the Pac-12 is discussing the formation of a loose partnership with an existing power conference, and CBSs Dennis Dodd added that the ACC is the partnering league in question. 2) They play a round-robin conference schedule, meaning all teams within the conference play each other once each year. Big South Conference (9 full members)Charleston Southern*Gardner-Webb*High PointLongwoodPresbyterianRadfordUNC AshevilleUSC UpstateWinthrop*denotes football members, along with football-only affiliate members Bryant and Robert Morris, Big Ten Conference (16 full members)IllinoisIndianaIowaMarylandMichiganMichigan StateMinnesotaNebraska Northwestern Ohio StatePenn StatePurdueRutgers Southern CalUCLA Wisconsin, Big West Conference (11 full members)Cal PolyCal State BakersfieldCal State FullertonCal State Northridge HawaiiLong Beach StateUC DavisUC IrvineUC RiversideUC San DiegoUC Santa Barbara, Colonial Athletic Association (14 full members). Incarnate Word had announced its intention to leave the Southland for the WAC, but chose instead to remain in the Southland. 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. What Does Oregon Have to Offer for Conference Realignment? 2 Stanford, Oklahoma fans revel in Cotton Bowl failure of Lincoln Riley and Alex Grinch, USC women's basketball moves into projected NCAA Tournament field after huge win over Stanford, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Oregon State is disadvantaged in that it possesses no negotiating leverage over conferences more prosperous than the Pac-12. All four newcomers joined as full members but North Carolina A&T wont join for football until 2023. Russell Steinberg is an editor and writer at Boardroom. Heres what every Division I conference will look like by 2025 (as of now): America East Conference (9 full members)AlbanyBinghamtonBryantMaineNew HampshireNJITUMBCUMass-LowellVermont. The Athletic cited "value to the Big Ten" and "leadership . The Pac-12 could die. Before the 2021 season, Texas and Oklahoma announced plans to leave the Big 12 and join the SEC. With the massive financial commitment of Oregon Alum Phil Knight and many others, the Ducks have built new football, basketball, baseball, softball, and track and field facilities and have improved others. The OVC will team up with the Big South in a new football agreement. Oregon should join another conference should the opportunity present itself, 247Sports national college football writer Brandon Marcello said on Monday's episode of the Autzen Audibles podcast. The conference also lost three affiliate members in football: Monmouth to the CAA, and North Alabama and Kennesaw State to the ASUN. 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