Wazzu and Oregon State are fighting mad

[Bogozags]

I'm still waiting for WSU to join the WCC, yes Wazzu plays football, is that an issue? Honestly, the best bet for Wazzu is to drop to D2, let's face it, they are in Pullman. The P12 Network thinks a half empty Martin Stadium makes for good TV; I beg to differ.

I'm not trying to dis-respect the Cougars, they have a fine CBB program. It's fine enough that our KHQ guys call some games. But the writing is on the wall. The P12 is dead. WSU should not hitch their wagon to OSU, that ship has already sailed. Just like the Titanic, it's every man for himself.

You are entitled to your opinion but taking shots at schools just seems a bit much…I see good things if the PAC survives with the addition of the MWC schools and maybe with GU…

[bartruff1]

WSU to the Mountain West.....Gonzaga to stay in the WCC....just a guess, I have no authority or responsibility or inside information.

[daskim]

WSU to the Mountain West.....Gonzaga to stay in the WCC....

Mountain West to the Pac-2 (12). GU to stay in the WCC and continue a challenging OOC schedule.

[SorenTodd45]

WSU to the Mountain West.....Gonzaga to stay in the WCC....just a guess, I have no authority or responsibility or inside information.

I like this idea the best, OMG, why are we taking pot shots at each other, I know this is a CBB forum, but I do live in a Pac-12 market and I do watch CFB, I even watch baseball.

WSU needs to do what's best for them, and if they leave OSU behind, so be it. Again, I would love it if the Zags and WSU would play each other on a regular basis; the thought of Beasley Coliseum being over-run with Zags fans would warm the cockles of my heart.

[ZagNut08]

WSU and OSU are picking a good time to be top 25 football programs.

[Martin Centre Mad Man]

I suspect that a merger between the last Pac-12 members and the Mountain West is inevitable. The Pac-12 brand may still have enough value to draw some of the better Mountain West programs into a reconstituted Pac-8/10/12. We might see the Mountain West Conference absorb two new members and buy the Pac-12 name.

On another note, I suspect that some of the exiting Pac-12 programs may try to leave their non-revenue programs behind in one of the western conferences. My understanding is that the NCAA requires members to keep all of their sports in one conference, unless the conference doesn’t sponsor a sport. That rule can be changed and probably will be changed if the entire Big-Ten and the entire ACC push for that change. Those leagues don’t want to ship their swim teams, softball teams, wrestling teams, etc. to the opposite side of the country any more than Oregon and USC want to send their track teams to Rutgers. If they can just move the football and basketball programs, the gaining leagues might collectively agree to let Stanford, UCLA, etc. compete in the Pac-12, Mountain West, or WCC for everything else. The TV partners may have a say in that decision, but do ESPN or fox really care about college volleyball or rowing?

[Bogozags]

Two of ways for MWC Teams to move to PAC is pay the exit fee OR get nine of the 11 teams to vote to dissolve the conference. I like the idea of the MWC in its entirety joining the PAC. If that happens then that would be 13 football schools and 12 basketball schools a well balanced conference. Hawaii being a football only school! Don’t see how adding GU would work another football school would not be invited OR an additional football team being invited…a D1-AA power house possibly…then there would be 14 football schools and 13 Bball schools which would allow GU to be the sole Bball school. All schools would have all athletic if teams participate - except for Hawaii.

[willandi]

Two of ways for MWC Teams to move to PAC is pay the exit fee OR get nine of the 11 teams to vote to dissolve the conference. I like the idea of the MWC in its entirety joining the PAC. If that happens then that would be 13 football schools and 12 basketball schools a well balanced conference. Hawaii being a football only school! Don’t see how adding GU would work another football school would not be invited OR an additional football team being invited…a D1-AA power house possibly…then there would be 14 football schools and 13 Bball schools which would allow GU to be the sole Bball school. All schools would have all athletic if teams participate - except for Hawaii.

If GU, or another basketball only school was added, it would make 12 conference opponents for each team, an even number for home and home scheduling.
Football doesn't play 12 conference games a season anyway...or didn't used to, and there would be no OOC games against patsies (like Montana at UW).