Pac 10 expands, adds 4 new schools

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As a former resident of Laramie, it bums me out that the rivalry with CSU might be over. Wyo doesn't likely move the needle enough to get an offer, unfortunately. They might want to consider going down a level and joining the Big Sky.
 



GopherGrit said:
Waiting to see if Nevada beats the Gophers!

(KIDDING! :cool: )
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Yeah, Nevada seems as much as a potential candidate, I was thinking though with UNLV in a bigger market (Vegas vs Reno) that they would be more attractive when trying to put together a TV/Media rights deal.

jovs said:
They need two more football schools it sounds like, might as well fold in the rest of the Mountain West it seems or are they going to pursue some Big 12 schools..
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I highly doubt any of the current Big 12 schools want to be pursued by the PAC 2 pending PAC 6. The most likely candidates couldn't get out of the from PAC 12 quickly enough.

BYU...maybe as a big long shot if the super conference is not to their liking.
 


Probably holding a couple spots to see which Power 5 teams decide they want somewhere to escape to (if any).
 





jovs said:
They need two more football schools it sounds like, might as well fold in the rest of the Mountain West it seems or are they going to pursue some Big 12 schools..
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They should go after Arizona, ASU, Colorado and Utah for sure.
 
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Gonzaga would make sense for the PAC 12/6, but they don’t play football.
 



My first thought was why didn’t the Mountain West agree to merge with Washington St and Oregon St. However, rethinking this, those two schools had higher aspirations and only wanted the best schools from that conference and try to pick off a few schools from other conferences. A bit of high risk / high reward strategy. Having the monetary assets to lure schools is quite helpful.
 

Rumor has it they’re going to put the full court press on adding Gonzaga for basketball. Could be a sneaky good basketball conference if they are able to pull that off.
 

a lot of this is driven by football. based on what I'm reading/hearing, it sounds like the 6-PAC is targeting several schools as it tries to get up to at least 8 members by 2026 - Memphis, Tulane, UNLV & UTSA are the schools I keep seeing mentioned as the top targets.

If they take a non-football school like Gonzaga, it would be as a 9th or 10th member - not one of the core 8.
 

fan of Ray Williams said:
Has there ever been a couple of years in college sports like the last 2 or so?
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Obviously not.

Minnesota has no business being in a conference with Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska, etc. We should be in a NORTHERN conference with the Dakotas, Wyoming, Idaho...and yes Wisconsin.

Only a glutton-for-punishnent would continue to follow the Gophers closely.
 

EasyThere Pilgrim said:
Obviously not.

Minnesota has no business being in a conference with Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska, etc. We should be in a NORTHERN conference with the Dakotas, Wyoming, Idaho...and yes Wisconsin.

Only a glutton-for-punishnent would continue to follow the Gophers closely.
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Then stop following them as it seems to pain you so! Leave the rest of us alone!
 


EasyThere Pilgrim said:
Are you a glutton-for-punishment?
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You are the only one who seems to think you are being punished. For me it’s entertainment, nothing more nothing less. I don’t bet on games, I don’t get that emotionally invested. Step back a little bit, and you won’t be so angry.
 

EasyThere Pilgrim said:
Obviously not.

Minnesota has no business being in a conference with Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska, etc. We should be in a NORTHERN conference with the Dakotas, Wyoming, Idaho...and yes Wisconsin.

Only a glutton-for-punishnent would continue to follow the Gophers closely.
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Yet here you are, posting this drivel again and again. Stop trolling.
 

I try to follow the Gophers hoops teams as closely as I can from out here in California. Is it a little disappointing when they lose a game or don’t get the recruits we’d like? Yes. But I also realize that whether my team, (which I have no influence or effect on, wins or loses) it has no affect on my health, job, the weather, my family, my friends (unless I’m so busy pouting about the latest loss that I shut them out or snap at them like an immature 7 year old), so I don’t feel punished or get too worked up about it. Example, watching the Twins drop 3 of 4 to Cleveland elicited a quick sigh and slump of the shoulders yesterday, but guess what? My friends and family are still good, job is still going well, truck still runs well, I can still walk, jog and get out of a chair with relative ease and it’s gonna be another beautiful day outside, so I still have it pretty good, no matter what my team did. I'm fully aware that I have nothing to do with their process, progress or performance, so why get all wound up? Watching and following them is something I do for fun. Do fishermen lose it and go "Batshit" if they get skunked today? I've never seen it and that's something they actually have some control over!

I worked with a guy who was like that every time his team lost. It was bewildering to us that his everyday life was going great, and he was acting like a little kid who’s mom told him to finish dinner before getting dessert sulking around.

I’ll give a little lee-way on the “No Influence” statement if you happen to be one of those people donating 3 million to the collective to purchase that amazing power forward we’ll need to replace Dawson next year.

Bottom line, I’ve come to the conclusion that a lot of sports fans have an untreated mental issue that should be addressed before it gets too out of hand.
 

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