Why in the world would Texas, A&M and/or OK go to the Pac Fudge?

I think the going theory is money/power...

What power? Don't they already run the Big 12? It's like Florida or Bama wanting to go to the ACC. I don't get it.

And bless you if you're in Waco at this time of year. I spent many a summer day at the Sul Ross tennis center taking lessons during the Summer.

Hot.

As.

Hell.

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we are talking about all sports having to fly to the west coast to compete.

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Football wise, traveling isn't a big deal. Texas will only be adding Zona and ASU and we don't even know if they will play 1 or 2 other games with the other division. If it is 1, it won't always be a road game. I bet if it is 2 they will try to make 1 a road game and the other a home game. They won't play Udub every year, they will get to play the cali school which aren't very far away and like I said, not always on the road.

The other sports where there are more games I can see this being more of a pest but not that huge of one. I think some of these kids will be glad to get to visit other states they haven't seen before.

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Not to mention lesser competition.

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less than the mighty big 12?

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we are talking about all sports having to fly to the west coast to compete.

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From everything I've heard, this would not come into play for the lesser sports because except for tourneys, they would stick to strictly divisional play. There would be a South Division made up of the Big XII and Arizona schools and a North made up of the rest. Only in fb would there be inter-divisonal play and then only 1 away game a year.

Sounds to me like that would defeat the whole conference scenario. In my mind the Big XII schools would be much better off joining the SEC but the SEC is not going to take Texas Tech and Baylor and the Texas schools are a package deal.
The Texas schools especially have a history with and a closer proximity to the SEC. Plus the SEC is the premier conference in the major sports and has the best tv contract and highest exposure nationally. How many late night West Coast Pac-10 games do you stay up to watch?

But in this day and age where good sense doesn't count for much anymore, anything's possible.

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How many late night West Coast Pac-10 games do you stay up to watch?

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Football wise, they usually have one a week. Sometimes two if there is a thursday game but generally it is one. Basketball is the sport (when playing the other division) that will be affected the most I think when it comes to late games. That of course can be changed, save for friday night games.

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I think SEC folks are worried they're not going to be the best conference anymore.

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Yeah, were shaking in our shoes!

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I think SEC folks are worried they're not going to be the best conference anymore.

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Perhaps but we will always be the SEC and hopefully not some non-regional conglomerate.

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Why in the world would Texas, A&M and/or OK go to the Pac Fudge?

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I have no freaking clue how this idea even got started, but it is a poorly thought out plan that does nothing but possibly increase tv revenue for participating schools. It sure as hell doesn't create any new compelling matchups.

Texas stands to get research $ they wouldn't get joining the SEC. Also, the expanded PAC 1x will have much larger TV markets than the SEC. It's good financial sense for Texas, Oklahoma and everybody else to join.

I don't think USC is going to be as "down" as everybody thinks we are in the short term. Our scholarship players have yet to defect. If we keep them, we'll be very competitive for the next two seasons. It's the 2-3 seasons after that that you'll notice a decline, if there's to be one.