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What does the PAC do to survive?

Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:40 pm
Posted by TulaneFan
Slidell, LA
Member since Jan 2008
14092 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:40 pm
Being proactive clearly isn’t their strong suit, turning their noses up at past expansion opportunities that would have solidified their future, sitting on their hands and getting dunked on by the worst overall athletic program in their conference

They are completely fricked and about to lose Oregon, Washington, and probably Arizona. This is about survival, and they need to accomplish all of this within a month

1. Fire everyone on the board and the conference commissioner. Replace the commish with someone that actually has a vision for the conference

2. Expand right now. Go get SDSU, SMU, and Tulane to immediately get back to 12 teams.

3. Get a TV deal done ASAP. Take whatever the best offer is you can get from the mouse and Apple TV

4. Clean house of all the useless PR and media people who haven’t done shite to promote the conference
Posted by cardswinagain
Member since Jun 2013
12767 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:41 pm to
Nothing. When Oregon and Washington leave soon, it's over
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
101833 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:44 pm to
When the music’s over, turn out the lights.
Posted by GoldenGuy
Member since Oct 2015
12481 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:45 pm to
Find a way to appease MWC
Posted by 257WBY
Member since Feb 2014
6844 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:46 pm to
They’re about to venture into streaming. The ones left behind will make about $15 mil per year.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
86658 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:50 pm to
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2. Expand right now. Go get SDSU, SMU, and Tulane to immediately get back to 12 teams.


Hilarious that you would somehow add Tulane to this but SDSU already backed out of going to the Pac-12 to stay in the MWC
Posted by msutiger
Houston
Member since Jul 2008
70631 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:50 pm to
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The ones left behind will make about $15 mil per year.


No chance the PAC is even sniffing double digits when the dust settles.

They’ll be lucky to get 7 million a school once the four corners plus Washington and Oregon leave. Even that may be too high.
Posted by msutiger
Houston
Member since Jul 2008
70631 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:51 pm to
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Hilarious that you would somehow add Tulane to this but SDSU already backed out of going to the Pac-12 to stay in the MWC


Tulane will absolutely be high in the list because academic prestige matters to the PAC for some strange reason.
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
31407 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:52 pm to
SDSU has a 34 mill exit fee. Pac could
Have had them last month.
Posted by BreakawayZou83
Kansas City, Missouri
Member since Oct 2011
9890 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:53 pm to
1. Wave goodbye to USC, UCLA, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona.

2. Invite Colorado State, UNLV, SMU, and San Diego State.

3. Rebrand as the MWC 2.0.

4. Enjoy making half as much money as the Big 12 schools.
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
28292 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:53 pm to
The PAC should do a strategic move and add all of the MWC schools plus Montana and Idaho.

Then cut a streaming deal with Tubi or Samsung Streaming.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
86658 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:54 pm to
I guess I could see some kind of thing where like Stanford and Cal try to put together an academic conference after 3 more Pac teams bail to the Big 12
Posted by blzr
Saratoga
Member since Mar 2011
30514 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:55 pm to
quote:

Expand right now. Go get SDSU, SMU, and Tulane to immediately get back to 12 teams.


Lol the AAC will be better than the pac. Unlv or sdsu shouldn’t leave at this point
Posted by msutiger
Houston
Member since Jul 2008
70631 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:56 pm to
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Lol the AAC will be better than the pac. Unlv or sdsu shouldn’t leave at this point


The group of five/six is going to be so far left in the dust in this new era it might as well be a completely different classification.
Posted by Baers Foot
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Member since Dec 2011
3735 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 8:37 pm to
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The group of five/six is going to be so far left in the dust in this new era it might as well be a completely different classification.


Pretty sure the studies and commissions I've seen floating around are mentioning a new governing body over college football only (NCFA) with all other sports remaining under the oversight of NCAA.

That would make sense to me. I have yet to see the minimum criteria listed on who would be able to make a move to the NCFA.
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
20087 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 9:01 pm to
I would hope they would have the courage to dissolve the conference before lowering themselves to offering membership to schools like SMU and Tulane
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
16321 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 9:04 pm to
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When the music’s over, turn out the lights.



The music was over for the Big 12 in 2011. It looks dire for the PAC but the Big 12 proved you can create a viable conference out of misfit toys.
Posted by TulaneFan
Slidell, LA
Member since Jan 2008
14092 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 9:15 pm to
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The music was over for the Big 12 in 2011. It looks dire for the PAC but the Big 12 proved you can create a viable conference out of misfit toys.

The Big XII has much better leadership to survive a sinking ship. The PAC has no leadership

Even if you think Tulane sucks. Add Memphis, Colorado State, UNLV… Just do something
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
101833 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 9:16 pm to
This implies that they will get off their high horse about potential members.

Cal in particular likes to put on airs about the academic superiority that the league is supposed to represent. Problem is that it isn’t an academic conference but an athletic one.

Hence why I piss on their chances to right the ship.
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
31407 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 9:17 pm to
Pac just released a statement saying no expansion until after the tv deal.
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