Charles Fischer

If you believe this guy....

Oh my gosh...

C'mon...we all need a smile right now. "It was getting a little chummy in here..."

Welcome, and a couple of questions/comments for you. --What school do you follow? (This way I can give you the correct helmet as an avatar.) Many of us do not wish to join the Big-12 for a couple of reasons: 1. The travel to the Big-12 is as bad for Olympic sports as the B1G, without the additional revenue. 2. While Oregon would be a prime member of the Big-12, we would rather retain the conference we are currently in. If we have to change--the B1G is a better match for money. (Since that is what this is all about) 3. It is only a matter of time before ESPN and Fox urge their conferences (SEC and B1G) to poach the better teams in the Big-12. 4. It is really not a cultural fit. 5. The fans rarely want these changes; most Oklahoma and Texas fans do NOT want to move to the SEC, and tons of LA fans do not want to leave the Pac-12. But who listens to those paying the freight? Thank you for your kind thoughts about the forum. I love this community...

Bill Oram is part of the new narrative, that if the Pac-12 crumbles and Oregon goes to the B1G...then the demise of the Civil War is the Ducks fault? Typical slanted journalistic reasoning...

Yep, they want only easy wins each year to join their conference. They know Oregon is going to make it harder for them...

Savagefund...where do Utah fans sit with all of this?

As I ponder it...I do NOT like what Canzano is doing. He is beginning a narrative that will be used later blaming, "Oregon was the reason the Pac-12 folded." It will play well with his Oregon State readers.

"USC has been opposed to the idea of adding more teams from the West Coast to the Big Ten - they are set to join next year, along with UCLA - but the Trojans do not have a vote on expansion yet." "The Big Ten could vote to add their former Pac-12 rivals without even consulting them."