fred flintstone

OK, confession time. I live in Indy so...... Its two hours to Champaign Il, 45 minutes to Bloomington IN, 2 hours to Columbus OH, 3 hours to Northwestern, one hour to Purdue, 2 hours to ND, 3 hours to Michigan and Mich St........and now the Ducks will be visiting at least one or two of these sites every year. USC the same. I miss the west coast where I lived near Portland for a long time but I'll have some solace at seeing and rooting for the team on a late Saturday afternoon. Go Ducks.......

Good news for the Decks and Dawgs. Now they can concentrate on football. Recruiting is going to explode. Son, you can get out of the winter, play Michigan,USC, Ohio St, Penn St etc, have great facilities, you'll be on all the best channels, great coaching and mom and dad can come to a several games every year without much travel..... It was inevitable. Can't wait to watch all the great games on a network everybody watches.

Negotiations are never fun........but the Ducks are right where they should be......bet Knight is guiding them.....and who is better than him. The BIG needs to stop being cheap and understand they need Seattle, Portland and the Bay Area.

The video was hilarious.

Arizona meeting was scheduled for 6 pst so a leak will probably emerge in a few hours.

He is all wet......Oregon needs to do what is best for Oregon......whatever that is. USC left, UCLA left, Colorado left.......so now it's Oregons job to keep a conference together that failed to retain 3 other members. Blame Larry Scott and the presidents that supported him

Nothing personal......this is business. Everybody does what is best for themselves. Only a child expects different. Especially at places in the SEC. At least it's legal now with NIL. LOL.

So far....all rumors.....but......Oregon is looking good. We'll see what Arizona has to say tomorrow. I don't see the Apple deal as being attractive unless there is more to come. Arizona probably knows what to expect. Either way......it looks like Oregon is going to land in a good spot. Again, if Oregon goes BIG I hope they bring Stanford, Cal and Wash. That allows 3 ooc at home or near including Or St, 5 against the old pac teams, and two trips to the east with a bye or two cushioning the travel. Not bad at all.

If it were not so close to the truth........

Forget San Diego....that bus has passed.....their exit fee is now big bucks for them. Thank George for screwing up, However SMU and Rice would be interesting. Houston and Dallas. Rice is outstanding as an academic. Big stadium. Travel partners.

Just read this stat on another site......since 2007.....national championships in Football, Basketball, Baseball and Softball. SEC.....31 including 9 teams.........Big 10...... 1, Ohio State. Stunning

If I were San Diego I'd stay put.......until the whole thing stabilizes. They would look silly to join the pac 9 and then be told Arizona, Utah and Az St are leaving. Aside from that, I'd resign. He is in way over his head. He won't. It's obvious that a media deal is a fantasy. When the pac lost LA.....the ship struck the ice. Colorado is a rat. The streaming services know exactly what they are doing. Behind the scenes they are the ones deciding where everybody ends up. If they want Oregon in the big 10, no university president or commissioner is going to stop it. This is a pure business decision. Just a few years ago the NCAA believed in amateur sports......then transfers and nil came and money determines if you can hire the QB you need. Cash everybody is also chasing in the realignment for facilities, staff and admin. Sad, but I liked buggy whips also. An era has ended in college sports.

IMO the pac 12 made a fatal error when it arrogantly sat while others were obviously recruiting. Now it is trying to equate jewels with costume jewelry. George is as incompetent as Larry. What the president of Arizona stated in the article is telling......if the pac 12 media deal is not competitive......he'll be shopping. So from my viewpoint....Arizona is gone......if there was going to be a great media deal it would have been discussed prior to Colorado leaving.......and.......without Phoenix,,,,,,the pac 12 is history. Oregon has built a great brand.......I'd tell the big 10 to ante up and look long term or take a hike. A discussion between Oregon and the ACC or Big 12 would be a very good negotiating tact. Especially if Wash, Stanford and Cal are with Oregon. The big 10 will see the light......and if USC and UCLA have any sense they will also. Of course that is to be determined. Somebody with a brain is going to want Oregon and its sisters on the coast. Hopefully the state of Oregon does not get involved and force Oregon to drag its poor brother, Oregon St to the party. Once Arizona decides the entire mess is going to get clarified and Oregon can choose from the suitors. Obviously, pac 12 admin will try to attract a 10th program in order to survive but after a season of ratings which I suspect will be less than competitive.....the die will be cast.

I'am angry at USC and UCLA for leaving the pac 12 but since it's done.....as an Oregon fan, Oregon has to do what is best for Oregon......and that is probably not what is best for the rest of the pac 12. Oregon is not at fault.....that fault is in LA.

According to a few sites, Colorado is receiving approximately 15 million more by joining the big 12.

Who knows what to believe. It's all smoke until its done. Although many sources are now reporting it. Just for discussion. I suspect that if Colorado leaves it's not because they don't know the media deal.......they probably know or suspect and are not happy. If they leave it makes the remaining deal worse. I continue to believe Oregon needs to cut a deal with the Big 10 or ACC and bring Cal, Stanford, Wash with them. Or St and Wa St should join the mountain west. Oregon is in a strong position to demand a deal from the Big 10. If the big 10 refuse a deal, the deal with the ACC might keep ND in the ACC and the combined conference would be a power house. Travel not that bad, 3 OOC at or near home, 3 against the sisters on the west coast and 3 road games in the east with a bye before or after most of those games. IMO San Diego brings little to a national media deal except more dilution. That could change in many years, but right now their attraction is limited. I realize George K and staff have great jobs and are fighting to retain them.....but.....they don't really have a TV attractive product to sell. Wa St, Or St, Az St, Utah, Cal, Stanford either don't have a strong commitment to sports or are small markets. That leaves Oregon, Wash and Arizona to attract the eyeballs. Whether Arizona leaves or not......it's not enough to attract the kind of money to be competitive. IMO It's going to be Tuesday or Wednesday night football just to get a deal. In the long run it will all work out. Oregon is going to be in a strong conference and be a power.

Breland

IMO USC with many question marks on both lines is over rated. I love good lines......Washington, Utah, UCLA, Oregon St ought to be tough to play. I like how they were listed. Oregon has the talent.......I expect that with their level of coaching they will be in it.......or the top dog. What has me excited about Oregon is the defense. Their pass rush ought to be top notch.

Well....if it gets announced decisions can be made by the programs that will understand their reality.

Sorry, PFF to me is not reliable.

With NIL and the streaming services evolving so rapidly and with so much cash..... who knows what is going to happen. One thing for sure, anyone who wants the Pacific Northwest has to come to Oregon. It is also easy to speculate that Mr Knight has a rather large foundation set up in his estate for Oregon Athletics.

I agree......I also believe USC is over rated. They have a great QB, fine receivers...but their OL did not improve much and having watched all their games.....how many times can Williams get lucky until somebody takes him down hard. The DL is also not much better. While the schedule is 1.5x over last year. They will be a good team, but elite....nah.

This guy is a great pickup.

The story is that Rushing is getting one million per year for his services from Arizona. The Ducks appear set at DE for the next year or two anyway. Not a big deal. I'd be much more concerned if Baker goes any place else......doubt he will. I'd also be more interested in a nose tackle type that eats centers for dinner.

I believe that when all is said and done if 12 teams make the playoffs......the SEC and Big 10 get three slots each. The other conferences one slot each. With some special deal for Notre Dame. Maybe not in writing...but unofficially. Is the committee going to take a second place team in the pac 12 like, Utah, Arizona, Wa St or Washington over Auburn, Alabama, Penn St, Michigan, USC, UCLA, Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma. So, staying in the PAC 12 is about the same as going to the Big 10 for opportunity to make the playoffs.