fred flintstone

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.

General Westmoreland.......We are on a better trajectory than the North Vietnamese.

Rough estimate of 10 billion......two 2 for 1 splits since 2009 and the price is roughly double. Of course that is if they retained the stock in the trust. They could have sold for diversification.

Good pick up......USC, like some coaches decides a player is not for them and they just disappear.This guy has talent.

Games are going to fly by now that the clock only stops with two minutes left in half after a first down. I wonder what that does to play calls?

USC and UCLA should have never joined the Big Ten without bringing Oregon, Washington, Arizona and Stanford along. Its going to be a mess.

You're not the only moron. I'am right with you. The pac 12 is dead. Oregon is one of its best teams and....... 3 points. Merge before its too late.

Oregon 35-34 3 TO 1 sack 300 passing

and Oregon is playing the best team in the SEC.....sort of. So when the Duckies win....don't be blowing smoke about bama.

Cardwell

As a USC/Oregon fan......don't fall for it......this is not 2006. Oregon is definitely the superior team. USC is going to have a hard time beating Stanford, UCLA, Oregon St and Utah much less Oregon They are not being rationale.

Most national media copy each others work and seldom come out with a pick that is out of step. Lanning came to Eugene in part because he reviewed the roster and a gleam came to his eye.