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P12 stuck between a rock and hard place. I can't imagine the conference surviving long-term with only 10 members. B12 merger out for now, ACC partnership is very complicated at best. So where do expansion candidates come from? The B12 is in the same boat although they have more of a cushion with 14 members and have no qualms about academic "prowess", so that gives them the advantage. Either way I just don't see both conferences surviving and if they can poach a couple of P12 schools then our conference is dead. In that scenario, I'd rather have SDSU and FSU and still be a conference. GK knows this. If he can't figure out how to get the P12 to 12-16 members, we're toast.

Sources: ACC, Pac-12 Discussing ESPN TV Partnership WWW.SI.COM The proposal between the leagues comes after the Big Ten’s addition of USC and UCLA. Interesting read, explains "loose partnership".

Of course ESPN doesn't have to let them out of their current GOR, that's why the ACC is trying to entice them with more programming. Any renegotiated ACC deal in conjunction with the P12 would have to be on ESPN's terms, but it's not out of the realm of possibility. I just don't see how we can trust ESPN not to just herd Clemson, Miami, FSU and UNC into the SEC. I'm not a lawyer, but I believe if the P12 and ACC voluntarily dissolve to form another conference, the GOR becomes moot. I can't imagine the feeding frenzy if that were to happen, though.

Absolutely. We get the ACC out of their horrid TV deal and the SEC and B1G come in and cherry-pick the top names. Maybe this is just a scheduling agreement? I just don't see how any of this pencils out. George better know what he's doing. For us, the B1G still the best option IMHO.

I guess that's the point I'm making, as a member of a lesser conference we would have to go undefeated and have a lot of other variables fall into place as happened with Cincinnati. Not a good position to be in. And that's assuming that the Power 2 even allow other conferences to participate in the new CFP. An NFL-style breakaway league is probably the end game IMHO.

Couldn't agree more. There are lots of factors contributing to the demise of college football, going all the way back to the BCS which began the process of diminishing "The Granddaddy of them All". Blame it on ESPN, blame it on SEC dominance, blame it on corporate/university greed, blame it on whatever you want but the bottom line is the game as we know it is not coming back. Yep life goes on and the law of the jungle is adapt or die, we just need to find our niche and move on.

Not seeing this as a bad thing, it seems that we may have options. That is of course, accepting the fact that college football as we know it is dead and we need to move on 😞 Since this whole thing broke, I've been thinking Stanford would be attractive to the Big10 to help lure in ND, plus of course their academic prowess 😉 and Bay Area media market. Unfortunately I just don't see the P12 surviving as a power conference. Our road to the playoffs will be harder if we join the Big10, but if we don't we'll have no clout at all, just hoping that the new CFP in whatever form it emerges throws us a bone like they did to Cincinnati.

REPORT: Big Ten’s ‘wish list’ for conference expansion includes ND, Oregon, Stanford, UNC SPORTS.YAHOO.COM The Big Ten reportedly has its eyes set on four additional teams for expansion Sorry Fuskies.

Yeah fun's over now.

Just got back from vacation mostly avoiding internet and news, then I come to this? WTH?! I figured the sheet would hit the proverbial fan somewhere while I was gone, maybe Ukraine or the stock market, not the Pac-12 in the offseason. Not happy.

Come on, no-brainer as a Duck fan NOTHING is worse than losing to the Fuskies!!!

OK this is a generational thing for sure, but my old football coach used to say (among other gems) "If I'm not yelling, it means I've given up on you." A little hyperbolic maybe, but nonetheless effective. Granted these are different times, but as long as the player isn't physically assaulted he should take his lumps (which Hutson did to his credit) for a dumbass personal foul that hurt the team. Yeah I'm a little old school, sue me.

The bar is still set pretty high in my book, DL inherits a well-stocked cupboard. To me a successful season always starts with beating the Fuskies and the Beavers, then P12 Championship. A win over Georgia and/or a trip to the CFP makes it an exceptional one and of course a natty is the ultimate goal. Third time's a charm.

OK George is saying a lot of the right things and I'm cautiously optimistic he's got this thing headed in the right direction. That said, he's got no real successes at this point. The so-called "Alliance" doesn't have any scheduling agreement and can't agree on CFP expansion, so it's pretty hard to call that much of a positive. GK's success (or failure) will be judged by the new TV deal, playoff expansion and in the meantime getting P12 teams into the existing CFP. Everything else is indeed "fluff".

I think you can make a decent argument that black and white are neutral colors, so I guess I'm OK with it. Still prefer green/yellow combinations though. Love the recent "Nightmare Green" color, very dark but still in duck color spectrum at least. Just glad we're not seeing the gray/white schemes we saw during the Chip years.

My top 5- Riley (only one with playoff appearances and conference championships). Whittingham (Steady Eddie, always competitive, utilizes talent well). Smith (does more with less than anyone in the league). Chip (living on past successes, but those still count I guess). Shaw (yeah I suppose running out of options) Up and coming- Jake Dickert Jed Fisch Train wreck- Herm Edwards

We could play Utah in conference AND the P12 Championship, so I would rather beat Utah twice and lose a close one to Georgia in that scenario. If we're not in the P12 Championship I'd say Georgia for sure. We'll get plenty of shots at Utah down the road.

Sounds very encouraging coming from a player unscripted. I'm not as down on MC as many here, but I can't ignore those letdown games (especially Utah twice) where the team just didn't look prepared or motivated. That falls on the coach and I just have to wonder if burn-out didn't play a role. To make hard work fun is what makes motivators on the field or on the job great. That said, it's spring and we're still in the honeymoon period. We'll see how morale holds up come November.

Newspapers and print media in general are a dying breed, can't blame journalists for exploring other options. It's got to be tough for traditional journalists, anyone with an internet connection can gain a following. I never cared much for Canzano, but I have to admit he's mellowed with age and he is well-connected. He was spot on about Larry Scott and probably played a role in his ouster. Nemec and recruiting in general don't interest me too much except near signing day(s). So what if 2024 4* so and so puts Oregon in his top 10. Yawn.

This is the key, barring any unlikely regulatory fixes. Nothing against these young men, but I'm still hoping a few multi-million dollar flops actually do cause a "market correction". That said, the skeptic in me agrees and we have a real fiasco on our hands.

As all of us who've lost loved ones know, you can't make up the time you didn't spend with them. I'm glad Mario had the chance to say goodbye to her.

One of my first teenage acts of rebellion back in the 70s. Dad was a hardcore Beaver fan, in fact took me to my first college football game, Civil War at Parker Stadium.

Versus Stanford Oct. 2, 2010: Great family memory for me, my brother and I fished the Willy for steelhead that morning hooking up four and landing two, one right underneath the Autzen footbridge. Down 21-3 in the second quarter, we finally get a TD, then Chip goes for the onside kick--GAME ON!!! And who could forgot LMJ's soul-crushing run in the fourth to add the exclamation point.

Yeah I'm with you, one of my best memories in Autzen watching the final seconds tick down knowing we're going to the Rose Bowl.

Disappointing to say the least, but hardly unexpected. These clowns should run for congress, they'd fit right in.