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I agree. Perhaps I am now just in the “acceptance” phase. If Oregon continues to win, we’ll attract recruits and be in the playoff conversation. We may need to schedule at least one top out of conference opponent per year (this is where the alliance with the ACC could help) and we could schedule games against lower tier Southern California schools, if playing near home is that important to recruits. The boosters and collective might need to step up to new heights to make up for the shortfall in TV revenue and bring in the blue chip recruits. Unless the B1G adds some more West coast schools that travel to cold weather destinations is going to get old real fast. Word will spread, as recruits will see Oregon playing in Arizona, the Bay Area and perhaps the SE (Miami, South Carolina).

I think the risk with this is that the top ACC teams would then be free to leave for the SEC or B1G.

Again, my preferred would be the formation of a 3rd super conference with the best teams from the ACC, Big-12 and PAC. OregonWashingtonStanfordUtahBaylorWest VirginiaOK StateFSUClemsonMiamiVA techLouisville + Some of the basketball schools (UNC, Duke, Kansas)? However, given the complexities, I’m not sure that this will be possible.

I hope that the collective has some extra motivation with the latest conference realignment to entice recruits like Young to come to Oregon.

While that is certainly true, Oregon is currently on the outside of the club looking in. Those “lessor schools” or free riders are the members who can block UO’s admittance. Why would they take less annual TV revenue to admit a couple additional West coast schools? Someday, there will be a reversal of fortunes and those programs not adding value will be shown the door. Until then, Oregon has to continue to position itself as one of the top brands in college football.

Don't forget about Cristobal's in-game management/decisions. Should Oregon give Miami some points to make the game fair?

Other than joining the SEC, Oregon would be better off taking 50-75% of the B1G television share for a period of time. No other conference television deal comes close to the $50-75M that the B1G could offer, even at a fraction of the overall share. Oregon boosters could easily make up the difference. What would Oregon make in its other options $30-40M?

It does for Oregon and our national championship aspirations. Would Oregon get more credit for beating Cincinnati/Baylor or Clemson at the end of the year?

Welcome to the Ducks, Presley!!! I can't wait to see you play in Eugene!!!

Name the team(s) in the combined Big 12 and Pac 12 who have won a college football championship since the college football playoff era.

That's fine with me, if it could keep Oregon relevant on the national stage until the B1G and SEC are ready to expand. Just make sure that there is an out for programs, if there is further conference re-alignment. A combined Pac/Big-12 is likely the 4th best conference after the SEC, B1G and ACC. Going undefeated in that conference would not guarantee a spot in the 4-team playoff.

Miami vs. Oregon?

Unless we join the B1G or SEC, Oregon will be at a disadvantage in terms of TV contract revenues. IMO, the top of the ACC is better than the top of the Big-12. Clemson and Florida State have both won national championships recently. It would be in Oregon's best interest to align and play against the top ACC programs for a combined conference/alliance championship game. The winner of that game would have a strong case to be included in the college football playoff. Oregon may need to drop some sports programs and donors/fans would need to step up to make up for the gap in TV agreement to keep football competitive. As I have mentioned in other posts, my #1 preference would be for the top teams in the ACC, Big-12 and Pac-10 to merge into a super conference to compete against the B1G and SEC; however, this may be most complex option. An alliance with the ACC would be another good option, assuming that the B1G is not interested in adding Oregon, at this time.

I don't believe that the B1G and SEC will stop at 20, unless they are willing to shed some of the lower performing football programs in their conferences. The end game could be the B1G (FOX) champion vs. SEC (ESPN) champion for the title. For this to happen, the B1G and SEC would need all of the top teams.

I believe that the ACC TV agreement with ESPN runs through 2036, and there are significant buyouts for the schools before then. The Pac could structure its TV deal on the same timeline.

Another article linked below, lists out the options: 1) Join the B1G (author thinks this will only happen if Notre Dame accepts) 2) Merge or form partnership with ACC 3) Merge or form partnership with Big-12 4) Form a super conferences with top teams from Pac, ACC, Big-12 (least likely given complexity but might be the best option, other than #1) Pac-12 Future: Latest on Oregon and Notre Dame's Decision - On3 WWW.ON3.COM The Pac-12 is no longer as we've known it. Now what's ahead for Oregon and how is Notre Dame the key to a decision?

Canzano and some others indicate that the Pac-12 is eyeing a "loose partnership" with the ACC. "What would a “loose partnership” with the ACC look like? It could include a shared media rights deal with ESPN, who currently works with both entities. Also, it could result in the 10 remaining Pac-12 teams sticking together and the winner of that “10-team division” playing in an ACC vs. Pac-12 championship game in Las Vegas at the end of the season. Also, there could be some attractive regular-season crossover games between the entities in football and men’s basketball." Canzano: Pac-12 eyeing "loose partnership" with another conference WWW.JOHNCANZANO.COM Source: CEO Group is plotting.

I've seen everything from the Big 12 picking off 4-6 schools to a complete merger with the remaining Pac schools. My preference would still be an ACC and Pac- merger or formal alliance, with ESPN's backing. The top teams from the ACC (e.g., Clemson, Miami, Florida State) are better than those of the Big 12. ------------------------------------------ "The conference could explore an alliance — this one legally binding — with the ACC to create a bicoastal super-league that would serve as a counterweight to the SEC and Big Ten. "I can tell you the presidents of each league would love to be academically aligned with the other,'' a source noted. The merger would combine the best football brands not accounted for (Washington, Oregon, Clemson, Miami and Florida State) and relegate the Big 12 to permanent third-class status. When asked about the travel demands, the source pointed to USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten and said, "That doesn't seem to matter anymore." Why would the ACC agree? It might not. After all, the ACC currently possesses more stability than either the Big 12 or Pac-12 because its members have bound their media rights to the conference until 2036. But because of that lengthy grant-of-rights deal, the ACC cannot increase its media rights package without restructuring. A merger with the Pac-12 would open the door to additional revenue. Would it be enough? That's a question — one of many — for ESPN." Pac-12 survival guide: Merger options include the obvious (Big 12) and the not-so-obvious WWW.KSL.COM ESPN likely to be the driving force behind the conference's next move.

A future Mountain West school?

I'm very interested to learn what George has in mind.

Who knows if anything is true at this point. Assuming for a moment that it is, would the B1G take Oregon and Stanford right now, if Notre Dame decides to remain independent, so that they don't get tangled in another conference or TV contract? I would hope that the B1G would take Washington over UNC.

Another option is to merge or form an alliance with the Big-12 or ACC, preserve the Pac-10 + any expansion schools as the Western division, and play the Central or Eastern division in the combined conference championship game. This would minimize travel, as most or all of our conference games would be in the Western U.S.

So far, the Georgia Bulldog fans have been nothing but class. Reminds me of the southern hospitality we received from Tennessee and Mississippi State fans. Glad that we have them on the schedule (even if we lose) and will be cheering for Georgia the rest of the way. Thank you for Dan Lanning. We are hopeful in Oregon that he'll turn into the next great college football coach, and hopefully stick around Oregon for awhile.

Oregon will be fine, as long as it keeps winning. USC/UCLA moving to the B1G may benefit the Ducks. Neither are likely to be relevant in the B1G, as they haven’t done jack $#&@ for the PAC-12. Recruits would have the opportunity to play on the west coast, in nicer weather, win football games and prepare for the NFL. Donors and fans will need to step up to offset the TV money to attract and retain the coaches.

I’m still not sure that adding Utah and Colorado was the right move for the Pac-10. It ruined the round robin and I’m not sure it added much to the conference. Texas and Oklahoma would have been the much bigger prize.