Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted January 27, 2023 The mood floating around Cali's second largest -- but still laidback -- city is split between breathless anticipation and trying not to get too emotionally invested. Dreams have been dashed here before. See: The Chargers following the 2016 season. "It's not an if, it's a when," said a high-ranking industry source regarding SDSU's future opportunity to join the Pac-12. "Now that USC and UCLA are gone, there's nobody really to block us," said Jack McGrory, an SDSU alumnus, professor on campus for 25 years and now a member of the California State University board of trustees. "We're the only viable option to have a team in Southern California." With a sparkling stadium and surging program, San Diego State makes an easy case for Pac-12 expansion - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The Pac-12 suddenly has a gaping hole in Southern California, and SDSU has never been more ready to fill it 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 2 Share Posted January 27, 2023 On 1/26/2023 at 4:58 PM, Pennsylvania Duck said: The mood floating around Cali's second largest -- but still laidback -- city is split between breathless anticipation and trying not to get too emotionally invested. Dreams have been dashed here before. See: The Chargers following the 2016 season. "It's not an if, it's a when," said a high-ranking industry source regarding SDSU's future opportunity to join the Pac-12. "Now that USC and UCLA are gone, there's nobody really to block us," said Jack McGrory, an SDSU alumnus, professor on campus for 25 years and now a member of the California State University board of trustees. "We're the only viable option to have a team in Southern California." With a sparkling stadium and surging program, San Diego State makes an easy case for Pac-12 expansion - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The Pac-12 suddenly has a gaping hole in Southern California, and SDSU has never been more ready to fill it Can 'THE PAC' get the stadium approved for the Holiday as a package deal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan2785 No. 3 Share Posted January 27, 2023 I just wish SDSU's stadium was a little bigger, in the 40,000 to 45,000 range. I don't know if they would fill it, but it just seems so small for a university that will be moving up to the Pac (whatever) considering it's in major city that doesn't have NFL football. My guess is that UNLV will end up being the other school, but that does not fill me with enthusiasm. SMU the same thing, I wish BYU was available despite the religious scheduling or the cultural fit, since it fits in terms of geography, rivalry, and general athletic success. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GODUCKS15 No. 4 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Reeser will only be around 36000 capacity after the renovation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tandaian No. 5 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Yeah, San Diego State's new stadium is a bit small. After OSU and WSU, the next few are Colorado 50,183, Stanford 50,424, Arizona 50,800 and Utah 51,444. It did say they can expand to 50K, so that is good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 6 Share Posted January 27, 2023 On 1/27/2023 at 12:02 PM, GODUCKS15 said: Reeser will only be around 36000 capacity after the renovation. Didn't they actually reduce the capacity at Reser? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GODUCKS15 No. 7 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) On 1/27/2023 at 1:09 PM, woundedknees said: Didn't they actually reduce the capacity at Reser? Yes. Only way they could guaranty a sellout. I've seen it as low as 26,407 or so depending on which article you read. I'm thinking the 26,407 is during the construction process. Edited January 27, 2023 by GODUCKS15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Author Moderator No. 8 Share Posted January 30, 2023 San Diego State AD Threatens Pac-12 for Invite Using Big 12 as Leverage Recently, San Deigo State athletic director J.D. Wicker told CBS Sports, “You want San Diego State in your league at [a full media rights share] because you don’t want us in the Big 12. All the Big 12 schools would have a reason to come to Southern California to recruit.” San Diego State AD Threatens Pac-12 for Invite Using Big 12 as Leverage WWW.HEARTLANDCOLLEGESPORTS.COM Following an offseason that saw media members, athletic directors, and players use the word expansion no less than 8,000, smoke is... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioDuck No. 9 Share Posted January 30, 2023 This needs to get done sooner rather than later. Start building momentum that the PAC can still be a great conference without the LA traders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Ducky No. 10 Share Posted January 30, 2023 The pack 12 has been at the forefront for lack of vision, we will see if it continues. Sitting back and waiting is the worst business model. Great way to go broke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TECH FAN No. 11 Share Posted January 30, 2023 PAC12 should have added Kansas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma St, Houston, KSU & ISU last summer. I still believe the PAC12 will make another run at these schools before adding SMU & SDSU. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
