How screwed is Cal? Are the ACC really considering them & Stanford

[dillonpgp]

Until the PAC gets kicked out of the Power 5, it makes sense for them to poach the best teams from the MWC and maybe the AAC.

I’m not sure they can. Remember that when San Diego State backed off its “intention” to leave the Mountain West, it did so right before the MWC exit fee was about to increase from $17 to $34 million. Where is the money going to come from to pay $130+ million in exit fees in 2024? The MWC was unwilling to consider any accommodations of San Diego St.

The PAC still doesn’t have a media deal and the steep subscription targets established by Apple+ (that expired last Friday)would be more difficult to achieve for a Mountain West team, much less much of the PAC.

The Mountain West has a TV deal with CBS Sports (and a few OTA games on CBS) and FOX that expires in 2026. That’s more than the PAC has to offer at this point

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

We have other teams too. Our volleyball players, tennis players, swimmers, etc. are going to be flying far and wide now. No longer can we take a bus to Wisky, Purdue, Illinois, maybe Indiana, now it's gonna be hello OHare.

Still think the conference alignment will look different for non revenue sports.

 

[FeralFelidae]

I’m not sure they can. Remember that when San Diego State backed off its “intention” to leave the Mountain West, it did so right before the MWC exit fee was about to increase from $17 to $34 million. Where is the money going to come from to pay $130+ million in exit fees in 2024? The MWC was unwilling to consider any accommodations of San Diego St.

The PAC still doesn’t have a media deal and the steep subscription targets established by Apple+ (that expired last Friday)would be more difficult to achieve for a Mountain West team, much less much of the PAC.

The Mountain West has a TV deal with CBS Sports (and a few OTA games on CBS) and FOX that expires in 2026. That’s more than the PAC has to offer at this point

Well, it seems SDSU has been trying to rally the best teams from the MWC and AAC to join the PAC, but they have failed.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...erence-with-pac-12-mountain-west-aac-members/

 

[FeralFelidae]

Well, it seems SDSU has been trying to rally the best teams from the MWC and AAC to join the PAC, but they have failed.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...erence-with-pac-12-mountain-west-aac-members/

But according to that article, if 9 teams leave the MWC, the conference would dissolve. So, could 9 teams leave the MWC and join the 4 PAC teams, and would the resulting conference have a chance to retain Power 5 status?

 

[ricko654321]

Still think the conference alignment will look different for non revenue sports.

It should if logic was ruling things.. in reality it doesn’t appear to be the case. Or at least not yet. Football TV money seems to be the primary factor driving the bus right now.