Discontinue series with PAC-12 deserters?

[PeteTheChop]

Listening to some sports talk radio today and one of the guys mentioned that one way to “stick it” to any Pac-12 schools that leave is to drop them in all sports, which would significantly increase their travel burdens and further isolate their programs geographically.

For example, if the Ducks and Huskies left for a bigger check and screwed the schools who were loyal, the Cougs and Beavs would make them pay and anger their fans by dropping all games, matches, meets, etc.

Would this be a pretty effective tactic to send a message about trying to breakup a conference in the name of money?

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Listening to some sports talk radio today and one of the guys mentioned that one way to “stick it” to any Pac-12 schools that leave is to drop them in all sports, which would significantly increase their travel burdens and further isolate their programs geographically.

For example, if the Ducks and Huskies left for a bigger check and screwed the schools who were loyal, the Cougs and Beavs would make them pay and anger their fans by dropping all games, matches, meets, etc.

Would this be a pretty effective tactic to send a message about trying to breakup a conference in the name of money?

Well I can't find a live version of this, but here's what George Carlin (RIP I think), feel about USC and UCLA, F the Fing F'ers

 

[BiggsCoug]

Listening to some sports talk radio today and one of the guys mentioned that one way to “stick it” to any Pac-12 schools that leave is to drop them in all sports, which would significantly increase their travel burdens and further isolate their programs geographically.

For example, if the Ducks and Huskies left for a bigger check and screwed the schools who were loyal, the Cougs and Beavs would make them pay and anger their fans by dropping all games, matches, meets, etc.

Would this be a pretty effective tactic to send a message about trying to breakup a conference in the name of money?

Play them. Make them pay. Make them travel. Do not ever go to their campuses. Make sure the check clears before the event.

Rate starts at $1,000,000 per event. Or fck off.

 

[ttowncoug]

USC vs. Stanford is about the only series I am curious if they will keep. I doubt it. SC will play ND and a few "easy wins" and call it good.

 

[95coug]

Play them. Make them pay. Make them travel. Do not ever go to their campuses. Make sure the check clears before the event.

Rate starts at $1,000,000 per event. Or fck off.

Yeah but…the team that travels gets paid.

, I’m on board with dropping USC from the schedule entirely. Our record against them sucks anyway. Drop UCLA from Pullman and never pay them again. We’ll play them in SoCal for access to the recruiting grounds, they pay us 7 figures.

If UW and UO are gone too, might have to re-evaluate. If we drop too many teams, we start having trouble filling the schedule, and more trouble attracting eyeballs and advertising.

 

[moxeecoug]

I would imagine now that USC and UCLA will no longer be in the PAC12, they will no longer travel to Pullman under any circumstances and will try to dictate any games between us will be played in LA. I would say screw them and schedule other teams.

 

[BiggsCoug]

Yeah but…the team that travels gets paid.

, I’m on board with dropping USC from the schedule entirely. Our record against them sucks anyway. Drop UCLA from Pullman and never pay them again. We’ll play them in SoCal for access to the recruiting grounds, they pay us 7 figures.

If UW and UO are gone too, might have to re-evaluate. If we drop too many teams, we start having trouble filling the schedule, and more trouble attracting eyeballs and advertising.

Not now. They wanna play, they pay and travel. Dictate terms. They should have lots of $, so tough f’ing shit.

There will always be a long line of teams wanting WSU on the schedule. Any good AD could fill it easily.

The SoCal kids are leaving in droves. They arent going to schools that play in LA. I think it is fools gold that you have to play there to help recruiting. Kids are choosing their best option.

 

[Coug90]

Not now. They wanna play, they pay and travel. Dictate terms. They should have lots of $, so tough f’ing shit.

There will always be a long line of teams wanting WSU on the schedule. Any good AD could fill it easily.

The SoCal kids are leaving in droves. They arent going to schools that play in LA. I think it is fools gold that you have to play there to help recruiting. Kids are choosing their best option.

This has been going on for a while, and has gotten worse ( for them) in recent years. 5* kids don’t want to play in half empty stadiums with terrible TV coverage. Unless they had Marcus Allen jerseys when they were kids they are all leaving.

It’s sad, I remember the 80s SC/UCLA games with a RB birth on the line and KJ announcing. How far this conference has fallen.

 

[Cougini5591]

I'm thinking we should play them repeatedly in Ellensburg

 

[BiggsCoug]

This has been going on for a while, and has gotten worse ( for them) in recent years. 5* kids don’t want to play in half empty stadiums with terrible TV coverage. Unless they had Marcus Allen jerseys when they were kids they are all leaving.

It’s sad, I remember the 80s SC/UCLA games with a RB birth on the line and KJ announcing. How far this conference has fallen.

No one invested. They all watched as other conferences built and invested. They did nothing.

Some regions in the nation see athletics as a “cost” and some see it as an “investment” with a return.

I will let you decide where they are.

 

[PeteTheChop]

I'm thinking we should play them repeatedly in Ellensburg

And that’d be the last time SC whined about Pullman

 

[PeteTheChop]

No one invested. They all watched as other conferences built and invested. They did nothing.

Some regions in the nation see athletics as a “cost” and some see it as an “investment” with a return.

I will let you decide where they are.

Hard to argue with that Biggsy

Very hard

Another reason why it’s so important for Schultz and Chun to get the new IPF to the finish line

 

[PeteTheChop]

I’m on board with dropping USC from the schedule entirely. Our record against them sucks anyway. Drop UCLA from Pullman and never pay them again. We’ll play them in SoCal for access to the recruiting grounds, they pay us 7 figures.

If UW and UO are gone too, might have to re-evaluate. If we drop too many teams, we start having trouble filling the schedule, and more trouble attracting eyeballs and advertising.

I just don’t see the Ducks and Mutts leaving. Dr. Schulz is confident the remaining PAC-12 schools are staying together for the future and he tells the media as much.

I take him at his word.

 

[CougSinceBirth]

This has been going on for a while, and has gotten worse ( for them) in recent years. 5* kids don’t want to play in half empty stadiums with terrible TV coverage. Unless they had Marcus Allen jerseys when they were kids they are all leaving.

It’s sad, I remember the 80s SC/UCLA games with a RB birth on the line and KJ announcing. How far this conference has fallen.

"Let's get a look at the "Big Uglies" upfront."

 

[95coug]

I just don’t see the Ducks and Mutts leaving. Dr. Schulz is confident the remaining PAC-12 schools are staying together for the future and he tells the media as much.

I take him at his word.

I don’t think they’re leaving either, but not because of anything Schulz said. Mostly because the Big 10 already said UO and UW aren’t worth their time

 

[BiggsCoug]

Hard to argue with that Biggsy

Very hard

Another reason why it’s so important for Schultz and Chun to get the new IPF to the finish line

I dont think the IPF means much at all. They’ve never had it. Kids know WSU isnt the Taj Mahal when they show up. It’s taken 25 years to get this close to building a glorified warehouse.

Scrap it altogether and find something more pressing to build.

 

[rufffrider]

I dont think the IPF means much at all. They’ve never had it. Kids know WSU isnt the Taj Mahal when they show up. It’s taken 25 years to get this close to building a glorified warehouse.

Scrap it altogether and find something more pressing to build.

I agree. I'm not sure what the fascination is with the IPF but I don't expect it to move the needle much for the football program at Wazzu.

 

[COUGinNCW]

I see it helping as much or more for sports like soccer, T&F, baseball and tennis.

 

[BiggsCoug]

I see it helping as much or more for sports like soccer, T&F, baseball and tennis.

Agree.