Agree. My sense is Phil Knight is against it, namely for Oregon. (edit, report was nothing but smokescreen by UW and Oregon).
IF Phil is against going to Big 10, then that would semi stabilize things, put PAC BACK on LIFE SUPPORT.
BUT, IF Arizona goes to Big 12, with ASU or 1 other team, AND COMBINED with ONLY a 13 to 15 to 17 mil per team deal(have to believe that the reported 19.7 mil per team deal would go down even further if Arizona leaves), then EVENTUALLY Oregon and UW, would go to Big 10, as 13 mil per team is MTN West level, and Oregon won't take, stand for only MTN West level money.
The only way I see Oregon, UW staying, is
The PAC either
A. Expands the PAC 9 with SDSU, SMU, UNLV, Memphis, Tulane, CSU, Rice to become the PAC 16 and add either the top best remaining most competitive an or academic an or biggest metros an or biggest TV viewership, an or HOT recruiting beds, an or expand geographical PAC FOOTPRINT for better TV viewership, etc, left among, out of the Group of 5, midmajors in the entire nation. They are best of best options, regardless of Geography.
And then do ACC Alliance. And then do about a 23 to 25 to 27 to 29 mil per team deal.
B. The PAC expands but doesn't do ACC alliance, and gets a 20 to 24 mil per team deal
C. Gets a very short term deal for 1,2,3 years, worth 13 mil to 16 mil to 19 mil per team, then Expands then ACC alliance, then get new replacement deal worth 25 to 27 to 29 to 31 mil per team deal.
D. Same as C, except doesn't do ACC alliance, and media deal 22 to 24 to 26 to 28 mil per team
AND COMBINED with either Arizona only going and ASU staying, an .or Nobody else going
IF it's only WSU, Ore St that goto Big 12, then PAC can still stay together. If Arizona go, then PAC might or might not stay together if do above things. If 2 more go, unless it's WSU, Ore St, the PAC dies, even if the above done in Expanding, ACC alliance, Media deal, etc.
If the PAC 9,8 do the right things, Oregon, UW can stay, the PAC can stay together, and the ship can maybe be righted.
The problem is the PAC leadership won't do the right things.
Basically the only thing that's going to maybe save the PAC is if Phil Knight BULLIES PAC leadership to put him in charge, and work everything out.
