Texas State it is

[Loyal Coug1]

Ha ha, not yet, but a pretty good article on Brand X. I don't actually hate them, they are just too far away (read McCoy's comment in the bullets). For the non-FB sports. My son does live in Austin, so there is that.

https://247sports.com/college/washington-state/article/pac-12-washington-state-football-why-texas-state-seeming-upstart-could-add-up-pac12-246244273/

Also, I had missed this article about Anne McCoy in Palm Springs at that event. A few kindly-meant comments from the Polite, Benevolent yet Mighty Loyal One.
This is dated Feb 25:

• As our fearless commissioner Teresa Gould pointed out, the Big 12 and the Big Ten didn't change their names (as their numbers changed), so why should we? So, Pac-12 forever." Oh. Well girls, you know the Pac has changed its name twice to reflect current membership numbers. I still have a Pac-10 shirt
• Paraphrasing here - our media deal for 2026 may be done as soon as 6 weeks, then "the conference will focus" on the required 8th member. OK, 6+ weeks puts us in April. Then we secure our new member? That's pushing it. "...conference expansion decisions would need to come together quickly, perhaps wrapped in a June-ish timeframe..." Although I guess the July 1, 2025 "deadline" to add isn't a show stopper, but invokes additional major penalties for most teams. Note that the Traitorous 8 gave less than a year. But there were no penalties for them because of our Bylaws.
• Asked about the grumbling out of Washington, Oregon, Cal and Stanford about shipping all their sports teams to the East Coast for so many games, McCoy opined that the burden is untenable for the non-football sports. OK now this is interesting. So if it is untenable, why would the Pac even consider Texas State or Tulane, Memphis, etc? Granted these schools aren't quite as far as ACC schools. Farther than most B1G schools though.

All that said, a pretty informative article.

https://247sports.com/college/washington-state/article/washington-state-athletics-anne-mccoy-look-for-media-rights-deal-soon-conference-expansion-quickly-thereafter-246172384/

 

[moxeecoug]

There is a lot of speculation out there about TSU and St Mary’s getting invites in the near future and a media rights deal coming out soon

 

[mikalalas]

Texas St is not good enough to go so far away.

Only Memphis, Tulane, USF, UTSA, UNLV are worth going so far away, as those choices are THE BEST OF WHATS LEFT, WOULD WEAKEN AAC, WOULD PRACTICALLY GUARANTEE PAC 12 GETS CFP OVER MWC, AAC, A BARELY BETTER MEDIA DEAL, ETC.

Texas St wouldnt be good enough, bring those things.

The PAC 12 either probably already has a deal already worked out for a 8th football member to join PAC 12, or they are extremely close, and only have to dot the I's, and cross the T's, etc.

The PAC 12 is not going to not talk, not negotiate, etc, with a 8th football addition to the PAC 12, not do anything, and then do media deal in April, and then add 8th football addition last second in April, May, June, July, etc.

The PAC 12 wouldn't do that.

As soon as the PAC 12 media deal is announced in late March, early April, a announcement about the 8th football addition to PAC 12, about who joining PAC 12 as 8th football addition to PAC 12, will be announced hours, a 1,2,3 days, 1 week later, after the media deal announcement.

The Locked On College Football Network You Tube Show, Big Mountain You Tube Show, The Couch You Tube Show, Russ Dillinger, from Yahoo Sports, Canzano, Wilner, Dodd, etc, are all saying the same thing.

And they are reporting that Texas St, is locked in, likely the 8th Pac 12 football addition.

So your "oh no Pac 12 is going to be cutting it close, because the media deal won't be announced until April, and that only leaves a few weeks, months before the July deadline, to find a 8th football member" BS FEAR MONGERING, is BS.

You are right that Texas St is not good enough to be worth going that far away.

Either the PAC 12 should either add either Memphis, Tulane, USF, UTSA, if they are going to go as far or further away as a Texas St, OR should add UNLV, or Airforce, or Sacramento St, because they closer.

Texas St, shouldn't be a option, unless they are the only option that will join PAC 12.

 

[mikalalas]

There is a lot of speculation out there about TSU and St Mary’s getting invites in the near future and a media rights deal coming out soon

St Mary's is LOCKED into Pac 12, and will be announced immediately after PAC 12 media deal announced.

That's according to the Big Mountain You Tube show saying that Russ Dillinger of Yahoo Sports telling them that.

Locked On College Football Network You Tube Show also reported the same, and that Russ Dillinger has not only told them that, but also Canzano, Wilner, etc.

So St Mary's is probably going to join PAC 12, and that they just have to dot the I's, and cross the T's.

 

[ttowncoug]

On Texas State, we kind of boxed ourselves into this if true. Lower buy-out, gives us access to the Texas TV market. I suppose they become Colorado State's travel partner.

UNLV was the school to grab - the Pac-12 didn't move on that.

I like Tulane and Memphis way better. Better cities to travel to, better TV markets.

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

On Texas State, we kind of boxed ourselves into this if true. Lower buy-out, gives us access to the Texas TV market. I suppose they become Colorado State's travel partner.

UNLV was the school to grab - the Pac-12 didn't move on that.

I like Tulane and Memphis way better. Better cities to travel to, better TV markets.

I'd be curious on how much the TX market moves the needle on the media deal. I don't think Memphis and/ or New Orleans move it much at all.

Not sure if putting ourselves in the same crappy travel schedule as the traitors will pencil out to a net positive when all is said and done.

 

[cr8zyncalif]

But they were reportedly in different parts of the house, and both appeared to have fallen suddenly, with no signs of trauma. Seems like a CO leak would fit, and would be pretty easily confirmed by the ME. Strangest part is that apparently the front door was partially open.

Authorities have called it unusual and are still investigating.

On Texas State, we kind of boxed ourselves into this if true. Lower buy-out, gives us access to the Texas TV market. I suppose they become Colorado State's travel partner.

UNLV was the school to grab - the Pac-12 didn't move on that.

I like Tulane and Memphis way better. Better cities to travel to, better TV markets.

Agree, ttown. I can live with Texas State. Would have preferred LV. If we get a decent deal, I also like to pursue Memphis and Tulane.

 

[ttowncoug]

I would suppose part of this is to get to the min to play football, eight.

I think you could then go into phase 2, with more time, and poach the best of the American Conference. Rumor is the TV deal will clauses to add schools, so if true, you can continue to build and grow along the way.

 

[COUGinNCW]

Need to get a favorable settlement with the Mtn West and grab UNLV then add St Mary’s for BB. I’d be open to two more basketball only schools on the west coast but no one overly strong left out there. Maybe USF and or Santa Clara? Nevada Reno wouldn’t be horrible along with USF or Santa Clara. Good hoops in a semi decent sized market.

 

[mikalalas]

Need to get a favorable settlement with the Mtn West and grab UNLV then add St Mary’s for BB. I’d be open to two more basketball only schools on the west coast but no one overly strong left out there. Maybe USF and or Santa Clara? Nevada Reno wouldn’t be horrible along with USF or Santa Clara. Good hoops in a semi decent sized market.

St Mary's is a pretty much a done deal, locked into PAC 12, only need to dot I's, cross T's, announce after media deal announcement, according to Big Mountain You Tube show, Russ Dillinger of Yahoo Sports, Canzano, Wilner, etc, etc.

As far as USF, Santa Clara, other bball programs, nothing has been said about adding any of them to PAC 12.

They are probably not going to be added to PAC 12, as the Big Mountain, Dillinger, Canzano, etc, have said that the PAC 12 was only willing to add 1 more Bball only program from the west, and that that was, is St Mary's and nobody else but St Mary's, and that the plan is to announce the media deal, then announce St Mary's, and then announce the 8th PAC 12 football program(Probably, extremely likely Texas St), and then they temporarily done until add a 9th football member to PAC 12, and then they semi permanently, semi temporarily done.

The PAC 12 is not planning to add USF, Santa Clara, anybody other then St Mary's basketball wise.

The Major reason for that, is that St Mary's barely brings enough value to be worth having them join PAC 12, and USF, Santa Clara other western bball programs DO NOT bring enough value to be worth adding them to PAC 12.