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CincyInterloper
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More smoke about Cal and Stanford to the ACC. Unsurprisingly, the universities that want out of the struggling conference are believed to be the ones voting against letting in the prospective members. Are they are hoping the ACC falls apart to get out of the GOR?
"Cal and Stanford will need 12 of the 15 votes in the ACC and it has been reported that Florida State, Clemson, North Carolina, and NC State are still opposed to adding the schools."
"Cal and Stanford will need 12 of the 15 votes in the ACC and it has been reported that Florida State, Clemson, North Carolina, and NC State are still opposed to adding the schools."
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
Yes, while Notre Dame is hoping to hold it together because they need somewhere to park basketball and the Olympic sports. Losing that or access to the playoff is the only thing that will force them to join a conference. The three vagabonds essentially give Notre Dame three puppet votes.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
They have a single vote, but reports are they're pretty much the three schools' sponsor and loudest advocate at the ACC table.
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Oregonbuck
Buck in the land of Ducks
There's a small part of my brain wanting B1G to take Stanford and Cal, and shut up the ACC, ND, and everyone else. It could possibly be the nail in the coffin for the ACC
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Stanford and Cal reportedly exploring the possibility of joining the Big 12
Another option for the remains four Pac-12 schools has surfacedWe are well aware of the Pac-12's embracing collapse, but there are still four programs left looking for a home.
Stanford and Cal are in a peculiar position because in one sense they control what Oregon State and Washington State are able to do, but in the other they are also left waiting and hoping. The two Bay Area programs have been linked to the ACC for a couple weeks now, and while they were just one vote short and there have been financial plans discussed to add them, they have not yet been invited. The clear cut vibes coming from the two programs is that they want to be in a Power 5 program, but they need that interest to be reciprocated.
On Saturday, we learned via a report from the San Francisco Chronicle that Stanford and Cal have begun looking into the possibility of joining the Big 12. The conference has already taken in four other Pac-12 programs, and has been one of the main aggressors in this latest realignment wave.
The report indicated that if Stanford and Cal aren't invited to the ACC invites by the middle of next week, that their discussions with the Big 12 will get that much more serious. If they do end up heading towards the Big 12 option, Michael Silver of the SF Chronicle also reported that Oregon State and Washington State would also be joining them as well.
Entire article: https://www.si.com/college/stanford...ploring-the-possibility-of-joining-the-big-12
Bleacher Report: Cal, Stanford Could Land with Big 12 Under New Scenario If ACC Talks Fail
The Big 12 is attempting to make a late play for California and Stanford as the two schools continue to negotiate a potential move to the ACC.
Per Michael Silver of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Big 12 "has surfaced" as a potential landing spot for Cal and Stanford which would also open up the possibility for the other remaining Pac-12 schools (Oregon State and Washington State) to join the conference.
Amid a wave of recent Pac-12 defections, the future of the conference is very much uncertain. USC and UCLA announced last year they would be joining the Big Ten starting in 2024.
In the span of eight days from July 27 to Aug. 4, Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah all announced they were leaving the Pac-12 for the Big 12 in 2024. The incoming schools will help offset the loss of Oklahoma and Texas, who are going to the SEC starting next year.
This has left the four remaining Pac-12 schools to figure out what the next step is going to be. One of the main issues for the conference is its media rights deals. The current deals with ESPN and Fox are set to expire after the 2023-24 athletic season.
Per Oregon athletic insider John Canzano, the Pac-12 rejected an offer from ESPN that would have paid each school $30 million, but the conference wanted $50 million and the network walked away.
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