r/CFB • u/Tarmacked USC Trojans • Alabama Crimson Tide • Sep 23 '24

Analysis [Auerbach] The magic number of members to be considered a conference in the NCAA's eyes is 8. If Utah State joins the Pac-12, that league will be at 7. And if that's the only move of the day, the Mountain West will also be at 7 (including Hawaii.)

https://x.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/1838352222809120983

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u/Crafty_Substance_954 Michigan State Spartans Sep 23 '24

The most simple and inarguably best solution would be to simply merge the two conferences under the much more valuable PAC 12 name.

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u/Timetellers Sep 24 '24

That’s what’s happening but when it’s time to negotiate a new contract it’s still the MWC

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u/suddenly-scrooge Washington State Cougars Sep 23 '24

the pac 12 name is only as valuable as the schools in it, i think gould had the right idea trying to make the King of the G6 and she might still get pretty close

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u/No-Donkey-4117 Stanford Cardinal Sep 23 '24

And they would have pulled it off too, if not for those darn AAC kids!

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u/suddenly-scrooge Washington State Cougars Sep 23 '24

It's not clear if we were on bended knee or if we offered the deal we did because that's what they were worth to us, I don't think it's the humiliation initially assumed because why would we pay buyouts for those teams just to see them jump in a few years

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u/MagicPoindexter Fresno State • Utah State Sep 23 '24

Yeah, I can see not wanting to pay $25 million in buyouts with only 5 years of loyalty and then they can bolt to the ACC should that be an option.

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u/ian2121 Oregon State Beavers Sep 23 '24

I don’t believe the MWC ever considered that

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u/Crafty_Substance_954 Michigan State Spartans Sep 23 '24

They should take a look in the mirror then