USC and UCLA leaving PAC 14 for Big 10

Phicinfan

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Per reports this has been in the works for a while and possibly taking effect 2024
 

Phicinfan

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you had to know this was coming, with the joint contract the Big 10 and Pac 12 came to in response to what the SEC did with Texas and Oklahoma. I am somewhat surprised that its USC and UCLA, as they have been solidly in PAC 12.

But this gives Big 10 full country reach now. I assume this will also have the conf. redistrict the two divisions.
 

maverick824

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Can't wait to watch them experience the "fun" of playing Purdue while ranked, going to Iowa or Ohio State for a night game, or traveling to Michigan State to play in monsoon conditions.

In reality, while I clearly get it from a money perspective, both schools have just signed up for 4 extra cross-country trips per year, and that's just the conference slate. I'm guessing they are tired of one loss eliminating a Pac-12 school from consideration for the playoff (not that either have been close to that discussion recently).
 

MongerKhan

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Rumors floating that they will be joined by Washington and Oregon soon
 

Phicinfan

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Rumor has it Oregon and Washington will also join Big ten, or one of them if Notre Dame joins instead
 

Bucknut

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you had to know this was coming, with the joint contract the Big 10 and Pac 12 came to in response to what the SEC did with Texas and Oklahoma. I am somewhat surprised that its USC and UCLA, as they have been solidly in PAC 12.

But this gives Big 10 full country reach now. I assume this will also have the conf. redistrict the two divisions.
Yeah, I guess it is inevitable. It's sad though, college football was perfect for a while before the realignments started about 10 years ago - part of the fun was figuring out which conference was the best. Maybe they'll be able to get more PAC schools, make PAC west/B10 east divisions and things will look pretty much the same.
 
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