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I don't think the B10 really wanted Oregon and UW at that time.

They only invited those two because it was clear they would join the ACC along with Stanford and Cal if they had no home in the B10.
Posted: 07/03/2025 at 04:34 PM ET
(In response to this post by 2hhoop3)

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So do you think the Power Hungry 2, will destroy College Football?!?!?!
Stech • 07/01/25 09:36 PM ET
Cause of P2, NFL pulls so far ahead, whole thing becomes jocular**
MrBayAreaHokie • 07/03/25 07:44 PM ET
Will destroy? They already have. **
HokieToph • 07/03/25 03:29 PM ET
There is not much left to destroy **
Tailgate Guru • 07/03/25 08:05 AM ET
What can they do?**
HokiesACC2004 • 07/03/25 05:46 AM ET
No. They are finished.**
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/02/25 02:50 PM ET
What do the other 8 really have to "stand up against them."
VTCALS72 • 07/02/25 08:29 AM ET
Remember "The Alliance"?
Maroon Baboon • 07/02/25 11:42 AM ET
In my opinion, the government should not be involved.
MP4VT2004 • 07/03/25 06:03 PM ET
It only failed because the B10 was insincere.
Truthahn • 07/02/25 01:02 PM ET
The Big Ten went to the Dark Side really fast.
Maroon Baboon • 07/02/25 07:50 PM ET
They always were on the Dark Side.
Truthahn • 07/03/25 04:07 PM ET
There was no help for the B12 when they were on the ropes. **
Big12 guy • 07/02/25 07:54 PM ET
The ACC and Pac-12 thought that their academic elitism would save them.
Maroon Baboon • 07/02/25 08:03 PM ET
No one ever thought "academic elitism" was going
Pylons • 07/04/25 01:03 PM ET
I agree that it's nonsensical. But what other reason would "the Alliance"
Maroon Baboon • 07/04/25 06:41 PM ET
Yep. Neither the PAC or ACC offered a lifeboat, even for Kansas. It
Big12 guy • 07/02/25 09:00 PM ET
It wasn’t elitism. Hubris maybe, but mainly it was pure ignorance.
hokieZ71 • 07/03/25 10:52 AM ET
Both the ACC and PAC would be in a better position if they
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 11:00 AM ET
Yep, the ACC and the PAC could have both survived as east and west.
Truthahn • 07/03/25 04:28 PM ET
Doesn't that assume all members of the Pac-12 wanted to see the conference
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 12:15 PM ET
Yep, they were too chicken to vote against the wishes of USC.
Truthahn • 07/03/25 04:31 PM ET
That's a good point. USC was leaving, and had asked
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 12:36 PM ET
If at least 1 school is leaving and it is the "right school" (however you
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 12:38 PM ET
Except they tried really hard to get a media deal and
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 12:53 PM ET
Except they tried really hard to get a media deal and
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 12:45 PM ET
You vastly overestimate......
2hhoop3 • 07/03/25 12:52 PM ET
I don't think the B10 really wanted Oregon and UW at that time. ◄
Truthahn • 07/03/25 04:34 PM ET
The post talked......
2hhoop3 • 07/03/25 04:57 PM ET
That is fair, as any school not in the BIG would accept an invitation, but
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 01:01 PM ET
I think the PAC.....
2hhoop3 • 07/03/25 01:19 PM ET
Maybe you are right. I'm not sure what "value" the networks place on TT,
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 12:49 PM ET
Umm, KU is on par with UNC, Duke, while a blue blood as well, doesn't
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 01:05 PM ET
The thing that helps the Big 12 viewership is the Central time zone.
HouClone • 07/03/25 01:20 PM ET
Given the change in the landscape, I don't know if the networks still share
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 01:18 PM ET
KU doesn't have the football, but
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 01:25 PM ET
The fact that the Big Ten vetted KU and passed on them (for now) may
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 01:48 PM ET
Maybe, but they built the new stadium after they were vetted. **
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 02:12 PM ET
Time will tell if the Big Ten has any interest in vetting KU again or not.
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 02:25 PM ET
I'm OK with that. Except for the playoff money
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 03:02 PM ET
The B10 was sincere about their "me first and me only" attitude.**
VTCALS72 • 07/02/25 03:23 PM ET
Big Ten probably had a few meetings and decided they were meeting w/idiots.**
reestuart • 07/02/25 01:46 PM ET
Ha ha ha…**
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/02/25 02:51 PM ET
Do you ever get tired of being a hopeless Chicken Little that's ready to-
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/02/25 09:49 AM ET
You need a reset. I am not a hopeless Chicken Little, you are a Don Quixote
VTCALS72 • 07/02/25 10:27 AM ET
Ok, PeePaw. You better calm down; you don't want to be all riled up-
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/02/25 03:11 PM ET
It needs to be a national coverage sport to keep the demand high
SpeakToDamien • 07/02/25 09:42 AM ET
I'd love that to be true, but if you look at the top 10-20-even 50 rated
reestuart • 07/02/25 12:13 PM ET
It does not need to be anything but the product that the media etc. see
VTCALS72 • 07/02/25 10:34 AM ET
What made college football different
grosehokie • 07/04/25 12:55 AM ET
You have to understand that this guy thinks VT should be playing football-
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/02/25 09:50 AM ET
Dumb**
SpeakToDamien • 07/02/25 07:30 PM ET
And you totally fail to heed Clint Eastwood's 2nd famous line
VTCALS72 • 07/02/25 10:44 AM ET
LOL, OK. If you were a football coach, you wouldn't let your team take the-
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/02/25 03:12 PM ET
While a little over the top, one phrase does apply to VT,
saret • 07/02/25 11:22 AM ET
I don't think they are destroying it, but they are changing to suit
reestuart • 07/02/25 07:58 AM ET
The answer is simple….Don’t schedule the P2 & don’t participate in playoff
CrystalCoveHokie • 07/02/25 12:43 AM ET
I think there is something to this.
Truthahn • 07/03/25 04:42 PM ET
That won't happen **
HokiesACC2004 • 07/03/25 05:48 AM ET
Of course not….The ADs, presidents and the BOT/BOVs are sheep…..**
CrystalCoveHokie • 07/03/25 01:06 PM ET
Been saying this since the BS started. It's the leverage that-
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/02/25 09:42 AM ET
And how exactly would you do that?
cburgroop • 07/02/25 02:10 PM ET
It's called solidarity. You freeze the SEC and Big 10 out. You force them-
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/02/25 03:08 PM ET
The TV contracts without P2 wouldn’t generate enough value.
Red Hokie • 07/04/25 08:18 AM ET
The idea would not be to make more money. It would be to de-value the P2.
Baltimore_Hokie • 07/07/25 09:52 AM ET
I think they already have. **
Big12 guy • 07/01/25 09:48 PM ET
Yeah, it’s about done.
hokieZ71 • 07/01/25 10:08 PM ET
C'mon, Texas State in the PAC makes perfect sense. **
Big12 guy • 07/01/25 10:20 PM ET
Yes. Texas St fits perfectly into the PAC, IMO.
Truthahn • 07/02/25 12:50 PM ET
makes as much as a USC vs Maryland conf game**
MrFantastic! • 07/02/25 07:45 AM ET
The flaw with that comparison is that both USC and UMD were already at the
VTHokie2000 • 07/02/25 12:53 PM ET
MD was drastic needing money. TEXAS ST about the same**
MrFantastic! • 07/02/25 03:26 PM ET
I don't disagree with you about UMD. However, my point is that UMD was
VTHokie2000 • 07/02/25 03:52 PM ET
I'm a MAC fan from way back. I don't get the infatuation with the Sun Belt.**
Big12 guy • 07/02/25 07:29 PM ET
I have thought of 2 potential explanations. First, the Sun Belt has fully
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 01:08 AM ET
Well, I wasn't trying to compare the MAC to the Sun Belt, just using
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 06:44 AM ET
IMHO, the Sun Belt has improved the most among the G-5's.
Old Line Hokie • 07/03/25 10:40 AM ET
The AAC is holding strong, and if they continue
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 10:48 AM ET
Northern Illinois, which is leaving the MAC to join the MWC as a
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 08:30 AM ET
Considering that FBS member ship was closer to 100 than the 138 today,
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 08:58 AM ET
Remember an important requirement for a school to switch from DI-FCS to
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 09:37 AM ET
You might be right on the expense after the settlement. Common
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 09:50 AM ET
I don't disagree that the Gs believe being a member of DI-FBS in football
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 10:08 AM ET
I agree with most of that. Frankly, I'd be way OK with
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 10:22 AM ET
The schools have some important decisions to make as the NCAA re-org
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 10:31 AM ET
No doubt. I also think that the P2 doesn't want to
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 10:38 AM ET
Maybe not. However, the P2s may not be able to have their cake and eat it
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 11:10 AM ET
The P2 will not willingly give up their money or
Big12 guy • 07/03/25 11:30 AM ET
I agree the P2s won't give up either. Hence why I was suggesting that they
VTHokie2000 • 07/03/25 12:07 PM ET
Imagine USC's volleyball team traveling to New Jersey - wait-
Big12 guy • 07/02/25 08:28 AM ET