Gonzaga has been in talks with the Big12, but there was an official statement that they are on a shelf until the PAC situation works out. Have not heard anything about the Big East schools. Currently, as everyone knows, there is a consolidation of the brands and blue bloods in football, as that gives those conferences leverage in these insane media deals. Insane, because of the differences in amounts between the haves and have nots. Once the football consolidation is over, the next money pie will be in basketball. Will there be a different round of conference realignment with those schools? I think one would have their head in the sand to not see it coming. When did the Big12 become such a powerhouse in basketball? I think many on this board remember that it was the Big east and ACC that dominated, followed by the Big10. You had the UCLA's Kentucky's, and Kansas types that competed, and won, but Basketball has been an East Coast centric sport in the past. We don't know how the ACC will evolve in the football consolidation, but not being forward looking has cost all of the P3 conferences dearly. An ACC Big East conference in basketball could dominate the sport again, and may be the future for the schools not invited to the football media contract party.