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What will be the eventual destiny of Oregon State and Washington State?

Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:57 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
5509 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:57 pm
I predict that they merge with the Mountain West. I also predict that Cal-Berkeley and Stanford only stay on the ACC for a short time before they also merge with the Mountain West. The Mountain West will then become a Power 5 conference.

I think that’s the most likely scenario. The second most likely possibility is that Oregon State and Washington State eventually join the Big 12. Perhaps Boise State will get into the Big 12 as well in that scenario.
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
17175 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 11:04 pm to
They should form a new conference (The New WAC) and raid the Mountain West

Maybe add a few new schools from other conferences as well
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
82249 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 11:45 pm to
Nevermind I thought that they could have still added BYU and maybe Utah.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 11:47 pm
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
33722 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 11:45 pm to
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The Mountain West will then become a Power 5 conference.
I doubt that. That conference plus Stanford, cal, osu, and wsu is not p5
Posted by Jrv2damac
Kanorado
Member since Mar 2004
65399 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 11:47 pm to
frick Nebraska and conference expansion
Posted by OhioLSUfan
Columbus, OH
Member since Oct 2007
1291 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 11:52 pm to
I think they join the big 10 and they split into an east west divisions
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35627 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 1:45 am to
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Oregon State and Washington State


Those schools honestly got paid handsomely with the Pac12s equal revenue sharing without bringing much to the table. They're not victims.... It could be argued they stole... Well USC and UCLA basically argued against the equal shares for years, which is why they bolted.

Oregon State is (University-wise) barely above Boise State....and Boise State was a JUCO in the 70s.

Wazzu is in Pullman. Students drive to Moscow Idaho (pop. 25k) to have entertainment. They got lucky being in the PAC....and were a major reason for its demise...Schools got tired of subsidizing them.
This post was edited on 5/11/24 at 1:46 am
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
89954 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 7:34 am to
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I predict that they merge with the Mountain West.


Way to go out on a limb, Kreskin...
Posted by bamameister
Right here, right now
Member since May 2016
14355 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 8:54 am to
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I think that’s the most likely scenario. The second most likely possibility is that Oregon State and Washington State eventually join the Big 12. Perhaps Boise State will get into the Big 12 as well in that scenario.


That conference already looks like a refugee camp with the shorthorns and sooners bugging out. In a few years, it won't matter about any conference that isn't SEC/B1G approved.
Posted by lsusa
Doing Missionary work for LSU
Member since Oct 2005
4633 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 11:15 am to
quote:

I predict that they merge with the Mountain West. I also predict that Cal-Berkeley and Stanford only stay on the ACC for a short time before they also merge with the Mountain West. The Mountain West will then become a Power 5 conference. I think that’s the most likely scenario. The second most likely possibility is that Oregon State and Washington State eventually join the Big 12. Perhaps Boise State will get into the Big 12 as well in that scenario.



My first thought is that it would be a “reverse merger” where essentially the PAC name is kept but the Mountain West essentially adds OSU and Wazzou.

But I also think there is at least one more seismic event coming involving Clemson
and Florida State leaving the ACC, that may precipitate more movement in that league as well as the BIG 12. I obviously don’t see Standford and Cal as long term fits in the ACC….unless it adds some more west coast teams…
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
5509 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 11:43 am to
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frick Nebraska and conference expansion


Don’t blame Nebraska. They were simply the spark that set off the powder keg. Someone else would have done it if they hadn’t done it.

It’s kind of like the political landscape of Europe before World War 1. If Gavrilo Princip hadn’t set it off, someone else would have shortly after.
Posted by tigerbait2010
PNW
Member since May 2006
29335 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 4:32 pm to
I can’t wrap my head around there being any scenario other than those two joining the Mountain West.

Corvallis and OSU’s campus are awesome though. Their football facilities are nice, decent donor base. If Kansas goes to the Big 10 I hope the Big 12 takes the beavs
This post was edited on 5/11/24 at 4:33 pm
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
96441 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 5:21 pm to
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I predict that they merge with the Mountain West


Agreed

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West. I also predict that Cal-Berkeley and Stanford only stay on the ACC for a short time before they also merge with the Mountain West. The Mountain West will then become a Power 5 conference.


No and no.


Cal and Stanford want big names and neither of them will make the difference between a conference being Group Of Five and Power Five in their current state.

Stanford could have pulled it off a few years ago but Cal is fricking arse-water these days in most sports of note.
Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
9568 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 5:50 pm to
Cal and Stanford are more likely to drop football all together than join Oregon State and Wazzu again. Corvallis is a nice college town, nothing special about it.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37162 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 9:37 pm to
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I predict that they merge with the Mountain West


Yes

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I also predict that Cal-Berkeley and Stanford only stay on the ACC for a short time before they also merge with the Mountain West


Those two are way way too snooty to join that conference

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The Mountain West will then become a Power 5 conference.


Lol no. We are currently closer to a Power 2 than a Power 5
Posted by ChunkyLover54
Member since Apr 2015
6530 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 5:19 am to
What are they doing with non-football sports next year?
Posted by pbro62
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2016
11449 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 8:54 am to
fricks given zero you zero
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