REALIGNMENT CONFUSION: PAC 12 Teams Homeless for a Month

Published 2024-07-02
As the sun set on the Pac 12 this weekend and as we get ready for Big Ten college football, let us clear up some confusion. With the Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA flight from the Pac 12 they still are not quite in the Big Ten - yet. They will be homeless for about a month. Their official start date as full members of the Big Ten Conference begins August 2nd.

PAC-4
Until then we look at where each of the four Pac 12 football teams are in their journey to join the Big Ten. Oregon and USC look ready out of the box. Washington is a complete mystery and UCLA has some work to do. We will look at each of them and the most difficult game on each of their college football schedules.

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All Comments (21)
  • @frostymug3123
    As a Pac 12 fan I can tell you 2 things all Pac 12 fans won't miss ... Pac 12 officials and the Pac 12 Network.
  • @ace98curtiss
    Great coverage! As a duck fan, it's been fun checking out all of the big ten channels this off-season! Can't wait and Go Ducks!
  • @fecat93
    Lots of changes and I'm a Northwestern alum so I get more changes: temporary stadium which is currently under construction on the lake, new OC and other coaches, first full year of Braun, new AD, and unfortunately the death of the west. We still retain Wisconsin and Iowa on our schedule which are the 2 teams we love to hate. We planned to go out to Seattle, but we have a schedule conflict ;-( We will probably do our normal AA trip. I wish it weren't so late as the big house row 90-ish gets cold in late November.
  • @mark8337
    Yeah, I wouldn’t want USC’s schedule this year. It’s brutal. Ours is a bit rough too. But USC’s is harder.
  • Nice video. Being a life time U of W Husky fan : I never considered them not being a PAC team. I understand things change. It will be an interesting season for sure. Let's hope we have a competitive season this year. Go Purple and Gold ( DAWGS ).
  • @TennSCTrojan
    Give them a little grace…Oregon fan is not the brightest of bulbs. “Blue Bloods”…hahahaha!!!! #FightOn!
  • @quegacho077
    Hi Craig , I am going to hold off on subscribing for a minute sometimes the USC hate is a little much and I am used to it from the PAC & this will be different for sure.
  • Im new and excited for my Ducks to be in the Big10!! I got that Ohio State game circled!!
  • @mark8337
    Interesting. But not sure what the ramifications are. I suppose there may be some. But, it’s a done deal as you know. They are one of ours now. Here is a question. Are all the Rose Bowl games going to be part of the playoff system going forward? If not, who does the Big Ten play in it?
  • @aarontracy5160
    Imagine if the Big 10 added 2 more West Coast teams, split into 2 divisions and had the Championship game in Pasadena.... maybe call it the "Rose Bowl".
  • @dimitri1515
    I don't like how they do their rankings. I used 247 website and arranged the teams by AVERAGES and not totals and the list changes quite a bit. I also only tabulated for schools with at least 5 recruits so far. Kentucky was 21, UCF was 22, S. Carolina was 23, and Wisconsin was 24. Rutgers was still below all of them.
  • @49erLA
    RUTGERS will not be top 5 in December and USC will not be at 21st in recruiting 😂
  • @ljsimon780
    UCLA’s most difficult opponents will be their three Pac-12 rivals. If their experienced QB stays healthy they will surprise some people. Chip left the cupboard bare but Foster will have the players they need by 2026. Out on a limb here: UCLA and MSU both with winning records in 2024.
  • @BruceMcFarling
    It's just the PAC-12 Network that went lights out, because the contract was to the end of June. The four schools are still in the PAC-12 until August 1, because their GOR to the PAC-12 doesn't expire until August 1. The 10 departing schools lost their VOTE when they accepted invitations to league, as is normal for conferences, but they are still technically members, despite the fact that the two remaining members took the 10 school's logo off at the website.
  • @Left_ee
    We basically live in the B1G’s driveway right now and come in to use the bathroom and kitchen whenever we want
  • Historically , USC defrense was never an issue and peopl are using Reily's 2 seasons as the yardstick to gauge the Trojans expectations. I think people are sleeping on USC and the Big 10 sans OSU and Michigan are a glorified Big 12...
  • @Carrollavirus
    I would really like to see Utah join the big 10 as soon as they possibly could.
  • Many don't realize that Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M initially approached the B1G as part of a package of five Big 12 schools to see if the Big Ten was interested. The response was positive, but only Nebraska was chosen for an individual agreement—source: Omaha World-Herald.