OT: More conference realignment today with Big 12

[12375CAT]

WVSports - Big 12 adds Arizona, Arizona State and Utah for 2024-25

The Big 12 will grow to 16-teams for the 2024 season after officially welcoming Arizona, Arizona State and Utah.

westvirginia.rivals.com

 

[MTOleBlue]

What a wild day. Next to come might be the last 4 schools in the PAC 12 doing a merger with the Mountain West.

 

[jay_hq]

What a wild day. Next to come might be the last 4 schools in the PAC 12 doing a merger with the Mountain West.

Yup. But they might keep the Pac 10/12 name i guess? It might have some value to it, in the same way the catholic basketball schools paid to "keep" Big East conference name.

 

[vkj91]

Yup. But they might keep the Pac 10/12 name i guess? It might have some value to it, in the same way the catholic basketball schools paid to "keep" Big East conference name.

It has a lot of value until the bowl contracts run out

 

[JoeRU0304]

It has a lot of value until the bowl contracts run out

It'll probably be similar to the BE/AAC in 2013; once that contract cycle was up the BCS/AQ was gone and Russel Athletic/Pinstripe Bowls couldn't find new partners fast enough. How does it work in terms of the video rights from previous years? Do the schools own their own archival footage?

Joe P.