Who Should Be Most Terrified by USC and UCLA’s Move to the Big Ten?
2 years, 5 months ago

Who Should Be Most Terrified by USC and UCLA’s Move to the Big Ten?

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College football has always been a factional exercise. That has been the Big Ten, which lacks the SEC’s easy recruiting footprint but has other assets—bigger population centers and some enormous alumni bases—that have brought it even more television money. Jon Wilner, the Pac-12 Hotline reporter who broke the news, was among several who suggested the Big Ten’s shopping spree might not stop now that it has matched the SEC at 16 schools. Stanford would look great on a Big Ten press release and is great at a bunch of nonfootball sports, but it’s the smallest school in the Pac-12 and nonfootball sports aren’t often realignment needle-movers. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond said that “the resources” in the Big Ten might allow for “more efficient transfer options.” Maybe that means chartered flights for more teams, but there isn’t a good way to repeatedly crisscross the country during school weeks.

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Oregon Ducks Soaring High, But Pac-12 Teams Struggling to Find Their Rhythm in Big Ten
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2 months ago

Oregon Ducks Soaring High, But Pac-12 Teams Struggling to Find Their Rhythm in Big Ten

Associated Press  

The other former Pac-12 teams are finding the transition to the Big Ten much more difficult than expected. Teams like UCLA, USC, and Washington are struggling to get wins on the road, with only one conference win apiece so far. Oregon, on the other hand, has shown flashes of brilliance, but they have yet to secure a Big Ten victory …

New-look Big 12 ready to embark on a season of big expectations, enormous pressure to win
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New-look Big 12 ready to embark on a season of big expectations, enormous pressure to win

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I think the Penn State game is huge for us,” said Mountaineers coach Neal Brown, whose job was starting to come into question before they won nine games last season. “You’re correct,” Brown said, “it’s a big game for our league, and this new Big 12, …

USC, UCLA to enter weakened Big Ten amid ugly Michigan mud fight
1 year, 1 month ago

USC, UCLA to enter weakened Big Ten amid ugly Michigan mud fight

LA Times  

The Michigan Wolverines were thousands of feet in the air Friday afternoon on their way to play the biggest game of their season when the Big Ten announced a three-game suspension of coach Jim Harbaugh. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti, a Harvard-educated attorney with a TV background, received Michigan’s 10-page response to the conference’s evidence relating to now-former staffer Connor …

USC and UCLA’s Big Ten schedules won’t feature Oregon or Washington every season
1 year, 2 months ago

USC and UCLA’s Big Ten schedules won’t feature Oregon or Washington every season

LA Times  

Big Ten officials had already completed the complex work of piecing together a new conference schedule including two new members when the conference added two more schools in early August. Adding Oregon and Washington a few months after USC and UCLA meant reconsidering how to handle scheduling within the Big Ten’s new West Coast enclave. But the four new Big …

Big Ten grabs Oregon, Washington; Big 12 completes Pac-12 raid with Arizona, Arizona State and Utah
1 year, 4 months ago

Big Ten grabs Oregon, Washington; Big 12 completes Pac-12 raid with Arizona, Arizona State and Utah

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Dealing a crushing combination to the Pac-12 on Friday, the Big Ten announced Oregon and Washington would be joining the conference next August, and the Big 12 completed its raid of the beleaguered league by adding Arizona, Arizona State and Utah. The Big Ten a short …

Oregon and Washington join Big Ten, putting Pac-12 in peril
1 year, 4 months ago

Oregon and Washington join Big Ten, putting Pac-12 in peril

LA Times  

Stanford football coach David Shaw speaks at Pac-12 media day in July 2022. It’s crazy to think that Stanford — the most successful athletic department in the country when it comes to winning championships, having won 26 of the 29 Directors’ Cups honoring the most titles across all NCAA sanctioned sports — would not find a home in one of …

Oregon, Washington to join Big Ten in 2024 as Pac-12 stumbles further
1 year, 4 months ago

Oregon, Washington to join Big Ten in 2024 as Pac-12 stumbles further

New York Times  

The Big Ten officially approved Oregon and Washington as new members, with competition to begin in all sports in 2024-25, the conference announced Friday. Afterward, the Big Ten presidents and chancellors met, and the group eventually agreed to offer official invitations to Oregon and Washington — to become the league’s 17th and 18th members. The additions come barely 14 months …

Pac-12 being pushed to brink as Big Ten joins Big 12 in honing in on West Coast schools
1 year, 4 months ago

Pac-12 being pushed to brink as Big Ten joins Big 12 in honing in on West Coast schools

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The boards of regents for Arizona’s two biggest universities, along with the University of Washington, had special meetings Thursday night, ramping up speculation that more Pac-12 schools could leave the flailing conference. That payout would be about half what current Big Ten members will receive when …

Commentary: USC may not be able to escape its Oregon problem in Big Ten after all
1 year, 4 months ago

Commentary: USC may not be able to escape its Oregon problem in Big Ten after all

LA Times  

During the past year, USC and UCLA expected they would be the only Pac-12 schools invited to join the Big Ten — that they were the lone West Coast powers selected to elevate the brand of the country’s oldest major college sports conference. The Big Ten is likely to wait for the Pac-12’s demise to be furthered by Arizona and …

UCLA and USC will join the Big Ten in one year. This is their plan for an elite move
1 year, 4 months ago

UCLA and USC will join the Big Ten in one year. This is their plan for an elite move

LA Times  

As their old conference ticks its way toward a shriveled, uncertain future — schools skedaddling seemingly by the day — UCLA and USC have formally commenced the countdown toward a more assured fate. “You’re not going to play a game later than 8 o’clock on the East Coast because of the time slots the Big Ten has,” UCLA football coach …

Big Ten football won’t come with scheduled success for USC, UCLA in debut season
1 year, 6 months ago

Big Ten football won’t come with scheduled success for USC, UCLA in debut season

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley directs pregame warmups before a win over Fresno State on Sept. 17. UCLA’s first Big Ten schedule will include Ohio State, Northwestern, Nebraska, Minnesota and USC at the Rose Bowl in addition to road games against Michigan, Indiana, Iowa and Rutgers. “That said, it’s exciting to see the future conference matchups fans will get to experience …

Arizona president Robert C. Robbins: Pac-12 media deal will be ‘better’ than Big 12’s
1 year, 9 months ago

Arizona president Robert C. Robbins: Pac-12 media deal will be ‘better’ than Big 12’s

New York Times  

In a wide-ranging 50-minute interview Wednesday, Arizona President Robert C. Robbins said he expects the Pac-12 to finalize a media rights deal “within the next couple of weeks,” and that he believes the dollar figure will be “better” than the Big 12’s recent extension with ESPN and Fox worth $31.7 million per school annually. I think we’ll be the third-best …

After adding USC and UCLA, Big Ten leaves door open to more expansion
2 years, 4 months ago

After adding USC and UCLA, Big Ten leaves door open to more expansion

LA Times  

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talks to reporters during the conference’s media days at Lucas Oil Stadium on Tuesday in Indianapolis. That figures to be a massive infusion of cash for each school given that the Big Ten’s new media rights agreement is expected to top $1 billion — a deal that Warren said would be announced “sooner than later.” …

Pac-12 facing uncertain future after losses to Big Ten
2 years, 5 months ago

Pac-12 facing uncertain future after losses to Big Ten

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The lack of success, particularly in football, combined with the conference’s media rights missteps have put the Pac-12 on shaky financial footing, opening the door for two of its marquee schools to jump ship. The lack of success made the Pac-12’s football games maybe-watch TV, which …

After Big Ten moves, will conference realignment trickle down to Group of 5 again?
2 years, 5 months ago

After Big Ten moves, will conference realignment trickle down to Group of 5 again?

New York Times  

Here we go again? It’s also not known if Boise State would actually increase the per-school TV payouts in a Power 5 league, though it’s possible any G5 school could take less than a full share as part of a move. The Central Valley makes up one of the biggest TV markets in the country #ForTheV pic.twitter.com/TMnPHnrcyA — Fresno State …

Everything you need to know about UCLA and USC joining the Big Ten
2 years, 5 months ago

Everything you need to know about UCLA and USC joining the Big Ten

LA Times  

A Southern California native and veteran of several Big Ten winters, Myles Johnson knows the first words likely uttered by former Pac-12 athletes once their new conference smacks them like a midwinter Lake Michigan breeze. Bruins guard Jaylen Clark retweeted a meme of a frightened boy being roused from bed, alongside a caption that read, “USC and UCLA players waking …

Breaking down what a move to the Big Ten means for UCLA and USC Olympic sports
2 years, 5 months ago

Breaking down what a move to the Big Ten means for UCLA and USC Olympic sports

LA Times  

The UCLA softball team defeated Oklahoma to win the 2019 NCAA title in Oklahoma City. Women’s tennis Last national champion from the Pac-12: Stanford, 2019 Last national champion from the Big Ten: None What they’re getting into: UCLA and USC will be happy to get away from Stanford. Men’s track and field Last national champion from the Pac-12: Oregon, 2015 …

Big Ten expansion: Will Notre Dame be the next to join?
2 years, 5 months ago

Big Ten expansion: Will Notre Dame be the next to join?

LA Times  

It might feel like the move of USC and UCLA to the Big Ten Conference on Thursday was the start of another realignment wave, but in truth it was just the next crest — albeit a massive one that is still shaking college sports’ foundation — in the wave that began last July. If Notre Dame rebuffs the Big Ten …

Big Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024
2 years, 5 months ago

Big Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said USC and UCLA, both members of the Pac-12 and its previous iterations for nearly a century, submitted applications for membership and the league’s Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously to add the Los Angeles schools. “Ultimately, the Big Ten …

Analysis: UCLA's move to Big Ten is a win before kickoff for Martin Jarmond and Bruins
2 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: UCLA's move to Big Ten is a win before kickoff for Martin Jarmond and Bruins

LA Times  

UCLA’s athletic deficit crisis could be solved by a new benefactor freely spewing cash. “College athletics is changing, and UCLA has always led in times of change,” Bruins athletic director Martin Jarmond told The Times after its conference switcheroo alongside USC starting in 2024 was officially announced. Perhaps no one inside the UCLA or USC athletic departments knows better than …

USC and UCLA rock college sports by leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten
2 years, 5 months ago

USC and UCLA rock college sports by leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten

LA Times  

It may be hard to imagine — USC cardinal and gold and UCLA blue and gold blending into the pageantry that permeates through frosty fall Saturdays in America’s heartland. Ultimately, the Big Ten is the best home for USC and Trojan athletics as we move into the new world of collegiate sports.” UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond told The Times, …

The end of USC and UCLA after dark: 7 things to know about the Big Ten move
2 years, 5 months ago

The end of USC and UCLA after dark: 7 things to know about the Big Ten move

LA Times  

USC football coach Lincoln Riley watches his players during a practice session in March. The Big Ten reported more than $768 million in revenue during the 2019-20 fiscal year — the last before the COVID-19 pandemic — compared with roughly $533 million for the Pac-12. According to USA Today, the Big Ten paid its 12 longest-standing members between $43.1 million …

The Big Ten approves adding 2 iconic California brands: UCLA and USC
2 years, 5 months ago

The Big Ten approves adding 2 iconic California brands: UCLA and USC

NPR  

The Big Ten approves adding 2 iconic California brands: UCLA and USC Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark J. Terrill/AP Mark J. Terrill/AP In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to add Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024. Sponsor Message Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said USC and UCLA, …

College football Saturday review: How UCLA can become a playoff contender
3 years, 3 months ago

College football Saturday review: How UCLA can become a playoff contender

LA Times  

It’s the first Sunday of September, which means half the fan bases across college football can wake up and keep on dreaming, none more so than long-suffering UCLA diehards. It was the biggest win for the Pac-12 since Oregon beat Florida State in the 2014-15 College Football Playoff semifinal played on that same pristine patch of grass in Pasadena at …

Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC near agreement to align in response to SEC expansion
3 years, 4 months ago

Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC near agreement to align in response to SEC expansion

LA Times  

The Pac-12 is set to join forces with the Big Ten and ACC to counter the recent expansion by the SEC. The impending alliance, first reported by The Athletic, comes in response to the Southeastern Conference’s move to add the Big 12 Conference’s two powerhouse programs, Texas and Oklahoma. As college sports faces large looming questions about professionalization, the NCAA’s …

Reverse: Big Ten will try to play fall football after all
4 years, 3 months ago

Reverse: Big Ten will try to play fall football after all

Associated Press  

Even the president was pleased. The College Football Playoff selections are scheduled for Dec. 20, which means the Big Ten’s best should be back in the hunt for a national championship — if all goes well. “And so I take that from a positive standpoint.” The Big Ten postponed fall sports just six days after unveiling a modified, conference-only schedule …

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