Super Pac-conference would be awesome for fans

by Mark Asher (January 14th, 2011 @ 9:22am)

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Pac-16 or Big 16. Call it what you want, I say it's awesome!

The meetings that are taking place in SF this weekend with the powers that be of the Pac-10 is so exciting for college football I can't stand it.

According to a report on www.orangebloods.com the Pac-10 is ready to invite Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Colorado to join its league, according to multiple sources close to the situation.

Those six schools from the Big 12 would join ASU and UA in one division of the new Pac-16 or Big 16 or Super 16 or whatever the heck they want to call it! The other eight-team division would consist of USC, UCLA, Cal, Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington and Washington State.

This is all about money and how with this Super Conference a TV Network would be created that would add millions of dollars to the bank accounts of all these universities.

I am not so sure how excited UA and ASU would be to have to battle Texas and OU in the new division especially in football every year. There is a real chance that they could become Baylor or one of these teams that can only battle for a division title once every decade or so. Oh wait...That's how it is right now for both of the AZ schools so why not do it!

Can you imagine getting ready on a Saturday afternoon for your tailgate party in Tempe as you get ready for ASU vs. Texas at Sun Devil Stadium.

How about a few weeks later when Texas A&M comes to town followed by USC and Oregon. Now that's a schedule!

How about you and your boys or you and your family taking that Devils road trip to Norman, Okla. to see ASU at Oklahoma. No offense to Washington State, but the road trip to Pullman, Washington isn't exactly on my bucket list (even though I have already done it)!

I got a few more for you.

How about a weekend baseball series at Packard Stadium between ASU and Texas or that Thursday night basketball game at McKale Center with Texas or Oklahoma at UA. This would be great for the fans, again not so sure great for the schools success on the field especially in football. UA might never see the Rose Bowl.


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    pac 10 or 16????
    ghost73
    I think it would be cool to see The Texas ,and Oklahoma teams every year. With exception of Baylor... It would be very tough for ASU,and UofA from a football standpoint. It will definately take a few years for them I believe to compete. Other sports however I believe they can compete now..The most intriguing aspect of it for me. Watching the Stoops brothers go head to head every year...I'm not a cats fan ,or a sooners fan by any stretch of the imagination,but watching stoops vs stoops would be fun.
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    Agreed
    Taterizer
    I wish the Pac-10 would go after some quality smaller schools like Boise St. or BYU and let them grow into larger programs. Utah St would be another good choice. Keep it west coast/mountain region area. A Boise St. team with the kind of money a Pac-10 membership would bring them could very well compete for a National Championship and I have no doubt that BYU could do the same. Just my 2 cents
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    I like it, but it is a Death Sentence for ASU
    Jarrod P
    My only issue is that schools like ASU become even less important. It is a fact that ASU, for example, is horrible at fundraising from boosters. They will NEVER be able to compete with Texas, Oklahoma, etc.. So while yes, the thought of a November afternoon game of Texas vs ASU is awesome, this would be a permanent death sentence for bowl games for ASU for the remainder of the foreseeable future. Jarrod
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    Walk offs
    gtrip
    Hey Asher, could you explain to the public what a "walk off" really is. They are calling last nights Dback win a "walk off" win. It wasn't a walk off.
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