College Football: Pac-12 Conference
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Pac-12 gets to live on for another week.
I can think of no greater poetic end to this realignment travesty than the Huskies bringing back one last National Title to the Conference of Champions.
Well, maybe if it was the Cougars or Beavers, but this’ll do.
Hopefully when all the conferences eventually merge into a single super conference, we’ll get a Pac-12 (or 10 or 8) Division of Champions and can pretend this all never happened.
I can think of no greater poetic end to this realignment travesty than the Huskies bringing back one last National Title to the Conference of Champions.
Well, maybe if it was the Cougars or Beavers, but this’ll do.
Hopefully when all the conferences eventually merge into a single super conference, we’ll get a Pac-12 (or 10 or 8) Division of Champions and can pretend this all never happened.
Rooting for UW. I think the Pac acquitted itself well over bowl season. Cal wasn't a huge shocker. Utah I am guessing (didn't watch) had a bunch of sit outs. OSU did not deserve their fate and I am very sad for them.
The teams that actually played played well. Save for some horrible decision making by UW at the end (and what seems like a really unfortunate rule that would in the future benefit a team attempting to injure players - not to mention they got at least 3 more plays because of clock adjustments/not running off time).
Now that all of these top athletes are basically pros, I say if you take NIL you either play your bowl game or you pay it back. Also coaches should stay at their jobs until bowl season is over and the transfer portal should also only open after Jan 1 at the earliest.
The teams that actually played played well. Save for some horrible decision making by UW at the end (and what seems like a really unfortunate rule that would in the future benefit a team attempting to injure players - not to mention they got at least 3 more plays because of clock adjustments/not running off time).
Now that all of these top athletes are basically pros, I say if you take NIL you either play your bowl game or you pay it back. Also coaches should stay at their jobs until bowl season is over and the transfer portal should also only open after Jan 1 at the earliest.
And so the Pac-12 goes out with a whimper.
I mean, as much of a whimper as playing for a National Championship in the final game of the season can be.
Now the team that was caught cheating, punished for cheating, and somehow turned that punishment into an “us versus them” triumph over adversity narrative is the undefeated, undisputed champion of college football set to welcome its opponent into the conference next season.
Perhaps that is an even more fitting end to this saga than the alternative. Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
… And I guess, “good” also has trouble sustaining long drives with a mid-range passing game in the face of relentless QB pressure, and can’t consistently defend the run.
By the way, just how football-centric is our thinking that we’re collectively declaring the Pac-12 dead and gone even as something like 20 sports, including Men’s and Women’s Basketball, will be carrying the conference banner into June?
See you all in the gym as the Red Rocks, Bruins, Bears, and Beavers battle for the Pac-12 crown and a legitimate shot at a national gymnastics title before they’re all dispersed into different conferences next year as well.
I mean, as much of a whimper as playing for a National Championship in the final game of the season can be.
Now the team that was caught cheating, punished for cheating, and somehow turned that punishment into an “us versus them” triumph over adversity narrative is the undefeated, undisputed champion of college football set to welcome its opponent into the conference next season.
Perhaps that is an even more fitting end to this saga than the alternative. Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
… And I guess, “good” also has trouble sustaining long drives with a mid-range passing game in the face of relentless QB pressure, and can’t consistently defend the run.
By the way, just how football-centric is our thinking that we’re collectively declaring the Pac-12 dead and gone even as something like 20 sports, including Men’s and Women’s Basketball, will be carrying the conference banner into June?
See you all in the gym as the Red Rocks, Bruins, Bears, and Beavers battle for the Pac-12 crown and a legitimate shot at a national gymnastics title before they’re all dispersed into different conferences next year as well.
I mean my final Pac-12 season of personal care is going on right now.
And I get to keep on hating the B1G and SEC while enjoying what looks like it is about to become the premiere basketball conference in the nation next year. Thank you much.
anyways, I thought the Huskies had fight. Obviously the score at the end was not indicative that it was 20-17 and the Huskies appeared to have the momentum. I was listening on the Huskies radio feed when there was an offensive hold that ruined a 30 yard pass for UW. They were going nuts about how BS it was. No idea if so, but it was interesting that for few penalties it seems the refs lets some go UM's way. Another they pointed out was that UW got a punt off while UM had 12 men on the field during the snap that should have given them a first down and refs looked the other way. Since I didn't watch I don't know the veracity of either claim.
I s'pose I am neutral on Michigan. Beats Alabama or Texas winning.
And I get to keep on hating the B1G and SEC while enjoying what looks like it is about to become the premiere basketball conference in the nation next year. Thank you much.
anyways, I thought the Huskies had fight. Obviously the score at the end was not indicative that it was 20-17 and the Huskies appeared to have the momentum. I was listening on the Huskies radio feed when there was an offensive hold that ruined a 30 yard pass for UW. They were going nuts about how BS it was. No idea if so, but it was interesting that for few penalties it seems the refs lets some go UM's way. Another they pointed out was that UW got a punt off while UM had 12 men on the field during the snap that should have given them a first down and refs looked the other way. Since I didn't watch I don't know the veracity of either claim.
I s'pose I am neutral on Michigan. Beats Alabama or Texas winning.
This is gonna be...interesting. And a bit weird as well.
Link to ESPN.com Article: Boise State among 4 schools joining Pac-12 for 2026-27 season
Link to ESPN.com Article: Boise State among 4 schools joining Pac-12 for 2026-27 season
So far they have picked the right schools to try to make a splash in football. We'll see who they can land to round out the conference to at least 8 (and we'll see if they can continue being the only conference that actually has the common sense to change their name when the number of teams in the conference changes!) But my concern going forward will certainly be that the leadership of the PAC has been universally...awful for decades now. Case in point, in an era where all the major conferences but one have an affiliated television network that is widely available on all cable/streaming platforms, guess which one couldn't pull that off? So I'll remain skeptical for now. Hopefully the recent exodus caused all the incompetence to fly the coop and they've got better people in charge now.
Up in the PacNW the B1G network can't get it sorted with Comcast so people are sailing the high seas to watch Ducks and Huskies. It's nice for me as it looks like ESPN+ is the way for all Wildcats games that aren't national - not sure if this applies to basketball which obviously is a much bigger deal for a Zona fan.
Obviously won't work with an 8 team conference but aren't all OSU and WSU games being broadcast on CW this year?
I agree there's a lot they have to sort out but since it doesn't impact "my" team I don't really care anymore. It's just a matter of OSU is still for the time being the closest high level football program I have the option of seeing and also an easier ticket than UO, UW or the seachickens.
Obviously won't work with an 8 team conference but aren't all OSU and WSU games being broadcast on CW this year?
I agree there's a lot they have to sort out but since it doesn't impact "my" team I don't really care anymore. It's just a matter of OSU is still for the time being the closest high level football program I have the option of seeing and also an easier ticket than UO, UW or the seachickens.
I, too, don't necessarily mind the schools they picked. My issue is, though, that I am not quite sure if they're doing enough, or they're going to do enough, to retain my interest in the conference as a whole. I have been a Stanford fan since I can remember. But have always had interest in seeing how and what the other schools in the conference have done. Now that Stanford's out of the conference, I am not quite sure if enough is being done to keep me interested in the happenings amongst all of the teams involved.
Now, if Stanford ever finds a way back into the conference, that's obviously gonna be a different story.
Now, if Stanford ever finds a way back into the conference, that's obviously gonna be a different story.
If they can consistently put one or two teams into the CFP then it works for me. It's no longer my primary conference. I'm slowly embracing the Big 12 (which is set up to be a phenomenal hoops conference that my hoops school hopefully can compete in football wise). But if I'm watching the Arizona game and it ends and a Pac-8/12 whatever they will call themselves game is still going I am certainly going to switch over to it to end the night.