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Current odds, based on a betting site:

College, Odds
Texas State, +110
Tulane, +225
Memphis, +800
UNLV, +900
North Texas, +1400
UTSA, +1600
Sacramento State, +2750
The Field, +1000

Supposedly, the Pac-12 really wants UNLV.

Imagine reading that sentence five years ago.  

The PAC-12 is now a minor league destined to scheduling games on television stations no one has ever heard of, at times that discourage in-game attendance.  How the mighty have fallen.

Giants,

Hi, thanks for the post.

(1) This is what happens when a Conference or its Members fail to be Proactive & Adapt to the changing landscape of BigTime D1 College Athletics.

(2) As far as for "Imagine reading that sentence five years ago";  For people who really follow & study BigTime D1 College Athletics (especially Football), this was known as the inevitable outcome for the Pac12, long before five years ago;  It was actually known from the time the Pac10 Conference failed to 'close the deal' on getting University of Texas & University of Oklahoma to join the Pac10 to make it a Powerhouse Football Pac12; This trajectory and the forthcoming lack of large lucrative TV Media Deals for the Pac12, was sealed at that moment.

(3) Scary thing is, it might be the fate/trajectory of our beloved Stanford University & Stanford Athletics, (to become as you say 'minor league' like the attempted reformulated 'WAC/MtnWest/BigSky/YMCA/CalState/SummittLeague Pac12' or Dartmouth Athletics or Cornell Athletics) ...if we dont start adapting more quickly to the new landscape of BigTime D1 College Athletics.

I would disagree with the “inevitable outcome” comment.

Subsequent to the departure of USC and UCLA, ESPN made an offer of $30 million/per school to the remaining members of the conference (per John Canzano formerly with The Oregonian, the offer was made in the Fall of 2022).  George Klavikoff and conference leadership countered with an offer of $50 million/school.  ESPN said “goodbye” and the rest is history.  

The $30 Million figure would have been in the ballpark of the Big 12’s payment from ESPN - a fair price for the P12 rights in the 2022 environment.

Yes, hindsight tells us that was a massive misplay by the commissioner and Presidents/Chancellors but I believe most observers of the college football scene who were aware of the offer knew it at the time. The league could have added SD State and UNLV to replace USC and UCLA and thrived with new anchors in Eugene and Seattle.  

No, the demise of the conference was not inevitable.  It was the result of botched media negotiations.

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Current odds, based on a betting site:

College, Odds
Texas State, +110
Tulane, +225
Memphis, +800
UNLV, +900
North Texas, +1400
UTSA, +1600
Sacramento State, +2750
The Field, +1000

Supposedly, the Pac-12 really wants UNLV.

Imagine reading that sentence five years ago.  

The PAC-12 is now a minor league destined to scheduling games on television stations no one has ever heard of, at times that discourage in-game attendance.  How the mighty have fallen.

Giants,

Hi, thanks for the post.

(1) This is what happens when a Conference or its Members fail to be Proactive & Adapt to the changing landscape of BigTime D1 College Athletics.

(2) As far as for "Imagine reading that sentence five years ago";  For people who really follow & study BigTime D1 College Athletics (especially Football), this was known as the inevitable outcome for the Pac12, long before five years ago;  It was actually known from the time the Pac10 Conference failed to 'close the deal' on getting University of Texas & University of Oklahoma to join the Pac10 to make it a Powerhouse Football Pac12; This trajectory and the forthcoming lack of large lucrative TV Media Deals for the Pac12, was sealed at that moment.

(3) Scary thing is, it might be the fate/trajectory of our beloved Stanford University & Stanford Athletics, (to become as you say 'minor league' like the attempted reformulated 'WAC/MtnWest/BigSky/YMCA/CalState/SummittLeague Pac12' or Dartmouth Athletics or Cornell Athletics) ...if we dont start adapting more quickly to the new landscape of BigTime D1 College Athletics.

I would disagree with the “inevitable outcome” comment.

Subsequent to the departure of USC and UCLA, ESPN made an offer of $30 million/per school to the remaining members of the conference (per John Canzano formerly with The Oregonian, the offer was made in the Fall of 2022).  George Klavikoff and conference leadership countered with an offer of $50 million/school.  ESPN said “goodbye” and the rest is history.  

The $30 Million figure would have been in the ballpark of the Big 12’s payment from ESPN - a fair price for the P12 rights in the 2022 environment.

Yes, hindsight tells us that was a massive misplay by the commissioner and Presidents/Chancellors but I believe most observers of the college football scene who were aware of the offer knew it at the time. The league could have added SD State and UNLV to replace USC and UCLA and thrived with new anchors in Eugene and Seattle.  

No, the demise of the conference was not inevitable.  It was the result of botched media negotiations.