06-04-2010, 12:58 PM
While expansion might bring about a boost in TV money in the short and medium terms, I\'d have to think that long term implications of mega conference expansion could make the product worse off, decreasing revenue in the long term.
If Stanford were to play in some sort of, Bac-16, our already slim chance at a conference championship and Rose Bowl berth is further diminished. I think a lot of other schools would be in a similar situation as us, Arizona, AZ St, Oregon St, Wazzu, not to mention Ok St, TTech, TAM, and Colorado. UCLA, kal, UW would likely be in a slightly less precarious position, but really it would seem that the conference champ would be Texas, Oklahoma, or USC for the foreseeable future. I have a hard time believing that setup would be sustainable in the long term.
If Stanford were to play in some sort of, Bac-16, our already slim chance at a conference championship and Rose Bowl berth is further diminished. I think a lot of other schools would be in a similar situation as us, Arizona, AZ St, Oregon St, Wazzu, not to mention Ok St, TTech, TAM, and Colorado. UCLA, kal, UW would likely be in a slightly less precarious position, but really it would seem that the conference champ would be Texas, Oklahoma, or USC for the foreseeable future. I have a hard time believing that setup would be sustainable in the long term.