[SamuelMcF]

I feel conflicted about this, especially since it looks like other conferences aren't doing the same.

Pros:
- An extra home game per year 
- Increased SOS for all Pac-12 schools, since they're playing 2 more P5 teams than all others by default...may result in higher representation in postseason
- Each team only plays 2 conf opponents once instead of 4, so we're inching closer to a conference-wide round robin

Cons:
- Less of an opportunity to schedule quality OOC matchups
- Feels "meat grinder"-y

My guess is this results in OOC tournaments being the only quality OOC games we see, now that each team plays 2 more "quality" opponents.

Would you consider the potential loss of 2 OOC cupcakes a pro or a con?

Teams by and large play a couple good OOC matchups before conference play, beyond the tournaments (Atlantis, Maui, the Hall of Fame Classic that we played in, etc). I'm not assuming the teams will lose 2 OOC cupcakes; I'm assuming the teams will give up good OOC matchups and keep all the cupcakes.

[SamuelMcF]

I feel conflicted about this, especially since it looks like other conferences aren't doing the same.

Pros:
- An extra home game per year 
- Increased SOS for all Pac-12 schools, since they're playing 2 more P5 teams than all others by default...may result in higher representation in postseason
- Each team only plays 2 conf opponents once instead of 4, so we're inching closer to a conference-wide round robin

Cons:
- Less of an opportunity to schedule quality OOC matchups
- Feels "meat grinder"-y

My guess is this results in OOC tournaments being the only quality OOC games we see, now that each team plays 2 more "quality" opponents.

Would you consider the potential loss of 2 OOC cupcakes a pro or a con?

Teams by and large play a couple good OOC matchups before conference play, beyond the tournaments (Atlantis, Maui, the Hall of Fame Classic that we played in, etc). I'm not assuming the teams will lose 2 OOC cupcakes; I'm assuming the teams will give up good OOC matchups and keep all the cupcakes.