03-02-2020, 02:55 PM
IMO...
Oregon may be a strong brand, but it doesn't come close to the audience USC commands. Oregon needs the Pac-12. USC does not.
That said, as much as USC football could be a force, it is mitigated greatly by what you do with all the other sports. The Pac-12 will tell USC if it leaves for football, all the rest of its sports are out of the conference too. Good luck being an independent in MBB, WBB and Swimming.
Notre Dame was forced to join a conference for all sports but football, but since it was never in one before, it could get away with only a football scheduling commitment, not a full conference membership for football. USC simply doesn't have this option. So to me this is posturing by USC that voices frustration. I don't know what point it really serves other than like a baby crying, and for Bohn to let USC peeps see he is trying as the new guy on the block.
As for Conzano writing about this, it's clickbait.
Oregon may be a strong brand, but it doesn't come close to the audience USC commands. Oregon needs the Pac-12. USC does not.
That said, as much as USC football could be a force, it is mitigated greatly by what you do with all the other sports. The Pac-12 will tell USC if it leaves for football, all the rest of its sports are out of the conference too. Good luck being an independent in MBB, WBB and Swimming.
Notre Dame was forced to join a conference for all sports but football, but since it was never in one before, it could get away with only a football scheduling commitment, not a full conference membership for football. USC simply doesn't have this option. So to me this is posturing by USC that voices frustration. I don't know what point it really serves other than like a baby crying, and for Bohn to let USC peeps see he is trying as the new guy on the block.
As for Conzano writing about this, it's clickbait.