[82lsju]

Any thoughts on the reports in the midwest that the BIG and PAC may merge or quasi merge.  In the alternative, BIG poaches PAC schools.  The report is the BIG is having talks with USC, UCLA, ORE, and COL.

I haven't seen anything like that. Do you have a link?

I got it from the Tex GAs forum.  Link should take you to the thread.  Click on the video in the first post.


https://texags.com/forums/5/topics/3212387

there are also a couple similar articles behind the paywall at The Athletic like this one

Originally, I was going to suggest the Big Ten take USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington. These are all AAU members, so they would get the academic stamp of approval from the other Big Ten presidents. USC, Oregon and Washington are the best football programs, and UCLA is a national brand situated in America’s second-largest city. But then I also thought about the Big Ten Academic Alliance, the academic consortium of Big Ten schools. (Former Big Ten member University of Chicago is no longer a member of the consortium but remains a collaborator.) That group couldn’t possibly pass up a chance to ask Cal and Stanford to join.

https://theathletic.com/2729861/2021/07/...directed=1

[82lsju]

Any thoughts on the reports in the midwest that the BIG and PAC may merge or quasi merge.  In the alternative, BIG poaches PAC schools.  The report is the BIG is having talks with USC, UCLA, ORE, and COL.

I haven't seen anything like that. Do you have a link?

I got it from the Tex GAs forum.  Link should take you to the thread.  Click on the video in the first post.


https://texags.com/forums/5/topics/3212387

there are also a couple similar articles behind the paywall at The Athletic like this one

Originally, I was going to suggest the Big Ten take USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington. These are all AAU members, so they would get the academic stamp of approval from the other Big Ten presidents. USC, Oregon and Washington are the best football programs, and UCLA is a national brand situated in America’s second-largest city. But then I also thought about the Big Ten Academic Alliance, the academic consortium of Big Ten schools. (Former Big Ten member University of Chicago is no longer a member of the consortium but remains a collaborator.) That group couldn’t possibly pass up a chance to ask Cal and Stanford to join.

https://theathletic.com/2729861/2021/07/...directed=1