[Snorlax94]

I can almost guarantee that after realignment has sorted out, the next step (especially when media rights deals stop exponentially rising Im which is already happening), will be the conferences turning on themselves. 

First the sharks eat the little fish. Then they eat the smaller sharks. The true blue bloods will ask why Purdue is getting the same TV money as Ohio state. They will threaten to form "super leagues" unless the little guys agree to unequal revenue splits. Perhaps driven by tv ratings, prime time slot %, etc.

In terms of the big sharks eating the little sharks (or the old, dying medium shark eating some minnows), How feasible would it be to reconstitute a Pac-8 by raiding the MWC?

Stanford, Cal, Oregon State, Washington State, then try to get SJ State, Boise State, UNLV, Fresno State and SD State?

I think a CA-based conference, plus some historical Pac 12 teams, plus Las Vegas, would be a viable offering.

Would Apple+ still pay? Presumably, it’d be  lot more than what the MWC pays. Would the MWC teams all have to pay massive payouts to exit?

[Snorlax94]

I can almost guarantee that after realignment has sorted out, the next step (especially when media rights deals stop exponentially rising Im which is already happening), will be the conferences turning on themselves. 

First the sharks eat the little fish. Then they eat the smaller sharks. The true blue bloods will ask why Purdue is getting the same TV money as Ohio state. They will threaten to form "super leagues" unless the little guys agree to unequal revenue splits. Perhaps driven by tv ratings, prime time slot %, etc.

In terms of the big sharks eating the little sharks (or the old, dying medium shark eating some minnows), How feasible would it be to reconstitute a Pac-8 by raiding the MWC?

Stanford, Cal, Oregon State, Washington State, then try to get SJ State, Boise State, UNLV, Fresno State and SD State?

I think a CA-based conference, plus some historical Pac 12 teams, plus Las Vegas, would be a viable offering.

Would Apple+ still pay? Presumably, it’d be  lot more than what the MWC pays. Would the MWC teams all have to pay massive payouts to exit?