Dennis Dodd… CBS Sports
BYU holds the key. If they were to change thier minds – they could force The mutual destruction option
There is an option that would assure joint extermination of both conferences but assure stability for the survivors: get the top schools in the Big 12 and Pac-12 to agree that forming a new conference is in their best interest.
It could look something like this:
There is some spice if Utah and BYU could reconnect in a conference. The Pac-12 schools get recruiting access to Texas and extend their reach into the Central Time Zone. The Big 12 schools get recruiting access to California while adding the Phoenix, Denver and Seattle media markets.
That hybrid conference might look better than anything one league could form by taking a couple teams from the other. And if the idea is get as close as possible in revenue to the SEC and Big Ten, it might be the best lineup.
Of course, it would also mean the following programs being left out in the cold: Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Oregon State, Washington State, West Virginia.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/incoming-commish-brett-yormark-faces-realignment-stability-concerns-as-welcome-gifts-from-big-12/
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