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Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff could present Apple as a possibility to his schools soon, according to sources. Suddenly, Apple+ is a possibility for the Pac-12 in what could be an all-streaming deal, the New York Post reported Tuesday." New York Post: Apple TV+ potential landing spot for Pac-12 footballĪndrew Marchand wrote: "With ESPN, Amazon Prime Video and Fox Sports lukewarm on the league, Apple could end up being the platform for the Pac-12, according to sources. It as previously thought ESPN would pick up Pac-12 games for the fourth (late) television window with Amazon potentially acquiring the rest. That would be unprecedented for a major conference. and creating a new conference."īig 12 expansion prediction: 4 Pac-12 teams to join conference CBS Sports: How much of Pac-12's media right deal will be streaming?ĭennis Dodd wrote: "It is believed that significantly more than 50% of Pac-12 games will be on a streaming service, as CBS Sports has previously reported. There’s a good chance that after the Big Ten and Big 12 raid the conference, there are a few schools left standing, and they end up merging with the Mountain West - Boise State, Fresno State, UNLV, SDSU, etc. Dennis Dodd reports that the Big Ten no longer has an interest, and the Big 12 may not want to take them on either.

Zachary Neel wrote: "It’s a little hard to project where Cal is going to end up.

#Acc conference expansion news tv#

If you’re a Cal fan, and the Big Ten door is shut for now, and the Pac-12 TV deal falls short of expectations, an ACC partnership would help the Bears the most." Ducks Wire: Pac-12 teams could create new conference with Mountain West teams If no satisfactory TV deal emerges, an alliance or merge with the ACC makes the most sense for both sides. It will not attract major TV revenue aside from a few major contests, and that payout will not be able to satisfy major members of the conference. Pac-12 expansion prediction: San Diego State, SMU, Mountain West makeover for conference Write for California: ACC, Pac-12 need to revisit conference merger talksĪvinash Kunnath wrote: "It’s likely the Pac-12 can no longer go it alone with USC and UCLA soon to be gone. (It could also go the other direction.) San Diego State and SMU are already projected as expansion candidates if the Pac-12 survives, so pencil them in to make it six teams in the hybrid league." Think of a Pac-12 - or whatever it is called by then - attempting to forge ahead with its four remaining schools (Cal, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington State) while filling the rest of the conference with Mountain West programs. Programs such as San Diego State, SMU, Tulane, and UNLV are there for the taking in promising markets and while they don't replace what the conference lost in USC and UCLA they are adequate replacements." CBS Sports: Pac-12, Mountain West merger could emerge in college expansionĭennis Dodd wrote: "Out of that upheaval emerges a conference of leftovers. For starters, and this is what most people like ESPN's Paul Finebaum believe the conference will do expand. Kevin Borba wrote: "There appears to be a couple realistic routes that the Pac-12, who is at the center of all of the expansion talks, can actually take. The name floated by the North Carolina president rebranding of the two leagues as the Atlantic-Pacific Athletic Conference makes sense on both an academic and athletic level."īig 12 realignment, expansion: Pac-12 school additions would alter look of conference Sports Illustrated: How would a Pac-12, Mountain West merger look? The two coastal conferences are a far better fit than joining the Big 12. Merger talks are not a dream or a media hyped story there is clearly room for some serious conversations. Jim Williams wrote: "There remains an open channel between the ACC and The Pac-12 about ways they can work together in the future. More: Big Ten expansion, realignment speculation surrounds Pac-12 Conference Forbes: Pac-12 needs to start ACC merger talks The latest talk includes a lot of talk about potential mergers with other conferences, news of a potential new media rights partner and conversations about potential new Pac-12 member schools in expansion.Ĭatch up on some of the latest rumors surrounding the future of the Pac-12 Conference.

Pac-12 Conference expansion and realignment speculation continues to swirl and the chatter seems to be intensifying.