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[quote=Anonymous]Multiple news sources--such as The Athletic.com--are taking the bait and reporting that U Arizona, U Oregon, & U Washington may not leave the Pac-12 after all. I don't buy it; I see it as a last minute ploy for more money from the Big Ten Conference in their offers to U Oregon & to U Washington.

Current offer is at about $35 million each for Oregon & Washington. Oregon & Washington claim that the move will entail an additional $10 million in extra travel costs for each school. This is one reason that I favored offering Stanford & UCAl-Berkeley as well as Oregon & Washington. With 6 West Coast teams, the travel burden on new members Oregon & Washington would be lessened significantly.

Is U Arizona engaging in a ploy to help U Oregon & U Washington negotiate higher payouts from the Big Ten Conference during the next 6 years ? They are all friends & the presidents of the three universities know each other well.

Maybe the Big Ten Conference needs to think about offering $40 million in order to seal the deal. What's the rush ? The reason to do the deal now is that USC does not want U Oregon in the Big Ten Conference because U Oregon raids the Southern California recruiting market--and recruiting is of paramount importance in college football. But, USC doesn't get a vote in Big ten Conference matters until next year after it leaves the Pac-12. So, there is a short window for the Big Ten Conference to get its coveted target school--the University of Oregon. USC will not back out of its decision to move to the Big Ten Conference because both USC & UCLA are entering as full share members--an offer not extended to U Oregon or to U Washington.[/quote]

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