USC and UCLA to the BIG Ten

[PaulMec]

What do you think of this set up for the B1G:
College Conference Expansion Prediction B1G Dave's
[ ] West:
[ ] Colorado*
[ ] Oregon*
[ ] UCLA
[ ] USC
[ ] Utah*
[ ] Washington*
[ ]
[ ] Midwest:
[ ] Iowa
[ ] Kansas*
[ ] Minnesota
[ ] Nebraska
[ ] Northwestern
[ ] Wisconsin
[ ]
[ ] Central:
[ ] Purdue
[ ] Illinois
[ ] Indiana
[ ] Michigan
[ ] Michigan State
[ ] Ohio State
[ ]
[ ] East:
[ ] Maryland
[ ] North Carolina*
[ ] Penn State
[ ] Rutgers
[ ] UConn*
[ ] Virginia*

 

[CoastAtlantic]

Schill talks athletics, Ryan Field at Faculty Assembly

University President Michael Schill and administrators involved in athletics at Northwestern discussed name, image and likeness policy; recent shifts in the college athletics landscape and the Rebuild Ryan Field project during Monday’s Faculty Assembly meeting. Faculty Senate President and...

dailynorthwestern.com

At the assembly, Schill and the panelists also discussed UCLA and USC joining the Big Ten Conference. The two schools will enter the Big Ten in August 2024.

Schill said he is “not really thrilled” with the inclusion of UCLA and USC in the Big Ten. While he remains “skeptical about the initial decision,” he believes adding more West Coast teams to the Big Ten, in addition to UCLA and USC, could result in less overall travel time for all teams in the conference.

 

[uconndogs]

What do you think of this set up for the B1G:
College Conference Expansion Prediction B1G Dave's
[ ] West:
[ ] Colorado*
[ ] Oregon*
[ ] UCLA
[ ] USC
[ ] Utah*
[ ] Washington*
[ ]
[ ] Midwest:
[ ] Iowa
[ ] Kansas*
[ ] Minnesota
[ ] Nebraska
[ ] Northwestern
[ ] Wisconsin
[ ]
[ ] Central:
[ ] Purdue
[ ] Illinois
[ ] Indiana
[ ] Michigan
[ ] Michigan State
[ ] Ohio State
[ ]
[ ] East:
[ ] Maryland
[ ] North Carolina*
[ ] Penn State
[ ] Rutgers
[ ] UConn*
[ ] Virginia*

Yup, could eventually be something like that. SEC would probably pick up FSU, Zona, maybe Clemson, not sure who else to get to 24.

If it ends up being 48 programs between those two conferences I'm not sure why they hang around in the NCAA. They will be looking for media contracts to rival the NFL, NBA, etc. and they won't put up with any restrictions that might get in the way of maximizing revenues.

Frankly, it doesn't hold much appeal to me even if UCONN did end up in this group.

 

[Rufus]

Pac-12 tales of woe: Larry Scott’s jackpot, presidential incompetence and an epic fail all around

<p>He’s going to hit 50, after all. Fifty million. Fifty million dollars. When the final check clears, former Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott will have collected $50 million from the conference…</p>

sports360az.com

 

[RSTuthill]

Just saw that Mike Bohn is out at USC. This article from The Athletic may or may not be accessible. Dunno.

Inside a 'toxic atmosphere' at Cincinnati: What USC didn’t know before hiring Mike Bohn

Documents obtained from his time at Cincinnati detail racially insensitive comments made by Bohn before his hiring at USC.

theathletic.com

 

[Rufus]

The B1G announced its conference schedule for 2024 and 2025. Here are the highlights:

The conference will continue to play a 9 game league schedule.
Divisions are officially eliminated.
The conference championship game will see the two best teams in the conference face each other.
All teams will play all other 15 teams at least one time in 2024 or 2025.
The schedule is called "Flex Protect Plus". A total of 11 "protected rivalry" games exist - Iowa leads with 3 protected rivalries. Some schools have 2 protected rivalries, some have 1 protected rivalry, and some have no protected rivalries if this model continues past 2025.
This scheduling arrangement is only guaranteed for two years. Possible expansion in 2026?

Big Ten football schedule: Conference releases 2024, 2025 opponents featuring 'flex protect plus' model

The Big Ten schedule will look far different beginning in 2024 with the arrival of USC and UCLA

www.cbssports.com

 

[Rufus]

USC Trojans - 2024 Schedule

vs. LSU @ Las Vegas
San Jose
Notre Dame

B1G Home: Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois
B1G Away: UCLA, Penn State, Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue

USC Trojans 2025 Schedule

Ole Miss
Georgia Southern
@ Notre Dame

B1G Home: UCLA, Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State
B1G Away: Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin


UCLA Bruins 2024 Schedule

@ Hawaii
Fresno State
@ LSU

B1G Home: USC, Ohio State, Nebraska, Minnesota, Northwestern
B1G Away: Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Rutgers


UCLA Bruins 2025 Schedule

Georgia
@ UNLV
New Mexico

B1G Home: Maryland, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
B1G Away: USC, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State

 

[dayooper]

Some of Michigan’s games 2024

Home - UCLA, MSU, Wisconsin
Away - USC, OSU

 

[huskymedic]

USC Trojans - 2024 Schedule

vs. LSU @ Las Vegas
San Jose
Notre Dame

B1G Home: Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois
B1G Away: UCLA, Penn State, Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue

USC Trojans 2025 Schedule

Ole Miss
Georgia Southern
@ Notre Dame

B1G Home: UCLA, Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State
B1G Away: Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin


UCLA Bruins 2024 Schedule

@ Hawaii
Fresno State
@ LSU

B1G Home: USC, Ohio State, Nebraska, Minnesota, Northwestern
B1G Away: Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Rutgers


UCLA Bruins 2025 Schedule

Georgia
@ UNLV
New Mexico

B1G Home: Maryland, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
B1G Away: USC, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State

 

[CL82]

Someone's going to be getting a lot of frequent flyer miles.

 

[Ldandy]

I'm not sure what the point of Tweets like this are supposed to be. Everyone understands that the majority of B1G Schools are much farther flights than the schools that they currently play in The PAC 12. What it leaves out is the context of why they'd do it.

If anybody gave a rip about the PAC 12 they would be celebrating their new big money deal with USC and UCLA as members. Instead, they're negotiating with QVC and The Lifetime Movie Channel to broadcast their games and Oregon and Washington would sell their first born sons to be making those longer flights.

 

[huskymedic]

I'm not sure what the point of Tweets like this are supposed to be. Everyone understands that the majority of B1G Schools are much farther flights than the schools that they currently play in The PAC 12. What it leaves out is the context of why they'd do it.

Maybe you’re a visual type of guy



(… of course people are just gonna latch onto the miles - not revenue per mile.)

 

[hoopsfan22]

It's good that UCLA and USC will spend that much time on a plane. They will need that much time to count all their money.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Maybe you’re a visual type of guy



(… of course people are just gonna latch onto the miles - not revenue per mile.)

They can't blame the Hawaii game on B1G membership, and in all candor they should have rethought scheduling that one. I'm guessing they did it for recruiting purposes but very few P-5 schools make that trip.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

It's good that UCLA and USC will spend that much time on a plane. They will need that much time to count all their money.

You are right. I wish we could link ourselves to a dying cable network and win exactly one championship in either of the major sports since 2002.

 

[Rufus]

USC and UCLA announced they were joining the B1G one year ago today.

Gold: UCLA/USC B1G announcement, one year later - Saturday Out West

How has it been a year since news broke that UCLA and USC would be leaving the Pac-12 for the the B1G? The college sports landscape would never be the same.

saturdayoutwest.com

 

[Rufus]

Lincoln Riley calls USC plans for facility upgrades 'an absolute game changer'

USC President Carol Folt revealed plans for a new football performance center in addition to a new stadium for women's soccer and lacrosse.

www.latimes.com

 

[Samoo]

"Trips out of LA include Honolulu, Piscataway, and Ann Arbor."

One of these things is not like the others...

 

[WestHartHusk]

"Trips out of LA include Honolulu, Piscataway, and Ann Arbor."

One of these things is not like the others...

Honolulu?

 

[Rufus]

2022-2023 Final B1G Standings for the Learfield Directors Cup, including USC and UCLA:

3. Ohio State
10. USC
11. Michigan
14. UCLA
15. Penn State
27. Wisconsin
29. Nebraska
30. Northwestern
31. Minnesota
40. Indiana
44. Maryland
48. Iowa
53. Michigan State
54. Illinois
72. Purdue
130. Rutgers

Standings for possible B1G expansion candidates:

1. Stanford
4. Virginia
8. North Carolina
16. Duke
17. Florida State
20. Notre Dame
21. Washington
22. California
38. Oregon
49. Miami
51. Clemson
65. Kansas
78. Georgia Tech
79. UConn

 

[CL82]

Does anyone give a crap about the Learfield cup?

 

[buddy]

Does anyone give a crap about the Learfield cup?

Not Rutgers for sure!

 

[hoopsfan22]

How are we so low on that list?

 

[CL82]

Not Rutgers for sure!

Yeah, I guess that's pretty much true. The relative salience if that list depends on how highly you are ranked on it. Still, it's not like it's a hotly debated topic or has coverage on SportsCenter or anything.

 

[Rufus]

2022-2023 Final B1G Capital One Cup Standings, including USC and UCLA:

Men's Cup Standings:
4. Penn State
6. Michigan
13. Ohio State
17. Indiana
19. UCLA
39. Illinois
45. USC
47. Iowa
47. Minnesota
47. Nebraska
68. Maryland
78. Wisconsin
NR. Northwestern
NR. Michigan State
NR. Purdue
NR. Rutgers

Women's Cup Standings:
4. UCLA
8. Northwestern
10. Ohio State
12. USC
19. Wisconsin
22. Iowa
29. Maryland
35. Nebraska
42. Indiana
46. Michigan
46. Minnesota
48. Penn State
81. Michigan State
NR. Illinois
NR. Purdue
NR. Rutgers

Standings for possible B1G expansion candidates:

Men's Cup Standings:
2. Stanford
5. Virginia
6. Notre Dame
9. Duke
10. UConn
18. California
25. Miami
34. Washington
45. Florida State
47. Georgia Tech
54. North Carolina
NR. Clemson
NR. Kansas
NR. Oregon

Women's Cup Standings:
2. Stanford
3. North Carolina
5. Florida State
11. Notre Dame
16. Virginia
26. Washington
36. Oregon
39. Duke
41. California
57. Clemson
57. UConn
NR. Miami
NR. Georgia Tech
NR. Kansas