Ducks

Sounds like the Big Ten is after Notre Dame and either UNC or Miami next, not Oregon or UW … although they could follow up with those teams as well.

 

Big Ten is negotiating a media rights package right now supposedly worth 1.5bn+. Some have speculated that networks reached out to USC/UCLA on behalf of the B10 because they want more matchups to justify the media rights package.

 

this is from a pretty tuned in Big-10 blogger:

 

Fox has been pushing for this for a while.

 

I’m part of the public too. The part that matters.

 

Good way to make it so oregon never goes to another natty ever again.

 

ESPN

Tried that in Big12 with OK/TX didnt work.

 

this is a laughable tweet....utterly fucking ridiculous.

yeah, the Oregon legislature, which is out of session, is going to call a special session just for the purpose of trying to pass non-binding legislation calling for Oregon and OSU to be welded together in hearts and minds. It won't happen, and if by some twilight-zone/outer-limits alignment of dipshit cosmic circumstance it looked like it might happen, the UofO might very well try to go private. They've made substantial moves in that direction already

besides that, this all will very likely be finished before the state could do anything. There seems to be a growing belief that at the very least, Notre Dame and the UofO could be accepted into the Big-10 fairly soon. The expanded list might be Notre Dame, Oregon, Washington, and Stanford making the Big-10 the Big-20 with four, easily managed, 5-team pods. Nothing is certain obviously, but the train is moving down the track and gaining speed. The SEC and the Big-12 won't be standing still either

 

And when that league dies, then we will know who really killed Big and Pac.

 

So Oregon's schedule would be ( Big matchup vs. SEC top team) Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan, USC, Iowa, Penn State, Wisconsin, Michigan State, UCLA, Washington, and Oregon State ( keeping Instate rival game alive). Time to get those second deck plans ready for Autzen Stadium expansion.

 

the tea leaves are pointing for Oregon to join the Big-10. But that certainly isn't guaranteed at this point...at all. A lot of monkey wrenches could derail momentum, and it's for certain that USC is working behind the scenes to keep Oregon out. They are terrified of competing with Oregon on the field and for recruits. Linclon Riley and the USC AD are running scared when it comes to the Ducks

if the Ducks do join the Big-10, there is no logical reason for them to keep playing the Beavers every year. That game would not offer any reward for Oregon, only risk. That's not how a team builds a schedule designed for the playoffs

Over the last 2 full seasons, Ohio State did play Cincinnati and Oregon, but they also played Florida Atlantic, Miami (OH), Tulsa, & Akron..and all 6 nonC games were at home. Michigan played Notre Dame & Washington, but they also played Middle Tennessee St., Army, Western Michigan, & Northern Illinois....again, all at home

in the last 2 full seasons, Alabama did play Miami (FL), but they also played Duke, New Mexico St (twice)., Southern Mississippi (twice), Western Carolina, & Mercer; all at home...LOL...they know how to build winning schedules

that is the formula the elite schools use, one stern OOC test, usually at home, and a couple of cupcakes. Playing the Ducks would become the Beaver's Rose Bowl, and a continued home-and-home series would be just dumb for the Ducks to sign up for. The same would be true if Washington didn't get added to the Big-10. There would be no payoff for the Ducks in playing those games and it's completely obvious now that successful football programs, and conferences, are all about the payoff. The formation of super-conferences mean that out-of-conference rivalries are on life-support headed for the morgue

 

that may be true. I'm just saying that the reward/risk factor is all positive for the Beavs and all negative for the Ducks.