Utah State gives Pac-12 seven teams, while UNLV and Air Force reconsider

Sep 4, 2021; Pullman, Washington, USA; Utah State Aggies helmet sits during a game against the Washington State Cougars in the second half at Gesa Field at Martin Stadium. The Aggies26-23. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports

Monday was just the latest in a series of remarkable days in college sports realignment. Ever since the Texas-Oklahoma move to the SEC, announced three years ago, followed by USC-UCLA Big Ten bombshell one year later, a lot of extraordinary events have unfolded in college sports. No one could make up these scenarios. They are too cartoonishly wild and absurd to imagine on your own. Hollywood film writers would have rejected these scenarios as being way over the top. Remember the professor with the big idea convincing the Pac-12 CEO Group to not take the ESPN television deal (the one which would have saved the conference) and hold out for a potentially bigger package? Something crazy like that seems to always happen whenever a new wave of realignment drama emerges. Guess what? We have that crazy moment right now, after Utah State agreed to join the Pac-12 on Monday to give the Pac seven schools. UNLV and Air Force had reportedly reaffirmed their commitment to the Mountain West earlier on Monday, before Utah State went to the Pac-12. However, now that Utah State has left the Mountain West, UNLV and Air Force are apparently rethinking their positions, with their agreements to stay in the Mountain West being vulnerable to cancellation. The Mountain West and Pac-12 are in a death struggle with each other, and Utah State (!!!) could be the cause of it. You just cannot make this stuff up. You can’t. It’s too ridiculous. Let’s walk through what’s going on, and what this could mean for everyone involved:

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Publish date : 2024-09-24 15:23:27

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