CalFord Gone: Time for OSU to Be Bold

He stuck to the night watch conference for like 2 years but rose to the heights of power, got stabbed in the back and ended up becoming one of the most powerful people in the world. Finally he stabbed the highest power (NCAA) in the heart to save the kingdom. He was spurned but became independent and floated the seas until his spin off series.

Whatever happens, they better figure out a way not to leave money on the table.

Indeed, it does seem like Game of Thrones, where all the characters with any redeeming qualities are eventually killed off.

Is that for sale for real?

I'm pretty sure bvrbred meant while in the Pac-12, but I guess he can speak for himself.
The Beavers will no doubt slip some in landing players if they wind up in the MWC (new Pac). How much largely depends on whether or not Jonathan Smith sticks around.

I can't keep up with all the threads (or even everything in this thread), so maybe this has already been discussed ad nauseam, but doesn't baseball figure in to the "best" plan going forward? This could be a very touchy subject, because it is inarguable that our best national success has been in baseball, but it is also inarguable that schools do not make money from baseball. I absolutely hate to think of us losing our baseball coaches, players, and national standing, but I also hate the thought of doing what is best for baseball at the expense of football.

At any rate, the reason I bring this up is that, for football, I think I prefer a regional conference (thus some pac-mw combo), as long as boosters can step up to keep Smith (which may not be sustainable if he and his staff want more than just money and feel like their goals can be better met in a P4 conference). But, this would effectively kill baseball, wouldn't it? I have read that the MW is a horrible baseball conference, so OSU baseball's strength of schedule would not allow them to stay in the top rankings. Also, just as the smaller budget could mean we lose Smith, maybe we can't keep a top tier coaching staff. So, it seems if I'm only thinking of baseball, I would have to vote for a Big-12 invite.

On the other hand, if the Big-12 does consider OSU and WSU seriously now (now that the waters are less muddy with Stanford and Cal), then that would put 6 ex-Pac-12 teams in the Big-12 and make a western division very practical, which would solve a lot of the travel woes. So, that's probably the overall best solution, except for the niggling little detail that the Big-12 doesn't want OSU and WSU.

I don't even know what I think anymore. There's no good answer. The good answer was for the Pac-10/12 to stay together. So much for that.

So now instead of one team traveling extremely far, both teams have to travel "not quite as far", stupid.   And what about students, fans, or families?  So both teams' fans and families will have to travel now because they're using a spot in the middle.   At least SMU would love it.  So glad this was thought through so well.