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Post by easyheat on Sept 11, 2024 23:32:36 GMT -8
According to the Oregonian:
An announcement could come as early as Thursday - it is being reported the PAC-2 is expanding with four MWC schools leaving to join OSU and WSU in forming the PAC-6 with a goal of adding more teams to form an 8 team Conference by 2026 or 2027.
The four MWC schools leaving the MWC are Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State. WSU and OSU will pay the exit fees of $43 mil to the MWC from their conference war chest.
The New MWC will consist of Hawaii, Utah State, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada, UNLV, San Jose State. They may be considering expanding as well.
FWIW: A good question to ask - will Colorado State and Boise State add baseball to their athletic agenda?
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Post by Werebeaver on Sept 12, 2024 5:14:19 GMT -8
According to the Oregonian: An announcement could come as early as Thursday - it is being reported the PAC-2 is expanding with four MWC schools leaving to join OSU and WSU in forming the PAC-6 with a goal of adding more teams to form an 8 team Conference by 2026 or 2027. The four MWC schools leaving the MWC are Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State. WSU and OSU will pay the exit fees of $43 mil to the MWC from their conference war chest. The New MWC will consist of Hawaii, Utah State, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada, UNLV, San Jose State. They may be considering expanding as well. FWIW: A good question to ask - will Colorado State and Boise State add baseball to their athletic agenda? Do you have a link? I’m an Oregonlive subscriber and I don’t see any mention of it on their webpage If true this certainly explains OSU and MWC not renewing for ‘25. |
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Post by nuclearbeaver on Sept 12, 2024 5:46:40 GMT -8
PAC12 Twitter announced it this morning
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Post by scottishsteel on Sept 12, 2024 6:31:51 GMT -8
According to the Oregonian: An announcement could come as early as Thursday - it is being reported the PAC-2 is expanding with four MWC schools leaving to join OSU and WSU in forming the PAC-6 with a goal of adding more teams to form an 8 team Conference by 2026 or 2027. The four MWC schools leaving the MWC are Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State. WSU and OSU will pay the exit fees of $43 mil to the MWC from their conference war chest. The New MWC will consist of Hawaii, Utah State, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada, UNLV, San Jose State. They may be considering expanding as well. FWIW: A good question to ask - will Colorado State and Boise State add baseball to their athletic agenda? I would be shocked if Boise St tries the baseball thing again; they dropped a pretty solid wrestling program to add baseball - played a total of 14 games than Covid hit and they dropped baseball again. They never even had their own home field. The AD at the time's favourite sport was baseball so it was his passion project and it didn't work out. That AD is no longer the AD so I don't see it coming back. |
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Post by Judge Smails on Sept 12, 2024 6:53:12 GMT -8
According to the Oregonian: An announcement could come as early as Thursday - it is being reported the PAC-2 is expanding with four MWC schools leaving to join OSU and WSU in forming the PAC-6 with a goal of adding more teams to form an 8 team Conference by 2026 or 2027. The four MWC schools leaving the MWC are Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State. WSU and OSU will pay the exit fees of $43 mil to the MWC from their conference war chest. The New MWC will consist of Hawaii, Utah State, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada, UNLV, San Jose State. They may be considering expanding as well. FWIW: A good question to ask - will Colorado State and Boise State add baseball to their athletic agenda? I would be shocked if Boise St tries the baseball thing again; they dropped a pretty solid wrestling program to add baseball - played a total of 14 games than Covid hit and they dropped baseball again. They never even had their own home field. The AD at the time's favourite sport was baseball so it was his passion project and it didn't work out. That AD is no longer the AD so I don't see it coming back. I wouldn't be that shocked if they brought it back. They don't have their own field, but they have a very nice Minor League park to play in. It will just be dependent on if they new media contract for the new Pac-12 supplies them with enough money to do so. |
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Post by nuclearbeaver on Sept 12, 2024 6:56:28 GMT -8
According to the Oregonian: An announcement could come as early as Thursday - it is being reported the PAC-2 is expanding with four MWC schools leaving to join OSU and WSU in forming the PAC-6 with a goal of adding more teams to form an 8 team Conference by 2026 or 2027. The four MWC schools leaving the MWC are Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State. WSU and OSU will pay the exit fees of $43 mil to the MWC from their conference war chest. The New MWC will consist of Hawaii, Utah State, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada, UNLV, San Jose State. They may be considering expanding as well. FWIW: A good question to ask - will Colorado State and Boise State add baseball to their athletic agenda? I would be shocked if Boise St tries the baseball thing again; they dropped a pretty solid wrestling program to add baseball - played a total of 14 games than Covid hit and they dropped baseball again. They never even had their own home field. The AD at the time's favourite sport was baseball so it was his passion project and it didn't work out. That AD is no longer the AD so I don't see it coming back. Doesn't help baseball much so far. CSU only has a club. BSU got canceled. SDSU is on the rise though, Fresno is a solid program. |
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Post by richard44 on Sept 12, 2024 7:03:03 GMT -8
Is it possible baseball remains independent? Especially if we see this next year that we can produce a schedule that remains at a “power” level?
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Post by scottishsteel on Sept 12, 2024 7:10:56 GMT -8
I would be shocked if Boise St tries the baseball thing again; they dropped a pretty solid wrestling program to add baseball - played a total of 14 games than Covid hit and they dropped baseball again. They never even had their own home field. The AD at the time's favourite sport was baseball so it was his passion project and it didn't work out. That AD is no longer the AD so I don't see it coming back. I wouldn't be that shocked if they brought it back. They don't have their own field, but they have a very nice Minor League park to play in. It will just be dependent on if they new media contract for the new Pac-12 supplies them with enough money to do so. Baseball is an expensive sport and whatever rent is at the minor league field won't be cheap either. I'm not sure their exact T9 situation but unless Pac12 conference HQ mandates it as a sponsored sport I don't see them going back to that well; would pull a fair amount of financial resources from their current sports |
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Post by 86BEAVER on Sept 12, 2024 8:52:39 GMT -8
How has this remained here when every other post on the subject of expansion has been moved to The Rotating Tap despite it being explicitly for sports NOT related to OSU?
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Post by Gobeavs on Sept 12, 2024 8:56:12 GMT -8
I’m curious how this directly impacts the Baseball program and recruiting. Do the coaches like the idea or do we run the risk of losing coaches and players?
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Post by rgeorge on Sept 12, 2024 10:57:45 GMT -8
How has this remained here when every other post on the subject of expansion has been moved to The Rotating Tap despite it being explicitly for sports NOT related to OSU? It is sort of amazing how some must not read the entire site and post repeat of messages elsewhere... regularly  |
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Post by nuclearbeaver on Sept 12, 2024 11:10:48 GMT -8
How has this remained here when every other post on the subject of expansion has been moved to The Rotating Tap despite it being explicitly for sports NOT related to OSU? You trying to weirdly get muted over a nothing burger? Who cares? |
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Post by ftd on Sept 12, 2024 11:22:39 GMT -8
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Post by easyheat on Sept 12, 2024 12:16:05 GMT -8
The four MWC schools will not officially join the new PAC until July 1, 2026.
I would assume that means a second year of Independent baseball in 2026 for the Beaver program.
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Sept 12, 2024 14:24:00 GMT -8
Definitely doesn't do any favors for baseball program
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