PAC-12 will once again become the Pac-10 (at least in number) once USC and UCLA make the move to the B1G. So who should the PAC target as replacements. We are seeing that conference realignment is an arms race, so it would make sense if they add a few teams, but who will those be.
My thoughts:
My thoughts:
- Boise State- Seem like the best of the non-Power 5s at this point. They've been mentioned as a Big 12 target when they were expanding. Geographically it makes sense (although we've seen that doesn't mean much anymore).
- BYU- Doubt they could flip a team that is already mid-transition to the Big 12, but BYU would be a good fit with their Utah rivalry.
- Or you make a power play to rip away some of the top Big 12 teams- Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas State. With Oklahoma and Texas leaving, the Big 12 is still on shaky ground. Could you convince two or three teams to leave. Personally if I was one of those schools I'd consider it.
- Hawaii- Not sure Hawaii is good enough in any of the sports anymore to justify pulling them into the PAC. The benefit I could see would be adding trips for all the teams to visit Hawaii each year in different sports. Definitely a selling point.
- UNLV or Nevada