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Jun 17, 2022
2:25:54pm

travelcoug All-American

No one goes to the games no one cares. So what? Fan intensity counts to

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travelcoug

Bio page: travelcoug
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Last login: May 3, 2024
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Here's the problem with all the expansion logic I keep seeing

krindorr Contributor

6/17/22 1:18pm

The P12 being eaten by the Big10 comes from the same place as posts like this

6/17/22 1:26pm

The Pac-12 teams can't go anywhere. They are geographically isolated

TNT

6/17/22 1:34pm

Not if you add a whole group as a division.

Baylorbears11

6/17/22 3:07pm

1 makes sense. 2 makes some sense, but not 100%. 3 is starting to be very iffy.

gwalker

6/17/22 1:35pm

See I take the slightly opposite tact. I buy 3 completely, 2 kind of, and 1 not at all

krindorr

6/17/22 4:20pm

Argument #1 is not accurate and when USC figures that out, #2 comes into play

Bluforever

6/17/22 1:36pm

All three could potentially be true but depends on

ManicBlue

6/17/22 2:13pm

I just don't get any of this nonsense. P12 owns

flyzag

6/17/22 2:19pm

No one goes to the games no one cares. So what? Fan intensity counts to

travelcoug

6/17/22 2:25pm

Here’s how it makes sense: a much smaller percentage of people in the PAC 12’s

gwalker

6/17/22 2:26pm

it's all about tv eyeballs. Traffic to get to USC is different than Manhattan KS

flyzag

6/17/22 2:33pm

Sure. But LA is a pro sports town. If you watch the local news, they report on

gwalker

6/17/22 2:52pm

How many viewers do you think think Texas tech, TCU and Kansas state get? I'd

flyzag

6/17/22 3:19pm

Add in the four newcomers and talk about teams like Washington State, Oregon

gwalker

6/17/22 3:38pm

Once you add the 4 new schools? More than many of the pac 12 schools.

ManicBlue

6/17/22 3:39pm

Your argument was markets. No one attends or watches in PAC country. You

travelcoug

6/17/22 5:30pm

And we have houston Dallas Orlando And Cincinnati that is within 4 hours drive

travelcoug

6/17/22 3:07pm

Markets only matter if you have a product.

Baylorbears11

6/17/22 7:24pm

Yes and no

krindorr

6/17/22 7:35pm

It’s about degree of popularity

travelcoug

6/17/22 8:36pm

The bottom line is that on the West Coast being a fan isn’t cool

travelcoug

6/17/22 8:38pm

Where can I find a 'rabbit van'? 🙂

ManicBlue

6/17/22 9:13pm

All of the rabid fans have them

travelcoug

6/18/22 12:23pm

By your reasoning, Rutgers should be in high demand by every conference.

ManicBlue

6/17/22 2:31pm

Eyeballs don’t matter if they’re not watching. Ever watched a PAC 12 game on TV?

BlooCoog

6/18/22 12:01pm

So about that 'zero competition'

Hotlanta

7/1/22 8:48am

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