Strategically, I think many feel it's worth adding some dead weight to destroy

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Mar 21, 2023
2:34:17pm

Japan Coug Truly Addicted User

Strategically, I think many feel it's worth adding some dead weight to destroy

utah's conference.

Personally, I'm skeptical about adding Pac teams other than Washington, Oregon, and maybe Arizona (because of basketball). Colorado might get a pass because of its history with the conference, and maybe Stanford for academics and overall athletic excellence.

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POLL: Which conference has more dead weight?

SouthernBlueBlood

3/21/23 1:34pm

overall or in a specific sport? Include Olympic sports?

flyzag

3/21/23 1:35pm

Has to be about football.

Cougar TD

3/21/23 1:36pm

varies

Avery

3/21/23 1:37pm

On Field, or "on screen"

Xenon

3/21/23 1:40pm

Has to be as a business partner, in the context of conference realignment, no?

Japan Coug

3/21/23 1:57pm

The problem with the Pac-10 is that the whole conference is dead weight, except

Japan Coug

3/21/23 1:46pm

depends on how you define dead weight. Washington state pulls better tv than BYU

flyzag

3/21/23 1:50pm

Does that statement control for the opponents, network, and time slots, or

Japan Coug

3/21/23 1:55pm

It's well documented on this board. WSU clearly out draws BYU in football.

flyzag

3/21/23 2:14pm

*TV ratings.. not attendance. That's why I asked to define "dead weight"

flyzag

3/21/23 2:14pm

I can't find anything. Link?

Japan Coug

3/21/23 2:29pm

Google is your friend. Here are some links

flyzag

3/21/23 2:40pm

That data is fine for measuring how many people have watched certain teams play

Japan Coug

3/21/23 3:07pm

I don't think anybody is arguing that WSU is a bigger TV draw than USC, UO, or

flyzag

3/21/23 4:51pm

I guess what I'm saying is I'm not so sure they are a pretty good draw for TV

Japan Coug

3/21/23 5:22pm

But that’s not what the data says. You can research it. I don’t need to convince

flyzag

3/21/23 9:52pm

I haven’t seen any data indicating that they are a big TV draw on their own. If

Japan Coug

3/21/23 9:54pm

Well then:

flyzag

3/22/23 8:59am

Who were the other two games against, and on what networks and at what time?

Japan Coug

3/22/23 9:06am

You're completely missing the point. Again. Nobody is saying Wazzu is bigger

flyzag

3/22/23 9:13am

Well, there’s a good chance they they’ll end up in a G5 conference if the PAC

Japan Coug

3/22/23 9:38am

RE: Who were the other two games against, and on what networks and at what time?

flyzag

3/22/23 9:23am

It's frankly impossible to control for everything, but most efforts do put Wazzu ahead

krindorr

3/21/23 2:43pm

The problem is that if you don't control for some of those things, to some

Japan Coug

3/21/23 2:55pm

That's fair...but then the reverse also applies

krindorr

3/21/23 3:12pm

OK, but I think BYU is in a higher tier than you think we are, if this is meant

Japan Coug

3/21/23 6:12pm

A few issues there

krindorr

3/21/23 6:45pm

Looking just at football last year it has to be either the P12 or the ACC

jreid191

3/21/23 1:53pm

define "dead weight" is it on field performance? Attendance? TV ratings? They

flyzag

3/21/23 2:16pm

This is true. Poll question didn't specify. This is strictly base off of

jreid191

3/21/23 2:33pm

Purdue, Indiana, northwestern, Minnesota Rutgers, Maryland

Swish

3/21/23 2:19pm

Rutgers and Maryland. Illinois is more dead weight than any other school you

Ski-U-Mah

3/21/23 3:47pm

Pac 12’s deadweight is the teams CB wants to add to the Big 12

GlutealGuy

3/21/23 2:21pm

Strategically, I think many feel it's worth adding some dead weight to destroy

Japan Coug

3/21/23 2:34pm

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