Autzen Audibles

The additions of Texas and Oklahoma if they were to happen would be substantial for the conference. The recruiting exposure for Oregon, USC, and others would have a large impact as well. I'm for it, it's only a matter of time before super-conferences are created, may as well be one of the first.

"Pac16" would definitely take some getting used to, but assuming the East/West split with 16 teams, there is no way you could play only 4 divisional and 4 inter-divisional games for two reasons.

1. Travel. The Pac16 would cover such a massive geographic footprint that bypassing closer games in favor of games literally half way across the country would increase the travel costs tremendously.

2. The Pac12 already made scheduling concessions when the California schools whined about not playing each other every year. Assuming they'd make the same fuss again, that's 3 out of their 4 divisional games each season. The NW schools would probably want to play each other also.

These same issues would probably kill any "zipper" options as well. What would likely happen is that we'd stay at 9 games playing all 7 divisional rivals each season and 2 against the eastern division on a rotating basis, then an East/West championship game.

With the 8 game 4&4 division scenario I suggested everyone would at least get exposure every year to a region and would be there every other. Example: year 1 we would play Texas(a), OK ST(h), CO(a), AR(h) and W(a), Stan(h), USC(a), OR ST(h) year 2: TT(h), OU(a), Utah(h), ASU(a) and WSU(h), Cal(a), UCLA(h) OR ST(a). Year three would be the same as year 1 with the home and away being reversed.

Living in Colorado I am selfish and really want Oregon playing CU and/or Utah every year, so I can catch a game without having to drive forever! Probably not gonna happen, but it was nice for the one year it lasted! See ya at the CU game 10/22 if anyone is going.

Do not assume logic will rule. After all this is college football!

That said, the most likely scenario is:

1. A PAC West 16 with two divisions. The Pacific Division includes the original PAC 8. The Western Division includes TX, TX Tech, AZ, AZ State, CO, Utah, OK and OK State. Nine conference games played with 6 in the same division and 3 in the other division;

2. A 16 team SEC with TAM, FSU, Clemson and GA Tech added;

3. A Big 16 with ND, KU, Rutgers and MO added;

4. A 16 team ACC with FSU, Clemson and GA Tech subtracted and Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Cincinnati, Louisville, West Va, Syracuse and South FLA added.

That would leave many orphans looking for rickety shelters. It would also lead to anti-trust litigation.