And Sac State made a very deep FCS playoff run last year. They could very well beat Stanford.
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As I saidâŠthis could be the worst team Stanford has ever fielded.
I wonât rule out a WINLESS season.
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So what? You mean like Colorado?
Itâs about the brand.
In terms of fan base, fan following, attendance, etc., Stanfordâs sports brand size is small.
Far smaller than Oregon and Washingtonâs.
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Sure but letâs not conflate the points. Performance is not indicative of brand value.
Iâm not.
But I am saying that this is a low point for Stanford football, which makes them even less appealing in the current realignment environment.
Hear you. And unlike almost everyone on every forum, I think there is something to adding a Stanford. Academics aside, the BRAND is universally known. They might not be so great football-wise (post Harbaugh) but canât help but think it doesnât add to the league. I donât think theyâd be a punching bag for long.
You can take anyone you want and erode the conference. Well, maybe not Cal. They are just dreadful in every single category. The PACâs brand would probably be elevated by losing them.
Cal agree. But Stanford is a different beast. Theyâre committed to athletics. Itâs not Rice.
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McMurphy about Gonzaga to the B12, âIt hasnât happened and itâs not going to happen.â
Anyway, just thinking out loud. Their sailing team (true) would have no one to compete with so the point is moot.
UConn and Gongaza basketball only would have been awesome. Alongside the all sports adds
It is my opinion that the B1G is really interested in waiting for one or more of ACC schools that are AAU members which are North Carolina, Duke, Ga Tech, Virginia, Miami, and Pitt. Of course they want Notre Dame who is also an AAU member.
I didnât know until I just looked up AAU members that USF is also AAU.
I donât think they are interested in anymore teams on the west coast having the LA market (and probably most of California) in USC and UCLA. The AAC schools fit their footprint better in states with growing populations.
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Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, Washington.
This is going down.
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But what do they do with those two programs out west? Itâs just an island. USCLA fans have to travel so far for every away game.
I am not saying the B1G doesnât want the USC & UCLA pair, just that they have garnered the market they want in the west while getting ACC schools that fit their model would be preferable and what they really want. I wonder if the existing B1G schools indicated they donât want anymore long trips out west.
Source?
As I always say, Iâll believe it when it actually happens.
Until then, your guess is good as mine.
Arizonaâs fanbase seems more interested in joining.
Utah has hired this guy to inform their fans that everything will be okay on their message boards.
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Lol