The Pac-12, Big Ten and Atlantic Coast conferences are nearing an agreement to join forces to map the future of college sports, and an announcement could come as early as next week, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to the Times.
. Fear quickly set in that the SEC’s bold strike to move to 16 teams would center too much influence in one of the “Power Five” league and lead to a wave of realignment similar to a decade ago.
This alliance featuring conferences that cover the entire country with behemoth brands such as Ohio State, Michigan, USC, Clemson and Notre Dame could theoretically squash those fears in one fell swoop. If those conferences agreed to begin scheduling intriguing nonconference matchups exclusively with each other, there would be little need to go pillaging one another — or adding any of the remaining Big 12 schools — for an edge in upcoming media rights negotiations.Superconference Mock Draft: Forget Texas and Oklahoma, we redraw the college football map
With the SEC poised to add Texas and Oklahoma, four Los Angeles Times writers gathered to draft four, 16-team super conferences. The selections and snubs may surprise you. The Big 12’s omission in the alliance is significant and would place its eight schools in danger of losing their standing in a power conference. The Big 12 could elect to raid the American Athletic Conference or risk the AAC coming for some of its teams.While realignment has gotten the most attention since Texas’ and Oklahoma’s move to the SEC, this alliance has been made with broader goals in mind.
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