Gonzaga is set to join the Pac-12 for the 2026-27 season, the conference announced Tuesday.
  • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Sounds like the Zags are giving up on Yormark winning the Basketball argument with the B12 presidents anytime soon.

    Have to think this is also about making the PAC attractive to somebody else, as they still need a full-sports member, apparently.

    • RandAlThorOPEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      Was Gonz trying to join Big 12? I wondered why they’d join a weaker conference.

      • garrett@infosec.pubEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        Okay, we don’t need to be too harsh on the PAC-12 but it’s probably a financial decision.

      • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        Brett Yormark, the B12 commissioner, has floated Gonzaga and UConn on multiple occasions, on the notion that basketball is dramatically undervalued and that the top basketball conference is too important to ignore if you’re the SEC and B1G.

        The presidents have pushed back, with the common theory being they’re content with where the conference is basketball-wise (arguably already #1) and loathe to dilute football any further because being football #3 is at least as important as being basketball #1.