You are correct that the non-Cali schools want to visit Cali

for recruiting purposes. The dilemma the Pac-12 may find itself in is that the Pac-12 currently has its "West Division." All the Pac-16 is looking for is 4 more schools to join Arizona, Arizona State, Utah, and Colorado in the "East Division." Would the Pac-16 want to have 1 or even 2 Cali schools in the "East Division?" Assuming the Pac-16 doesn't add any more Cali schools, then the East Divisions 2 rotating cross-division games could be set up so 1 game is against a Cali school and 1 game against a Great NW school.

A form of the zipper model isn't an option for the Pac-16 because will want to continue the 2 protected cross-division games for Cali, Stanford, UCLA, and USC (assuming they are in opposite divisions). The Pac-16 couldn't play 7 division games, allow the 4 Cali schools have their 2 protected cross-division games, and still have room for the 4 Cali schools to have any rotating cross-division games.

In response to this post by Maroon Baboon

Posted: 03/27/2017 at 9:40PM

Time for PAC12 to look at Nevada? The Raiders are headed to Vegas. -- HOO86 03/27/2017 5:54PM

ESPN must be reading this board! -- HOO86 03/31/2017 10:03PM

UNLV to Pac-12 will happen the day after ECU to ACC ** -- DarylS 03/28/2017 3:34PM

... maybe the D12 - D as in Desperate (aka Big12, xSouthwest Conf) ** -- HtownHokie 03/28/2017 08:47AM

UNLV isn't close to obtaining Pac-12 academic standards -- VTHokie2000 03/28/2017 12:12PM

0.00 chance that UNR joins PAC ** -- CrystalCoveHokie 03/28/2017 12:01AM

That's only 2 decimal places, so there's a chance, right? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 03/29/2017 07:38AM

If Reno quadruples in size and UNR jumps 150 spots in school rankings... -- CrystalCoveHokie 03/29/2017 09:48AM

So when does the Pac-12 make this announcement? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 03/29/2017 10:02AM

In the year 2525....If man is still alive....If woman can survive.... -- CrystalCoveHokie 03/29/2017 10:37AM

I agree that Nevada-Reno has no shot at joining the Pac-whatever -- VTHokie2000 03/28/2017 12:16PM

None of the geographically close schools out there are really attractive... -- CrystalCoveHokie 03/28/2017 12:54PM

As I said in my response to Maroon Baboon there are potential issues -- VTHokie2000 03/28/2017 2:14PM

What about the CA "State" schools? -- EDGEMAN 03/27/2017 6:09PM

San Diego State is probably the only Cali school that is -- VTHokie2000 03/27/2017 9:26PM

SDSU now could have an NFL-type stadium... -- Calamitous 03/27/2017 7:09PM

They somply do not want to finance a stadium -- Mercury 03/27/2017 11:05PM

USC and UCLA have great climates too and they bring in the fans. -- Old Line Hokie 03/28/2017 11:33AM

Pac12 teams outside California want to visit California more often. -- Maroon Baboon 03/27/2017 8:57PM

You are correct that the non-Cali schools want to visit Cali -- VTHokie2000 03/27/2017 9:40PM

I don't think UU, CU, UA and ASU want an eastern division with MWC 2.0 -- Maroon Baboon 03/27/2017 9:49PM

there's always wvu, kansas, kstate and uconn. . . . . . . . jk . . ** -- HtownHokie 03/28/2017 08:55AM

It may depend on which 4 schools were picked. -- VTHokie2000 03/27/2017 10:11PM

You are correct that the non-Cali schools want to visit Cali

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