Larry Scott, the Pac-10 commissioner, yesterday stated that he would be open to investigating realignment for our Western-most BCS conference.
"To me, the logic if the Pac-10 is going to think about expanding, now is our window," Scott said. "The reason being if you're going to consider a reconstruction of the conference, there's a value proposition associated with that. Given that we're about to have negotiations regarding our media rights, it makes sense that if you're going to do it, to do it when you can monetize it and get value from it commercially."
Why is this news? I already laid out the prefect realignment plan for the Pac-10 and all conferences last December.
BYU AND UTAH GO TO THE PAC-10
Why is this good for the Pac-10? By including Utah and BYU into the Pac-10, the conference will have the 12 schools needed for an automatic conference championship games. Both programs have historically legitimate football and basketball programs, and they will bring their rivalry with them. Geographically, they are far enough West to warrant admission into the conference.
The division would be as follows
Pac-10 North: Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, BYU, Utah
Pac-10 South: Arizona, Arizona State, California, Stanford, UCLA, USC
Why is this good for BYU and Utah? Both recruit well from the West, and inclusion into the conference will aid that. And by coming over as a pair (and as rivals) they bring legitimacy to the expansion eastward.
So, Mr. Scott, or any other commissioner reading, if you need help in making these difficult decisions, I am available as a consultant and my fees are not that outrageous.
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