Pac-12 expansion: Idea of raiding the Mountain West wasn’t new, but this time, it wasn’t ignored

Before the Pac-12 collapsed, the former commissioner was presented with the idea of adding the top Mountain West schools.

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In the spring of 2023, before the Pac-12 collapsed, commissioner George Kliavkoff was presented with a backup option in the event Oregon and Washington left for the Big Ten and the Four Corners schools bolted to the Big 12.

The specifics, according to an industry source:

Invite the top football schools from the Mountain West, pair them with WSU and OSU, then convince Cal and Stanford to stay put.

By remaining in the Pac-12, the Bears and Cardinal would have had a vastly easier path into the College Football Playoff than in the ACC (or anywhere else).

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