The talk out west when not discussing Caleb Williams and the rest of the offenses in the Pac-12 has surrounded potential realignment. The Big 12 hasn’t been shy about wanting to gut the Pac-12 further after losing both the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans to the Big Ten.
The current target seems to be the Colorado Buffaloes, who command plenty of headlines due to new head coach Deion Sanders. The Buffs’ former conference is interested in bringing them back to the Big 12. However, if you ask another Pac-12 school president, you might want to tap those brakes.
University of Arizona President Robby Robbins says that these talks are “premature”.
“We have not seen a deal,” Robbins said. “If we see a working document that gives us numbers, that’s what we don’t have. Until we have it, nobody can make an informed decision because we will not have been informed.”
Recent reports indicate that the conference has agreed to the Grant of Rights language, they still do not have a long-term tv deal. With the reports of Colorado joining Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah as possible targets for the Big 12, it can’t make those negotiations any easier.
We are still in a wait-and-see approach but the longer they go without a long-term deal like the rest of the Power Five conferences, the more likely they are to get gutted by the remaining four. The Big 12 has also looked at Gonzaga and UConn as they look to make a strong basketball conference even stronger.