Pac-12 (Pac-4) merger with the Mountain West seems like the only option

Would Stanford and Cal-Berkeley accept a new existence with Boise State, Wyoming, and Colorado State? We’ll see what happens.

The Pac-12 has been whittled to the Pac-4 after Friday’s mass exodus. Five Pac-12 schools got out of Dodge. Oregon and Washington went to the Big Ten, while Arizona, Arizona State and Utah moved to the Big 12. This leaves only Stanford, Cal, Oregon State and Washington State in a very small “four-Pac.” The questions are simple but important.

Is it worth going independent?

Is it necessary to latch onto a conference?

How can all the sports programs at a school be best served?

Could we see a school remain independent in football but join a conference for the other sports?

How is all of this going to play out for the Pac-4? We asked around and wondered if a Pac-12 (now Pac-4) merger with the Mountain West is an idea worth pursuing: