CFB Insider Suggests A PAC 12 President Attempted To Conspire Against 2 Rivals In Realignment

College football insider Brett McMurphy dropped a bombshell on social media that suggested at least one PAC 12 president wanted two teams excluded in realignment talks.

He posted a tweet on Monday referencing a specific call to the Big XII as PAC 12 schools weighed their options.

In hopes of keeping most of the league together, a question was reportedly asked inquiring about a potential mass exodus to the Big XII.

USC and UCLA’s departure to the Big Ten meant there would be 10 teams in the conference come 2024. Colorado later announced its plan to leave, dropping that number to nine.

That left the rest of the PAC 12 pack to discuss the future.

With no TV deal in sight, universities turned their attention to more lucrative outlets. The Big Ten and Big XII certainly offered that with their media rights agreements, leading administrators to contact the leagues with expansion questions.

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that one particular president asked the Big XII if they’d be interested in adding each of the remaining members from the Conference of Champions… Well, all but Oregon State and Washington State, that is.

How committed was Pac-12 to staying together? Following last Tuesday’s meeting w/commish George Kliavkoff, a Pac-12 president contacted a Big 12 president & asked if Big 12 “could take all (9) of us, except for Oregon State & Washington State?

” source told @ActionNetworkHQ

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy)

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That PAC 12 president remains unnamed, but the report sparked an immediate reaction amongst college football fans.

As if Oregon State and Washington State fans weren’t down bad enough.

With the McMurphy tweet this morning, it’s becoming more and more apparent that most of the conference presidents colluded against each other constantly in the last year.

It also seems like OSU, WSU, ASU and potentially Utah were the only schools that didn’t participate in that

— Digital DAM (@TheDigitalDam)

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Many took their best guesses as to who the mystery man could be.

Probably, but that type of call feels more like a Oregon/Washington type call. They were the ones who hated the fact they made the same as their State counterpart so much they took half share to bolt.

— JohnnyUofAngst (@TheRealestJMJ)

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Others just noted the shadiness behind the inquiry.

They were going to leave the lesser of the two schools in each state behind. Shady af

— Nelson (@BelgerNelson)

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Wow. What a jerk move.

— Jerry Massey (@JerryMassey)

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The drama!

Dude the pac 12 drama is insane!!! So toxic. I now have to change my stance. I just couldn’t support such a terrible leader in George Kliavkoff. https://t.co/VrcOQhJlOK

— Tom Rugg (@TherealTRUGG)

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This some real housewives of college football stuff https://t.co/EpOC5aJe9g

— Dannie (@dannierogers___)

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What did Oregon State and Washington State do to deserve this disrespect?

god the beavs and cougs got thrown under about 20 different busses last week https://t.co/nPkMr04BXS

— The Smoking Musket (@smokingmusket)

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What did Oregon St & Washington St do to the Pac12?!?! https://t.co/1jrbXPHzuO

— Steven McCollum (@smac500)

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Fans hinted at a few different reasons why the two schools would be left out. One is linked to other instate programs Oregon and Washington, though both eventually wound up in the Big Ten as opposed to the Big XII.

Another simply references the location of the universities.

Small markets Pullman and Corvallis don’t offer the same draw to conferences looking to expand their footprints, especially if they can acquire nearby programs from similar regions.

While the Big XII and Big Ten don’t seem like likely destinations for the Beavers and Cougars, there are options.

Of late, it’s been reported that the AAC is interested in adding all four remaining PAC 12 teams in realignment. The PAC, however, is more interested in keeping what’s left and adding from the Group of Five.

Conference realignment continues to produce off-field drama. We’ll see who’s the next domino to fall.

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