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Phil Knight calling conferences to find Oregon a new home, per report

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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 24,739 Founders Club
    "Knight has been 'working the phones' cold-calling decision-makers in other conferences to see if they're interested in adding Oregon, according to CBS Sports."

    The qucks here assure me that he's not cold calling though.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,050 Founders Club
    This call may be recorded

    Hi I'm Phil Knight and I'm calling on behalf of Oregon University. Do you need any teams in your conference? We have a great brand. Everyone says so.
  • greenblood
    greenblood Member Posts: 14,573

    This call may be recorded

    Hi I'm Phil Knight and I'm calling on behalf of Oregon University. Do you need any teams in your conference? We have a great brand. Everyone says so.

    I’m torn. I find this embarrassing as hell, but at the same time, I appreciate the fucking effort.
  • trublue
    trublue Member Posts: 3,042
    edited July 2022
    The article is based on the comment(s) of one CBS Reporter.

    Big headlines. Lots of speculation and rumors. Very slim on substance.

    Repeating allegations made by another reporter?

    It raises plenty of questions the author should have asked his source and plenty of questions to address to the author of this shit.

    Who? What? When? Where? Why? et al.

    Specifics?

    Click bait at it’s finest.
  • 46XiJCAB
    46XiJCAB Member Posts: 20,967
    Sitting and staring at the phone is much better.

    Jen.
  • 46XiJCAB
    46XiJCAB Member Posts: 20,967
    Why is it that people seem to believe that the Pac-12 can't say fuck it and go after 4 Big12 schools for a total of 14. Two divisions E/W with a CCG in Vegas. Poach Baylor, TCU, Houston and Okie St. Solid FB, BB and Baseball.

    You get DFW and Houston TV markets. And Texas recruiting. Add a time zone. Hell throw a bone to Kansas and KSU. Let the remains of the Big12 find suitable schools to reformulate the Conference.

    The new conference would be the Big-Pac14.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,050 Founders Club
    If Ucla can't leave then they run LA. With or without Stanford leaving the Pac looks better

    Ucla and Cal hold down California
  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,884 Standard Supporter
    46XiJCAB said:

    Why is it that people seem to believe that the Pac-12 can't say fuck it and go after 4 Big12 schools for a total of 14. Two divisions E/W with a CCG in Vegas. Poach Baylor, TCU, Houston and Okie St. Solid FB, BB and Baseball.

    You get DFW and Houston TV markets. And Texas recruiting. Add a time zone. Hell throw a bone to Kansas and KSU. Let the remains of the Big12 find suitable schools to reformulate the Conference.

    The new conference would be the Big-Pac14.

    If you're a B12 school, would you really want to join the full PAC as a minority member after seeing how inept the school leadership has been the past 10+ years?
  • 46XiJCAB
    46XiJCAB Member Posts: 20,967
    Big12 just announced a new commissioner so we shall see how well they’re run moving forward. I like George K. thus far.
  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 24,739 Founders Club
    46XiJCAB said:

    Sitting and staring at the phone is much better.

    Jen.

    We don't have to do anything, because B1G respects us more.

    #Academies