Latest from Canzano: 8 or 9 schools under consideration
This latest article from Canzano here: https://www.johncanzano.com/p/canzano-pac-12-expansion-debate-goes?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=3jq391&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
UNLV?
Memphis?
How about Tulane or South Florida? Or a Texas-based school as an addition? Texas State or UTSA? Someone else we’re missing?
As one of the new-look league’s ADs told me: “There are no surprise schools. It’s the same list of eight or nine schools that everyone is publicly sorting through.”
Who would these 8-9 school be? Here is a ilst:
- UNLV
- Texas State
- Memphis
- Tulane
- UTSA
- Sac State
- NM State
- USF
- UNT
Anybody I am missing? Maybe Sac State should be removed since the presidents have no appetite for FCS, but who would replace them? The article is about a class at Pacific University, and the students concluded the following:
“Go after multiple time zones and major markets,” Kelly said. “The class wanted to go where the energy is.”
This last quote isn't official or anything, but it certainly points to markets as being important for the analysis. Could they consider someone like Sac State because of the large market? They wouldn't be top of the list, but maybe they at least bring the market. I think we should be cautiously optimistic, but also be open to a team that isn't on the top of our list to be added if it adds market value.