If the Bay Area schools don’t relocate their football programs, the four schools likely will stick together and work to rebuild the shattered conference. If the Cardinal and Bears land in the Big Ten or ACC - or decide to compete as Independents - then Washington State and Oregon State likely would move into the Mountain West. Stanford is considered essential to any rebuilt Pac-12 because of the university’s national brand, deep ties to Silicon Valley power and the football program’s recent history of success (2009-2018). But Fox, which controls the Big Ten’s media rights, would have to fund the Bay Area additions - and the cost could approach $150 million.) (A six-team western arm of the Big Ten, with Stanford and Cal joining USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon, makes loads of logistical sense. Answers from both leagues are expected this week, with membership invitations considered unlikely. Stanford has mustered its influential alumni network and is pushing for membership in the Big Ten and ACC, with Cal as a possible travel partner, multiple industry sources said. Now, they are scrambling to find homes for their athletic departments. Both Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Cal chancellor Carol Christ were surprised when the Pac-12 collapsed on Friday despite numerous warning signs, according to a conference source.
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