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Will Colorado’s move lead to super conferences? Heather Dinich and Paul Finebaum weigh in
By Keith Farner
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Colorado this week made the latest seismic shift in college sports realignment when it moved from the Pac-12 to the Big 12. Does that mean the Buffaloes have pulled the lever on additional moves around the country and ultimately a move to so-called super conferences.
ESPN’s Heather Dinich and Paul Finebaum weighed in on the idea on Friday’s “Get Up.”
“I’m not going to go there quite yet, Greeny,” Dinich said. “Because if you listen to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, he will talk about how, first of all, the SEC in his opinion is already a super conference, but when you get bigger than 16 (teams) there are a whole lot of other factors that go into it, that he says haven’t even really been played out publicly, except for in his mind really.”
Dinich added that the shuffling is about third place behind the SEC and the Big Ten, and the ACC currently holds that position. Otherwise, the Pac-12 and Big 12 dust must settle, she said, as the Pac-12 is in the most precarious position that a conference has been in, in a while.
Whatever happens with the Pac-12, Dinich believes it will happen in the next week, as schools like Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon and Washington weigh their options. The Big 12 would ideally like to get to 14 teams, she said.
“The super conference thing, Greeny, is a ways off, and a little bit more of a talking point than a reality, at least right now,” Dinich said.
As for the Pac-12, Finebaum is ready to administer last rites.
“There’s really nothing left, and you could argue, ‘Oh, there’s quality games,’ but this league will no longer have any relevance on the national stage, without USC and losing Colorado, and by the way, they might lose more,” Finebaum said. “They can continue playing football, good for them, but they will no longer be a Power 5 conference in my opinion.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
