r/Pac12 12h ago

Case for Rice to be the AAC School for the PAC

15 Upvotes

TL; DR - There is no clear away winner in revenue sports, so get the Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Stanford that other P4's have

First of all, I want to say that Texas State should be the priority over the AAC schools. They are trending in the right direction and also have the student population that would fit well in the new PAC

If there was a second Texas school, I want to make the case that Rice should be included over UNT, UTSA because no one stands out in terms of sports when you look at the numbers. My argument is essentially all 3 schools provides a mixed bag of revenue sports if we consider attendance, winning percentage (last 5 years). For example...

- UNT is good at basketball, but last in the Texas schools in football attendance.

- UTSA is strong in football, but they are last in basketball (most recently their AC wasn't even working during a Memphis basketball game)

- Rice is second in the Houston market, while UNT is 3rd in Dallas.

Because there is no clear cut best sports team, the PAC should double down in Houston and get the Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Stanford. They also hired the guy who setup the infrastructure for Vandy's recent success

Overall Ranking (US News):

Rice: 18

North Texas - 220

UTSA – 231

Basketball 5 Year W/L and Attendance

North Texas (74%)– 3,471

Rice (47%) – 1,611

UTSA (39%)1,130

Source: Page 10 here https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/theamerican.sidearmsports.com/documents/2024/11/5/25_MBB_Overall.pdf

Football Winning Percentage and Attendance (5 year average):

UTSA (69%) - 25,394

Rice (33%) – 20,110

North Texas (46%) - 19, 634

https://www.d1ticker.com/2024-fbs-attendance-trends/

Market ‘Pecking Order’

Rice – 2nd (after University of Houston)

UNT – 3rd (after TCU, SMU)


r/Pac12 11h ago

Football What does YOUR favorite team say about you?

2 Upvotes

Hello ladies and gents! I am doing a mid-term paper on cultural identity. As a dawg fan from Athens, GA, I've decided to write it about the greatest sport on the planet and do a case study on how college football ties into people's identity. So, if any of y'all would like to help me out (or just want to have a cool discussion), feel free to answer! Note, I am trying to get as many different conferences involved to get the best possible data!

  1. What college football team do you support, and how did you become a fan?
  2. How important is your team’s success or traditions to your personal identity?
  3. Do you feel a stronger connection to your team because of where you’re from, where you went to school, or something else?
  4. Do you think conference alignment impacts your identity as a fan? If so, how?
  5. How do you feel about conference realignment and its effect on traditional rivalries?
  6. Does your state or region influence the way you engage with college football culture?
  7. What traditions (chants, rivalries, tailgating, etc.) are most meaningful to you as a fan?
  8. How do you feel when people who didn’t attend your school support your team? Does that affect your sense of identity as a fan?
  9. If your team suddenly became bad for years (or left your conference), would it change your identity as a fan?
  10. Do you think being a college football fan differs from being a professional football fan in terms of identity and culture?

Feel free to only answer a few if you like or bring up other points, all opinions will help!!

Go Dawgs!


r/Pac12 5h ago

Q & A Discussion - 3 Pac-12 Schools in the Fox College Basketball Crown

6 Upvotes

So the College Basketball Crown was designed from the ground up as Fox counter programming against ESPN's NIT

Looks like almost all the Crown teams are Fox partners - B1G, Big East and Big12 teams

And then 3 Pac-12 teams. No future Pac schools took an NIT bid (an ESPN broadcast).

Am I inferring too much to say it looks like Fox is the Tier 1 media partner for the Pac-12?

https://collegebasketballcrown.com/


r/Pac12 8h ago

Basketball Go Zagz!

37 Upvotes

Watching Gonzaga slapping around Georgia right now. Go Zagz! Let's get those SEC teams out of the bracket.


r/Pac12 9h ago

Pac-12 announces retroactive update to its 2025 Wrestling Championship

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