Colorado could join PAC-10 in 2011
It has been reported that the Colorado Buffaloes are attempting to join the PAC-10 a year earlier than originally agreed.
The Buffaloes were set to leave the Big 12 and join the PAC-10 in time for the 2012 season. However, recent reports indicate that Colorado is now trying to join the conference in 2011.
The Big 12 has slowly been breaking up with Nebraska having announced that they too are leaving in 2011.
However, if the Buffaloes do decide to leave in 2011 they will owe money to the Big 12. The Big 12 teams voted in the summer that teams must now inform the conference two years before they plan on leaving. Originally this was not a problem for Colorado as they
informed the conference in June of this year that they would join the PAC-10 in 2012. However, if they were to depart in time for the start of next season Colorado would have to forfeit 80 percent of their revenue to the Big 12 over the next two season. Fortunately
for Colorado, the Big 12 is working on a program that would allow the payments to be spread out over several years.
It has yet to be confirmed that Colorado will be moving in 2011. Nevertheless, it is becoming more apparent that the team will in fact be leaving. The Big 12 has voted on two separate schedules for next season, one that includes Colorado and Nebraska and one
that does not. Moreover, the Colorado Board of Regents met on Tuesday night, to discuss the prospects of joining the PAC-10 next year.
If Colorado were to join the PAC-10 next season the conference would grow to 12 teams, as Utah is already set to become a member in 2011.
The Big 12 will have to struggle with the Colorado issue, while at the same time going through a similar problem with Nebraska who is set to join the Big 10 in 2011.
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