Gonzaga to Join Pac 12 in 2026

MCMLXXX · October 1

Basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join Pac-12 for 2026 season - ESPN

untjim1995 · October 1

What a huge get for that league…if they add St. Mary’s, too, they will be a great hoops league.

wardly · October 1

They still need one more all sports program and while they might not want a 1AA program SAC STATE makes sense. New Mexico State just has no market, no money,and a declining enrollment.

MrAlien · October 1

its going to be a solid basketball conference for sure, could be a 5-6 bid league.

GMG_Dallas · October 1

13 minutes ago, NT80 said:

I predict a power school will money-whip Mark Few eventually and Gonzaga will decline. Similar to DePaul and Georgetown. Are their other sports any good?

He's been there since 1989. Actually, per Wikipedia he hasn't coached anywhere else in his entire college coaching career regardless of title. Why would he leave now?

GMG_Dallas · October 1

32 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Didn’t say now, but eventually an offer may be too crazy to turn down. $$$

It might even be somewhere close like Oregon, with free Nike shoes!

He's already turned down Oregon in the past even though he went to college there but sure, I guess it's technically possible.

greenminer · October 2

3 hours ago, NT80 said:

Didn’t say now, but eventually an offer may be too crazy to turn down. $$$

It might even be somewhere close like Oregon, with free Nike shoes!

I'm pretty sure he has already had crazy offers thrown at him. He's not going anywhere.

@CMJ, know of any specific examples?

wardly · October 2

14 hours ago, NT80 said:

Then he could be like DePaul coach Ray Meyer who coached there from 1942-1984, until he retired. Then DePaul slowly declined until just an average program now. Or Georgetown coach John Thompson from 1972-1999. Likewise they declined after he left.

This happens in other college sports as well, especially football. The ZAGGS accepted PAC offer and paired with SDSU look strong in men's hoops. Could other WCC teams follow?

CMJ · October 11

On 10/1/2024 at 6:57 PM, greenminer said:

I'm pretty sure he has already had crazy offers thrown at him. He's not going anywhere.

@CMJ, know of any specific examples?

Sorry, I've been on vacation so I haven't been checking the board much. Few has turned down all sorts of places through the years. I think the NBA even tried to pry him away at one point.