McMurphy dropped this yesterday ...
The only question now is how this will go down. Nothing moves until the ND details get worked out and the NIL is a potential sticking point in negotiations. Swarbrick went ont he record back when Full Cost of Attendance first emerged as saying that the Irish would not have interest in paying players should that become the next step. The economics have changed over the past few years and they mave have a different mindset today in South Bend. But I suspect that there are a number of details to be worked out.
This is the kiss of death for the Pac. My guess is the ACC schools are safe as long as ND chooses to stay Indy. Stanford, Oregon & Washington have the be the first three after the Irish because they are available without GoR and can be had on the cheap bringing new markets and late TV slot availabilities. The new B1G media deal with NBC gives ND the flexibility to stay Indy for several years longer. But how that goes down will determine a number of factors for the aforementioned Pac-3. They likely will likely have to join to B1G wth reduced compensation for the first decade.
Then next dominoes to fall with be Arizona, Arizona State, Utah & Colorado joining the Big XII with are now referred to in realignment circles as the Corner-4. They could go even bigger by adding Cal & San Diego State to see the Pacific Time Zone in their upcoming media deal.