The New Pac-12

College Football fans remember last spring when chaos mounted from the conference turmoil with the Big Ten, Big Twelve, Pac-10, and Mountain West. After all was said and done, two teams were set to join the Pac-10 for the 2011-2012 season. A year later, here are all the details for the new "Pac-12."

The Pac-10 doesn't become the Pac-12 officially until July 1 of this year. The two new teams are the Colorado Buffaloes and the Utah Utes. They are the first new teams since adding Arizona and Arizona State in 1978.

There will be two division:

North - California, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington and Washington State

South - Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC and Utah

Teams will still play nine conference games, but the round-robin format adopted in 2006 is over. With 12 teams, every team can't play every other on an annual basis.

These two divisions also mean a conference championship game, which will be played at the home stadium of the team with the best conference record on December 3rd. The winner of that game will be the Pac-12 Champion.

Pac-12?

This Pac-10 Conference blog might be having to change its name to the Pac-12 come 2012. The Pac-10 Conference is thinking of adding two more teams and creating a conference championship game in order to drive up revenue. If the two teams are added, it would most likely happen in Fall of 2012 when the new television contract starts. The Colorado Buffaloes are definitely a contender for one of the two spots, since they fit the conference's profile in academics and location. The Buffaloes also bring with them the Denver TV market which is a huge incentive to the Pac-10. Other options on this short list are Utah, Texas, Texas A&M and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. There may also be a large disincentive for these teams to leave the Big 12 and join the Pac-10... a nine million dollar disincentive actually.

Colorado moving to the Pac-10

There is a possibility that Colorado will be trading in their Big 12 boots for some Pac-10 action. Colorado's athletic director has told reporters that if the move happens, to expect it to come this summer. The discussion dealt with multiple issues besides the move, including the football season-ticket plan to his expectations of another year with a tight budget.

The actual move away from the Big 12 Conference requires a two-year notice, so Colorado wouldn't begin play with the Pac-10 until as late as the 2013 season. This decision is only a speculation at the moment and Colorado is still dedicated to being a great team while apart of the Big 12 conference. The only thing for us to do is wait and see what happens!