Pac-12 fans and the rest of the nation react to Oregon State and Washington State joining the WCC in basketball

Wow. Didn’t see that coming. https://t.co/3OxA4rmF35

— Justin Michael (@JustinTMichael) December 20, 2023

Big news that impacts the Mountain West. Seems like if Washington State and Oregon State were going to commit to the MW long term, it would have happened by now. This news is more traction that a merger may never happen. https://t.co/PMV23SiRu3

— Chris Murray (@ByChrisMurray) December 20, 2023

Little surprised by this, but I see how this works for WCC and the 2 Pac schools. They're not that great at basketball anyway so it's not a huge loss TBH. https://t.co/Mi4vvb3uh9

— Showlumni (@Show__lumni) December 20, 2023

This does seem potentially worrying for the future of the presently constructed MWC. Not because these 2 schools were lost to the WCC, they’d actually hurt the league from a basketball perspective. But, since football drives the bus, they will be looking to poach and split 🙁 https://t.co/OpVy961Lnu

— Tom Mosser (@coachmosser) December 20, 2023

Beavs and Cougs to the WCC??? https://t.co/b10AmGXw1i pic.twitter.com/RMuJwYFZ4W

— Stephen Oldfather (@old_spice19) December 20, 2023

Didn’t see this coming. Moving forward it’ll be interesting to watch how both schools fare in the MW and WCC as well as seeing if they curry favor with the Big 12 or another conference. And two years from now will Oregon State and Washington State then look to rebuild the Pac. https://t.co/R2p114gOSu

— Christopher Gabriel (@CGProgram) December 20, 2023

Not the Mountain West? Wow https://t.co/BGLcdH8jaB

— Aztec Analytics (@AztecAnalytics) December 20, 2023

Huge victory for Stu Jackson and the #WCC

Oregon State and Portland become travel pals + hardwood rivals.

Ditto for Washington State and Gonzaga. https://t.co/noYerLSOOO

— Rocco Miller (@RoccoMiller8) December 20, 2023

I’m starting to think the football alliance was a mistake. https://t.co/pHeh0nyuH1

— Todd Lemieux (@Tlemieux72) December 20, 2023

Reminder that this move also comes amid the Big 12's continued exploration of whether or not to extend Gonzaga an invite.

And, I'm told, the WCC is still on the lookout for at least one more addition in the coming year(s) whether or not it keeps any of OSU/WSU/GU long-term. https://t.co/XffFUHed3z

— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) December 20, 2023

Big news for the WCC.

Washington State and Oregon State joining the WCC for the next two years while they figure out their situation.

WCC schedule will go to 18 or 20 games and the Tournament will be restructured.

Tourney shares still being worked out. https://t.co/iBxx0WtbVJ

— Zack Farmer (@postsbyzack) December 20, 2023

Wow. Figured they’d be Mountain West bound… https://t.co/Yw2nZVjvR1

— B.J. Rains (@BJRains) December 20, 2023

this is so sad https://t.co/fFP3EBMI83

— Liam (@Blutman27) December 20, 2023

Kyle Smith left the WCC for… the WCC. https://t.co/hkUhgAFTpL

— Tristan Freeman (@hoopsnut351) December 20, 2023

MW basketball programs rn: https://t.co/OZahyzTa0l pic.twitter.com/dNjFnjNznS

— Arizona Aggie 🥔 (@ArizonaAggie) December 20, 2023

#SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORTS https://t.co/Z4M2SINxBf

— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) December 20, 2023

Well that is a change of pace https://t.co/mll2TvWzp4

— Spencer McLaughlin (@Smalls_55) December 20, 2023

New report: WSU & OSU schedule alliance with the West Coast Conference in all but football & baseball for the next 2 years. Unlike MWC football agreement, Cougs & Beavs will qualify for AQ status & games will count toward WCC standings. https://t.co/D3K0tgDu6V

— Matt Loveless (@MattLoveless) December 20, 2023

Something to keep in mind: this is just a temporary fix. Let’s just hope we don’t lose recruiting momentum during the next two years across all sports. #GoBeavs https://t.co/IiT1KfHVXt

— Oregon State News (@BeaverSports) December 20, 2023

Washington State and Gonzaga is back on? https://t.co/egQ8tJXxAc pic.twitter.com/Y6970OjZOO

— Alex Crescenti (@alex_crescenti) December 20, 2023

Congrats to the #Beavs and #Cougs on joining the #WCC for most of their sports!

This will be a great home for them!

(…a bit surprising not to go all-in for the MWC, but cool news regardless!) https://t.co/8XZGj011IN

— Tony Altimore (@TJAltimore) December 20, 2023

Breaking NCAA news: Oregon State and Washington State are set to join the West Coast Conference as affiliate members in basketball and all other non-football/baseball D-I sports for the next two seasons, sources tell @CBSSports.

Story and full details: https://t.co/6HW4EuwCWW

— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) December 20, 2023

The WCC is set to add Oregon State and Washington State, which is big boost for their basketball and also gives OSU/WSU a home for most of their non-football sports programs. Baseball TBD at this point. https://t.co/Ks1bSxTomh

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) December 20, 2023

Wonder if this enough for Gonzaga to stay longer in WCC over move to Big 12https://t.co/PmfL2QxQKW

— Jeremy Mauss (@JeremyMauss) December 20, 2023

Excited to see if the WCC going to keep our favorite basketball conference tournament bracket with the temporary addition of Oregon State and Washington State.

THE GAUNTLET. https://t.co/SQt07H12YF pic.twitter.com/1Tb3nOoLrs

— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) December 20, 2023