Search results

Come on man, Rutgers and Oregon are in the same conference. Sanity went out the window long ago.

I don't think it's whether or not ESPN and Fox continue to pay $70mm/yr to those schools. I think they just look at as we're paying $1B a year to the B1G or SEC with this set of teams. However, you guys want to split it is up to you. I think the bigger question is DO Michigan, Ohio State...

To your point, I think all of the AD's in the conference have little faith in ACC leadership with backdoor deals after what has been unearthed in court so far. I'm sure all agreements are gone through with a long-toothed comb (which they should have been all along).

Unless the ACC consists of UNC and NC State only, hard to see how state of NC subsidies to those 2 schools keeps the ACC intact. If they can negotiate a less painful exit for FSU and Clemson and then tell the remaining members "you guys are stuck" and have it stick in a court of law, then they...

Why do you think Fox and ESPN are working together in any degree? The CFP awarded the entire playoff to ESPN who sublet some games to TNT. Do you think Fox just didn't want a piece of that pie? ESPN tied their cart to the SEC and Fox tied theirs to the Big 10. If bringing in FSU/Clemson to...

Yes, Weatherford is full of crap. People with the $$$ to invest in private equity firms are looking for those private equity firms to get a sizable return on their investment. They don't care about the excuses for not making a better return or God forbid, a loss as long as it helps "college...

Smells more of fearing the future loss of their independence to me rather than being good stewards of the game. In fact, one could argue they have done more to get college sports to this point than any other institution or conference between leaving the CFA in the early '90's, brokering the...

Totally agree with your first paragraph. Having FSU AND Florida on schedule every year would be awesome (and how it should be). I hope you are right that the SEC is open to adding Miami, but it doesn't sound like it from the rumors out there. My fear is FSU and Clemson go to the SEC (seems...

Can't wait for the concept to catch on with the B1G and SEC in the next 5-10 years.

Pate too. Strange how that works. 🤣

"or could even take another FL team." Good point. If Fox is truly pulling the strings with Big 10 expansion, is it totally outside the realm of possibility that they would push for a state school in a large metropolitan area with the highest enrollment in the entire state of Florida?

The ACC is done. It may take a few years, but its done. It's 2 biggest brands want out. The courts may rule the ACC's way, but those 2 will get out eventually, even if they are forced to stay through the GOR (highly unlikely). Hard to see how this is an option. Locking in the Kentucky and...

I agree with some of what you wrote. Miami won't go the SMU route of receiving no TV money for 7 years from the Big 10 and there is a floor as to what percentage share they would accept from the Big 10. However, I do think they would take less than what they would get as a Big 12 member...

You definitely know why they laugh at yours.

Definitely worth a read. Thank you for posting. And an excellent prediction I might add from the Iowa State AD. The writing is on the wall.

My point is it takes 2 to negotiate. The B10 & SEC hold all the cards. It's like trying to ask the homecoming queen to prom - you can buy the most flowers, offer to take her to the most expensive dinner on prom night, and promise to go to the best After Prom party, but if she's not interested...

My hypothetical wasn't "nothing has been discussed so far". It was nothing SERIOUS had been discussed so far - meaning some trial discussions have been had, but no guarantees given, no NDAs signed, just some generic groundwork. I would agree Miami's leadership would be asleep at the wheel if...

I know this is blasphemous to say on here, but what if feelers have gone out between Miami and the Big 10 or SEC, but nothing close to serious has been discussed so far. Why should Miami be aggressive? I would think that is more likely to be the situation than any type of loyalty to the ACC -...