MEGA Conference Realignment and lawsuits Megathread: Stories, Tales, Lies, and Exaggerations

[Squid Bumciorek]

 

[Rellyrell]

Does MWC add four remaining Pac-12 schools and one other to go to 16??

 

[DoctorKrazey]

Money eventually corrupts everything, and it’s happening to college football right before our very eyes. For most of our lives, college football was one of the only, maybe the only “pure” sport we had left. Regional identities, rivalries, school pride, are all being thrown out like yesterday’s trash. I guess it was inevitable, and I think the only thing that surprises me is how quickly this happened.

 

[TheEye]

This all started with the Aggies to the SEC. Things were so much simpler before.

 

[Bender]

Money eventually corrupts everything, and it’s happening to college football right before our very eyes. For most of our lives, college football was one of the only, maybe the only “pure” sport we had left. Regional identities, rivalries, school pride, are all being thrown out like yesterday’s trash. I guess it was inevitable, and I think the only thing that surprises me is how quickly this happened.

I very very very respectfully disagree. For most of our lives, college football was already corrupt in the fact that young people on their way to adulthood were smashing their bodies in for entertainment whilst receiving no official payment nor support from the universities they played for, who proceeded to cash in on their back. And if they got hurt badly, well, tough ****, if you get dropped, theres no medical insurance for you buddy, regardless of what happens with your body afterwards.

College football has been corrupt for a very very very very long time. The idea that it is an amateur sport at heart went away a long time ago.

 

[Caneoverhere]

Maybe it's time to announce Miami is leaving the ACC and what happens happens. It can't be worse than being in the dead man walking conference.

 

[Cane6]

 

[Caneoverhere]

Can you imagine The Bank 3 years from now. Filled with head to head recruiting battles vs Connecticut and Temple. That's our future if they **** this up

 

[Alex Del Piero]

“Public universities”

 

[423Hurricane]

Seems like this has been overlooked until the semenholes got active in the possibility of leaving the ACC.

 

[BeastMode]

only a few options here for miami.

1. Fact is they been filtering with the BIG for months and months I think that’s the ultimate goal.

2. It’s BIG OR SEC or Miami is lost in the shuffle which I don’t think happens but Big 12 is a joke and can’t go there. BIG is just a bunch of random *** irrelevant teams for football at this point hopefully Miami doesn’t become 1 of them.

3. The ACC comes out swinging and keeps FSU and Clemson along with Miami and poaches a few more teams. Not sure this is feasible since FSU seems dead set on leaving. Haven’t read much on what Clemson is trying to do and no clue who the ACC could even add at this point to be relevant.

All of it circles back to Miami better get into the BIG or it’s going to be a problem.

 

[Rickd]

I must be missing something re: the Bigly 12. What card do they hold?

Decent media package, decent 2nd tier program makeup, and stability ... due to a decent media package.

 

[Jonnyblaze]

Seems like this has been overlooked until the semenholes got active in the possibility of leaving the ACC.

Seriously doubt that. It might be the first time it's trickling out publicly, but the notion of leaving the ACC isn't new and the colleges have a ton of lawyers looking at every angle.

 

[hotshot]

One trend that began in the early 2000s and continues today is the migration of south florida black populations moving to Atlanta. Something to consider.

Reasons why that is happening?

 

[423Hurricane]

Seriously doubt that. It might be the first time it's trickling out publicly, but the notion of leaving the ACC isn't new and the colleges have a ton of lawyers looking at every angle.

Should have been more specific and said publicly. I agree that behind the scenes, every scenario is more than likely being discussed.

 

[Rickd]

Lol ACC’s only hope now is probably convincing ND to join and asking WVU, Cincy, UCF, Tulane, and Memphis to join and that’s a pretty ****** haul.

Clown post of the entire thread. Yeah ... ND is going to join full time. They have NO NEED to do anything but support the dissolution of the ACC so they have all of their game scheduling rights back and then their media partners set up MAJOR scheduling deals with BOTH the B10 and SEC. That way they can make more than being a member of either of the B2 conferences. 5 games with each, and 2 games for traditional rivalries. Done.

 

[hotshot]

Seriously doubt that. It might be the first time it's trickling out publicly, but the notion of leaving the ACC isn't new and the colleges have a ton of lawyers looking at every angle.

The lawyers who drew up the ACC GOR package musta been a real legal dream team. Unfortunately, looks like their work is pretty air tight.

 

[hotshot]

UCF and Cincy just got into the big 12 and begin their first season. doubt they'd bounce now

No need to do so. Big 12, at worst, is on par with the ACC in the new P4.

 

[hotshot]

Money eventually corrupts everything, and it’s happening to college football right before our very eyes. For most of our lives, college football was one of the only, maybe the only “pure” sport we had left. Regional identities, rivalries, school pride, are all being thrown out like yesterday’s trash. I guess it was inevitable, and I think the only thing that surprises me is how quickly this happened.

What people have said at every phase of realignment.

 

[Rickd]

It has already been stated earlier in this thread on Friday by several attorneys that Sovereign Immunity will not work as there are precedents in the State of Florida for it being denied as grounds to break a contract. To me ... in the courts ... there is a huge issue of MEDIA REVENUE DISPARITY now and at the time the GOR was initially executed. No university / AD would have entered into a GOR if they had any idea that the MEDIA REVENUE DISPARITY between the conferences, especially when ESPN runs both the ACC and SEC media platforms, would become significant. Now it is reaching and exceeding disparities of 100% and more. THAT is not a sustainable reality in the modern (ie past 2 years) world of sports media broadcasting. Programs are literally fighting for their lives.