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

[hurricaneman]

What's incredible to me is in the BIG10 "super league" that wants all this power when it comes to the football playoff and seeds you still have:

Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Northwestern
Purdue
Rutgers
Maryland
Indiana

It's almost half the league. To me, that's the bulls*** in all this.

 

[Felonious Monk]

What's incredible to me is in the BIG10 "super league" that wants all this power when it comes to the football playoff and seeds you still have:

Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Northwestern
Purdue
Rutgers
Maryland
Indiana

It's almost half the league. To me, that's the bulls*** in all this.

Almost makes you think the discussion of a new super league might have some legs to it considering ESPN is bleeding money.

 

[Angry Ibis]

that's extremely naive IF that's their official stance... content being the dominant ACC conference member? They're aware that if FSU and Clemson leave, the B1G and SEC annual payments will go up and ACC's will go way down.. it won't be just $30-$40mill a year of a shortfall eventually it'll be $80mil a year less...
I refuse to believe that...my hope is that whatever precedent FSU and Clemson set in leaving, Miami is just watching and waiting and then will choose the best path for our own exit and save legal fees in the process.... but maybe that's naive too

This is what people fear… then people says relax, that can’t be true because it’s ridiculous… then people point to the 20+ years of examples…

As we approach 900 pages…

 

[Angry Ibis]

What's incredible to me is in the BIG10 "super league" that wants all this power when it comes to the football playoff and seeds you still have:

Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Northwestern
Purdue
Rutgers
Maryland
Indiana

It's almost half the league. To me, that's the bulls*** in all this.

And then look in the mirror… and at the calendar and realize we just lost to Rutgers… and haven’t done **** in 20 years

 

[mcnaire2004]

And you absolutely refuse to factor in synergy.

 

[Felonious Monk]

And then look in the mirror… and at the calendar and realize we just lost to Rutgers… and haven’t done **** in 20 years

Except give people a glimpse of what it's like when Miami does matter back in 2017.

When has Rutgers been anything? They've had two double digit win seasons EVER. The only think they bring is carriage fees.

 

[FL Cane]

If this true….IF…. Miami = BlackBerry/Nokia/Windows Mobile

Yeah I can confidently say, as I have on this thread before, that UM Admin isn’t just standing by on this issue. They have not adopted the FSU approach, but they aren’t not doing anything either.

Again, there are a handful of people at UM driving this process for us. They do not leak, and they’re keeping their cards (whatever they are) close to their chest.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

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Congratulations on Googling "synergy".

 

[Badbart43]

To be fair, probably 90% of the total UM fanbase in Hawaii were the 21 license plates you came across.

Don't be an ***...Everywhere I go I see Miami flags, tags and people flashing the U. I regularly travel between Columbia, SC , Savannah, Charleston, Atlanta, Greenville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Wilmington, Myrtle Beach. Everywhere I see them.

 

[Squid Bumciorek]

When has Rutgers been anything?

2023 Pinstripe Bowl champs

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Don't be an ***...Everywhere I go I see Miami flags, tags and people flashing the U. I regularly travel between Columbia, SC , Savannah, Charleston, Atlanta, Greenville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Wilmington, Myrtle Beach. Everywhere I see them.

Absolute truth.

I wear UM stuff nearly every day. Can't tell you how many people in ATL have thrown up the U.

 

[Felonious Monk]

Don't be an ***...Everywhere I go I see Miami flags, tags and people flashing the U. I regularly travel between Columbia, SC , Savannah, Charleston, Atlanta, Greenville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Wilmington, Myrtle Beach. Everywhere I see them.

Er, you might want to reread his post.

 

[Angry Ibis]

Yeah I can confidently say, as I have on this thread before, that UM Admin isn’t just standing by on this issue. They have not adopted the FSU approach, but they aren’t not doing anything either.

Again, there are a handful of people at UM driving this process for us. They do not leak, and they’re keeping their cards (whatever they are) close to their chest.

But you have to admit, there is close to zero reason for most to trust that those cards are ready to play high limit poker vs go fish…

Right now, we’re fishing for a P2 seat…

 

[mcnaire2004]

Congratulations on Googling "synergy".

 

[Angry Ibis]

Absolute truth.

I wear UM stuff nearly every day. Can't tell you how many people in ATL have thrown up the U.

Probably around half the number that give you the finger

 

[Angry Ibis]

Except give people a glimpse of what it's like when Miami does matter back in 2017.

When has Rutgers been anything? They've had two double digit win seasons EVER. The only think they bring is carriage fees.

Rutgers is meh… but we’ve been collecting L’s across multiple sports from some pretty bad programs…

 

[Felonious Monk]

2023 Pinstripe Bowl champs

Yes, the pinnacle of their first winning season in 10 years. Well worthy of a place in the P2.

 

[JD08]

Absolute truth.

I wear UM stuff nearly every day. Can't tell you how many people in ATL have thrown up the U.

I had a guy throw up a U while I was walking down Stone Mountain.

 

[Felonious Monk]

Probably around half the number that give you the finger

Happened to me before. That was a rough day at the office.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

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Congratulations on re-Googling "synergy" after adding a couple of words related to your first results.

It's like that time when you were shopping for ******, and then you narrowed your search by adding the words "really big".