Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Brad]

Just heard a rumor, better to stay in the AAC or whatever.

[Rizman]

This might be the reason they will have to take USF.  Need a TV market.

5 minutes ago, Brad said:

Just heard a rumor, better to stay in the AAC or whatever.

Love rumors

[footnfan1]

It just may be in the long term. I think for the next 10 years, there would be a benefit to being in "the club", for opponents, TV exposure, national  recognition, and of course recruiting. After that, the whole thing just may blow up, or even before if the P5 join together to leave the NCAA behind. 

 

ESPN is bleeding right now. 

[Triple B]

37 minutes ago, GaUSFBull said:

That's a pretty decent Photoshop job.  

Gotta give them props. That was a good one ....

[footnfan1]

Done by an expert known as "we want ducks" I believe. Could be wrong.

[raptorcj]

12 minutes ago, Rizman said:

http://www.outkickthecoverage.com/espn-and-fox-angry-with-big-12-expansion-080116

Outkick had already told you the Big 12's decision to expand was a naked cash grab designed to extort potential new members and take advantage of an existing clause in the TV contracts that guaranteed equal payment in the event of expansion. This represented a new, more desperate, move in college realignment. Whereas the SEC, Big Ten, ACC and Pac 12 all expanded to further conference network ambitions and strengthen the overall conference -- that is, every team, new members and old members alike, would make more money through expansion -- the Big 12's expansion rationale is simple -- sell Big 12 membership to desperate schools and have the ten existing schools pocket the added TV money owed under the contract.

That's a desperate strategy because a newly formatted Big 12 with 12, 14 or even more members isn't worth any more money to the TV partners. Fox and ESPN's ratings won't increase, there's no TV network lurking here to unlock new value, this is just an attempt to pocket more money between now and 2024-25, when the Big 12's existing TV contract ends.

If that's really the strategy, they'll fold before they make good on the long-term contracts.

[Sellular1]

If anyone thinks the $55billion strong Disney Corporation with its 180,000 employees and thousands of lawyers can't find a way out of any deal they want, they are kidding themselves. 

[Triple B]

7 minutes ago, Sellular1 said:

If anyone thinks the $55billion strong Disney Corporation with its 180,000 employees and thousands of lawyers can't find a way out of any deal they want, they are kidding themselves. 

Congratulations! Looks like yours was the 988,000th post in the forum ...

[Sellular1]

4 minutes ago, Triple B said:

Congratulations! Looks like yours was the 988,000th post in the forum ...

Just saw that too.  Tracking the 1millionth like the fat chick at last call.

[Azmodi]

1 hour ago, Brad said:

Just heard a rumor, better to stay in the AAC or whatever.

What rumor! Care to share?