Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Bull Matrix]

2 hours ago, Brad said:

Only if the teams in the AAC aren't striving to get into a better conference and bypassing USF in players, coaches, fan, boosters, money, facilities, interest, ability, W/S, etc.

We've been complacent for too long.  Please stop.

We were complacent until Weatherford spoke up and said something…. The days of complacency basically are long gone now 

[Bull Matrix]

3 hours ago, UCF_rustbucket said:

I think you're misunderstanding what the GOR is for. It's not the roadblock for negotiating a pay bump. The GOR is an agreement between the ACC and it's members, not ESPN, that each member gives up ownership of their TV rights to the conference for a period of time that matches the current tv deal. This is meant to disincentivize teams from leaving because the old school method of just raising conference exit fees wasn't really stopping anyone. 

 

If the GOR code is somehow cracked by the magnificent 7 lawyers, it doesn't change anything between the ACC and ESPN. All it does is make it significantly cheaper for the Clemson's and FSUs to leave if the SEC offers. 

Rule number 1

Never trust the media. Never….

Stay tuned as things are about to get even crazier 

[Bull Matrix]

2 hours ago, GoBulls84 said:

^This^

FSU and Clemson aren't trying to do away with the GOR so they can get everyone in the conference what would be an incremental pay bump. They're doing it so they have an easier path to taking that SEC invite and getting that sweet sweet SEC cash.

 

Also as an aside, was perusing a Louisville board to see how they were handling things and was amazed to see that some of them had the opinion that they'd  have a shot at being headed to the SEC.

Never be surprised by UL fans lol. As you may recall they were always telling everyone that they belong in the Big East while playing in C-USA. When they were in the Big East they were telling everyone that they belong in the ACC. So nothing seems to have changed 

[Outlaw]

20 minutes ago, Bull Matrix said:

Never be surprised by UL fans lol. As you may recall they were always telling everyone that they belong in the Big East while playing in C-USA. When they were in the Big East they were telling everyone that they belong in the ACC. So nothing seems to have changed 

But they are in the acc and going bowling while we are the floormat of the aac.

[Bull Matrix]

6 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

But they are in the acc and going bowling while we are the floormat of the aac.

What is funny as you just brought up a good point. UL is in the ACC and going bowing and tbh I had no idea they went to a bowl game lol. Basically UL & WVU vanished from the college football world when it was not long ago when they were king of the Big East hill in football 

[UCF_rustbucket]

43 minutes ago, Bull Matrix said:

Rule number 1

Never trust the media. Never….

Stay tuned as things are about to get even crazier 

Right, so don't trust that ESPN will be nice and give more money just because lol

[belgianbull]

24 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

But they are in the acc and going bowling while we are the floormat of the aac.

I think Louisville will be fine. Wake Forrest, Boston College, and Syracuse should be a bit worried as to what will happen to them if the ACC falls apart. Either way they all are in a better position then we are right now.

[Bull Matrix]

34 minutes ago, UCF_rustbucket said:

Right, so don't trust that ESPN will be nice and give more money just because lol

Lol i wouldn’t trust ESPN as long as they are owned by Disney 

[Bull Matrix]

25 minutes ago, belgianbull said:

I think Louisville will be fine. Wake Forrest, Boston College, and Syracuse should be a bit worried as to what will happen to them if the ACC falls apart. Either way they all are in a better position then we are right now.

I doubt the ACC falls apart lol. They have too much going for it. If any conference falls apart it will be more than likely the big 12 as they continue to lose schools 

[UCF_rustbucket]

2 hours ago, Bull Matrix said:

I doubt the ACC falls apart lol. They have too much going for it. If any conference falls apart it will be more than likely the big 12 as they continue to lose schools 

Quite the opposite. The only thing holding the ACC together like duct tape is the GOR. Otherwise the top programs would looking for the exit because there's no conceivable way to catch up to the SEC and B1G without adding like 2 or 3 ND caliber programs. The Big 12 is ironically in a more stable position because they *don't* have FSU/Clemson level programs worth taking anymore. There's good depth but at 16+ teams, the SEC and B1G won't make more money by adding to the middle of the conference. It's OU/UT types or bust.