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**371** · 10-19-2016 09:40 AM

http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sp.../92355392/

80sTiger · 10-19-2016 09:45 AM

“And we will continue to invest. We’ve got a strategic vision for the university that we’ll continue to implement and it will position us well the next time there is a (conference-alignment) shakeup. And there undoubtedly is going to be.”

fsquid · 10-19-2016 09:58 AM

Jesus wept

80sTiger · 10-19-2016 10:38 AM

There has got to be some seriously angry rich/powerful guys in Memphis right now ... feeling used and abused, mislead and straight-up lied to. If ESPN bought-out that add'l money clause in the contract with the B12, I'm curious if that ever has to come out publicly ?

BIGGESTTIGERJLB · 10-19-2016 10:48 AM

"“We’ve got to make long-term investments. I’ve learned the landscape in higher ed, both academically and athletically, is incredibly competitive. It is a year-in and year-out investment process. We’ve got that vision. We will continue to invest. We will continue to compete. And we will continue to grow. You can’t maintain status quo. Status quo ultimately means you slide further and further behind. We’re invested for growth.”

aardWolf · 10-19-2016 10:49 AM

(10-19-2016 10:38 AM)80sTiger Wrote: There has got to be some seriously angry rich/powerful guys in Memphis right now ... feeling used and abused, mislead and straight-up lied to. If ESPN bought-out that add'l money clause in the contract with the B12, I'm curious if that ever has to come out publicly ?

I suppose someone could FOIA it from a public university...

~~Brother Bluto~~ · 10-19-2016 11:36 AM

(10-19-2016 09:58 AM)fsquid Wrote: Jesus wept

Big XII is the mark of the beast

~~Brother Bluto~~ · 10-19-2016 11:37 AM

(10-19-2016 10:38 AM)80sTiger Wrote: There has got to be some seriously angry rich/powerful guys in Memphis right now ... feeling used and abused, mislead and straight-up lied to. If ESPN bought-out that add'l money clause in the contract with the B12, I'm curious if that ever has to come out publicly ?

Not really. Just a few that tried to do the civic thing. We shall see though

midtowncowboy · 10-19-2016 11:42 AM

(10-19-2016 10:38 AM)80sTiger Wrote: There has got to be some seriously angry rich/powerful guys in Memphis right now ... feeling used and abused, mislead and straight-up lied to. If ESPN bought-out that add'l money clause in the contract with the B12, I'm curious if that ever has to come out publicly ?

Lol. The Rich/Powerful know how the game is played. After all, most got rich playing the game. There is no deal until there is a deal.

80sTiger · 10-19-2016 12:17 PM

(10-19-2016 11:42 AM)midtowncowboy Wrote:
(10-19-2016 10:38 AM)80sTiger Wrote: There has got to be some seriously angry rich/powerful guys in Memphis right now ... feeling used and abused, mislead and straight-up lied to. If ESPN bought-out that add'l money clause in the contract with the B12, I'm curious if that ever has to come out publicly ?

Lol. The Rich/Powerful know how the game is played. After all, most got rich playing the game. There is no deal until there is a deal.

Yeah, I didn't mean to imply anyone was naive to the process, but I still bet they're pissed with the way this went down - not just the outcome.

BinghamptonNed · 10-19-2016 01:02 PM

(10-19-2016 10:38 AM)80sTiger Wrote: There has got to be some seriously angry rich/powerful guys in Memphis right now ... feeling used and abused, mislead and straight-up lied to. If ESPN bought-out that add'l money clause in the contract with the B12, I'm curious if that ever has to come out publicly ?

1- there is a 100% chance that the Big12 was paid off to not expand and therefore not trigger the huge payday by ESPN, the clause is now gone.

2- there is a 99.999% chance it will come out

3- there is a 100% chance the guys in the Big 12 will say something stupid like it was not a quid pro quo, they just wanted to reward us for having a round robin, one true champion

80sTiger · 10-19-2016 01:12 PM

C. Austin Cox ‏@C_Austin_Cox 1m1 minute ago
So ESPN pays the Big 12 not to expand, then the next day helps leak the #Big12Expansion memo to embarrass the league. Calculated as heck.

tmoneyinmphs · 10-19-2016 04:04 PM

The next time the college landscape changes, it might be when ou and texas leave the big 12, and then i will not want to join the big 12.

80 million to expand to 4 teams or take 40 million and erase that expansion clause in the contract.

fsquid · 10-19-2016 04:08 PM

that might have been the last train out of G5 and the MFer broke down

~~Brother Bluto~~ · 10-19-2016 04:56 PM

It's gonna be P4 within 10 years maybe sooner

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