(09-02-2021 10:48 PM)Thewavefan Wrote:  

(09-02-2021 10:38 PM)MadEagle Wrote:  

(09-02-2021 08:56 PM)Thewavefan Wrote:  

(09-02-2021 08:48 PM)Reggie Favre Wrote:  

(09-02-2021 08:34 PM)MUsince96 Wrote:  Who has a "name" or "brand" people have heard of? Who puts butts in the seats? Who does TV like?

Go with those.

That would be Southern Miss.

Quite possibly the funniest thing I’ve ever read on this board. You have no brand, you have no market, you have no academics. Winning a few football games in 1988 and being lucky that Brett Favre played 20 years in the NFL is not a brand. USM was never relevant and before y’all come come on OUR board thumping your chest about the past and beating Tulane in 1977, understand that Tulane is the future of college football, that’s why the AAC chose us and doesn’t even know who you are.

I give it to you Tulane has beaten Southern Miss the last two times we played. Do the right thing and send your thank you cards to the AAC for given you better TV coverage and a recruiting advantage over us. Don't forget to send one to Coach Fritz. Without those two Tulane is still Tulane.

You lucky Southern Miss Football didn't charge Tulane Tution for all the free schooling we gave you before you joined the American! You're Welcome! : lmfao:

Was that even English? Go away USM fans, you all are insufferable. It’s like the only people who don’t know USM is worthless is the 2200 people who watch their games. High schools have more of a fan base. Yes Tulane has won the last two meetings and yes Tulane will win the next 20. Our market, our academics, and our athletic history make us more in line with schools from the Big Ten than schools like USM and UAB.

Don’t drag UAB into your Tulane Mississippi Southern pissing match.

(09-03-2021 06:08 AM)HiddenDragon Wrote:  

(09-02-2021 10:53 PM)UCbball21 Wrote:  I think ESPN will help save the AAC remnants from themselves and try to build a decent conference. They own the conference so they will have a vested interest in getting the right schools and making money after a renegotiated deal.

Or the Big 12 just adds two teams and the AAC is spared.

Doesn't seem likely with the Houston Chronicle report from last night saying that Houston is basically a done deal. I'm pumped UH is coming over, but I'm sure they were team #4.

(09-03-2021 07:35 AM)BaylorHistory Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 06:08 AM)HiddenDragon Wrote:  

(09-02-2021 10:53 PM)UCbball21 Wrote:  I think ESPN will help save the AAC remnants from themselves and try to build a decent conference. They own the conference so they will have a vested interest in getting the right schools and making money after a renegotiated deal.

Or the Big 12 just adds two teams and the AAC is spared.

Doesn't seem likely with the Houston Chronicle report from last night saying that Houston is basically a done deal. I'm pumped UH is coming over, but I'm sure they were team #4.

It's playing out the way I thought it would. I just never bought into the AAC snatching up the remaining Big 12 schools. It didn't make sense and the only ways the Big 12 loses autonomous status is if the power conferences presidents vote to take the status away from them or the conference disbanded.

Keep this conference together and wait for other teams Texas and eastward to rise up and prove they belong. But do not add any one hit one year wonders.

East Carolina
Memphis
Navy
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa

On the future candidate list only have large state schools. But only add them once they prove their investment and success on the court and field.

Texas State
Louisiana
La Tech
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Ohio University

That’s the list. There is not one other school from Texas Eastward that makes any sense. Any other possible candidates are retreads that we’ve already tried and failed with.

Good luck to Houston, Cincy and UCF. If you even actually make it to a big 12. When it inevitably fails and gets raided over time, I’m sure we’ll all be ready to take you back. (See the old BigEast)

(09-03-2021 08:42 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Keep this conference together and wait for other teams Texas and eastward to rise up and prove they belong. But do not add any one hit one year wonders.

East Carolina
Memphis
Navy
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa

On the future candidate list only have large state schools. But only add them once they prove their investment and success on the court and field.

Texas State
Louisiana
La Tech
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Ohio University

That’s the list. There is not one other school from Texas Eastward that makes any sense. Any other possible candidates are retreads that we’ve already tried and failed with.

Good luck to Houston, Cincy and UCF. If you even actually make it to a big 12. When it inevitably fails and gets raided over time, I’m sure we’ll all be ready to take you back. (See the old BigEast)

Send your friends to come get your records and your tour T-shirt. We changed our phone number. It’s over.

(09-03-2021 08:44 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:42 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Keep this conference together and wait for other teams Texas and eastward to rise up and prove they belong. But do not add any one hit one year wonders.

East Carolina
Memphis
Navy
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa

On the future candidate list only have large state schools. But only add them once they prove their investment and success on the court and field.

Texas State
Louisiana
La Tech
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Ohio University

That’s the list. There is not one other school from Texas Eastward that makes any sense. Any other possible candidates are retreads that we’ve already tried and failed with.

Good luck to Houston, Cincy and UCF. If you even actually make it to a big 12. When it inevitably fails and gets raided over time, I’m sure we’ll all be ready to take you back. (See the old BigEast)

Send your friends to come get your records and your tour T-shirt. We changed our phone number. It’s over.

All I can say is Dear Lord if those are the only teams on the potential AAC expansion list.

(09-03-2021 08:44 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:42 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Keep this conference together and wait for other teams Texas and eastward to rise up and prove they belong. But do not add any one hit one year wonders.

East Carolina
Memphis
Navy
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa

On the future candidate list only have large state schools. But only add them once they prove their investment and success on the court and field.

Texas State
Louisiana
La Tech
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Ohio University

That’s the list. There is not one other school from Texas Eastward that makes any sense. Any other possible candidates are retreads that we’ve already tried and failed with.

Good luck to Houston, Cincy and UCF. If you even actually make it to a big 12. When it inevitably fails and gets raided over time, I’m sure we’ll all be ready to take you back. (See the old BigEast)

Send your friends to come get your records and your tour T-shirt. We changed our phone number. It’s over.

Hopefully the big 12 allows the hobo in my basement to finally have his own office.


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(09-03-2021 08:44 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:42 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Keep this conference together and wait for other teams Texas and eastward to rise up and prove they belong. But do not add any one hit one year wonders.

East Carolina
Memphis
Navy
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa

On the future candidate list only have large state schools. But only add them once they prove their investment and success on the court and field.

Texas State
Louisiana
La Tech
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Ohio University

That’s the list. There is not one other school from Texas Eastward that makes any sense. Any other possible candidates are retreads that we’ve already tried and failed with.

Good luck to Houston, Cincy and UCF. If you even actually make it to a big 12. When it inevitably fails and gets raided over time, I’m sure we’ll all be ready to take you back. (See the old BigEast)

Send your friends to come get your records and your tour T-shirt. We changed our phone number. It’s over.

Say Cincinnati gets the coveted L8 invite. What will the revised downward TV payout be? $14M, $10M, $8M? Who is paying it, ESPN? Fox? What is their incentive to pay UC more than they make now? UC will pay the American $20M exit fees. And what exactly will y’all be joining? Not a P5. The SEC took the nexus of the conference, and the B10, ACC, and PAC formed an alliance to specifically exclude the L8. The B12 TV contract expires in 4 years. Will ESPN wake up in 2024 and say OMG we have to pay the B12 much much more money?

(09-03-2021 07:06 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(09-02-2021 08:19 PM)grapes Wrote:  If Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF leave who do we add?

Teams who I think have a chance

Appalachian State
Arkansas State
Marshall
Old Dominion
UAB
Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss
Louisiana
Coastal Carolina
Georgia State

Opinions?

If we backfill, this is the order I would invite in:

App State
Georgia State
Marshall
ULL
UAB
Ark State
FAU

3 of those at most are Carnegie R1

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(09-03-2021 09:02 AM)vick mike Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:44 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:42 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Keep this conference together and wait for other teams Texas and eastward to rise up and prove they belong. But do not add any one hit one year wonders.

East Carolina
Memphis
Navy
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa

On the future candidate list only have large state schools. But only add them once they prove their investment and success on the court and field.

Texas State
Louisiana
La Tech
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Ohio University

That’s the list. There is not one other school from Texas Eastward that makes any sense. Any other possible candidates are retreads that we’ve already tried and failed with.

Good luck to Houston, Cincy and UCF. If you even actually make it to a big 12. When it inevitably fails and gets raided over time, I’m sure we’ll all be ready to take you back. (See the old BigEast)

Send your friends to come get your records and your tour T-shirt. We changed our phone number. It’s over.

Say Cincinnati gets the coveted L8 invite. What will the revised downward TV payout be? $14M, $10M, $8M? Who is paying it, ESPN? Fox? What is their incentive to pay UC more than they make now? UC will pay the American $20M exit fees. And what exactly will y’all be joining? Not a P5. The SEC took the nexus of the conference, and the B10, ACC, and PAC formed an alliance to specifically exclude the L8. The B12 TV contract expires in 4 years. Will ESPN wake up in 2024 and say OMG we have to pay the B12 much much more money?

Actually the alliance was created to make stability. And the alliance has already indicated they want the big 12 to remain as a power to stand against the SEC. The only reason they didn’t do the alliance with the big 12 is because they wanted to see what happened first. I’ve already seen multiple “sources” indicate they no longer expect the Big 12 to lose autonomy.

And the big 12 will definitely be getting a new contract. None of the new schools are worried about that or they wouldn’t be risking millions to join. How much that contract will be, who knows?


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While I appreciate that some of you have mentioned Arkansas State that really doesn't make much sense to me geographically. I really don't think you want 2 schools an hour apart in that region. If Memphis gets a call up, sure.

(09-03-2021 09:10 AM)Westhoff123 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:02 AM)vick mike Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:44 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:42 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Keep this conference together and wait for other teams Texas and eastward to rise up and prove they belong. But do not add any one hit one year wonders.

East Carolina
Memphis
Navy
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa

On the future candidate list only have large state schools. But only add them once they prove their investment and success on the court and field.

Texas State
Louisiana
La Tech
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Ohio University

That’s the list. There is not one other school from Texas Eastward that makes any sense. Any other possible candidates are retreads that we’ve already tried and failed with.

Good luck to Houston, Cincy and UCF. If you even actually make it to a big 12. When it inevitably fails and gets raided over time, I’m sure we’ll all be ready to take you back. (See the old BigEast)

Send your friends to come get your records and your tour T-shirt. We changed our phone number. It’s over.

Say Cincinnati gets the coveted L8 invite. What will the revised downward TV payout be? $14M, $10M, $8M? Who is paying it, ESPN? Fox? What is their incentive to pay UC more than they make now? UC will pay the American $20M exit fees. And what exactly will y’all be joining? Not a P5. The SEC took the nexus of the conference, and the B10, ACC, and PAC formed an alliance to specifically exclude the L8. The B12 TV contract expires in 4 years. Will ESPN wake up in 2024 and say OMG we have to pay the B12 much much more money?

Actually the alliance was created to make stability. And the alliance has already indicated they want the big 12 to remain as a power to stand against the SEC. The only reason they didn’t do the alliance with the big 12 is because they wanted to see what happened first. I’ve already seen multiple “sources” indicate they no longer expect the Big 12 to lose autonomy.

And the big 12 will definitely be getting a new contract. None of the new schools are worried about that or they wouldn’t be risking millions to join. How much that contract will be, who knows?


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So you agree with all my points.

(09-03-2021 09:10 AM)Westhoff123 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:02 AM)vick mike Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:44 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:42 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Keep this conference together and wait for other teams Texas and eastward to rise up and prove they belong. But do not add any one hit one year wonders.

East Carolina
Memphis
Navy
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa

On the future candidate list only have large state schools. But only add them once they prove their investment and success on the court and field.

Texas State
Louisiana
La Tech
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Ohio University

That’s the list. There is not one other school from Texas Eastward that makes any sense. Any other possible candidates are retreads that we’ve already tried and failed with.

Good luck to Houston, Cincy and UCF. If you even actually make it to a big 12. When it inevitably fails and gets raided over time, I’m sure we’ll all be ready to take you back. (See the old BigEast)

Send your friends to come get your records and your tour T-shirt. We changed our phone number. It’s over.

Say Cincinnati gets the coveted L8 invite. What will the revised downward TV payout be? $14M, $10M, $8M? Who is paying it, ESPN? Fox? What is their incentive to pay UC more than they make now? UC will pay the American $20M exit fees. And what exactly will y’all be joining? Not a P5. The SEC took the nexus of the conference, and the B10, ACC, and PAC formed an alliance to specifically exclude the L8. The B12 TV contract expires in 4 years. Will ESPN wake up in 2024 and say OMG we have to pay the B12 much much more money?

Actually the alliance was created to make stability. And the alliance has already indicated they want the big 12 to remain as a power to stand against the SEC. The only reason they didn’t do the alliance with the big 12 is because they wanted to see what happened first. I’ve already seen multiple “sources” indicate they no longer expect the Big 12 to lose autonomy.

And the big 12 will definitely be getting a new contract. None of the new schools are worried about that or they wouldn’t be risking millions to join. How much that contract will be, who knows?


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YouTube source no doubt

(09-03-2021 09:27 AM)vick mike Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:10 AM)Westhoff123 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:02 AM)vick mike Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:44 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:42 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Keep this conference together and wait for other teams Texas and eastward to rise up and prove they belong. But do not add any one hit one year wonders.

East Carolina
Memphis
Navy
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa

On the future candidate list only have large state schools. But only add them once they prove their investment and success on the court and field.

Texas State
Louisiana
La Tech
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Ohio University

That’s the list. There is not one other school from Texas Eastward that makes any sense. Any other possible candidates are retreads that we’ve already tried and failed with.

Good luck to Houston, Cincy and UCF. If you even actually make it to a big 12. When it inevitably fails and gets raided over time, I’m sure we’ll all be ready to take you back. (See the old BigEast)

Send your friends to come get your records and your tour T-shirt. We changed our phone number. It’s over.

Say Cincinnati gets the coveted L8 invite. What will the revised downward TV payout be? $14M, $10M, $8M? Who is paying it, ESPN? Fox? What is their incentive to pay UC more than they make now? UC will pay the American $20M exit fees. And what exactly will y’all be joining? Not a P5. The SEC took the nexus of the conference, and the B10, ACC, and PAC formed an alliance to specifically exclude the L8. The B12 TV contract expires in 4 years. Will ESPN wake up in 2024 and say OMG we have to pay the B12 much much more money?

Actually the alliance was created to make stability. And the alliance has already indicated they want the big 12 to remain as a power to stand against the SEC. The only reason they didn’t do the alliance with the big 12 is because they wanted to see what happened first. I’ve already seen multiple “sources” indicate they no longer expect the Big 12 to lose autonomy.

And the big 12 will definitely be getting a new contract. None of the new schools are worried about that or they wouldn’t be risking millions to join. How much that contract will be, who knows?


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So you agree with all my points.

No… I don’t agree that the big 12 wont be power 5 or wont get a contract that pays more than the current aac one.


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(09-03-2021 09:28 AM)GoOwls111 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:10 AM)Westhoff123 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:02 AM)vick mike Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:44 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:42 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Keep this conference together and wait for other teams Texas and eastward to rise up and prove they belong. But do not add any one hit one year wonders.

East Carolina
Memphis
Navy
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa

On the future candidate list only have large state schools. But only add them once they prove their investment and success on the court and field.

Texas State
Louisiana
La Tech
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Ohio University

That’s the list. There is not one other school from Texas Eastward that makes any sense. Any other possible candidates are retreads that we’ve already tried and failed with.

Good luck to Houston, Cincy and UCF. If you even actually make it to a big 12. When it inevitably fails and gets raided over time, I’m sure we’ll all be ready to take you back. (See the old BigEast)

Send your friends to come get your records and your tour T-shirt. We changed our phone number. It’s over.

Say Cincinnati gets the coveted L8 invite. What will the revised downward TV payout be? $14M, $10M, $8M? Who is paying it, ESPN? Fox? What is their incentive to pay UC more than they make now? UC will pay the American $20M exit fees. And what exactly will y’all be joining? Not a P5. The SEC took the nexus of the conference, and the B10, ACC, and PAC formed an alliance to specifically exclude the L8. The B12 TV contract expires in 4 years. Will ESPN wake up in 2024 and say OMG we have to pay the B12 much much more money?

Actually the alliance was created to make stability. And the alliance has already indicated they want the big 12 to remain as a power to stand against the SEC. The only reason they didn’t do the alliance with the big 12 is because they wanted to see what happened first. I’ve already seen multiple “sources” indicate they no longer expect the Big 12 to lose autonomy.

And the big 12 will definitely be getting a new contract. None of the new schools are worried about that or they wouldn’t be risking millions to join. How much that contract will be, who knows?


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YouTube source no doubt

No it’s actual sports people. The same ones doing the reporting on the vote next week.


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(09-03-2021 09:32 AM)Westhoff123 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:28 AM)GoOwls111 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:10 AM)Westhoff123 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:02 AM)vick mike Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:44 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Send your friends to come get your records and your tour T-shirt. We changed our phone number. It’s over.

Say Cincinnati gets the coveted L8 invite. What will the revised downward TV payout be? $14M, $10M, $8M? Who is paying it, ESPN? Fox? What is their incentive to pay UC more than they make now? UC will pay the American $20M exit fees. And what exactly will y’all be joining? Not a P5. The SEC took the nexus of the conference, and the B10, ACC, and PAC formed an alliance to specifically exclude the L8. The B12 TV contract expires in 4 years. Will ESPN wake up in 2024 and say OMG we have to pay the B12 much much more money?

Actually the alliance was created to make stability. And the alliance has already indicated they want the big 12 to remain as a power to stand against the SEC. The only reason they didn’t do the alliance with the big 12 is because they wanted to see what happened first. I’ve already seen multiple “sources” indicate they no longer expect the Big 12 to lose autonomy.

And the big 12 will definitely be getting a new contract. None of the new schools are worried about that or they wouldn’t be risking millions to join. How much that contract will be, who knows?


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No it’s actual sports people. The same ones doing the reporting on the vote next week.


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Next Tuesday?

(09-03-2021 09:33 AM)GoOwls111 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:32 AM)Westhoff123 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:28 AM)GoOwls111 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:10 AM)Westhoff123 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:02 AM)vick mike Wrote:  Say Cincinnati gets the coveted L8 invite. What will the revised downward TV payout be? $14M, $10M, $8M? Who is paying it, ESPN? Fox? What is their incentive to pay UC more than they make now? UC will pay the American $20M exit fees. And what exactly will y’all be joining? Not a P5. The SEC took the nexus of the conference, and the B10, ACC, and PAC formed an alliance to specifically exclude the L8. The B12 TV contract expires in 4 years. Will ESPN wake up in 2024 and say OMG we have to pay the B12 much much more money?

Actually the alliance was created to make stability. And the alliance has already indicated they want the big 12 to remain as a power to stand against the SEC. The only reason they didn’t do the alliance with the big 12 is because they wanted to see what happened first. I’ve already seen multiple “sources” indicate they no longer expect the Big 12 to lose autonomy.

And the big 12 will definitely be getting a new contract. None of the new schools are worried about that or they wouldn’t be risking millions to join. How much that contract will be, who knows?


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YouTube source no doubt

No it’s actual sports people. The same ones doing the reporting on the vote next week.


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Next Tuesday?

With the way things go it’s always a Tuesday so probably.


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(09-03-2021 09:02 AM)vick mike Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:44 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:42 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Keep this conference together and wait for other teams Texas and eastward to rise up and prove they belong. But do not add any one hit one year wonders.

East Carolina
Memphis
Navy
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa

On the future candidate list only have large state schools. But only add them once they prove their investment and success on the court and field.

Texas State
Louisiana
La Tech
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Ohio University

That’s the list. There is not one other school from Texas Eastward that makes any sense. Any other possible candidates are retreads that we’ve already tried and failed with.

Good luck to Houston, Cincy and UCF. If you even actually make it to a big 12. When it inevitably fails and gets raided over time, I’m sure we’ll all be ready to take you back. (See the old BigEast)

Send your friends to come get your records and your tour T-shirt. We changed our phone number. It’s over.

Say Cincinnati gets the coveted L8 invite. What will the revised downward TV payout be? $14M, $10M, $8M? Who is paying it, ESPN? Fox? What is their incentive to pay UC more than they make now? UC will pay the American $20M exit fees. And what exactly will y’all be joining? Not a P5. The SEC took the nexus of the conference, and the B10, ACC, and PAC formed an alliance to specifically exclude the L8. The B12 TV contract expires in 4 years. Will ESPN wake up in 2024 and say OMG we have to pay the B12 much much more money?

Look, I get where your perspective is coming from because you've repeatedly s&*% on UC and their desire to always seek more in the conference landscape, but you are not looking at this realistically.

The Big 12 will obviously make a lot less than they do now, but any new TV contract is still going to be somewhat lucrative because of the brands and fanbases that will exist in the new conference. They won't be making anywhere close to eff you type money that the SEC/B1G get because they don't have any truly national brands, but the new Big 12 is essentially the AAC on steroids. There will be a lot of interest in adding that inventory at a reasonable price (~$15-20M or so). Then, you add on the extra playoff money, the significant increase in basketball tournament credits, and it's obvious that the financial incentive is there, and it's large.

The new big 12 is essentially the Big East circa 2005, but this time with the advantage of the college landscape being more full than back then. There simply isn't a lot left for schools to go. If they lose a couple down the road, they will simply backfill with schools at the top of the chain just below them, and on down the line. Temple could very well be in that mix. But if you are waiting for the whole thing to blow up and like 4-6 teams to leave, you are going to be mistaken. The value in the Big 12 schools isn't enough when the other conferences are making $40M+.

You can stop with the bitterness and nonsense now. Temple I guaranteed called the Big 12, and would have done the exact same things UC has done given the circumstances.

Buffalo should be the #1 option...

Even UMass has better history than some of the names being thrown around.

(09-03-2021 09:48 AM)stxrunner Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 09:02 AM)vick mike Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:44 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(09-03-2021 08:42 AM)BIGDTiger Wrote:  Keep this conference together and wait for other teams Texas and eastward to rise up and prove they belong. But do not add any one hit one year wonders.

East Carolina
Memphis
Navy
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa

On the future candidate list only have large state schools. But only add them once they prove their investment and success on the court and field.

Texas State
Louisiana
La Tech
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Ohio University

That’s the list. There is not one other school from Texas Eastward that makes any sense. Any other possible candidates are retreads that we’ve already tried and failed with.

Good luck to Houston, Cincy and UCF. If you even actually make it to a big 12. When it inevitably fails and gets raided over time, I’m sure we’ll all be ready to take you back. (See the old BigEast)

Send your friends to come get your records and your tour T-shirt. We changed our phone number. It’s over.

Say Cincinnati gets the coveted L8 invite. What will the revised downward TV payout be? $14M, $10M, $8M? Who is paying it, ESPN? Fox? What is their incentive to pay UC more than they make now? UC will pay the American $20M exit fees. And what exactly will y’all be joining? Not a P5. The SEC took the nexus of the conference, and the B10, ACC, and PAC formed an alliance to specifically exclude the L8. The B12 TV contract expires in 4 years. Will ESPN wake up in 2024 and say OMG we have to pay the B12 much much more money?

You can stop with the bitterness and nonsense now. Temple I guaranteed called the Big 12, and would have done the exact same things UC has done given the circumstances.

You are giving Temple entirely way to much credit. They have F'in Fran Dunphy as interm AD playing 10-15 rounds of golf at the Jersey shore every month. Nobody called anyone. The university flat out sucks from an admin standpoint right now.