Conference Realignment

Based on that data, not sustainable at any level. Only a few programs are in the back based upon generated revenue.

No G5 input whatsoever on House. P4 knows the former wonā€™t sue since that would effectively shut the door on any chance of moving on up.

Reminds me of the scene in Stir Crazy where Gene Wilder believes heā€™s ā€œnegotiatingā€ the peaceful end to a bar fight while unbeknownst to him one guy has the otherā€™s ā€œfamily jewelsā€ firmly gripped with pliers. G5 is the one getting squeezed!

Pretty sure Matt meant ā€œDOAā€ here:

Between that and the Kings saying they can play their basketball games in the Golden 1 Center, theyā€™re putting together an interesting profile for an FBS invite. They even have the prerequisite ā€œStateā€ name for a PAC invite. :sunglasses:

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When there is a will there is a way. Amazing how fast they produced that design rendering.

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Thatā€™s an awesome rendering, love the sun shades. Feels like a MLS stadium, and I mean that in a good way.

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No surprise here really.

So the PAC gets more reliable TV numbers and makes another run at Memphis. If that fails they get Texas St and we pause for a bit?

PAC is trying to get a TV deal around $15 million a year per school and then make another run at the top AAC schools.

They are trying to get what if #s on their media deal. guarantees if certain AAC schools join.

clt is fine with memphis going, they are in a city in decline and fedex is pulling funding from sports. bad academics as well

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I dont really care about all these leaked talks people have leaked between the B1G and the SEC. I really dont like the majority of the SEC brands and I really do think if the B1G wanted to create a super league they would just be better off doing it without them by expanding south themselves.

Apologies for these non-news posts, but theyā€™re kind of interesting. See a lot of parallels between us and Tx State based on this description.

Maybe Iā€™m cynical but arenā€™t these talking heads about 5-10 years late on raising the alarm?

Spare me the ā€œitā€™s disgustingā€ rhetoric. They didnā€™t give 2 shits while the G5 were getting squeezed out. they only care now because the Big 12 and ACC are being impacted.

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I just feel like the B10 and SEC are going to over-play their hand at some pointā€¦people donā€™t like bulliesā€¦but maybe Iā€™m wrong.

Guess I should have put Fordeā€™s piece under the CFP thread since thatā€™s the focus but thought it had implied realignment ramifications as well, especially the part about the SEC and Big Ten looking schedule each other more in OOC football.

Anyway, Forde attended Mizzou when it was still a Big 8 school.

Dellenger went to Mississippi State.

And Wetzel is a UMass alum.