I'm glad you do, I do as well. I'd be willing to wager at a far higher level (both financially and in terms of time invested) than all but a couple in this board.
BMOC.
There is not a less likable person in sports media than Paul Finebaum.Paul Finebaum sends strong message on the ACC and Big 12 adding Memphis
Paul Finebaum believes the ACC and Big 12 missed the boat by not adding Memphis during the latest round of conference realignment -- chastising the conferencesflywareagle.com
All very unlikeable, but to me Paul is the worst.
Doug Gottlieb.
www.sportsbookreview.com
If you're not interested, don't read it.
Isn’t that irrelevant as the money goes into the same budget .
You have the same Title IX requirements as long as you’re carrying the same number of scholarships. Football having a large number of players is responsible for 3-4 Women's teams under that law.
IF we ever got the Big12 invite, I'd imagine it would be at a partial payout for several/many years.
That seems to be the new reality. The devil is in the details of course. It depends on the amount of the "partial" payment and its duration.
I’m probably naive but I always assumed this is the move we make once we HAVE to. In other words, once the powers that be relegate the Big East out of power status in basketball. If we have to take the same money but live in a conference that will survive the shifting landscape, so be it.
Well the Big12 viewed our FB as an albatross, so hopefully it is more than the same money we are getting now. Any additional money beyond what we get now should be focused on improving FB. I think we were #2 nationally in money allocated toward BB 2nd only to Duke, it was reported during the NCAA tournament.
Also a nice choice...
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Daily Delivery: SEC and Big Ten programs mislead recruits about the Big 12
Some SEC and Big Ten programs are telling recruits something that is simply not true to gain an advantage
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Utah supports their college football teams.
It doesn't help that when word got out that the Big 12 was considering us, there were a bunch of articles and comments from supposed UConn fans about how we wouldn't want to go to the Big 12 and should hang out with a bunch of small private basketball schools instead.
I don’t know how much to make of the 99 year clause. But that is clearly NOT what made it difficult for Texas and Oklahoma to leave. They were still locked into a GOR for three more years. After negotiations and a bit of money, they were able to get out a year early.In 2012, the Big 12 conference incorporated a “99-year blood oath contract” for each member. In short, this contract was made to keep teams bound together as part of the conference for the long run. This deal doesn’t necessarily lock teams in permanently, but it does make it extremely difficult to leave.
For example, Texas and Oklahoma announced their plans to leave the Big 12 for the SEC in 2021. After three years of court cases, contract negotiations, buyouts and trials, these schools have finally been cleared to join a new conference. It didn’t come free, however, as it cost an estimated $100 million for each university to buy out of the dreaded 99-year blood oath.
The University of Utah avoided this contract when signing with its new conference. The genius negotiations by U President Taylor Randall and staff negated an exit fee requirement if and when the Utes are ready to move on from the Big 12. This is a luxury that only Utah has in the newly formed conference, allowing them to easily leave for the Big 10, SEC, ACC or elsewhere in the future. Utah has a comfortable new home in the Big 12, but can likely play themselves into a superior conference over time.
Is the Big 12 Here to Stay? – The Daily Utah Chronicle
The last two years have been a rollercoaster ride for the University of Utah regarding its future with NCAA sporting conferences. The first domino of uncertainty fell in June of 2022 when USC and UCLA announced plans to leave their long-time home in the Pac-12 and join the highly-coveted Big Ten...
