Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[JMick]

What about football only?

I think the biggest barrier to football-only (besides all the obvious stuff) would be having an exit fee for both the PAC and Big East. It would tie us to both conferences for a long time. Not that it's really worth worrying about...

 

[Jimdish255]

Disagree. More realignment will happen. There is no way the ACC holds together 13 more years without something changing.

I think BY is an outside-the-box thinker. Apparently he could not convince the XII good ol boys of his NY vision. Last year’s getting BYU, UH, UC, and UCF reeks of reaction desperation. Now, bringing in 4 teams from the least populated time zone is so freaking stupid from a business standpoint. It will result in the collapse of the XII. Now they really are AAC 2.0.

They should’ve taken Colorado and UCONN and stopped (maybe they still will but I doubt it. They could have added added Georgetown, St John’s, Villanova, and Gonzaga in basketball only.

I know so many of us believe we are deserving of P5 status and see this as the best chance of getting there.

Let’s see where we end up. I’m hoping ACC. Much more synergy with us and ACC schools With the exception of Louisville and Florida State.

Go 16 (+1) with us and USF. Add 4 basketball onlies (three above plus another east coaster). Maybe bring Army and Navy in as football onlies.

You need to wake up from your dream. The ACC is stuck in more cement than Jimmy Hoffa.

 

[Bazz4A]

The real question is does UConn want to make 12-15 million a year to be in a league across the country with the likes of Cal, Stanford, and SDSU.

Unpopular opinion but I stand with you

 

[hoopsfan22]

OK guess that ends any speculation that we're #14. Probably tomorrow Arizona officially announces its move once the BOR rubber stamps its side of the Big 12 application.

 

[Urcea]

Why would the remaining pac schools fly across the country to play a bad football program?

My point was about cost. My angle is - if Cal or Stanford or whoever end up going independent, we will probably be scheduling them for a few years

 

[jostar1]

 

[aburks41]

OK guess that ends any speculation that we're #14. Probably tomorrow Arizona officially announces its move once the BOR rubber stamps its side of the Big 12 application.

Not tomorrow, it’s happening right now in their meeting. ASU and Utah will be tomorrow

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Wow.

Dodd is really going out on a limb here.

 

[SouthBayHusky]

We would have gotten our invite by now if we were. There’s no more leverage fantasy anymore now that the Pac is officially dead.

We’re out.

I think we have one of the spots, they’re using us to get the other PAC teams to commit. Presidents will certainly give Yomark UConn after bringing in 3 PAC teams, bringing in a good media deal, etc. He earned that in his credibility is sky high. I believe holding off on the announcement is strictly strategy.

 

[jostar1]

 

[NH Husky]

Arizona and Arizona State share a board.


Yes, all of these teams that will be making $40-50M all in over the next half decade are so screwed.

But we’re sitting pretty because you have a fantasy scenario where we join a conference that is bound together for the next 13 years and who just ran expansion scenarios on schools like SMU and not UConn.

Totally rational.

I’ve just received a major kick in the family jewels and am trying to find some glimmer of hope. Cut some slack.

The alternative is to just give up. Is that the way to go? Drop football?

 

[superjohn]

Yes I can and it's not all that exciting.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

He's kidding, right?

 

[jostar1]

 

[djct1999]

We were played. UConn is an after thought

 

[Jimbo]

Oh boy! Or, you know, the Big 12 could match either of those schools up against another school that has as many MBB titles as the two of them put together. But only if they make the right addition to their league. Just saying.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Wow.

Dodd is really going out on a limb here.

He’s wrong actually. Whoever is left gets all the NCAA credits, the name and the spot in the football playoff. They’d need get to 10 but that won’t be hard.

 

[Glastonhusky]

Oh boy! Or, you know, the Big 12 could match either of those schools up against another school that has as many MBB titles as the two of them put together. But only if they make the right addition to their league. Just saying.

Agree. The ACC could also counter this move by adding a school with 5 MBB titles.

 

[Fishy]

Alas, we’re done.

There’s no path here to a power conference.

 

[Rufus]

YouTube talking heads are saying Arizona was farther along in the process than ASU and Utah, but ASU and Utah are catching up. Supposedly, ASU and Utah were making hard pushes to get into the B1G, but came up short.

Also.........and this is going to ruffle some (Duck) feathers if true...........supposedly, Washington and Oregon will be offered separate deals in the B1G. Washington will be announced first, as it will receive the better deal. Oregon's deal will be less and will be tied to various metrics, such as increases in research spending. Not all of the talking heads agree on this point, some say they will both be offered the same deal.

 

[businesslawyer]

He’s wrong actually. Whoever is left gets all the NCAA credits, the name and the spot in the football playoff. They’d need get to 10 but that won’t be hard.

Spot in the playoffs? Only for so long as it takes the powers to sit down and change the rules.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Alas, we’re done.

There’s no path here to a power conference.

Amazing. Isn’t it. Those three schools left 25m for 35m. UConn can’t even get $15m.

And how is ucf in that league again? Lol.

 

[KingAG]

Alas, we’re done.

There’s no path here to a power conference.

Half of the fan base is getting exactly what they wanted…

 

[Drew]

 

[Fishy]

Amazing. Isn’t it. Those three schools left 25m for 35m. UConn can’t even get $15m.

And how is ucf in that league again? Lol.

$15m?

We can’t get $5M.