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

AZHuskiePop said:
ESPN The World Wide leader in sport
Has left a path of carnage in it wake .
Destroyed the Serah Williams conference
The BiG East
PAC 12
For an institution that allegedly is pro sports it seems the short term maximization of profit is their only objective.because in the long term they end up spending more money on the same product reshuffled .
It’s neither the viewer or the schools who provide the product that benefits from their intrigue.
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What did ESPN have to do with the SWC?

My understanding was that the SEC left the old College Football Association (which negotiated TV rights) and signed their own mega deal with CBS. That left each conference on its own, in a race for $$. An 8 team conference of TX schools had no chance after that.
 
huskyinfl said:
The clemson tweet is traced back to a guy with 8000 followers that everyone says is a liar.
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No, it's traced back - at least in part - to this article today in the Post and Courier, a paper of record from SC. https://archive.ph/5JYPA

The article does not explicitly say they will announce a leave in October 2023, but it heavily indicates Clemson leaving is a strong possibility in this calendar year. This, coming from an actual newspaper and not some mope on Twitter, indicates there is smoke here.
 



This is a tweet that seems to have caused the most stir on the Carolina message board. I’d still like to know the how to all this if it’s real.
 
JMick said:
God I hope this happens. Let it all burn.
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And it could not have have happened to a more deserving conference, but we're getting ahead of ourselves. I want the see the first public declaration of someone actually leaving, then I'll watch with keen excitement.
 
UConnDan97 said:
Here we go...

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The umpteenth reminder that people behave strategically.

Why would this "leak"? Every other realignment move has not been announced until the day of it happened or the school was in final discussions with the new league. Ie, it always secret.

Things that are public and talked about for weeks (eg, UConn to the Big12) are just posturing to get a reaction.
 
huskymedic said:
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www.capitalgazette.com

Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk would be in favor of Army joining American Athletic Conference | NOTES

Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk said this week he supported the prospect of archrival Army joining the American Athletic Conference. Multiple media outlets have reported that AAC commissioner …
www.capitalgazette.com www.capitalgazette.com
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->“I know Army had a bad experience in Conference USA, but times have changed,” Gladchuk said. “Conferences have automatic bowl affiliations. Conferences have great television exposure. Conferences have revenue sharing, which is very significant. Conferences have legislative involvement with a national voice, which is critically important. Conferences have an opportunity to compete at the College Football Playoff level. Gladchuk believes Buddie and Lieutenant Steven W. Gilland, the Army superintendent, are performing their due diligence and engaging stakeholders about conference membership. Army coach Jeff Monken recently acknowledged that continuing to play football as an independent in the current atmosphere of the Football Bowl Subdivision may be untenable going forward. <-
 
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Vowelguy said:
The umpteenth reminder that people behave strategically.

Why would this "leak"? Every other realignment move has not been announced until the day of it happened or the school was in final discussions with the new league. Ie, it always secret.

Things that are public and talked about for weeks (eg, UConn to the Big12) are just posturing to get a reaction.
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Greg Flugaur has called all of the moves several months in advance. Anyone following him since 4 months before USC joined the B1G has had all the details on what was playing out ahead of time.

His shows the past two nights regarding Clemson have been very interesting to watch on YouTube.
 
JeepCSC said:
www.postandcourier.com

Sapakoff: Clemson's ACC departure may be 'sooner' as Gamecocks fret

Gene Sapakoff column: University of South Carolina administrators don't want Clemson in the SEC and while the Big Ten remains a possibility, Clemson officials are working to keep the SEC
www.postandcourier.com www.postandcourier.com

Big news if Clemson found a GOR loophole.
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This isn’t Suits. They didn’t find a loophole.

there is only one way out of this — pay cash. Money is what they will pay.
 
Flugaur has a source in the B10. Is that where he is hearing Clemson is heading?

And the starting point is $360m. They can negotiate the $120m exit fee, but not even Texas got out of the GOR.
 
Rufus said:
Greg Flugaur has called all of the moves several months in advance. Anyone following him since 4 months before USC joined the B1G has had all the details on what was playing out ahead of time.

His shows the past two nights regarding Clemson have been very interesting to watch on YouTube.
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1) And has he called any moves that havent happened?
2) Even if he did correctly predict, it doesnt negate my point -- neither the leagues nor the schools have been out in public talking about a change.
 
Rufus said:
Greg Flugaur has called all of the moves several months in advance. Anyone following him since 4 months before USC joined the B1G has had all the details on what was playing out ahead of time.

His shows the past two nights regarding Clemson have been very interesting to watch on YouTube.
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Any summary?

For what it's worth, I can't watch the Flugs videos. I loathe having him read other peoples articles to me.
 
Rufus said:
Greg Flugaur has called all of the moves several months in advance. Anyone following him since 4 months before USC joined the B1G has had all the details on what was playing out ahead of time.

His shows the past two nights regarding Clemson have been very interesting to watch on YouTube.
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He is no more informed than anyone else. How you people still fall for these guys is beyond me.

I guess there's a reason the snake oil salesman used to stay in business. Some things never change.
 

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