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

noeynox said:
Utah if i remember was the only school to not sign the Big12s GOR., but the move would make zero sense for them. They have their hopes on getting a B1G invite it seems.
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How was signing the GOR optional for them?
 
CL82 said:
How was signing the GOR optional for them?
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It’s not permanent. They have until something like August 1st to sign. It was part of their negotiations when they entered the league. They want a Big10 invite, but I’m not sure if they knew something or just hoping.
 
dayooper said:
It’s not permanent. They have until something like August 1st to sign. It was part of their negotiations when they entered the league. They want a Big10 invite, but I’m not sure if they knew something or just hoping.
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Well that's kind of BS, since they essentially blocked UConn by talking that slot.
 
CL82 said:
Well that's kind of BS, since they essentially blocked UConn by talking that slot.
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If these rumors have ANY kind of credibility we will find out soon enough if UConn was really next up like everyone suggested. Or would it be a PAC2 leftover or some other crappe.
 
UConnTrumbull said:
If these rumors have ANY kind of credibility we will find out soon enough if UConn was really next up like everyone suggested. Or would it be a PAC2 leftover or some other crappe.
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I wonder about that. I also wonder if the perceived instability of the ACC would lead Big 12 presidents to look there.

On the other hand back to back national championships in a dominating fashion would certainly seem to bolster Yormark's argument for Connecticut. Plus given that he's already done a campus visit and we have already presumedly provided an application package so that much of the due diligence is already done, we become an easy plug and play.

Still, there was a publicly stated bias for existing P5, now P4, schools by big 12 presidents. That probably stacks the deck against us.

Don't get me wrong, I like the big east, but I like financial stability for our athletic department more.
 
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noeynox said:
Utah if i remember was the only school to not sign the Big12s GOR., but the move would make zero sense for them. They have their hopes on getting a B1G invite it seems.
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Why would the B1G want a school in a state with less people than CT?
 
hoopsfan22 said:
Why would the B1G want a school in a state with less people than CT?
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They don’t want to be in the Big12 so they don’t want to sign anything that keep them there if they can get out.

My assumption is that Utah is a not an option for the Big10 without another addition. Even then the chance is slim to none.
 
So, the Big 10 is going to take Utah when they could get Stanford, Cal, UNC, Virginia, ... Not happening. And, Stanford and Cal are getting half shares in the ACC and SMU is getting zero media share, but Utah would get a full share? Or, take a half share from the ACC and reduce their conference payout by $15 million vs the Big 12. Not happening.
 
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Considering Utah very reluctantly went to the B12, there might be some truth to the smoke for this ACC move, especially when you consider that FSU and Clemson are bigger football draw than any B12 school and they get to rub shoulders with Stanford and Cal again from their P12 days.

For the ACC, it gets their network into another state which means more revenue to bridge the game to the P2
 
The ACC just added SMU for free and Calford for almost nothing.

Utah is a full share member of the B12 which means $45MM between TV & CFP money, before hoops money kicks it up higher.

Where is the money coming from for Utah to go to ACC?
 
If (as suggested in a different thread) ESPN kicks additional cash in for this to happen they will then have overstepped their bounds to a massive level (while leaving little to no cover or deniability).

I imagine that a number of schools would then look into grounds for lawsuits against the worldwide leader.

This could get interesting.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
If (as suggested in a different thread) ESPN kicks additional cash in for this to happen they will then have overstepped their bounds to a massive level (while leaving little to no cover or deniability).

I imagine that a number of schools would then look into grounds for lawsuits against the worldwide leader.

This could get interesting.
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And it appears that the CT governor and legislators have done absolutely nothing with ESPN re: UConn.
 
bobbyinaz said:
The ACC just added SMU for free and Calford for almost nothing.

Utah is a full share member of the B12 which means $45MM between TV & CFP money, before hoops money kicks it up higher.

Where is the money coming from for Utah to go to ACC?
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Utah really going to ACC? Is this news only based on one blogger?
 
AZHuskiePop said:
Utah did not want to go to the B12 . The last place they want to be is in a conference with is BYU . At the time they had a gun to their heads
If they knew then that the ACC was an option. The ACC could have gotten them plus the Arizona schools. Even U of A would have bought in .
I really don’t think it’s grasped back East in what disrespect the PAC schools had for many of the B12 schools. . The ACC from a peer prospective is a much better fit for these largely AAU schools. The Big 12 would be on shaky ground if they did that .
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PAC 12 schools don’t want to be in a cornpone truck stop conference. They used to play in LA, now they play in Manhattan.
 
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hoopsfan22 said:
Why would the B1G want a school in a state with less people than CT?
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I doubt the B1G wants UT, but if UT has any appeal it's because it is a rapidly growing state. It will have more people than CT within 5 years.

The BiG focus is on digesting the PAC entrants and the ACC possibilities.
 
ZooCougar said:
PAC 12 schools don’t want to be in a cornpone truck stop conference. They used to play in LA, now they play in Manhattan.
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That may be the best post you have made in 20+ years of posting on the Boneyard. I can't stop laughing.
 
Why would ACC go after Utah? Feel like if they are trying to poach a Big 12 school, they are better off going after Arizona or Kansas.
 
GoConn said:
Why would ACC go after Utah? Feel like if they are trying to poach a Big 12 school, they are better off going after Arizona or Kansas.
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More importantly, why would Utah, if true, risk stability for a conference that may lose 4 of its top programs?
 
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The theory is that it balances them out a little with 4 schools out west and it strengthens their football product quite a bit. Both are true. Utah also has a pretty good basketball program. At the same time, the move would further weaken the B12 as a football conference and competitor. .
 
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