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

[huskymedic]

What a cluster

 

[UConnTrumbull]

lol imagine getting turned down by Texas State

 

[huskymedic]

Sources: UConn won’t join Pac-12, doesn’t consider conference the right fit

Though the possibility of UConn joining the Pac 12 as a football-only complement was explored last week, this will not happen. UConn sources, requesting anonymity, told The Courant the university d…

www.courant.com

Though the possibility of UConn joining the Pac-12 as a football-only complement was explored last week, this will not happen. UConn sources, requesting anonymity, told The Courant the university doesn’t consider this the right fit at this time.

So UConn, for the moment, will remain independent in football, in a season in which it has shown significant competitive improvement, and a member of the Big East in basketball and most other sports. UConn’s long-held ambition is to join one of the power conferences. Talks with the Big 12 were paused last month.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I feel like all the MWC, AAC schools and UConn have passed or committed to their current situation. Who is possibly still left?

 

[XStorrsion]

Texas St, New Mexico St, Sac St.. or the potential media deal figures come in higher than expected and one of those committed schools becomes uncommitted

 

[MemphisBlues]

I feel like all the MWC, AAC schools and UConn have passed or committed to their current situation. Who is possibly still left?

The Memphis AD, Ed Scott, said Memphis did not pass on the Pac-12 but instead passed on the deal presented. Mentioned AAC exit fees and the speculative media rights numbers.

 

[freescooter]

The Memphis AD, Ed Scott, said Memphis did not pass on the Pac-12 but instead passed on the deal presented. Mentioned AAC exit fees and the speculative media rights numbers.

Wouldn’t be shocked if that was our position too. Really nothing would shock me in conference realignment. If I hear tomorrow that the Big 10 and the SEC have agreed to merge with the NHL I wouldn’t be shocked.

 

[hank970]

The PAC-12 should extend an invitation to the University of New Mexico. A history of mediocre football, and so-so academics, but a state flagship with geographic proximity and halfway decent basketball, both men's and women's.

 

[Urcea]

The PAC-12 should extend an invitation to the University of New Mexico. A history of mediocre football, and so-so academics, but a state flagship with geographic proximity and halfway decent basketball, both men's and women's.

Didn't they just sign a MWC GOR?

 

[jostar1]

 

[jostar1]

 

[JMick]

I still don't get how this is legal. Is it not an oligopoly? It sounds like OPEC.

 

[Rufus]

I still don't get how this is legal. Is it not an oligopoly? It sounds like OPEC.

The other conferences and Notre Dame signed off on it in order to have the current 12 team playoff and revenue distributions set up as it is now.

 

[gioff2323]

Meanwhile back at AAC and MWC hq’s …..

 

[JMick]

The other conferences and Notre Dame signed off on it in order to have the current 12 team playoff and revenue distributions set up as it is now.

Right because they colluded and threatened to leave...

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Memphis announcement incoming

 

[shizzle787]

Memphis announcement incoming

The Memphis AD basically said pay us more and we’re coming.

 

[upstater]

Should have let them leave.

Fine, do your own national championship in basketball. Which doesn't include several recent champions from the BE, ACC, and B12.

 

[Drew]

 

[Drew]

 

[Vowelguy]

Ha. Well if it happens then I'd have been COMPLETELY WRONG.
Makes no sense to me. Why not just add Liberty (if not for the fact that they're wackadoodle, they're just as far as Hawaii and much better in FB with big aspirations.

 

[Kolumbo]

The Big West has a very small footprint. I don't know anything about the situation but I bet that is a big factor for Hawaii. They probably bus it to a bunch of away games and then fly home. They way things are going, Hawaii could probably open a satellite branch in Rodondo near the departed Vincent's old place where the athletes could live and study.

 

[shizzle787]

What I think the MW should do:

Add Hawaii (get to 8)
Add Tarleton State (get to 9 and block CUSA from replenishing)
Add St. Mary’s, Grand Canyon, and San Francsicso to get to 12 basketball schools.

Should be a 2-bid league and the three basketball schools can share one of the ten TV shares.

Keeps the league at 9 which is perfect for football.

 

[Vowelguy]

block CUSA from replenishing
.

The replenishing pool never empties.

And with Del and MoSt joining next year, the league will still have 11 schools.

 

[Rufus]

The replenishing pool never empties.

And with Del and MoSt joining next year, the league will still have 11 schools.

All this does is hurt the other non-power schools. The more schools there are, the less money each school gets from the CFP revenue distributions. The best thing that can happen to these lower end FBS schools is for one conference to disappear and those schools be distributed to the other conferences. Instead, what we have are conferences being raided and saving themselves by inviting FCS schools to join them and the FCS schools take the bait because of the media payouts. If Sacramento State or Tarleton State start receiving CFP money, that is less money that will go to Wyoming, Louisiana, Miami Ohio, etc.