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

[Drew]

Looks like this isn’t dead yet… (and no, this is not a political endorsement but is obviously a key tweet about the potential for federal government/congress helping to shape the future of college athletics)

 

[Drew]

I do wonder if congressional involvement is helpful for us… it’s hard for me to believe congress would be interested in solidifying an entirely new division from FBS.

 

[CL82]

I do wonder if congressional involvement is helpful for us… it’s hard for me to believe congress would be interested in solidifying an entirely new division from FBS.

I have a healthy skepticism about meaningful congressional intervention. It seems to me like they'd be picking winners and losers amongst their own constituency. That's always a mistake. The president, on the other hand, given that he is in his second term,is free to issue an executive order, I just don't see how it would be particularly effective.

 

[Drew]

I have a healthy skepticism about meaningful congressional intervention. It seems to me like they'd be picking winners and losers amongst their own constituency. That's always a mistake. The president, on the other hand, given that he is in his second term,is free to issue an executive order, I just don't see how it would be particularly effective.

The biggest concern I have is if Sankey is getting an ear on how to shape this potential legislation/committee approach in addition to Saban… it will be very bad for the non-SEC/B1G schools (especially the non-P4).

Congress can’t slice FBS in half or whatever.. it would be a disaster politically. We’ve also had one of the more active senators in being outspoken on college sports, you’d hope that would somehow help us too (even though he probably substantially hurt us last year with the anti-B12 commentary)

It’s important to note that, in my opinion, everything will probably be shaped through the lens of the existing FBS rather than existing D1. This is all football centric so that logically makes the most sense to me.. I can very easily see the existing 136 being “saved” in some capacity together, its hard to imagine the broader ~380 “Division 1” all being together still in 10 years

 

[jostar1]

 

[Chin Diesel]

The biggest concern I have is if Sankey is getting an ear on how to shape this potential legislation/committee approach in addition to Saban… it will be very bad for the non-SEC/B1G schools (especially the non-P4).

Congress can’t slice FBS in half or whatever.. it would be a disaster politically. We’ve also had one of the more active senators in being outspoken on college sports, you’d hope that would somehow help us too (even though he probably substantially hurt us last year with the anti-B12 commentary)

It’s important to note that, in my opinion, everything will probably be shaped through the lens of the existing FBS rather than existing D1. This is all football centric so that logically makes the most sense to me.. I can very easily see the existing 136 being “saved” in some capacity together, its hard to imagine the broader ~380 “Division 1” all being together still in 10 years

Without getting into the politics of it, I can't think of anything either of UConn's current senators have done in their current or previous elected positions, which has helped UConn.
They're not effective for advancing UConn's positions when they speak or act publicly.

 

[buddy]

Without getting into the politics of it, I can't think of anything either of UConn's current senators have done in their current or previous elected positions, which has helped UConn.
They're not effective for advancing UConn's positions when they speak or act publicly.

One current senator lobbied against UConn going to the Big 12.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Without getting into the politics of it, I can't think of anything either of UConn's current senators have done in their current or previous elected positions, which has helped UConn.
They're not effective for advancing UConn's positions when they speak or act publicly.

Not only have they not helped they’ve hurt our chances. How hard is it to keep a mouth shut?

 

[ScottVib]

I think it was a congressman

It was Senator Murphy

 

[Chin Diesel]

Not only have they not helped they’ve hurt our chances. How hard is it to keep a mouth shut?

For any politician? Very hard.

 

[CL82]

For any politician? Very hard.

Disagree. They stay on the sidelines whenever it's not politically advantageous for them not to. It was stupid for Murphy to open his mouth on an issue he was ill informed about in opposition to what the school and the governor wanted. My guess is he thought he had taken the temperature of the room off of reading what the.UConn Twitter idiots were posting. Not a great look.

He took a position that cost university of Connecticut and thus Connecticut taxpayers about $30 million annually. He will be up for reelection 2030. I wouldn't vote for the guy, but I don't live in Connecticut anymore.

 

[Ha Who]

It was Senator Murphy

He never responded to my respectful email on this

 

[CL82]

He never responded to my respectful email on this

Well, keep sending a new one to him weekly until he does.

 

[Drew]

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Is that the “new Pac12” or just WSU/OSU tagging along for one more year?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Maybe anti-trust is no longer a thing, but in the pre-2025 world, holding a press conference like this would be phenomenally stupid from a legal liability standpoint.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

He never responded to my respectful email on this

Try sending a disrespectful one

 

[Hondo 77]

It was Senator Murphy

Really forward thinking.

 

[gioff2323]

And yet you’ll vote for him ,,,

 

[Drew]

This all feels…. Well coordinated by the P5??

 

[UConn Dan]

Boggles my mind that the "Pac 12" is still involved in the conversation somehow

 

[Ldandy]

It was Senator Murphy

What a dumba**.

 

[ScottVib]

Boggles my mind that the "Pac 12" is still involved in the conversation somehow

It's the autonomous-five designation... kind of like the AAC holding the Big East's BCS designation for a season.

 

[baggerbob]

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This all feels…. Well coordinated by the P5??

There is no way congress will eliminate the ability of individual states to sue about punishment for payments under NIL. The states AG's will make sure their representatives don't approve that in a bill.

 

[Rufus]

Boggles my mind that the "Pac 12" is still involved in the conversation somehow

The original CFP playoff contract ran through June 30, 2026. The PAC-12 is included in anything "P5" until that date, including lawsuits. On July 1, 2026 - the same day the Mountain West schools and Gonzaga join - the PAC-12 will no longer be included in the "P5" and that terminology goes away. The PAC-12 will be treated just like the AAC, MW, MAC, Sun Belt, and CUSA as of that date.

On a similar note, the original PAC-12 still had 2 years remaining on their bowl agreements when they broke up. Last year, all former PAC-12 schools that were bowl eligible and not in the CFP were bound to those bowl games. Washington, for example, participated as the PAC-12 representative to the Sun Bowl, even though the revenue from participating in that bowl went to Washington/the B1G. Those schools were fulfilling the requirements of the original contract. This fall, the same thing will happen again. Then that original contract will be finished and starting in 2026, those former PAC-12 schools will participate in the bowl rotations of their current conferences.