Y'know, it worked for Pat Summitt. She basically brought the US Olympic team to Knoxville and became a great coach overnight.Ha! Maybe they will actually win something then.
I mean it’s softball. It’s not the same market as hoop.
I don't know. As someone who will turn 65 before the year is out, I'm viewing 80 as a bit early.Not too morbid. dude had a good run. 80 years, ya got no complaints. He could have done a better job finding that FedEx employee stuck on an island with a volleyball.
Somewhat morbid and not a tweet, but it is key.
Memphis' biggest financial booster is dead.
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FedEx founder Fred Smith dead at 80
Veteran Fred Smith, who founded FedEx in 1973 with just 389 team members and grew it into a global shipping giant with 500,000 employees, has died.www.foxbusiness.com
Il give you a half-like.Stanford and Cal should have remained a part of the Pac 12. They would have received a share of the buyout money from the other members, increased the value of The PAC's new deal, and they wouldn't have to schlep their Olympic Sports across the country for next to no compensation. Their joining the ACC was the height of elitism. They would rather act in the opposite of their best interest but associate with UVA and Duke in doing so, as opposed to making money, having 1/10 of the travel, and allowing for a sense of normalcy for their athletes.
You're asking them to choose a conference only slightly above the American instead of the ACC?Stanford and Cal should have remained a part of the Pac 12. They would have received a share of the buyout money from the other members, increased the value of The PAC's new deal, and they wouldn't have to schlep their Olympic Sports across the country for next to no compensation. Their joining the ACC was the height of elitism. They would rather act in the opposite of their best interest but associate with UVA and Duke in doing so, as opposed to making money, having 1/10 of the travel, and allowing for a sense of normalcy for their athletes.
By the time they are able to collect real money, in around 5-7 years, The ACC will be strip mined of its most valuable resources by the SEC and B1G. They’ll spend all these years flying their women’s soccer and men’s tennis teams to the East Coast for the promise of something in the future. Who knows if that promise will be fulfilled?Il give you a half-like.
I agree with the sentiment, and it would have been better for all their student athletes. But let's not pretend that it's really about elitism...
... it's about more money...
According to who?Supposedly, the B1G wanted to add them when they added Oregon
I've been hearing about the ACC implosion for at least 10 years. It hasn't yet. They still have the support of ESPN.By the time they are able to collect real money, in around 5-7 years, The ACC will be strip mined of its most valuable resources by the SEC and B1G. They’ll spend all these years flying their women’s soccer and men’s tennis teams to the East Coast for the promise of something in the future. Who knows if that promise will be fulfilled?
The ACC is more stable than the Big XII in my opinion. Either is a lifeline for UConn, but there is no world where somehow either the ACC or Big XII matches the SEC/B1G by poaching the other league. They both have way too many meh to poor programs for that. There would be no point to any school leaving one of those leagues for the other unless it was for geographic cohesion/rivalries. WVU and Cinci should be with Pitt and VT. Stanford and Cal should be with the AZ and Utah schools.I've been hearing about the ACC implosion for at least 10 years. It hasn't yet. They still have the support of ESPN.
Making financial plans based on the guess that the ACC is no longer here in 5 years instead of a guaranteed contract today isn't what smart financial people would do. And I'm guessing that Stanford and Cal had a few smart financial people in the building when they signed the paperwork...
The ACC is more stable than the Big XII in my opinion. Either is a lifeline for UConn, but there is no world where somehow either the ACC or Big XII matches the SEC/B1G by poaching the other league. They both have way too many meh to poor programs for that. There would be no point to any school leaving one of those leagues for the other unless it was for geographic cohesion/rivalries. WVU and Cinci should be with Pitt and VT. Stanford and Cal should be with the AZ and Utah schools.
Stanford and Cal joined and took a reduced share from the ACC because they had no place else to go. The Big 10 wanted them, but the media partners weren't willing to pay for them so they didn't get invited to the Big 10. If the Big 10 offers Stanford and/or Cal, they would leave the ACC yesterday.I've been hearing about the ACC implosion for at least 10 years. It hasn't yet. They still have the support of ESPN.
Making financial plans based on the guess that the ACC is no longer here in 5 years instead of a guaranteed contract today isn't what smart financial people would do. And I'm guessing that Stanford and Cal had a few smart financial people in the building when they signed the paperwork...
I don't think the BigTen would want Stanford or Cal anymore. 20 years ago, sure. Great academic schools with lots of cable boxes. Rutgers got the cable box invite, but it's too late for Cal and Stanford. Nobody cares about the schools' football teams, and that's what gets you an invite nowadays.Stanford and Cal joined and took a reduced share from the ACC because they had no place else to go. The Big 10 wanted them, but the media partners weren't willing to pay for them so they didn't get invited to the Big 10. If the Big 10 offers Stanford and/or Cal, they would leave the ACC yesterday.