I wish this thread encompassed non-key emails that are sent by non-key tweeters. I need to vent and oh my goodness would I unload right now.
I'm surprised to learn that non-key tweeters have enough facility with the English language to write entire emails. So you have proof of this?
DO IT DO IT DO IT! I know he's complete batsht crazy. You aren't alone. He sent me tweets from his alter egos on Twitter... Completely unstable. Did he vaguely threaten you? I wouldn't be shocked in the least.I'll tell you the emails are from The Dude. I'll let you draw your own conclusions.
I wish this thread encompassed non-key emails that are sent by non-key tweeters. I need to vent and oh my goodness would I unload right now.
He 100% believes that he is the only truth in CR, and he does NOT take well to people telling him he's wrong (which I had no problem doing). He's a complete hack that twists everything to be pro WVU and anti-whateverhisagendais. He also strikes me as the kind of person that would take internet discussions in to real life to prove how right he is and how wrong you are. Total nut job.OK, well I'll try to make this as pertinent to the topic as I can.
A few weeks ago, Greg tweeted at me in response to a comment I made regarding the new Big Ten rights agreement. I pointed out that despite the naysayers suggesting the Big Ten's $40-50 million revenue estimates were a pipe dream, it turns out they are getting just that. The Dude said there was no way they would get close to that, and the estimates as of 2017 are about $40 million with BTN revenue continuing to climb the next five years. Greg then tweeted that even Northwestern would be getting more TV/rights money than West Virginia.
Suddenly, Chris emailed me yesterday saying he got wind from someone that Greg had made these comments and he pointed out it was untrue because it doesn't take into account WVU's IMG money. He had my email because we had communicated a few times, but who knows why now he suddenly got wind of these tweets. I said I wasn't really a part of the WVU revenue conversation so I didn't have much of an opinion, but I pointed out that a cursory glance at the USA Today finances database showed WVU as having less rights/licensing revenue than every Big Ten public institution except for Rutgers, who is still getting only a partial share in conference payouts.
This was not popular and did not sit well with him. He mentioned the USA Today data was not accurate because IMG revenue was listed for WVU in "other" revenue. Funny enough, the "other" revenue consisted only of $5 million and even adding the "other" revenue to rights/licensing, the point was still accurate that they made less in rights/licensing than every other Big Ten public school except Rutgers. Still, for some reason, he kept arguing it and told me I should look at the EADA database (which is completely separate).
I informed him that the annual disclosures made to USA Today were line item and I even provided the USA Today definition of their rights/licensing revenue, which included TV, Radio, Internet, e-commerce, marketing, sponsorship, royalties, trademarks, etc. Basically every licensing fee you can imagine was listed under their definition. He still refused to believe me. I pointed out that five years ago, I literally did a three month study on finances and performed open records requests on every single FBS institution to get bowl finances, and had hours and hours of email and phone conversations about this. I knew for a fact that USA Today's data was based on line item information (as submitted in their annual NCAA report) that was grouped into categories. He responded with a picture of sport-by-sport revenue data by West Virginia that was submitted to the NCAA as proof I was wrong (even though he conflated the EADA data with the NCAA annual revenue report). He told me I was "dense."
I figured out the problem eventually. He's confusing the NCAA reporting of "other" revenue, which includes line items of broadcasting revenue and royalties, sponsorship and licensing as sub-items, and because it's categorized as "other" revenue in the NCAA report, he assumes therefore the USA Today database also i including that revenue as "other." What he refuses to understand is that when the USA Today gathers this data, they specifically take those licensing/rights line items and group them with conference media payouts to put together a big category that can be compared across institutions on an apples-to-apples basis.
Honestly it's a silly debate. I don't even care if West Virginia makes more or less than those schools. It wasn't my debate to begin with. I was just pointing out a simple fact because I believe he was mistaken about it. Knowing USA Today's methodology and the way reports are submitted to the NCAA (because I did a three month project on the whole thing), I tried explaining that Greg's basis was correct. In any event, I'm still being told how 'wrong' I am. I should give back the money I earned on the freelance story. I must have done it incorrectly.
OneBuc82 @OneBuc82 6h6 hours ago
@Iamgrizzly1974 @Expansion_Crush @pfac51 @OmegaSupreme914 @MurrDCU @ScottPoi no KU is not tied to KSU. They have made that very clear
CA Curtis @Iamgrizzly1974 5h5 hours ago
@OneBuc82 @Expansion_Crush @pfac51 @OmegaSupreme914 @MurrDCU @ScottPoi Regardless of any argument. KU has never come up >>>>
CA Curtis @Iamgrizzly1974 5h5 hours ago
@OneBuc82 @Expansion_Crush @pfac51 @OmegaSupreme914 @MurrDCU @ScottPoi FSU, GT, 7VA, UNC, UT & OU has always been the goal. KU not mentioned
Trip Manfro @pfac51 4h4 hours ago
@Iamgrizzly1974 @OneBuc82 @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 @MurrDCU @ScottPoi OU and FSU aren't in the AAU.
CA Curtis @Iamgrizzly1974 2h2 hours ago
@pfac51 @OneBuc82 @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 @MurrDCU Dosen't matter, eyeballs 2 drive future decisions w/ basis to improve academics
Trip Manfro @pfac51 5m5 minutes ago
@Iamgrizzly1974 @OneBuc82 @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 @MurrDCU 14 presidents on board?
OneBuc82 @OneBuc82 3h3 hours ago
@Iamgrizzly1974 @Expansion_Crush @pfac51 @OmegaSupreme914 @MurrDCU @ScottPoi KU had a home the first time, they will be fine next round
rip Manfro @pfac51 3h3 hours agoNorth Kansas City, MO
@OneBuc82 @Iamgrizzly1974 @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 @MurrDCU @ScottPoi too bad not in the B1G
Trip Manfro @pfac51 3h3 hours agoNorth Kansas City, MO
@OneBuc82 @Iamgrizzly1974 @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 @MurrDCU @ScottPoi a lot of KU fans at work r concerned.
Murr @MurrDCU 3h3 hours ago
@pfac51 @Iamgrizzly1974 @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 when PAC16 was looked at, Mizzou and KU had a landing spot in the Big East.
Trip Manfro @pfac51 3h3 hours ago
@MurrDCU @Iamgrizzly1974 @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 that's a lot of travel.
CA Curtis @Iamgrizzly1974 2h2 hours ago
@pfac51 @MurrDCU @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 2 divisions with 9 division games and 1 cross division game for 10 conf. games.
Trip Manfro @pfac51 6m6 minutes ago
@Iamgrizzly1974 @MurrDCU @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 ten is even.
Trip Manfro @pfac51 4h4 hours agoNorth Kansas City, MO
@OneBuc82 @Iamgrizzly1974 @Expansion_Crush @OmegaSupreme914 @MurrDCU @ScottPoi I'd love to see KU every year.
Randy Watts @randywatts7 3h3 hours ago
@Bluevodreal @sooner2016 whats your best guess on timetable for expansion announcement? This month/year? 2020? and how soon will teams join?
Bluevod @Bluevodreal 3h3 hours ago
@randywatts7 @sooner2016 hard to tell but it would not make sense to get in 4 years down the road. They want the money train $$$$
jessicalarson @sooner2016 3h3 hours ago
@Bluevodreal @randywatts7 3 to 5 years to become members is realistic IMO. Another year to close the deal, 2 to 4 years before they come.
Randy Watts @randywatts7 3h3 hours ago
@sooner2016 @Bluevodreal FSU GT OU and Texas still? Stop at 18?
Bluevod @Bluevodreal 1h1 hour ago
@randywatts7 @sooner2016 that is the latest. 20 is end goal not sure they get there in next move.
Tom @TommyNole 34m34 minutes ago
@Bluevodreal @randywatts7 @sooner2016 seems odd to have FSU/GT sitting that far away from the rest. Is this being reported anywhere?
jessicalarson @sooner2016 3h3 hours ago
@Bluevodreal @randywatts7 What matters the most is to have them become conference members before the next TV contract.
Bluevod @Bluevodreal 3h3 hours ago
@sooner2016 @randywatts7 Language is already in it the contract that if they come aboard the deal goes up.
jessicalarson @sooner2016 2h2 hours ago
@Bluevodreal @randywatts7 Yep. Would be good to get this done in 3 years. Finish negotiations, offer goes out, 2 year notice. Would be ideal
Randy Watts @randywatts7 2h2 hours ago
@sooner2016 @Bluevodreal what do you make of Bowlsby talking pushing expansion and OU saying no?
Bluevod @Bluevodreal 2h2 hours ago
@randywatts7 @sooner2016 not sure what is truth or Headfake.
ME: There's that word again.
These big 10 fans live in a world where they think that getting the most money for tv contracts is actually winning football games. They have forgotten that the SEC has owned college football and for the most part kicked them around. Save for OSU and MSU, b10 fball has been pretty underwhelming the past 15 years. More scandals than big fball moments.
Well... Technically it's only been 10 years since #1 tOSU played #2 Michigan. And it's only been a little over 6 months since:
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And other conferences are doing their darnedest to keep up with the scandals.
BCS National Championships by school (1998–2013)
School Championships Seasons
Alabama 3 2009, 2011, 2012
Florida 2 2006, 2008
Florida State 2 1999, 2013
LSU 2 2003, 2007
Auburn 1 2010
Miami (FL) 1 2001
Ohio State 1 2002
Oklahoma 1 2000
Tennessee 1 1998
Texas 1 2005
USC 0* 2004*
Pretty convenient to leave out Ohio State in 2014.
But as all UConn fans do, you overvalue championships. Look at major bowl wins instead and see what you get. BCS or New Years day bowls from before the BCS. I have no doubt that the SEC is #1, but I think the B1G will show pretty well. Wisconsin and Michigan State have had some superb teams.
The BIG is a great conference. No doubt.
But the SEC is at a different level. About the same difference between the BIG and AAC in basketball.
That's silly. More like the B1G and Pac 12 in basketball. But nothing is static. Go back a little further and the SEC was certainly not dominant. The B1G has as many historic powers as any league. Penn State and Nebraska are just a good coach away from returning to glory. Michigan already hired theirs and is back.