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[huskypantz]

Withdrawal fee
If UConn decides to leave the Big East, it will have to pay a hefty fee. The terms of the contract state that UConn will be responsible for paying the conference $30 million if it withdraws within the first six years of membership. If the school bails within a three-year period after that, $15 million is owed. After 10 years, UConn would owe $10 million. A withdrawal fee can be split up into four payments, if necessary.

Chump change. They’ll make it back in three years.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Chump change. They’ll make it back in three years.

No one can describe what the post-UCLA/USC to the Big 10 world will look like, but everyone is confident of what the next move should be.

 

[huskymedic]

For what it is worth,,,,

Supposed Insider who called out the two conference movement a year ago...

"Hearing that ESPN executives plan to meet with Jim Phillips this week to discuss the way forward for the ACC. The SEC is planning for expansion and ESPN will help facilitate moving the top brands accordingly.

ESPN will present a viable pathway for the leftover ACC schools to not be harmed financially in a way that makes sense for all involved. There is still a decent amount of market value left to restructure media contracts for what will be left of the ACC, Big 12 and PAC after the heavyweights migrate to the B1G and SEC.

Wake Forest, BC, etc. being in a middleweight league is a lot better than crossing ESPN and FOX and getting demoted further down to Sun Belt level payouts. ESPN has enormous contractual and financial leverage to make this happen.

This is still going to take some time to work out and things are still fluid but we are way ahead of the 18 month timetable I posted about months ago."

The poster is followed closely....he has been calling the consolidation move for a while...had USC and UCLA to B1G quite a while back.

Is this Regal Nole still posting?

 

[goldendomer]

The poster is followed closely....he has been calling the consolidation move for a while...had USC and UCLA to B1G quite a while back.

Thanks for posting. I hope FSU lands in a great home.

 

[Hondo 77]

The next move will be determined by what Notre Dame does or doesn't do.

 

[CAtlantic]

 

[metsfan2323]

The big hiccup if this wild scenario came true is who are the remaining eleven PAC12 members adding to be considered an equal with the other three 20 team mega conferences? A bunch of MWC schools? At the very least I would think BYU would be jettisoned to the PAC12 to open up a spot for UCONN in the 20 team ACC.

 

[hardcorehusky]

If this occurred, this would be another kick in the nuts to UConn.

 

[CAtlantic]

college football fan@Genetics56 · 16m
In April of 2022 the intel came that we would eventually see a breakaway of schools, new division. I predict the Big Ten goes to 24 in time and members will be (in no order): Notre Dame, Stanford, Oregon, UNC, Virginia, Miami, Georgia Tech, Washington

college football fan@Genetics56 · 14m
I have no confidence in my Washington pick though. I should get most of these right. UNC could easily go to the SEC. The rest should end up in the Big Ten.

college football fan@Genetics56 · 13m
I see the SEC getting Florida State, NC State, Clemson, and Virginia Tech

 

[CL82]

If this occurred, this would be another kick in the nuts to UConn.

And that is the only thing that makes it plausible.

Conference Realignment Rule #1

 

[billybud]

Is this Regal Nole still posting?

yes

 

[Waquoit]

Sounds crazy but it just might work.

 

[CAtlantic]

MH ver3@MH ver3 · 2h
Stanford has not applied to the B12 but has reached out to gauge interest. Also learning that Stanford has told B10 they will join for a drastically reduced cut of the tv money.

MH ver3@MH ver3 · 2h
Stanford has basically said to B10: pay us our actual value vs what the bloated equal share of the big pie would be. Might Washington and Oregon be making the same offer?

MH ver3@MH ver3 · 1h
Hearing ND is leaning toward joining B10. Losing Kelly to LSU may be the straw that finally broke their back.

MH ver3@MH ver3 · 1h
We shall see where this goes. Would be huge for Stanford.


college football fan@Genetics56 · 4h
Once Notre Dame makes their choice public it will be a lot of fun to see what the process ends up being - is there a pair with ND the same day or does that come later? What happens to the other Pac 12 schools? Do they sit there for a couple of years or go to Big Ten right away?

college football fan@Genetics56 · 3h
Most people would assume Oregon would have a higher dollar value... "Oregon’s media-rights value at $30 million and Stanford’s at $45 million"

college football fan@Genetics56 · 1h
#17 Notre Dame, #18 Stanford...then east. That isn't sourced info, just what I feel is going to happen based on everything I knew going into the weekend/Sat. Miami and UNC are bigger prizes than Oregon and Washington...it's just reality sadly.

 

[Slasher]

Well we know this genetics has no real sources now. Stanford is worth a fraction of Oregon in media rights.

 

[dayooper]

Well we know this genetics has no real sources now. Stanford is worth a fraction of Oregon in media rights.

While I completely agree with you about any of them having any sources, if ND wants Stanford in the Big10, Stanford will be in the Big10.

 

[Slasher]

While I completely agree with you about any of them having any sources, if ND wants Stanford in the Big10, Stanford will be in the Big10.

I don't disagree but that has nothing to do with the value of Stanford vs Oregon to TV.

 

[baggerbob]

Well we know this genetics has no real sources now. Stanford is worth a fraction of Oregon in media rights.

Stanford is the only way Notre Dame comes in that yearly game, and Navy are a must.

 

[ZooCougar]

This would be awesome but it would never happen.

 

[ZooCougar]

 

[ZooCougar]

 

[CAtlantic]

 

[LoyalFanCT]

If this occurred, this would be another kick in the nuts to UConn.

The only thing I think more current ACC schools would try to bail to B10 or SEC, so there may be more room if there was combined ACC B12.

 

[CAtlantic]

 

[CAtlantic]

college football fan@Genetics56 · 1h
Source: "It will be an interesting week."

college football fan@Genetics56 · 1h
Source: "Fox has a goal to get the Big Ten to up to 28 schools. The reason being, FOX wants the Big Ten to become the supreme conference, taking over the landscape of college football. FOX is pouring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year to accomplish this."

college football fan@Genetics56 · 1h
Source: "Miami is not currently communicating with the Big Ten. That may change in the near future."

Doug Scott@DouglasTS · 1h
Replying to @Genetics56
In other words: ESPN is not interested in paying 3 times as much money for something they already control completely

college football fan@Genetics56 · 1h
correct.

TempoNick@tempo_nick · 1h
Miami's overtures got rejected?

college football fan@Genetics56 · 1h
No. There's simply no conversation right now.

college football fan@Genetics56 · 1h
Source: "The information from Canzano is incorrect. Oregon would be a financial net-positive for the Big Ten."

college football fan@Genetics56 · 1h
Source: "At 18 schools the preferred model would be 1-8 and at 20 schools the preferred model would be 1-9."

college football fan@Genetics56 · 1h
If you correctly interpret this intel, the Big Ten will eventually only play conference games as they add more and more schools. Notre Dame would be forced into this.

college football fan@Genetics56 · 1h
What many need to understand when it comes to SEC expansion, they already have the state of Texas and Florida. Adding Miami or FSU does little. They would need to expand into Virginia and North Carolina to see a lot of growth in $$$. Big Ten/FOX, a lot of new market opps availbl.

college football fan@Genetics56 · 38m
@expert_cfb
you need to include Washington. They are into the Big Ten based on the intel I was given tonight. Everything I shared tonight is the very latest, up to the second info, nothing that is days/weeks old.

 

[Stinger92860]

college football fan@Genetics56 · 1h
Source: "At 18 schools the preferred model would be 1-8 and at 20 schools the preferred model would be 1-9."

Would this represent the in conference records for the bottom tier teams in the B1G? Some teams will need to get used to losing, not everyone is going 9-1.