It sounds like we just need to hope that Arizona drags their feet through the rest of the week and that the Big XII gets tired of waiting. This news from FSU means that the ACC becomes a real possibility for us and maybe they don't want to leave us out for the taking.
I was just glad to see she got out of the house for a change. Been a little worried for her mental state tbh.
Not serious about winning national championships though.
I still feel with the way this thread has been going she needs to grace us w her presence!
You honestly believe that’s anything less than a verbal dismissal of their current conference? Sure it’s business but that was Vince McMahon walking out to the ring level subtlety. They are absolutely crapping on the ACC, as noted part of the business plan.
Huh? Last won in 2013. They are #8 in the futures market to win this year! Jockeying to join the Big 10 etc. Higher ranked school than my beloved UConn. Not sure you have a handle on FSU.
I feel like that is the first time a national football columnist has made the argument that conf need members for reliable Ws to bolster the resumes of the tops schools. To me this is exactly why Rutty, Northwestern, Vandy, etc will never be pushed out (instead they will just change the media contract to tilt cash towards the winners). The top of the conf needs wins.Tramel says we are #14!
Tramel's ScissorTales: Expanded Big 12 will make 12-team playoff even harder to reach
With a conference title the best method for Big 12 teams to reach the soon-to-be 12-team playoff, conference expansion makes that entry more difficult.www.oklahoman.com
I was talking about the Big 10 not being a very good fit.
Ahhhh, got it. Agree, this upgrades the Big 10 . PSU OSU, Mich probably not happy. Also, on the Wash and Ducks rumors.
That GOR is a big legal wall to try to breach.
I'll always take potshots at the Big 10. They talk such a big game about their institutions, how great they are in sports, and that they have all the money yet where are the championships?
Agree. Soft schedules. FL State would be smart to go in there and immediately be a top football team. Golf, baseball, hoops, softball, soccer etc would also be top teams. You're being recruited by the Big Ten schools- FSU weather and campus shows very well compared to Penn State.
It seems they have won the money had pretty much nothing else in 20 years.
Is there anything more American than that?
Big 10 definitely needs to step it up on the national stage when it counts- especially in BB but keep hoping this is the year- just wrote 2 tuition checks to Big Ten school this week...
I think it really depends on how the subscribers are calculated. Are they talking about every single new sign up? Or is there going to be a special PAC-12 package that you sign up for and they get a cut of it?
That's not even the point. It is assumed that 25 million per school was the minimum threshold to keep schools in the league. If they are starting at that, they will likely stay together. The only issue now becomes how many games are sub-licensed to FOX or ESPN.
I can see how they would make it make sense. Especially if they think streaming on a service like AppleTV is the future, maybe take a cut now to have a better working relationship in the future. There are a lot of unknowns though:
Well the guy is calculating 12 schools for the base payout. Was it reported that apple was requiring 12 schools?
