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Message: [QUOTE="CAtlantic, post: 4023402, member: 11388"] MH ver3@MH ver3 6h Just wait for the B1G shoe to drop… MH ver3@MH ver3 6h Replying to @Pennstatedanny That’s a possibility but I’m hearing 5 Pac12 schools now plus ND. MH ver3@MH ver3 5h Per my source inside WVU AD: ACC membership is almost a complete certainty. ACC preparing to lose at least two schools to poaching-possibly 2 1/2. UNC/UVA not going anywhere. MH ver3@MH ver3 3h Hearing that FSU and Clemson are looking into the feasibility of fighting the GOR in court using the changing dynamics in college football and the way content is consumed as their grounds MH ver3@MH ver3 3h By no means is anything a “done deal”. Just take it for what it’s worth: FSU and Clemson are exploring their options. MH ver3@MH ver3 3h There are whispers that for FSU and Clemson getting out of that bad contract would be worth $100m up front because they’d make that up in 3 years with the SEC money. MH ver3@MH ver3 3h I think you’ll see the B1G make the next move though. I think the FSU/Clemson thing will take at least 6 months to bear any fruit…but I could be wrong. Their initial contact with SEC came just days ago while TXOU happened last year MH ver3@MH ver3 3h Word going around the conference is that espn is going to buyout the remainder of the LHN contract. So there’s UT’s exit money. MH ver3@MH ver3 3h Notes from Bob B’s last phone call with George K that was shared with B12 ADs: MH ver3@MH ver3 3h Pac12 appears to be in defensive mode much like B12. They are literally just waiting on something to happen MH ver3@MH ver3 3h There is indeed an issue with UCLA. They must go with Cal. It’s a package deal. B1G May end up with 5 of the 12. MH ver3@MH ver3 3h Eastward expansion for the PAC May actually help with some issues they’ve had with their content carriers. A merger could be very beneficial for both sides even without their flagship programs MH ver3@MH ver3 3h A Pac12/B12 remnants merger would be a similar television footprint population-wise to that of the ACC. Thinks they could get a comparable tv contract to an FSU/Clemson-less ACC. MH ver3@MH ver3 1h Remaining 8 tv value for base tv contracts with Fox and ESPN would be $14.7m per team. Bowlsby just told the ADs. So still twice the current AAC value. MH ver3@MH ver3 1h Thinks we could renegotiate with our tier 3 rights included and get close to $20m per team. That’s a far cry from SEC/B1G money MH ver3@MH ver3 1h There’s a feeling that espn would block us taking any aac teams to expand by severely undervaluing them in any negotiations. We aren’t on the networks good side as it is. MH ver3@MH ver3 1h Remaining 8 may be boxed in waiting on the next move to happen before being able to make any moves with the exception of backfilling 2 spots if/when TXOU leave early. MH ver3@MH ver3 1h What Bowlsby didn’t say today but is something he is championing behind the scenes: limiting the expanded playoff to 3 spots max per conference. [/QUOTE]

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