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Well... I guess everyday I am reminded of how many target demographics I fall outside of...

Always has been. Difference now is there is a new pot of money that the blue bloods don’t want to split any longer. Not arguing your point or their intent, I just foresee a major contraction in fans if you have a major contraction in teams

I’m not talking BGSU and Alcorn. If the 18-20 team SEC and BIG combine for a 36 -40 team league of “major college” football (which is the leading presumption of fans and media) you’ve dropped fans of schools like GT, VT, NCSU, most of the B12 and anything that’s left of the PAC. If the goal is...

So they are banking that current college football fans of “non-major” (but still D1 CFP) universities will embrace a semi-pro league comprised of schools they currently aren’t interested in? Maybe that is the play, but I’m not thinking that driving off roughly 1/2 of college football fans just...

Point of clarification... the agreement says it can’t be changed unless agrees in writing by the Conference and each member institution. 16 signatures change it. I think the point you were making is that no alliance of schools, short of being unanimous, can change it.

My gut reaction is that Nebraska would be full on stupid to leave for the B12. Then there is a side of me that would absolutely love to see a school make a decision based on geography, tradition, commonality with other members, etc. At a time when everyone is seeing ONLY $$$$, it might be a...

If FSU walks, there is nothing the ACC needs to do. The ball is in FSU’s court to try to take their media rights with them. The ESPN agreement is with the ACC. The GOR gives all of the individual schools’ rights to ACC for the purpose of packaging and providing content to ESPN. The ACC receives...

On September 1st it will look just like you remember it.

Not really what I’m saying. You’re right that the agreement requires them to join the ACC if they join a conference. Everyone has the same hurdle in a sense but because of ND not being a full member, they could much more easily reach a “settlement” in order to leave. They already have rights...

I always thought of anyone could get out it would be ND. Still likely true despite FSUs bluster. ND is a non-factor unless they inexplicably decide they want to be full member.

Or, stated another way, three out of the four people who were wrong last spring are back to tell us the same story, but wait, this time there is MORE! I guess SEC has a second media partner who actually has money now? Lville to B12 makes all the sense in the world. Why wouldn’t they leave the...

I think it’s more than math. There is a lot of either / or type of scenarios that are paraphrased in the text and may look different contractually. That said, I was running a tally and if we won the ACC and the NCAA and he was both national and ACC COY, with a top ten APR, I got just over $1.7m...

Do they have anything with the “GT” logo? I really like the logo.

I agree that some schools will try to throw money at the issue. I suspect FSU is at that point (but they have to throw money at the ACC first). Most likely that comes in acceptance of a reduced payout. BIG at one point spoke out against that. I think I recall them saying years ago that they...

Short answer, YES. As recently as a few weeks ago I thought the ACC deal was undervalued. Now I’m not so sure. That said, I would fully expect us to be ahead of the PAC and B12 (for now). One thing that all of these discussions of markets and values and revenues and TV eyeballs has produced is...

Absolutely... I didn’t intend to insinuate the schools were seeking attention! Well... Except for FSU. At this point I think FSU is dying for a BIG / SEC invite and just whoring itself out. “The GOR is the last thing we’re worried about and it won’t prevent us from leaving,” is just their way...

This is comical! Not directed @BilldGopher ... This realignment stuff is like college football reality TV at this point. So many people want attention that I can’t tell who to pay attention to! :D

Its all about the timing. I think FSU has wanted to be gone almost since they joined. Bobby and the administration liked the ACC, not sure anyone else in Tally wanted to be here. FSU certainly wants out, but.... timing, timing, timing. I have gotten caught up in this too. The rumblings...

This is where it gets interesting to me. If ESPN is being marketed, potential buyers / partners are going to start seeing the valuation of the ESPN assets. That exercise could be telling. Maybe we even get a peek behind the curtain. I know everyone has this perception of SEC being crown jewel...

It really would be awesome! Oh well... Toughest? Southern football bias has me leaning toward Southern and Southeast, but honestly, that North division will be a war! I think they all have a chance to produce a couple strong teams but I would say the least depth probably is Midwest or...