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  1. But I was assured by B1G fans that they would never have expanded if they hadn't been "forced to" by the SEC.
  2. Probably just seems like it because Dabo is in a cult.
  3. Enough to justify expanding to the point that we are a league and not a conference?
  4. Needs were different for #14 vs #17
  5. It's also worth nothing that although the 4 are close/culturally similar, they don't have a ton of rivalries with current SEC schools. VT - none UNC/NCSstate/UVA - have some history with South Carolina but very little the last 30 years.
  6. North Carolina and Virginia are both better fits culturally in the SEC. I doubt the SEC would even consider VT and NC State. I think all 4 were/would have been legit considerations back in 2011 after A&M made #13. But what fits culturally and has the right value as school #14 is different than #17 or 18.
  7. I feel like you may be overstating the gap. The projections that I've seen show a significantly larger payout for the B1G but not to where a half share is more than the ACC. FSU would be taking a cut for the foreseeable future. While the ACC schedule isn't thrilling, at this point, they have teams they've been playing for 30 years or longer vs an entire conference that they have no history with. There will be an initial novelty bump but I'm not sure that having Indiana or Iowa or Rutgers in Doak is going to a big difference in attendance long term.
  8. Major television market, huge student body, alumni spread out all over the country. It's like UCF and Notre Dame had a bastard child together. Full hearts, can't lose.
  9. So happy to be in the SEC. At the end of this, every other conference will probably be spread out all over the country in ham handed fashion.
  10. Makes sense. Try to speak what you want into reality. With the ACC, I guess we know shit is going down once we see a vote of confidence tweet from Wake Forest.
  11. Oregon State doesn't really have much of a choice, do they? I would figure they are way down on the invite list.
  12. Such a crazy thought to me. Wouldn't they be looking at over a decade of debt service just to break even?
  13. So the MWC's TV contract is through 2026. I wonder if they've been negotiating to see what kind of deal they can get with the PacScraps.
  14. Yeah, I am pretty skeptical of those numbers. Just taking a quick look at UNC's and NC State's followings - UNC has more on Twitter and 100k more on Instragram. While NC State has more on Facebook, given that neither team has 100k followers on Facebook, I'm not sure how they ended up with NC State ahead. Yeah. And Florida is in the top 5 in the nation for social engagement but somehow behind FSU? https://athleticdirectoru.com/articles/college-athletics-social-media-rankings/
  15. To be fair, the ACC and Pac appeared to actually have followed the guidelines of The Alliance™ the first time through, or at least didn't use those guidelines for a checklist of what rules to break like the B1G
  16. Given what we're seeing at Northwestern and the President's defense of "I didn't actually read the football report" or the AD's defense of "I didn't actually interview the baseball coach" this might not be just a PacX issue.
  17. If you thought LA to New Jersey was an exciting roadtrip, just wait for Orlando to Eugene.
  18. It's all relative. Colorado may have finished a very poor 61st place putting them next to last in that Pac but that puts them in the top half of the new Big 12.
  19. This isn't a new thing. Cal and Stanford have been in the AmEast for Field Hockey since 2015 since there are no west coast conferences for Field Hockey.
  20. Northwestern AD Derrick Gragg, under scrutiny for hazing scandal, offers questionable advice about women — ‘man’s greatest distraction’ — in book
  21. gatormarc

    Florida Gators

    I would assume Louisville? He's trying to move closer to home as his mom is dealing with Cancer.
  22. gatormarc

    Florida Gators

    Well, he did a great job of talking for 30 minutes without really saying anything controversial or showing any emotion.
  23. gatormarc

    Florida Gators

    His buyout is 85% of whatever is left on his contract and his contract runs through 2028.
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