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  1. Needs were different for #14 vs #17
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Oregon State doesn't really have much of a choice, do they? I would figure they are way down on the invite list.
  9. Such a crazy thought to me. Wouldn't they be looking at over a decade of debt service just to break even?
  10. 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.
  11. 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/
  12. 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
  13. 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.
  14. If you thought LA to New Jersey was an exciting roadtrip, just wait for Orlando to Eugene.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. Northwestern AD Derrick Gragg, under scrutiny for hazing scandal, offers questionable advice about women — ‘man’s greatest distraction’ — in book
  18. gatormarc

    Florida Gators

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

    Florida Gators

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

    Florida Gators

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

    Florida Gators

    Good writeup overall about the toss up. Only thing, I'm not sure this year is an extension year for Napier. To me, you only really need to give a "vote of confidence" extension if they are under 4 years left. He's got an 85% guaranteed contract through 2008.
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    Florida Gators

    Ooh... I could see exactly how that would play out. Unreasonable expectations after beating Utah; Maybe sneaking into the 20s in the polls; not as high as last year. A little return to Earth after losing to Tennessee; fall out of polls If the UTn game is close, then they'd probably inch their way up to 15-20 ranking at 6-1 heading into the Cocktail with unreasonable hype by CBS to make the game look bigger than it will be. Double digit loss to UGA drops them to the edge of the rankings. Close loss to Arkansas at home bring a bunch of "hangover from UGA/UGA broke them articles" Loss to LSU expected. Probably depends on how bad it is. A win on the road @ Mizzou shows signs of some improvement Disappointing loss to FSU at the end that most people had convinced ourselves that we'd win. Probably a loss in the Gasparilla Bowl to some middle of the road ACC team where a couple key skill position players sit out in prep for the draft.
  23. Well, we're definitely a part of it. All three of their rivals are down right now (Florida, Auburn, Georgia Tech); Oklahoma was canceled because of realignment. They do have Tennessee on the road, but this is also a year that they only have 4 road games on the schedule so anyone else who might be able to sneak up on them (South Carolina, Ole Miss) has to come to Athens.
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