Ah, this was in reference to Ralphie post, I thought I replied. It’s up there somewhere. Basically some guy saying these 3 are going to add a few teams from Big12.
Thee PAC 12, Big 10, and ACC (Alliance) are Dividing Up tOrphaned 8 As We Plorst.
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4 to PAC
2 to Big 10
2 to ACC?
Some are more obvious than others. i.e. The Big 10's got Iowa St and Kansas (AAU and regional)
ACC's got WVU (regional).
Your guess as to what 4 of the 5 the PAC goes with, which leaves one Odd Man Out. It's most likely one tejas school (Baylor, T Tech, TCU) being out of the PAC. K. State is adjacent to Colorado with a Big 8/12 history therefore likely in the PAC.
Who would that 'Odd Man Out' be and would the ACC even want them considering they've already got ND for baseball/basketball and for 5 games in football? Odd Man Out would be a poor regional fit to the ACC, but not much a poorer regional fit than WVU was to the Big 12.
The SEC news broke over a month ago. Zee papers from all 3 parties were signed, sealed, and delivered 3 weeks ago. They'd kept their plan super double (SCI level) secret for 7 months before the bomb got dropped. The SEC commissioner was even on the 4 member working group working the play-off expansion and never uttered a word. OU/TX also kept it in the upper echelons to prevent any leak.
That being said the PAC 12, Big 10, ACC commissioners and AD's are also keeping the split of the Orphan 8 super double secret. Do you really think they've been sitting on their hands while the rest of us morons run through 50 scenarios of "OMG G5" status on message boards? If so I've got a bridge to sell you.
The Orphan 8 were all P5 teams when playing each other and TX/OU in the Big 8/12. All of the sudden without TX/OU on their annual schedule They're NOT? LOL Give me a break. Every Orphan 8 was considered a tough enough grind for TX/OU to get BCS and CFP consideration. This has changed how? Go to the PAC they'll be playing USC, Washington. Go to the Big 10 they'll be playing tOSU, Wisconsin, go to the ACC they'll be playing Clemson. There's no fucking difference than what was the old Big 12. NONE!!!
The PAC 12, Big 10, ACC, and Orphan 8 will wait out TX/OU cutting their GOR checks (most likely early 2022) before the official division of the Orphan 7/8 is announced.
All parties not OU/TX/SEC would be idiots to commit to anything official on paper at this point. Let everyone leave with a $50+ million payday first.
My OP and subsequent posts are still likely spot on.
They all agreed not to poach each other.
Dividing up the Orphan 8 was discussed.
There will be no division of the Orphan 8 until TX/OU cut their GOR checks.
LOL at all the talking head 'experts' and their tweeter click-bait.
LOL at anyone here expecting some kind of big announcement.
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Ohh that’s 100%, at least in the short term. No chance this shit is a done deal as wanny stated.
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You really don’t like WVU in the ACC huh?
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I like your opinion on this.
But are we to expect TX/OU to stay in the B12 until 2025? Assuming what thief said was correct about the B12 controlling all media rights until then.
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No fucking way. They make it official in early 2022 (at the latest) for SEC scheduling.
There are logistics involved for every institution. They need time to get those planned.
The media needs to plan ahead.
etc.
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SEC has typically released it's conference schedules in September of the previous year.
The SEC may hold out until next September (2022) and have TX/OU play one more Big 12 FY, but I doubt it.
The SEC may hold out until next September (2022) and have TX/OU play one more Big 12 FY, but I doubt it.
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Yeah I'd still bet that UT/ou begin SEC play in '22.. but reading about the conference keeping the rights to both of them despite the move is pretty crucial. No way they let them keep those.. Probably negotiate a bigger buyout amount and maybe guarantee future games?
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Red Alert is correct, it wouldn't make sense for any Big12 teams to announce they are moving to another league at the moment. They want to collect the buy-out from OU/Texas. The only way that would happen is if some other, better, deal was struck for some or all of the Big12 remaining schools. The key word could be "some".
There could be a weird scenario played where one of the Big12 teams is "encouraged" to leave early, help OU/Texas out, and make a killing doing it. Very doubtful but it is feasible and would be extremely dirty.
There could be a weird scenario played where one of the Big12 teams is "encouraged" to leave early, help OU/Texas out, and make a killing doing it. Very doubtful but it is feasible and would be extremely dirty.
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That’s the thing, these other better deals likely aren’t coming until TX/OU pay up. Which will probably be (as many have stated) when this school year ends next august.
Maybe that involves ESPN 'helping' the ACC take West Virginia.
I think that's all it would take to break the deal down.
Or is it 2 more??
I know @ralphiewvu would love that.
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My point is that OU and Texas could pay up more to one team to get them to defect from the 8. They make more in that scenario and I think the contract is null in void once Big12 falls below 8.
It would be EXTREMELY DIRTY move though.
The SEC needs this move to happen sooner, rather than later.
There is just too much money out there for it not to happen.
Some people will get paid.
Some won't make it long term.
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There is just too much money out there for it not to happen.
Some people will get paid.
Some won't make it long term.
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Not to mention illegal. (Tortious interference).
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Again I say the Orphan 8 were a good enough 'grind' to get OU to the CFP FOUR times.
They'd have been enough of a 'grind' to get tejas there too if they didn't underachieve like no other.
They'd have been enough of a 'grind' to get tejas there too if they didn't underachieve like no other.
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The only reasonable logic in that would be the ACC considering ESPN has a big partnership with them and underpaying them. But if certain Parties (PAC and B1G) are hell bent on preventing ESPN from having exclusive playoffs rights (I don’t blame them) it really is not pertinent for ESPN to move this process along. Also I feel like it’s pretty illegal.
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You misspelled 'cakewalk'.