ACC probably.
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I would think West Virginia doesnât need to be lured by ESPN to leave the Big 12.
I think WV would be doing the calling (if they havenât already) to the ACC all on their own.
Itâs clearly an AAC move that ESPN is pushing.
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The nerve of the big 12. Now I see why horn loved it there so much; big 12 officials overestimate their actual worth and are just as pretentious as horn.
ESPN looking at the big 12:
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If the BigXII has hard proof of interference, this could be a significant lawsuit, or am I wrong? (for our local legal experts)
Edit: ESPN would save UT and OU from paying exit fees, reduce the payouts to current BigXII members they deem worthy of the AAC by $30M/school ($7M from $37M), and they would leave the rest of the conference for dead. That is some vicious, nasty business. I donât like a lot of the institutions in the BigXII, but damn ESPN is acting like a straight hitman. Let me ask this - does anyone want a network to wield this type of control? I know I donât.
No more discussion of the BIG12 conference in the ESPN family of networks including ABC ?. Complete blackout ?
Could be, but ESPN will win this if it ever got there.
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It was pretty clear that ESPN was involved in killing the Big East, and they got away with it, encouraging them to do it again now.
I promise you people also feared/hated ESPN back then as well, particularly the teams that got left behind after the Big Eastâs murder.
Who knows whatâll happen this time, but Iâd put my money on the mouse.
My ONLY loyalty in college football is whatâs best for the University of Houston.
If that means dealing with ESPN, so be it.
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Another thought⌠I wonder if this is the price ESPN put to the AAC to get an autobid to a 12-team playoff. If you want it Aresco, you take these schools form the BigXII, maybe we give you a little bump in your payment to $10M/school, and you get an autobid. This is a dirty business. ESPN saves hundreds of millions, keeps the undesirable schools down, and walks away making everyone kiss the ring.
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This ^^^^
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Cary,
I donât doubt your analysis one bit, it makes perfect sense.
All of this was clearly thought out and well planned, well before the expansion of the CFP ⢠(trademark ESPN) was announced.
ESPN is playing chess while the Big 12 plays checkers.
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Translation⌠Itâs 100% true and we will fâin do it again
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I would say, if true, the ESPN moves are unethical as f***
But are they illegal?
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Iâll be honest that question is way beyond my paygrade
Itâs uncharted territory for sure.
But the reality is this: does a dead (dying) conference take THE MOUSE to court and expect to outlast them (much less win).
As an attorney, I can sadly say that is often (but not always) the reality of lawsuits between substantially unequal parties.
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These really are wild times.
Someone really needs to take the Godfather puppet strings logo and replace the hand with the Disney logo and have the conference logos on the end of the strings.
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Dodd says they conspired, not attempted to conspire, so an announcement may be imminent.
BIG12 wouldnât be having this public fight if they are not in dire straits. Again pure speculation.
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