Expansion Rumors…

1982Jacket said:
I'm quite sure the GT brand AS AN EDUCATION INSTITUTION (not a football program) is more popular outside Georgia! Their own BOR literally hates the school, so WTF do you expect? Or do you think it was just some kind of accident that they established a competing College of Engineering at ugag ten years ago, and are now funding it out the ass?
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My experience is both education and athletic, with the former more so. UGAg doesn’t really register academically anywhere outside of the southeast, regardless of how much money they’re spending.
 
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ACC, Pac-12 discuss 'loose partnership' that could include 'championship game' in Las Vegas

Both conferences, along with the Big 12, are aiming to fortify their membership and increase their media rights revenue
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The ACC and Pac-12 have discussed what has been termed a "loose partnership" that could end the season with the conferences playing a "championship game" in Las Vegas, sources confirm to CBS Sports.

The concept, believed to have been proposed by the ACC, is seen as a way for the conferences' common rightsholder, ESPN, to increase the value of their current media rights contracts.

It's not likely this proposal would have much impact considering ESPN has cost certainty with the ACC in a contract that lasts through 2036. The Pac-12 is trying to survive after the loss of USC and UCLA to the Big Ten in 2024. Rights for Pac-12 teams without the California powers are now worth about $30 million annually, down from approximately $42 million per program with the Trojans and Bruins in the fold.

John Canzano first reported the proposed the Pac-12 discussing a "loose partnership" with another conference Tuesday afternoon, noting some regular-season crossover games could be played in addition to the "championship game."

Sources indicate the proposal is viewed as a "strength in numbers" move. While the 24 combined ACC and Pac-12 teams wouldn't have nearly the clout of the 32 programs combined in the SEC and Big Ten, it would be something to combat the growing financial gap between those burgeoning superconferences and everyone else.


With the Big 12 and Pac-12 in flux, ACC schools are becoming increasingly aware of a media rights gap that could approach $50 million per year compared to the SEC and Big Ten.

It has been widely speculated that some combination of Clemson, Florida State and Miami could be a fit if the SEC chooses to expand again.

The Big 12 is considering adding up to six Pac-12 schools to fortify itself, CBS Sports reported Tuesday. Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah are the primary teams being targeted with Oregon and Washington also under consideration.


Meanwhile, the Pac-12 is just trying to stay viable. On Tuesday, the league announced it was going to market early to negotiate the rights for its 10 remaining teams. The Pac-12's current contract with ESPN and Fox expires in 2024, though Fox isn't expected to be interested in Pac-12 rights going forward.
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thegtstunner08 said:
Notre Dame is the key. I think that their days of staying Independent are coming to a close. They won't have a choice soon.
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If the mega conferences are intending to play eleven games internally, then ND would lose its USC game. Only when events like these force ND’s hand will they go to the Big Trn.
 
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1982Jacket said:
Bull öööö. They like low Georgia taxes and low Georgia wages and benefits versus what they would have to pay back in France. They sure as öööö don't think a bunch of Georgia redneck hillbillies are on a par with educated Frenchmen.

And you do know of someone who regards Et-Lanta as a sewer. Me. Get the öööö out of the sewer sometime and see what folks in other parts of the country think of your home.

Now STFU and go admire some of Et-Lanta's fine billboards, literally litttering your highways with pitches for strip clubs, junkyards, and ambulance chasers - Et-lanta's very finest products.
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You sure are angry, for some reason. Yes, you're correct. I know of one old, angry old man who feels that way. As for the French I work with, they aren't full of the old man hostility, anger, and bitterness you carry.
 
JJacket said:
You sure are angry, for some reason. Yes, you're correct. I know of one old, angry old man who feels that way. As for the French I work with, they aren't full of the old man hostility, anger, and bitterness you carry.
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He’s the perfect caricature of the old, confrontational Tech fan that fans of other schools bring up when discussing why they hate us and don’t want us in the sec.
 
1982Jacket said:
If MIT is the Georgia Tech of the North, then Detroit is the Atlanta of the North. I saw somewhere that Georgia's public schools were ranked 37th in the country for education quality. I think the state motto should be: "Better than Arkansas!"
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MIT is in Massachusetts and Detroit is in Michigan. They both start with the letter M other than that your analogy seems odd. I do agree that Georgia public schools could be improved.
 
OptionJacket said:
What? College football is greed. It’s not what’s killing it, it’s the reason it exists and the reason it keeps going. Always has been.
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Can't disagree, but the sport needs organized greed. 1 guy or 1 committee running the whole show with the power to do what's best for the sport collectively. As I've heard others say, college football is the 1 sport that essentially is doing the complete opposite of what the fans wants. At this point though it's spilled milk.
 
OptionJacket said:
What? College football is greed. It’s not what’s killing it, it’s the reason it exists and the reason it keeps going. Always has been.
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ODing on a good thing is still deadly. Water and beer for example. And yes, I'm being more than a little hypocritical about the beer.
 
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