And it begins…officially
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Really hope the NFL begins to see the SEC as “competition” and these “schools” in their arrogance get crushed by a pro league it has no chance of competing with.
Well, they've been scheming since December to do this, so does that surprise you?
Also, there is a buy out clause in the GOR, so they could still honor the agreement by paying the buyout fee. Saying they will honor it, doesn't mean they are going to stick around until the GOR is officially over.
it says they will honor the existing GOR, that tells me they will stay till its expired or leave a year early and pay the exit fee, they didnt need to put that language in there imo so why do it?
Geebus people…a major announcement and you want it buried in one of the god awful long threads that exist? Isn’t that what these bulletin boards are for? A couple of you woke up without coffee this morning.
Another plug for the premium board. Chris has been locking his update threads as he posts new ones. Nice to start fresh with the latest info.
Biggest realignment news of our lifetime which could cause our athletic department to wither, yet some people just want to complain that there are a couple too many threads out there.
You're not paying attention to the other hand here, clearly. That's where the dagger is. And two years isn't happening. Two weeks at most.
i believe they are just saying that with the assumption that enough of the other teams will find new homes and they won’t have to pay the exit fee if the conference doesn’t exist.
Intend does not equate to "will" and monitor the current landscape (paraphrase) makes "will" even more unlikely. >
not really. They hope everyone bolts and there is no GOR to honor.
There is nothing good about this.
They probably DID need to put that language in there for whatever reason.
I think the assumption (from what I found in other threads) is they make this announcement so other Big 12 teams will leave on their own.
Seems like a passive way of making it the other schools' fault for the implosion.
Jamie's silence says a lot in my opinion. He's got something in the works be it BIG or something else. I'd like to see the other members keep quiet as well and force Texas and OU to give us 20,000,000 before we announce we have something lined up as well.
This is the equivalent of being "firmly entrenched."
Chizik assured team he wouldn't leave at post-Thanksgiving meeting
Chris Conetzkey - Daily Staff Writer
I would have been surprised if we got a notice that said "we will leave for the SEC in 202x"... This is kind of what I expected.
I think the goal for tex/ou is to say "hey, we are available, come and get us" and see who comes up with the best offer. Also, I assume the real risk OU/Tex see is not short term, but longer term when paying players becomes reality (I think just matter of when not if). Not saying they won't go to the SEC, but I think this is one potential option. They don't want to be locked up until 2030 in a new GOR deal that is no longer competitive (currently media rights in B12 are very competitive with other P5 conf)... they want to have the option to leave at any point. Could still leave early, but not necessarily immediately. I am also curious if the major conf teams (from all conf) start to end their GOR deals and attempt a conf made up of top 20-24 brands in the sport.
Ideal scenario for B12 teams is for OU, Tex, and ND to go to 3 different conferences and each take another B12 team as a partner. Some examples:
ND + ISU to ACC
OU+OSU to B10
Tex + TT to SEC (just an example, switch teams / conf as you wish)
Point is, the more distributed the brand names are the more likely an add on could go with them....
I think the potential of both OU and Tex going to the SEC is a threat to acc/b10/pac and meant to push them to action to better evaluate the options. I guess we will see in the days, weeks ahead... but I think Tx, OU are trying to position themselves for flexibility more then locking themselves to any specific conference quickly.
Soon. A lawyer friend who's been following this closely told me the SCOTUS ruling opened NCAA up to more lawsuits. He feels we're just one lawsuit away from the NCAA not existing.
At some point this all needs its own section of the tax code. The structure needs a highly progressive rate. First $40M is tax exempt, and then about a 90% - 95% rate on anything over $40M. Also, Billy Bob Booster and SEC "student athlete" need to pay FICA on this employment income. If SEC "student athletes" are banking $1M, I hope they have their quarterly payment schedule set up.
