Memphis, Tulane, USF Turn Down 2PAC....Staying in AAC

[keith]

2 hours ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Sounds like they just couldn't afford to leave due to the exit fees.

 

 

So they would have bolted if the offer was better, but since it wasn’t they are 1000% committed (until that better offer comes along that is).  Why is this starting to seem like high school recruiting season?

Anyway, it’s nice to know the AAC thinks it has a solid 4 team conference.  

[C Rod]

5 minutes ago, TripleGrad said:

CFB reddit is reporting (via various tweets) that Utah State and San Jose State will be the additional 2 teams in the PACx.

I think UNT is better off in this version of the AAC vs. that version of the PAC.

And we have about 3-5 years to get better positioned for the next rounds.

LMAO. It really is going to be the STATE-8. Y'all heard it here first. 

Anyone know a good trademark attorney? Asking for a friend. 

[3XNTGRAD]

This was posted on Facebook:

[TripleGrad]

34 minutes ago, 3XNTGRAD said:

This was posted on Facebook:

 

Well sure.  In the same way I was COMMITTED to Nancy Williams at prom, because Sara Jo was NOT interested in me . . .

[C Rod]

Oh boy. Gonna be a late night for the PAC and MWC.

[NT80]

2 hours ago, C Rod said:

Sources: Utah St. set to become 7th member of rebuilding Pac-12

"Utah State is set to agree to a deal to become the seventh member of the newly formed Pac-12, sources told ESPN.

The move comes amid a dizzying day of realignment, which saw the Pac-12's interest in a handful of AAC schools get rebuffed and the Mountain West expected to retain commitments from key members UNLV and Air Force.

The offer to Utah State and the expected acceptance in the near future means that they'd be the fifth school from the Mountain West to join Oregon State and Washington State in the newly formatted Pac-12. They join Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State, who have announced they are going to the league."...

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/41406647/sources-utah-st-set-become-7th-member-rebuilding-pac-12

[Green Otaku]

1 hour ago, UNTLifer said:

Thank you, and the bold above is my point.  They don't have sustained revenue coming in.  Let 'em die.

I mean that was the whole point of this thing, to try and keep that money rolling in with a decent media deal, CFP participation, and teams that would get basketball credits, it just failed.

[NT80]

1 minute ago, C Rod said:

Oh boy. Gonna be a late night for the PAC and MWC.

Yes, it will come down to who makes UNLV the best offer.  AF apparently got bonus $ from the MWC to stay in the MWC (probably promised them some of that $100mil+ exit fees and poaching fees).  

The MWC will probably just add UTEP and/or NMSU.   I'd like for UNLV to stay in the MWC to dilute the PAC more.

[C Rod]

1 minute ago, NT80 said:

Yes, it will come down to who makes UNLV the best offer.  AF apparently got bonus $ from the MWC to stay in the MWC (probably promised them some of that $100mil+ exit fees and poaching fees).  

The MWC will probably just add UTEP and/or NMSU.   I'd like for UNLV to stay in the MWC to dilute the PAC more.

I heard the number AF was offered was $10M. I wonder if UNLV bolting for the PAC would change Air Force’s mind. 

[GMG_Dallas]

2 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

What is the attraction of the 2PAC that is making these MWC schools up and leave? 

You don't think the new PAC would get a better deal than the current MWC? Seems pretty obvious why those schools would bolt. Their current deal is their starting point PAC media deal with nowhere to go but up. By shedding MWC deadweight, their next deal won't be any less.

I do feel for Hawaii who has absolutely zero conference that makes sense but the MWC and PAC. Hopefully they maintain a home somewhere.

[GMG_Dallas]

1 hour ago, keith said:

So they would have bolted if the offer was better, but since it wasn’t they are 1000% committed (until that better offer comes along that is).  Why is this starting to seem like high school recruiting season?

Anyway, it’s nice to know the AAC thinks it has a solid 4 team conference.  

Yup. That's how I see it. But at least the AAC greatly values keeping those 4 together but nobody else.

[C Rod]

59 minutes ago, C Rod said:

I heard the number AF was offered was $10M. I wonder if UNLV bolting for the PAC would change Air Force’s mind. 

 

[GMG_Dallas]

At least we're committed on Facebook and Twitter and the AAC made sure to know we're all committed together.

 

[GMG_Dallas]

Looks like every school posted a "committed" tweet. I won't share them all because it's too much. People on the twitters are pointing out it's like when the original PAC did a post saying they were committed and then all hell broke loose shortly after. Anybody get the same feeling?

 

 

[VideoEagle]

4 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

People on the twitters are pointing out it's like when the original PAC did a post saying they were committed and then all hell broke loose shortly after. Anybody get the same feeling?

If it was the B1G and SEC talking to teams, I would be more worried. The State 7, maybe but not as much. 

[GMG_Dallas]

27 minutes ago, VideoEagle said:

If it was the B1G and SEC talking to teams, I would be more worried. The State 7, maybe but not as much. 

Fair. The MWC has 6 and the PAC has 7. Things are about to get weird.

[VideoEagle]

3 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Things are about to get weird.

I agree with that! 

[Legend500]

4 hours ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

What if you learned that we had already said, "Thanks, but no thanks" to the PAC when they were merely gauging interest before talks started progressing?

🥷

I find it hilarious that nobody's picking up on the fact that for some reason, the biggest media market teams - in a transaction absolutely, fundamentally based on getting a big media contract to rebuild the PAC, were completely under the radar for all of this.

Y'all, this didn't just start two weeks ago at a kegger in Bozeman. The PAC has had feelers out for some time. It should be obvious to everyone that ESPN and Fox had absolutely no interest in this. And that's because they aren't going to pay double for the privilege of picking up the Memphis market. 

2 hours ago, VideoEagle said:

Are you sure about that? That would have made so much more sense than trying for Memphis et al. I wonder if UNLV and Air Force wanted to wait and see rather than just go for it which made the PAC2 decide to overplay their hand. 

I hope you're guessing, because otherwise check your NDA. 😂

[rockguitarist4life]

48 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Looks like every school posted a "committed" tweet. I won't share them all because it's too much. People on the twitters are pointing out it's like when the original PAC did a post saying they were committed and then all hell broke loose shortly after. Anybody get the same feeling?

 

 

Exactly! Same feeling. I think we’ll see an AAC school re-consider by the end of the week. 

Edited September 24 by rockguitarist4life

[NM Green]

I don’t think there will be reconsideration. The AAC has a good thing and can lure JMU and Air Force if desired. The ground got more solid the last 24. 

Good for us, because our hype train is pulling into the station this month and loading up! 

GMG

[emmitt01]

10 hours ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Fair. The MWC has 6 and the PAC has 7. Things are about to get gonna continue to be weird.

FIFY

[MeanGreenTexan]

I wonder if the AAC could offer New Mexico as well to entice Air Force to come.   They'd be out on an island by themselves if we only brought them.  But if we could get them a travel partner in ABQ, maybe it would make it a little easier...  and even though their football is garbage, UNM's basketball is a very solid program.

[Ross Hodgeson]

2 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

I wonder if the AAC could offer New Mexico as well to entice Air Force to come.   They'd be out on an island by themselves if we only brought them.  But if we could get them a travel partner in ABQ, maybe it would make it a little easier...  and even though their football is garbage, UNM's basketball is a very solid program.

You are absolutely correct.  New Mexico would be a great addition for basketball!  NMSU isn't bad either actually.

[ColoradoEagle]

43 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

I wonder if the AAC could offer New Mexico as well to entice Air Force to come.   They'd be out on an island by themselves if we only brought them.  But if we could get them a travel partner in ABQ, maybe it would make it a little easier...  and even though their football is garbage, UNM's basketball is a very solid program.

It all depends on what ESPN wants. If UNLV goes to the Pac, it's not a terrible idea to pick up UNM/Wyoming, AFA, and Nevada. If possible, balance it out with JMU in the East. Will ESPN pay at least half shares for each is the question. Taking 3 from the MWC would mean no one has to pay any exit fees to the MWC, because the conference would be dissolved by departing members.

*I put UNM/Wyoming, because it's basically pick your poison. UNM is traditionally awful at football, but decent to good at basketball. Exact opposite for Wyoming. Maybe slight edge to Wyoming for not sucking as hard at basketball as UNM does at football.

Edited September 24 by ColoradoEagle

[C Rod]

54 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

I wonder if the AAC could offer New Mexico as well to entice Air Force to come.   They'd be out on an island by themselves if we only brought them.  But if we could get them a travel partner in ABQ, maybe it would make it a little easier...  and even though their football is garbage, UNM's basketball is a very solid program.

I don't think that would be a smart idea. The MWC is now hanging on by a thread and is very close to dissolution. If it collapses, the PAC owes them nothing and could then use the money to lure Memphis, Tulane, USF, and UTSA by covering their $27.5M AAC exit fees. 

https://sports.yahoo.com/is-mwc-dissolution-coming-unlv-now-holds-keys-to-future-in-fight-between-pac-12-and-mountain-west-125447778.html