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"Texas State is in the Sun Belt, and the exit fee for a league change is expected to be $5 million." "The Pac-12 reportedly offered only $2.5M to help Memphis -- and other AAC schools -- pay conference exit fees." AAC exit fees based on Smu were estimated at $20M+ each. ................................................. CONFERENCE FRIENDZONE: In Portland, Bill Oram wrote the Pac-12 has been “blown to pieces” as the league’s second wave of additions has only successfully yielded Utah State. Tulane and Memphis and South Florida stayed put in the AAC along with UNLV “said no, reconsidered, then said no again.” Oram noted now, the Pac-12 is a seven-team conference “without an obvious solution” to get to the minimum eight members to be recognized by the NCAA. Oram: “One has to wonder if the first schools to take the plunge, like Boise State and San Diego State, are experiencing any buyers’ remorse” (Portland OREGONIAN, 9/26). EVERYBODY IS LURKING: CBSSPORTS.com’s David Cobb reported the Mountain West Conference “appears to be turning its sights to MAC programs Toledo and Northern Illinois” as the conference seeks to fill out its ranks amid a chaotic week of conference realignment. MWC officials have contacted the MAC to let the conference know of its interests in adding the two school as “football-only members.” Texas State has also emerged as a potential target to expansion in all sports (CBSSPORTS.com, 9/26). In Fort Worth, Lawrence Dow reported Texas State and UTEP would “consider moves” from the Sun Belt and Conference USA to join the Pac-12. Texas State has had conversations with the MWC, AAC and Pac-12 about joining and "has had talks to remain" in the Sun Belt (FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 9/26). https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/09/27/memphis-pac-12-aac

I wonder if Seth Littrell might bring him in as an analyst for OU. That Sooner offense hasn't looked too great this year, and was pretty bad through three quarters against Auburn.

Besides Bean at Kansas and Nixon at Auburn have any of our players that have transferred out been contributors to their teams at anywhere near the level they were at North Texas?

At the end of the day...

Haha no not even close. Other than Texas Tech, who absolutely throttled us, none of the teams we have played so far are very challenging opponents. When we get to conference play and have to face the top teams in the AAC I think the reality that this team is OK but nothing special will become apparent.