TX State to the PAC 2?

[UNTLifer]

Being reported on “X”. 

[Jonnyeagle]

Good for them!

[NorthTexasWeLove]

1 hour ago, UNTLifer said:

Being reported on “X”. 

Honestly terrible for UNT. They are going to be a 2-3 bid basketball league every single year. Yet again, opportunity missed. 

[GMG_Dallas]

8 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Honestly terrible for UNT. They are going to be a 2-3 bid basketball league every single year. Yet again, opportunity missed. 

Oh but west coast and travel and late nights or something. People are so short sighted. This is/was a huge opportunity for us to be proactive and take a small step up before being left behind since we know Memphis/Tulane want out of the AAC. Oh well. Can't say I'm surprised.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Just now, GMG_Dallas said:

Oh but west coast and travel and late nights or something. People are so short sighted. This is/was a huge opportunity for us to be proactive and take a small step up before being left behind since we know Memphis/Tulane want out of the AAC. Oh well. Can't say I'm surprised.

If we didn't openly pursue, I am going to be very frustrated. I would like answers.

[UNTLifer]

The PAC ? will be just another "G" conference because they still have no media deal in place.  I question the stability of their future.

Regarding us, for those that want answers as to why we weren't proactive in going after membership in this conference, where do you suggest the report $27 million dollar AAC exit fee was going to come from?

[Wag Tag]

Just win!!!

[NM Green]

Yes, plant in the east with the Academies and emerging programs including JMU. Tulane and South Florida could be waiting on the ACC for another 5 years.

A silver lining is that this most likely blocks UTSA out of PAC movement should their new media deal be sweet. We’re attached to the Runners for now and I don’t mind because I don’t like.

Win some championships. Rock our basketball culture. Ready for the future earthquake that ultimately aligns us with Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, K State, Houston and more. 

I would love to compete against those PAC 12 basketball programs now, but future vision is critical too and I sense a regionalization coming down the line. Cut costs to pay more of the players you want. 

GMG

[NorthTexasWeLove]

36 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

The PAC ? will be just another "G" conference because they still have no media deal in place.  I question the stability of their future.

Regarding us, for those that want answers as to why we weren't proactive in going after membership in this conference, where do you suggest the report $27 million dollar AAC exit fee was going to come from?

27 million dollars? Sheesh. 

And the PAC will be as close to being a high major basketball conference without being a high major basketball conference as it gets. 

Gonzaga, SDSU, UtahSt, UNLV, Boise are all very good basketball programs. If we can't maintain the idea of geography, I would love to play basketball with them. 

[BillySee58]

3 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Being reported on “X”. 

Reported by whom?

[GMG_Dallas]

48 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

The PAC ? will be just another "G" conference because they still have no media deal in place.  I question the stability of their future.

Regarding us, for those that want answers as to why we weren't proactive in going after membership in this conference, where do you suggest the report $27 million dollar AAC exit fee was going to come from?

Sometimes you have to spend a little to invest long-term. We know the next AAC deal won't be what the current one is, which we already don't get full credits of. Say a full PAC deal ends up being worth $10 million per year which has long been the low end of the rumor. The AAC currently pays out $7 million per year and we get a bit more than a half credit if I'm not mistaken so say $4 million per year. That PAC deal would already pay $6 million more.

Now factor in the NCAA basketball tournament credits which are $2 million per game. The new PAC as it is likely has 4-5 bids per year so more tourney credits than our 1-2 teams.

Seems pretty clear the $27 million would be paid off rather quickly.

Some may ask if their deal is that good, why wouldn't Tulane and Memphis want to go. Well, they believe they'll get an ACC invite when that crumbles so they have hope of their own Power-ish conference membership. We do not. They also currently get a full credit so the estimated deal isn't good enough to travel cross country and pay a $27 million buyout.

[GMG_Dallas]

2 minutes ago, BillySee58 said:

Reported by whom?

I think it's a rumor but I don't know what OP has read.

[DentonLurker]

4 minutes ago, BillySee58 said:

Reported by whom?

None of the accounts I would actually trust.

[Green Otaku]

22 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Sometimes you have to spend a little to invest long-term. We know the next AAC deal won't be what the current one is, which we already don't get full credits of. Say a full PAC deal ends up being worth $10 million per year which has long been the low end of the rumor. The AAC currently pays out $7 million per year and we get a bit more than a half credit if I'm not mistaken so say $4 million per year. That PAC deal would already pay $6 million more.

Now factor in the NCAA basketball tournament credits which are $2 million per game. The new PAC as it is likely has 4-5 bids per year so more tourney credits than our 1-2 teams.

Seems pretty clear the $27 million would be paid off rather quickly.

Some may ask if their deal is that good, why wouldn't Tulane and Memphis want to go. Well, they believe they'll get an ACC invite when that crumbles so they have hope of their own Power-ish conference membership. We do not. They also currently get a full credit so the estimated deal isn't good enough to travel cross country and pay a $27 million buyout.

 

It's been reported that the AAC deal will rise through the years so we would eventually get a full share.

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Conference USA schools currently receive less than $1 million annually in television revenue. The amount they will receive is still being finalized, but the television revenue will be more than $2 million at the start of the deal and rise significantly from there. Incumbent AAC members are still expected to average about $7 million annually over the course of the current ESPN television deal, which runs through 2031-32.

 

https://www.agent49.net/the-charlotte-49ers-are-american-athletic-conference-bound/

Assuming the AAC doesn't lose anyone, we would really need to weigh if paying the hefty exit fee and substantial travel would be worth it when we could be making close to $8M a year by the end of this deal.

Edited 15 minutes ago by Green Otaku
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