PAC soon on the Prowl again for more Football members...

rcade · Tuesday at 02:40 AM

I'm filing suit against @SMU2006 because his comment damaged my vision. I will use the money I'm awarded to fund UNT baseball.

NM Green · Tuesday at 06:26 AM

Clemson, Florida State and North Carolina: just send us one big beautiful fee.
ACC: get Tulane South Florida and Rice on the phone.

It’s happening. Just keep winning Mean Green and we are golden.

GMG

Edited Tuesday at 06:29 AM by NM Green

SMU2006 · Tuesday at 02:03 PM

7 hours ago, NM Green said:

Clemson, Florida State and North Carolina: just send us one big beautiful fee.
ACC: get Tulane South Florida and Rice on the phone.

It’s happening. Just keep winning Mean Green and we are golden.

GMG

lol. It isn't gonna be Rice. Tulane and USF are intriguing, however.

SMU2006 · Tuesday at 02:04 PM

11 hours ago, NT80 said:

Sources told ESPN that there'd just be one number to exit the league, not the combination of a traditional exit fee and the loss of media from the grant of rights.

"sources". Gee I wonder if they were from Tallahassee FL or Clemson SC?!

GOR is absolutely the lynchpin. I'm sure FSU/Clemson will argue otherwise but we'll see ya in court again in 2030 if that's the case.

cousin oliver · Tuesday at 06:40 PM

4 hours ago, SMU2006 said:

"sources". Gee I wonder if they were from Tallahassee FL or Clemson SC?!

GOR is absolutely the lynchpin. I'm sure FSU/Clemson will argue otherwise but we'll see ya in court again in 2030 if that's the case.

It does appear that they plan to take it to court. I do not think an extended courtroom fight benefits anyone. They will ultimately settle.

NT80 · Tuesday at 07:09 PM

5 hours ago, SMU2006 said:

"sources". Gee I wonder if they were from Tallahassee FL or Clemson SC?!

GOR is absolutely the lynchpin. I'm sure FSU/Clemson will argue otherwise but we'll see ya in court again in 2030 if that's the case.

"The specific financial figures for schools to get released from the grant of rights were not readily available. But the total cost to exit the league after the 2029-30 season is expected to drop below $100 million, sources said.“

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/44093338/sources-fsu-clemson-expected-reach-settlement-acc

MrAlien · Tuesday at 07:49 PM

5 hours ago, SMU2006 said:

lol. It isn't gonna be Rice. Tulane and USF are intriguing, however.

Why not Rice? Private school in a large city with a rich history in college sports. Rice would fit with a lot of the other private schools in that conference. Sure they haven't been great at sports of late, however they could turn it around if they wanted to.

greenminer · Tuesday at 08:36 PM

45 minutes ago, MrAlien said:

Why not Rice? Private school in a large city with a rich history in college sports. Rice would fit with a lot of the other private schools in that conference. Sure they haven't been great at sports of late, however they could turn it around if they wanted to.

Rice has demonstrated over and over again that they will never commit to "wanting" to. They are fine with who they are: stumbling into a championship once ever decade or so.

NT80 · Tuesday at 11:23 PM

2 hours ago, greenminer said:

Rice has demonstrated over and over again that they will never commit to "wanting" to. They are fine with who they are: stumbling into a championship once ever decade or so.

I've been very disappointed with Rice in both CUSA and the AAC.

They were once a National Power in the 1950's. It's the reason they built their massive 72,000 seat stadium...they used to have crowds to fill it. Now, they are milk toast. Barely competitive in anything...but they do have baseball...so props for that!

NT80 · Tuesday at 11:27 PM

9 hours ago, SMU2006 said:

"sources". Gee I wonder if they were from Tallahassee FL or Clemson SC?!

GOR is absolutely the lynchpin. I'm sure FSU/Clemson will argue otherwise but we'll see ya in court again in 2030 if that's the case.

Settlement is done and signed today by all parties.

Here is the good part....

"Both schools filed lawsuits against the ACC in their home states challenging the grant of rights agreement, that, according to Florida State's attorneys, could have meant paying as much as $700 million to leave the conference. The ACC sued both schools to preserve the grant of rights agreement through 2036.

As a result of the settlement, the penalty to leave the conference has been significantly reduced. The grant of rights remains in place through 2036, but beginning next year, the exit fee will be $165 million. That fee then declines by $18 million per year, leveling at $75 million in 2030-31. Any team that pays the exit fee can leave with its media rights intact."

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/44108761/acc-florida-state-clemson-reach-revenue-distribution-settlement

UNTLifer · 2025-03-05T20:53:52Z

21 hours ago, NT80 said:

...but they do have baseball...so props for that!

They haven't had a winning season in baseball since 2017.

greenminer · 2025-03-06T06:57:37Z

10 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

They haven't had a winning season in baseball since 2017.

BUT THEY HAVE IT.

rcade · 2025-03-06T14:02:48Z

The settlement between the ACC, FSU and Clemson pushes the problem to 2030, when new TV deals for the Big Ten, Big 12 and College Football Playoff could mean enough money for buying an exit.

It also gives the ACC five years to show it can pay its top programs enough money to be worth staying. For FSU this means they need Mike Norvell 2023 not Mike Norvell 2024. Those guys are nothing alike.

UNTLifer · 2025-03-06T17:04:42Z

10 hours ago, greenminer said:

BUT THEY HAVE IT.

And are now "barely competitive" like their other programs. I read your original statement to mean they barely get by with most programs, but they have a good baseball program.

greenminer · 2025-03-06T17:10:15Z

5 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

And are now "barely competitive" like their other programs. I read your original statement to mean they barely get by with most programs, but they have a good baseball program.

It was sarcasm lol