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MEGA Conference Realignment and lawsuits Megathread: Stories, Tales, Lies, and Exaggerations

Rickd said:
??? It is all driven what advertisers are willing to pay for commercial time. High visibility = high demand = $$ value. The SEC and Big 10 have the best products and command more $$ for commercial spots and are therefore able to offer higher dollar media contracts to their conferences. Why should a profitable company be forced to share profits with a less profitable company? The ENTIRE sports industry changed THE VERY DAY ESPN LAUNCHED IN 1979 and began to pay for content to broadcast. Schools that WANT big time media deals ALSO must invest in big time NIL and coaching staff + facilities. Programs that don't want to have no fundamental RIGHT to receive revenue generated BY those that invest. You're asking for SOCIALISM in a business environment that is driven by investment. Either invest and participate or don't.
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Yoyo423 said:
Public airing of grievances AGAINST THE ACC.

Being against a provision in a bill by a third party (Congress) is not the same thing as publicly criticizing and going to court against your own conference.
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SEMANTICS. Pretzel yourself up

Ftr- the CORRECT answer is it never mattered. Closed mouths don’t get fed. What we are doing NOW is the right thing. The B1G doesn’t care about anything BUT $$$. Force the issue Cuban Coke Joe- stick our SoFla LAWYERS on the case
 
TheOGCane said:
SEMANTICS. Pretzel yourself up

Ftr- the CORRECT answer is it never mattered. Closed mouths don’t get fed. What we are doing NOW is the right thing. The B1G doesn’t care about anything BUT $$$. Force the issue Cuban Coke Joe- stick our SoFla LAWYERS on the case
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While I agree with your premise that the B1G is going to do what's best for them $$$, I disagree that's is just semantics that airing grievances against your own partner conference publicly and suing them is the same thing as lobbying behind the scenes for Congress not to pass a provision in a bill that hurts your school long term. That's a meaningful difference. I'm not sure either one would keep you out of a conference. But if one of them did, it would definitely be the former.
 
TheOGCane said:
SEMANTICS. Pretzel yourself up

Ftr- the CORRECT answer is it never mattered. Closed mouths don’t get fed. What we are doing NOW is the right thing. The B1G doesn’t care about anything BUT $$$. Force the issue Cuban Coke Joe- stick our SoFla LAWYERS on the case
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You're right that we absolutely are now publicly going against our conference. The war moved from cold to hot when Joe E went on Joe Rose 2 months ago. However how FSU conducted themselves in suing the ACC absolutely mattered and it substantially harmed their chances of getting an invitation there.
 
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