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

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Tony4Canes said:
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It's about the SCORE Act and the Texas Tech booster trying to force changes.

The edits establish the United States Collegiate Athletics Corporation (USCAC) as a “congressionally chartered” corporation to govern the industry, replacing the NCAA. The USCAC would govern through a board of former athletes and school constituents and shall operate with “limited government oversight,” the edits read (more on that later).
According to the proposed language, the USAC would be charged with: (1) establishing modernized rules for recruiting, transfer policies and eligibility; (2) protecting women’s and Olympic sports; (3) negotiating and distributing media rights revenue with the “goal and aim of sustaining, in each division, maximum participation and financial sustainability”; and (4) assessing a “reorganization plan” for conferences while considering “regional, traditional rivalries, parity, travel and media exposure.”
Those against this plan describe it as a “government takeover” of college athletics, led by a Texas Tech booster with enough riches to sway the minds of lawmakers, especially those who are cash-strapped and in re-election campaigns.
Campbell waves off such accusations.
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At the center of his plan, of course, is amending the Sports Broadcasting Act in order to consolidate conference media rights, which are now negotiated as individual deals.
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The theory: (1) consolidate rights into one more valuable package worth two to three times the current rate, according to expert projections; (2) distribute that new revenue to schools in a different, more equal way; (3) thus supplying them with enough revenue to both maintain women’s and Olympic sports, reorganize conferences perhaps and create more equal competitive footing among the leagues as opposed to the current glaring gaps (most notably, the revenue separation between the SEC and Big Ten versus everyone else).
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CaneinBroward said:
Maybe, but if that were the case, why wouldn't he just devote his effort and resources toward getting that invite?
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Because the SEC and B1G don't want Texas Tech -- no how much money a billionaire booster might offer to make it happen.

Sankey, Petitti and the school presidents aren't looking for anyone else to whom they'd have to answer
 
cway313 said:
The additional money for the SEC, but not the ACC is noteworthy.
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@Rellyrell

Oh you done cut right to the chase here Cane brotha!

Greg Sankey: "I'm going to add that ninth conference game like you've been wanting for so long, but it's gonna cost you an extra $80M per year since I'll need to give each of my schools $5M to gain approval."

ESPN: "Done!"

Jim Phillips: "We're seriously considering expanding our ACC conference schedule to nine games, similar to what the SEC was financially compensated for doing. What kind of monetary benefits can our schools expect?

ESPN: "Nothing!"

Not sure what additional proof anybody would need to recognize ESPN is more than willing to let the ACC die on the vine in order to allow its members to be rearranged to serve a greater purpo$e

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Hold My Beer said:
Judge Joe Brown Law GIF


@Rellyrell

Oh you done cut right to the chase here Cane brotha!

Greg Sankey: "I'm going to add that ninth conference game like you've been wanting for so long, but it's gonna cost you an extra $80M per year since I'll need to give each of my schools of $5M to gain approval."

ESPN: "Done!"

Jim Phillips: "We're seriously considering expanding our ACC conference schedule to nine games, similar to what the SEC was financially compensated for doing. What kind of monetary benefits can our schools expect?

ESPN: "Nothing!"

Not sure what additional proof anybody would need to recognize ESPN is more than willing to let the ACC die on the vine in order to allow its members to be rearranged to serve a greater purpo$e

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I'd be shocked if anyone employed by ESPN even knew who Jim Phillips was. We just had a top 20 matchup on the CW.
 
cway313 said:
I'd be shocked if anyone employed by ESPN even knew who Jim Phillips was. We just had a top 20 matchup on the CW.
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Yeah, that was wack.

(I do like CW carrying College Football, though — even if it's mostly Pac-2 or ACC games left over from Raycom's demise. The more the merrier instead of having to mess around with streaming while watching other games on TV) 👴
 
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Hold My Beer said:
Because the SEC and B1G don't want Texas Tech -- no how much money a billionaire booster might offer to make it happen.

Sankey, Petitti and the school presidents aren't looking for anyone else to whom they'd have to answer
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Perhaps, but SMU's big money donors got them into the ACC and I don't see them pushing around Phillips or the other school presidents. They're just basically happy to have paid their way in and I think TT would feel the same way if they were to buy their way into the SEC or B1G.
 
CaneinBroward said:
Perhaps, but SMU's big money donors got them into the ACC and I don't see them pushing around Phillips or the other school presidents. They're just basically happy to have paid their way in and I think TT would feel the same way if they were to buy their way into the SEC or B1G.
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Phillips and the collective ACC leadership were fine with bringing in SMU (and the Bay Area discount twins) because they desperately wanted the money.

No amount of Cody Campbell's money would make Sankey, Petitti and their presidents want Texas Tech. They're not desperate.

Apples and oranges
 
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USNAVYCANE said:
Out of all of the know nothing full of **** ******** he may be the most full of **** *******
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Whoa whoa whoa... give credit where credit is due... the predictions in this thread rank up toward the top of know nothing full of **** ********...

:haha-smiley:
 
Hold My Beer said:
Phillips and the collective ACC leadership were fine with bringing in SMU (and the Bay Area discount twins) because they desperately wanted the money.

No amount of Cody Campbell's money would make Sankey, Petitti and their presidents want Texas Tech. They're not desperate.

Apples and oranges
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Probably wouldn't happen. Never say never with a billionaire and wanting to get something done though.
 
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