I know everyone is scrambling for the final lifeboat......... but I was really warming up to this league as well as curious what we could have built it up to be. We were doing a great job, and I really wanted to see what kind of a TV deal we would have landed.

Never gonna know at this point, because this conference is about to become CUSA the ocho.

I agree 100% on all points.

(07-20-2016 10:41 AM)NYCTUFan Wrote:  I agree 100% on all points.

(07-20-2016 10:38 AM)otown Wrote:  I know everyone is scrambling for the final lifeboat......... but I was really warming up to this league as well as curious what we could have built it up to be. We were doing a great job, and I really wanted to see what kind of a TV deal we would have landed.

Never gonna know at this point, because this conference is about to become CUSA the ocho.

NIU will do their part as a proud new member of the AAC!

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On another point....... if Big 12 sits on their hands and sets no time table.............. lets say they don't actually decide to pull the trigger for a year or two...... this essentially neuters our position of strength for extending the media deal. This announcement screwed the conference on so many levels, even if no move is made any time soon.

Nobody wanted to be in this league.

(07-20-2016 11:14 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Nobody wanted to be in this league.

^This. This league was CUSA 2.0. That's it... And the money speaks

(07-20-2016 11:15 AM)Bear Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:14 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Nobody wanted to be in this league.

^This. This league was CUSA 2.0. That's it... And the money speaks

You know what they say... "Don't know what you got, till it's gone.."

Bear, You can bet USF will still be here to enjoy what's left.

(07-20-2016 11:15 AM)Bear Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:14 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Nobody wanted to be in this league.

^This. This league was CUSA 2.0 7.0 . That's it... And the money speaks

FIFY

Has anyone figured out if Stay Cool wants into the AAC or not? I think he might be slightly hinting at it.

(07-20-2016 11:15 AM)Bear Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:14 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Nobody wanted to be in this league.

^This. This league was CUSA 2.0. That's it... And the money speaks

Bingo. The Land of Misfit Toys. Nobody who has any legitimate aspirations of stepping up wanted to be here.

Getting less in tv revenue than the BB only Catholics of the Big East is a laugher.

(07-20-2016 11:19 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:15 AM)Bear Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:14 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Nobody wanted to be in this league.

^This. This league was CUSA 2.0 7.0 . That's it... And the money speaks

FIFY

Those of us who actually were in CUSA 1.0 wished that we had 2 BCS Bowl wins, a MBB National Championship, and multiple WBB National Championships..

The AAC has been a different animal. The problem with the old CUSA was that it never broke through.

(07-20-2016 11:19 AM)Chappy Wrote:  Has anyone figured out if Stay Cool wants into the AAC or not? I think he might be slightly hinting at it.

I'm just excited is all =/ you would be too if you were stuck in the MAC and saw a way out that didn't suck!

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(07-20-2016 11:20 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:15 AM)Bear Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:14 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Nobody wanted to be in this league.

^This. This league was CUSA 2.0. That's it... And the money speaks

Bingo. The Land of Misfit Toys. Nobody who has any legitimate aspirations of stepping up wanted to be here.

Getting less in tv revenue than the BB only Catholics of the Big East is a laugher.

They wanted CUSA 1.0 to some degree....but then the BE called and everyone wanted to be in the BE because of the BCS. To "end" of the BE schools from CUSA 1.0 and 2.0 were migrating to that conference because of TV and BCS. Once that went down the toilet everyone in play would rather be "here" than "there."

(07-20-2016 11:52 AM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:20 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:15 AM)Bear Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:14 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Nobody wanted to be in this league.

^This. This league was CUSA 2.0. That's it... And the money speaks

Bingo. The Land of Misfit Toys. Nobody who has any legitimate aspirations of stepping up wanted to be here.

Getting less in tv revenue than the BB only Catholics of the Big East is a laugher.

They wanted CUSA 1.0 to some degree....but then the BE called and everyone wanted to be in the BE because of the BCS. To "end" of the BE schools from CUSA 1.0 and 2.0 were migrating to that conference because of TV and BCS. Once that went down the toilet everyone in play would rather be "here" than "there."

To be blunt CUSA 1.0 was a land of misfit toys too. Football schools with no home, Catholic basketball schools, an elite Private school, a public school w/o FBS football, a military academy, not a flagship or land grant on the bunch to the best of my knowledge.

CUSA and the Big East both should be a lesson about the importance of cultural / mission similarities to long term stability.

(07-20-2016 11:14 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Nobody wanted to be in this league.

True, dat.

(07-20-2016 10:46 AM)otown Wrote:  On another point....... if Big 12 sits on their hands and sets no time table.............. lets say they don't actually decide to pull the trigger for a year or two...... this essentially neuters our position of strength for extending the media deal. This announcement screwed the conference on so many levels, even if no move is made any time soon.

ESPN could use a "in case so and so leave, we renegotiate" escape clause with the new contract, just like in the current one.

(07-20-2016 11:21 AM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:19 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:15 AM)Bear Wrote:  

(07-20-2016 11:14 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Nobody wanted to be in this league.

^This. This league was CUSA 2.0 7.0 . That's it... And the money speaks

FIFY

Those of us who actually were in CUSA 1.0 wished that we had 2 BCS Bowl wins, a MBB National Championship, and multiple WBB National Championships..

The AAC has been a different animal. The problem with the old CUSA was that it never broke through.

agreed

(07-20-2016 11:14 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Nobody wanted to be in this league.

More accurately, nobody wanted to be in a league collecting $2 million in media rights. The league is fine. The pay is what sucks. If we were all getting $20 million, we'd be talking about football right now, not conference realignment.

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Before all its all over I believe there will be 80 teams playing power CFB when it's over. IMHO

(07-20-2016 11:14 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Nobody wanted to be in this league.

I did when it was called the Big East and had a little less than half the current ACC and Notre Dame, not to mention the current Big East.