(04-12-2015 12:25 PM)OldGoldnBlue Wrote: (04-12-2015 09:40 AM)TerryD Wrote: (04-12-2015 09:21 AM)JRsec Wrote: (04-12-2015 09:13 AM)TerryD Wrote: I believe your numbers 1-5.
I don't think 6, 7, 8 are true or will likely happen.
#6 could be an eventual consequence of 1-5, but "could be" would be the operative words.
#7 has been expressed by some ACC posters so that is why I threw it in.
#8 is the only fill in for a departed WVU that would make the Big 12 more money while also making them somewhat more contiguous. And Terry D., if the P5 were to become a permanent situation then the island issue for WVU could well become a bigger issue than it is today.
We would have to ask Bit, but I think that WVU fans are ok with being on an island in the Big 12.
It hasn't really been that big of a deal other than some basketball issues in our first season. Certainly not the major issue this board makes it out to be. The consensus on our boards is we would rather stay on an island and play everyone in the conference rather than add someone like Cincinnati
yea the money on that island ain't too bad either
one other thing to those that pretend the other 4 conferences are out to "screw the Big 12" or "prevent the Big 12 from doing things"
lets look at this factor
after the last round of realignment was done the Big 12, SEC SEC SEC and ESPN made The Sugar Bowl agreement......a 10 team Big 12 gets the same exact money for that as a 14 team SEC SEC SEC
a 10 team Big 12 gets $40 million per yer while a 14 team ACc Acc acc gets $27.5 million per year
a 10 team Big 12 gets a known opponent that is the highest ranked non-playoff eligible SEC SEC SEC team
a 14 team ACc Acc acc gets the SECOND highest team from either the SEC SEC SEC or Big 10 after the playoff eligible teams OR a ND team that they might have already played
while the 10 team Big 12 is not a part of the orange opponent rotation a 12 team PAC 12 is also not a part of that rotation so it was not JUST the Big 12 that was left out of that rotation
so the ACc gets less money to split with 14 teams, they face the lesser team and the PAC 12 was also not in the rotation so it was not just the Big 12 left out
now sure the Big 10 and PAC 12 were going to be the two Rose Bowl teams and those teams were going to be the two highest ranked non-playoff teams.....but the SEC SEC SEC could have tried to push for an ACc Acc acc match up instead of a Big 12 match up for The Sugar Bowl.....they could have tried to push for a larger share of the 80 million......and everyone could have tried to push for The Big 12 to get $27.5 million instead of $40 million to take on a potential 3rd or even 4th choice SEC SEC SEC or Big 10 team......but it was the ACc Acc acc that took less money to split with fewer teams and that took a lesser match up
and the Big 12 with 10 teams also gets the same $50 million right up front....if the other conferences were concerned with 10 teams instead of 12.....if they were concerned with CCGs and how to stage one and who could do so....the time to put the squeeze on the Big 12 would have been when they were putting the playoff money package and distribution together and when they were putting together the bowl agreements.....but that did not happen the Big 12 got the same playoff money with 20% to 40% fewer teams and the Big 12 got arguably one of if not the top bowl opponent match up and top money for it....and they are not in the Orange Bowl rotation, but neither is the PAC 12
so the time to really put the squeeze on The Big 12 has passed and the other conferences did not come close to doing so and I see no evidence they even tried to do so and it is clear what conference did get a lesser deal overall