(11-19-2012 02:22 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(11-19-2012 02:20 PM)DFW HOYA Wrote:  Unless Houston gets a call from the Big 12, it fully knows that the Big East is far superior to what's left of CUSA, MWC, and the Belt.

Exactly. Dodd is just sh++ stirring.

He's good at that.

Here is Houston's Big East contract.

Paragraph 9 states that our buyout reduces from $5M to $1M if, prior to the effective day (July 1, 2013), total conference revenue declines 25% from the prior fiscal year.

Since what we are losing is FUTURE TV revenue, I don't see how this applies.

(11-19-2012 02:26 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(11-19-2012 02:22 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(11-19-2012 02:20 PM)DFW HOYA Wrote:  Unless Houston gets a call from the Big 12, it fully knows that the Big East is far superior to what's left of CUSA, MWC, and the Belt.

Exactly. Dodd is just sh++ stirring.

He's good at that.

I don't know that it was Dodd....

I find it interesting that the Idaho Statesman had almost the exact same story released, but featuring Boise St. contract within minutes of the CBS piece by Dodd.

Somebody fed this story to them.

(11-19-2012 03:14 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  Here is Houston's Big East contract.

Paragraph 9 states that our buyout reduces from $5M to $1M if, prior to the effective day (July 1, 2013), total conference revenue declines 25% from the prior fiscal year.

Since what we are losing is FUTURE TV revenue, I don't see how this applies.

same stipulation in the boise and sdsu contract too, and, yes, that's not happening anyway

(11-19-2012 03:20 PM)Borncoog74 Wrote:  

(11-19-2012 02:26 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(11-19-2012 02:22 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(11-19-2012 02:20 PM)DFW HOYA Wrote:  Unless Houston gets a call from the Big 12, it fully knows that the Big East is far superior to what's left of CUSA, MWC, and the Belt.

Exactly. Dodd is just sh++ stirring.

He's good at that.

I don't know that it was Dodd....

I find it interesting that the Idaho Statesman had almost the exact same story released, but featuring Boise St. contract within minutes of the CBS piece by Dodd.

Somebody fed this story to them.

A four-letter network?

(11-19-2012 03:25 PM)PlainTiger Wrote:  

(11-19-2012 03:20 PM)Borncoog74 Wrote:  

(11-19-2012 02:26 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(11-19-2012 02:22 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(11-19-2012 02:20 PM)DFW HOYA Wrote:  Unless Houston gets a call from the Big 12, it fully knows that the Big East is far superior to what's left of CUSA, MWC, and the Belt.

Exactly. Dodd is just sh++ stirring.

He's good at that.

I don't know that it was Dodd....

I find it interesting that the Idaho Statesman had almost the exact same story released, but featuring Boise St. contract within minutes of the CBS piece by Dodd.

Somebody fed this story to them.

A four-letter network?

Who knows, but it definitely seems intentional.

UH is joining the nBE unless the apocalypse happens:

* UH joins the Big East best-case scenario:
BIG - Maryland/Rutgers
ACC - UConn or Louisville
nBE - No other defections, and adds AFA and BYU (who are seeing the handwriting on the wall)

* UH joins the Big East worst-case scenario:
BIG - Maryland/Rutgers
ACC - UConn or Louisville (several BB schools join ACC)
BIG XII - Louisville/Cincinnati/etc.
nBE - Boise State/San Diego State/Navy back out; ECU/Tulsa/Ohio/UMass/etc. (and BB-only schools to replace defectors)

* UH joins the ACC best-case scenario:
BIG - Maryland/North Carolina/Virginia/Rutgers
BIG XII - Florida State/Clemson/North Carolina State/Louisville
ACC - UH/SMU/UConn/Cincinnati/USF/UCF

* UH joins the BIG XII in a pipe-dream scenario (for UH fans):
BIG - Maryland/Rutgers
PAC 10 - Texas/OU/Texas Tech/OSU
ACC - West Virginia or Louisville
BIG XII - UH/SMU/Boise State/Louisville or Cincinnati

* Edited to clear up some grammar, etc.

(11-19-2012 01:59 PM)kmcc505 Wrote:  At this point, it'd almost be better for UH, SMU, Boise State and SDSU to go to the MWC.

Aresco or Thompson? Give me Aresco any day!

(11-19-2012 04:19 PM)UHCougar Wrote:  UH is joining the nBE unless the apocalypse happens:

* UH joins the Big East best-case scenario:
BIG - Maryland/Rutgers
ACC - UConn/Louisville
nBE - No other defections, and adds AFA and BYU (who are seeing the handwriting on the wall)

* UH joins the Big East worst-case scenario:
BIG - Maryland/Rutgers
ACC - UConn/USF (several BB schools join ACC)
BIG XII - Louisville/Cincinnati
nBE - Boise State/San Diego State/Navy back out; ECU/Tulsa/Ohio/UMass (and BB-only schools to replace defectors)

* UH joins the ACC best-case scenario:
BIG - Maryland/Rutgers/North Carolina/Virginia
BIG XII - Florida State/Clemson/Louisville/North Carolina
ACC - UH/SMU/UConn/Cincinnati/USF/UCF

* UH joins the BIG XII in a pipe-dream scenario (for UH fans):
BIG - Maryland/Rutgers
PAC 10 - Texas/OU/Texas Tech/OSU
ACC - West Virginia/Louisville
BIG XII - UH/SMU/Boise State/Cincinnati

Why is the ACC adding two schools in scenarios 1, 2 and 4? They're only losing Maryland.

@kbohls

DeLoss Dodds on realignment: "We like 10 and continue to like 10. (Wud B12 expand?) "Not with what I know. I think we’re all committed."

Stipulation 1: Be better than C-USA
Stipulation 2: Be better than the MW

WELCOME ABOARD COOGS

(11-19-2012 03:22 PM)monty Wrote:  

(11-19-2012 03:14 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  Here is Houston's Big East contract.

Paragraph 9 states that our buyout reduces from $5M to $1M if, prior to the effective day (July 1, 2013), total conference revenue declines 25% from the prior fiscal year.

Since what we are losing is FUTURE TV revenue, I don't see how this applies.

same stipulation in the boise and sdsu contract too, and, yes, that's not happening anyway

They all downloaded the same contract from legalzoom.

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First of all congrats to those programs who will be @ better finacially... whom ever that may be... that said, Houston is staying put... The Big East it is... and 100% committed we are.

(11-19-2012 10:23 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  First of all congrats to those programs who will be @ better finacially... whom ever that may be... that said, Houston is staying put... The Big East it is... and 100% committed we are.

Conversation I just had makes me believe SMU as well

The Mountain West has a chance to form a solid conference. BYU, Boise, Houston, SDSU, Air Force, Fresno, UNLV, Tulsa, Colo. St., ect. This expansion stuff is crazy. They could actually show the BE the proper way to form a good balanced regional conference.

Raise Big East

The MW is locked into a horrible contract until 2019...can't see why anyone would want to go there. Especially Houston and SMU. We are going to pay the CUSA exit fee to make less money than CUSA? Really?

(11-19-2012 10:23 PM)BigHouston Wrote:  The Big East it is... and 100% committed we are.

Yoda?

It's sad when the Big East has to stoop down to allow these stipulations just to convince a team like Houston to join.

(11-20-2012 11:43 AM)CardsfaninLexington Wrote:  It's sad when the Big East has to stoop down to allow these stipulations just to convince a team like Houston to join.

Or it's intelligent contract negotiation by UH admin...depends on how you look at it.