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RE: Blaudschun--New BE/C-7 Split Offer Will Pay 18-25 Mil To Some Schools
(03-04-2013 06:19 AM)JMSTiger Wrote: (03-04-2013 12:07 AM)CPslograd Wrote: (03-04-2013 12:04 AM)Attackcoog Wrote: (03-03-2013 11:54 PM)Mr. Derfman Wrote: (03-03-2013 10:47 PM)boss man Wrote: Yes, you are missing something.
One other FACT that Attackcoog neglected to mention but is very relevant - the Big East conference that invited MEMPHIS, Houston, SMU, and UCF in Feb 2012 is NOT AT ALL the conference those four universities will be joining on 7-1-13. Hell, we aren't evenin joining the "Big East"!! That is a legitimate grievance and probably explains why there was NOT a contract signed in the Atlanta airport.
I know, the C-7 defectors don't give a but this is ridiculous. No wonder the Atlanta meeting (call) was a disaster. Tense, indeed.
UConn, Cincy, and USF (and Temple) do deserve a larger cut of the monies. No argument at all. But, yeah, the new members deserve something to compensate the huge loss of premier schools over the past year.
A fairer split IMHO of the $75mm:
Aresco office - $4mm
Connecticut, USF, Cincinnati - $13mm each ($39mm total)
Temple (in 1 year for FB) - $6mm
MEMPHIS, SMU, Houston, UCF - $5mm each ($20mm total)
Tulane and ECU (when they join) - $3mm each ($6mm total)
So let me get this straight, teams that can't even make the proposed contract worth more than 2-3 mill a year, feels entitled to moneys acquired without them! Sounds like these new teams thought they hit the lottery!
The conference no longer has Notre Dame. The conference no longer has Louisville, Boise, SDSU, and Rutgers. The conference no longer has the the C-7. The conference is no longer AQ. The last legitimate asset that the conference owns is the name---and the 3 remaining schools are attempting to strip the conference of that name, sell it, pocket the money, and then hold thier hand out for the 2.5 million dollar entry fee they charged when the conference had AQ status, Rutgers, Notre Dame, Louisville, Boise, SDSU, the C-7, and a well known name brand. Sure some of misfortune that has afflicted the conference was unavoidable. This, however, is entirely avoidable an in my mind, this rises to the level of bad faith.
I think the newbies will get their entrance fee waived which is why they probably agreed to it. Think about it, the leftover 3 wouldn't have a leg to stand on in court, because the league the schools signed up to join no longer exists, even in name.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think so. If entry fees arent waived or the new schools aren't compensated in some way you have every right to be furious.
I agree. If Houston, Memphis, SMU, UCF, East Carolina and Tulane have their entrance fees waved, then I won't be all that upset about Cindy, UConn and USF getting a massive payday. However, if they decide to stick us with the entrance fees while they are hauling the loot to the car, then to hell with em all.
I would gladly trade you for being the team moving up in conferences rather than the team moving down. This entire process has been a disaster for UC and it's fan base if things hold as they are now, and if all they get out of it is some money, we're hardly the winners here. In on other words, I wouldn't expect any sympathy from UC or UConn especially.
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