Hello There, Guest! (LoginRegister)

Post Reply 
Boise State Lawsuit against the MWC
Author Message
quo vadis Offline
Legend
*

Posts: 50,012
Joined: Aug 2008
Reputation: 2372
I Root For: USF/Georgetown
Location: New Orleans
Post: #270
RE: Boise State Lawsuit against the MWC
(01-29-2020 12:26 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  
(01-29-2020 10:01 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  
(01-26-2020 01:37 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  
(01-25-2020 05:42 PM)RutgersGuy Wrote:  
(01-25-2020 05:39 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  Yep, Fox and CBS wants to steal Boise State from ESPN. The majority of the contract demands a Boise State. Boise State leaves? MWC is in breach of that contract so the MWC commish not only screwed Boise State, but the whole conference as a whole. He should be fired, the contract should be voided and get a commish that will get a contract with ESPN that is the same amount as AAC gets.

No, thats not how TV contracts work. Ask yourself why the AAC contract wasn't voided when UConn left? Or any of the Big east contracts voided when they lost members over the years? Hell the XII lost FOUR TEAMS and the TV contract wasn't voided!

But in this case, the MW sold something they never had the rights to (and still dont). At the very least it completely voids the Boise home game portion of the deal---as those games could still be sold to anyone at this point. It also likely voids the amount since all parties seem to be in agreement that Boise games represent a larger than typical portion of the value on the TV package.

Here is where it gets interesting, if the MW really did not have Boise consent when they agreed to the CBS/FOX deal, it would seem that CBS/FOX would have a tremendous amount of legal leverage as the MW essentially committed fraud when they agreed to the deal. If those Boise home game rights end up with anyone other than CBS/FOX, it could get really ugly.

The norm is the commissioner and a committee (usually a mix of AD's and presidents, sometimes just presidents) will negotiate the TV deal and present it to the membership (normally via teleconference because everyone is getting uptight) and a simple majority vote ratifies the agreement.

Again talking norms
Unless the MWC has a bylaw or contract ratified by 3/4ths of the membership (ie a fundamental change to league equity and rules) granting a veto, Boise wouldn't get a veto.

You haven't been paying attention. when Boise was playing the Aresco League agaisnt the MWC, the MWC signed a contract saying Boise home football games will be under a separate TV contract, and Boise has to approve the contract.

And the Boise-MWC agreement specifically overrides anything in the MWC bylaws to the contrary.

I think ArkSt was referring to Boise not having a veto over the "rest of MW" contract, not the Boise home games contract. We all know Boise has a veto over the Boise home games contract.
01-29-2020 12:31 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Messages In This Thread
Boise State Lawsuit against the MWC - YNot - 01-22-2020, 02:14 PM
RE: Boise State Lawsuit against the MWC - quo vadis - 01-29-2020 12:31 PM



User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)


Copyright © 2002-2024 Collegiate Sports Nation Bulletin Board System (CSNbbs), All Rights Reserved.
CSNbbs is an independent fan site and is in no way affiliated to the NCAA or any of the schools and conferences it represents.
This site monetizes links. FTC Disclosure.
We allow third-party companies to serve ads and/or collect certain anonymous information when you visit our web site. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. These companies typically use a cookie or third party web beacon to collect this information. To learn more about this behavioral advertising practice or to opt-out of this type of advertising, you can visit http://www.networkadvertising.org.
Powered By MyBB, © 2002-2024 MyBB Group.