https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2024/...rence.html

Pernetti oversaw Rutgers' move into the B1G, but also resigned following the Mike Rice scandal. Had been involved with IMG in recent years, so very well connected within college athletics.

Fascinating that the American hires another commissioner with strong NE ties. With moving its HQ to Texas, I would have thought someone like Oliver Luck or other individual with stronger ties to the region.

(04-02-2024 06:29 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2024/...rence.html

Pernetti oversaw Rutgers' move into the B1G, but also resigned following the Mike Rice scandal. Had been involved with IMG in recent years, so very well connected within college athletics.

Fascinating that the American hires another commissioner with strong NE ties. With moving its HQ to Texas, I would have thought someone like Oliver Luck or other individual with stronger ties to the region.

Oliver Luck is a winner, too, everything he touches turns to gold!

NFL Europe 96-2000
NCAA (EVP for regulatory affairs) 14-18
XFL 18-20
WAC SUN 23-?

Yep, he's the best. /sarcasm

I'm not saying that he's George Kliavkoff, but a whole lot of bad things have happened at a whole lot of places under his watch. Was it all his fault? Was any of it? It's hard to pin any one thing in particular on him, but with that much smoke it's reasonable to assume that there's some fire causing it somewhere.

(04-02-2024 08:12 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(04-02-2024 06:29 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2024/...rence.html

Pernetti oversaw Rutgers' move into the B1G, but also resigned following the Mike Rice scandal. Had been involved with IMG in recent years, so very well connected within college athletics.

Fascinating that the American hires another commissioner with strong NE ties. With moving its HQ to Texas, I would have thought someone like Oliver Luck or other individual with stronger ties to the region.

Oliver Luck is a winner, too, everything he touches turns to gold!

NFL Europe 96-2000
NCAA (EVP for regulatory affairs) 14-18
XFL 18-20
WAC SUN 23-?

Yep, he's the best. /sarcasm

I'm not saying that he's George Kliavkoff, but a whole lot of bad things have happened at a whole lot of places under his watch. Was it all his fault? Was any of it? It's hard to pin any one thing in particular on him, but with that much smoke it's reasonable to assume that there's some fire causing it somewhere.

The WAC SUN experiment won't last much longer now that UTRGV has left for the Soutland. I feel bad for West Georgia being in that mess, but the other 9 schools have to be having some level of buyers remorse.

(04-02-2024 06:29 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2024/...rence.html

Pernetti oversaw Rutgers' move into the B1G, but also resigned following the Mike Rice scandal. Had been involved with IMG in recent years, so very well connected within college athletics.

Fascinating that the American hires another commissioner with strong NE ties. With moving its HQ to Texas, I would have thought someone like Oliver Luck or other individual with stronger ties to the region.

Ultimately, today’s commissioners are judged by the media deals that they negotiate and nearly all of the major players in media are in NYC or Bristol (in the case of ESPN). Greg Sankey of the SEC is a Northeasterner, too.

ESPN article by Pete Thamel:

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/stor...ources-say

I really like this hire. I know everyone focuses on how he left Rutgers, but has done a ton since.

I listened to a podcast he was on back in February where he talked about the Rutgers situation. Don't forget that he got Rutgers into the B10 before the basketball coach lost his mind.

He also talked about launching New York FC, standing up IMG College and selling it to Leerfield, taking on IMG Academy and selling it to a PE. Just seems like a guy that can build up anything that they point him at.

Am I the only one who was not aware that Mike Aresco was retiring?

The linked articles don't even mention Aresco's name or whats happening to him. Had to Google it. It's weird. I thought I was paying attention whenever AAC lost or added teams in the last year or 2, but beyond that, I guess I was not paying attention to the AAC. [/font]

They didn't ask for their old friend Judy MacLeod to come back?

The only current AAC members that MacLeod didn't oversee in CUSA are South Florida, Navy, Army, Temple, and Wichita State.

(04-02-2024 08:12 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(04-02-2024 06:29 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2024/...rence.html

Pernetti oversaw Rutgers' move into the B1G, but also resigned following the Mike Rice scandal. Had been involved with IMG in recent years, so very well connected within college athletics.

Fascinating that the American hires another commissioner with strong NE ties. With moving its HQ to Texas, I would have thought someone like Oliver Luck or other individual with stronger ties to the region.

Oliver Luck is a winner, too, everything he touches turns to gold!

NFL Europe 96-2000
NCAA (EVP for regulatory affairs) 14-18
XFL 18-20
WAC SUN 23-?

Yep, he's the best. /sarcasm

I'm not saying that he's George Kliavkoff, but a whole lot of bad things have happened at a whole lot of places under his watch. Was it all his fault? Was any of it? It's hard to pin any one thing in particular on him, but with that much smoke it's reasonable to assume that there's some fire causing it somewhere.

When the UAC becomes a power conference, you'll eat those words.

(04-02-2024 08:12 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(04-02-2024 06:29 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2024/...rence.html

Pernetti oversaw Rutgers' move into the B1G, but also resigned following the Mike Rice scandal. Had been involved with IMG in recent years, so very well connected within college athletics.

Fascinating that the American hires another commissioner with strong NE ties. With moving its HQ to Texas, I would have thought someone like Oliver Luck or other individual with stronger ties to the region.

Oliver Luck is a winner, too, everything he touches turns to gold!

NFL Europe 96-2000
NCAA (EVP for regulatory affairs) 14-18
XFL 18-20
WAC SUN 23-?

Yep, he's the best. /sarcasm

I'm not saying that he's George Kliavkoff, but a whole lot of bad things have happened at a whole lot of places under his watch. Was it all his fault? Was any of it? It's hard to pin any one thing in particular on him, but with that much smoke it's reasonable to assume that there's some fire causing it somewhere.

CUSA hired him as a consultant shortly before losing 9 members to 2 conferences.

(04-03-2024 10:18 AM)Yosef181 Wrote:  They didn't ask for their old friend Judy MacLeod to come back?

Notre Dame will renounce its football "independence" before Judy turns her back on Conference USA

Surely the AAC will poach the Big XII again… this time for their commish!

On paper, Tim Pernetti looks to be a quality hire for the AAC.

I plan to read some about him.

(04-03-2024 10:38 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(04-02-2024 08:12 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(04-02-2024 06:29 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2024/...rence.html

Pernetti oversaw Rutgers' move into the B1G, but also resigned following the Mike Rice scandal. Had been involved with IMG in recent years, so very well connected within college athletics.

Fascinating that the American hires another commissioner with strong NE ties. With moving its HQ to Texas, I would have thought someone like Oliver Luck or other individual with stronger ties to the region.

Oliver Luck is a winner, too, everything he touches turns to gold!

NFL Europe 96-2000
NCAA (EVP for regulatory affairs) 14-18
XFL 18-20
WAC SUN 23-?

Yep, he's the best. /sarcasm

I'm not saying that he's George Kliavkoff, but a whole lot of bad things have happened at a whole lot of places under his watch. Was it all his fault? Was any of it? It's hard to pin any one thing in particular on him, but with that much smoke it's reasonable to assume that there's some fire causing it somewhere.

CUSA hired him as a consultant shortly before losing 9 members to 2 conferences.

I thought that was the ex B1G guy, and he wrote a nice note to the AAC asking to merge and they practically did.

(04-03-2024 10:35 AM)PeteTheChop Wrote:  

(04-02-2024 08:12 PM)bryanw1995 Wrote:  

(04-02-2024 06:29 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2024/...rence.html

Pernetti oversaw Rutgers' move into the B1G, but also resigned following the Mike Rice scandal. Had been involved with IMG in recent years, so very well connected within college athletics.

Fascinating that the American hires another commissioner with strong NE ties. With moving its HQ to Texas, I would have thought someone like Oliver Luck or other individual with stronger ties to the region.

Oliver Luck is a winner, too, everything he touches turns to gold!

NFL Europe 96-2000
NCAA (EVP for regulatory affairs) 14-18
XFL 18-20
WAC SUN 23-?

Yep, he's the best. /sarcasm

I'm not saying that he's George Kliavkoff, but a whole lot of bad things have happened at a whole lot of places under his watch. Was it all his fault? Was any of it? It's hard to pin any one thing in particular on him, but with that much smoke it's reasonable to assume that there's some fire causing it somewhere.

When the UAC becomes a power conference, you'll eat those words.

LOL yes I will!

(04-03-2024 10:18 AM)Yosef181 Wrote:  They didn't ask for their old friend Judy MacLeod to come back?

The only current AAC members that MacLeod didn't oversee in CUSA are South Florida, Navy, Army, Temple, and Wichita State.

Right!

It's like everybody except for almost half!

Ha ha ha (laughs in Standard Sunbelt Supremacy Scenario)

I have a feeling that within five years of his hiring, the league makeup will be quite a bit different. SEC/B1G will take ACC schools, and the ACC will take some AAC and MWC schools. No one at the AAC would be able to prevent that, and no one should criticize AAC leadership when it inevitably happens,

What the commissioner can do is stuff like create a better basketball tournament. The AAC has several basketball programs with proud histories. They deserve better than what is happening in Fort Worth. It’s sad to think the MAC, the MVC, the Mountain West, and maybe even the Sun Belt have better tournament atmospheres than the AAC. Bring it to New Orleans or Memphis where people want to go.

Outside of that, I don’t know what big moves there are for a commissioner to make. A new marketing slogan, maybe? The biggest job is to get a TV contract, and that has eight years left.

(04-03-2024 06:45 PM)Michael in Raleigh Wrote:  I have a feeling that within five years of his hiring, the league makeup will be quite a bit different. SEC/B1G will take ACC schools, and the ACC will take some AAC and MWC schools. No one at the AAC would be able to prevent that, and no one should criticize AAC leadership when it inevitably happens,

What the commissioner can do is stuff like create a better basketball tournament. The AAC has several basketball programs with proud histories. They deserve better than what is happening in Fort Worth. It’s sad to think the MAC, the MVC, the Mountain West, and maybe even the Sun Belt have better tournament atmospheres than the AAC. Bring it to New Orleans or Memphis where people want to go.

Outside of that, I don’t know what big moves there are for a commissioner to make. A new marketing slogan, maybe? The biggest job is to get a TV contract, and that has eight years left.

Here's how I see it happening:

BIG/SEC take ACC schools

ACC takes AAC schools

Big XII takes either AAC or MWC schools

The rest of the G5 backfills as needed from each other or the FCS.

(04-03-2024 06:45 PM)Michael in Raleigh Wrote:  I have a feeling that within five years of his hiring, the league makeup will be quite a bit different. SEC/B1G will take ACC schools, and the ACC will take some AAC and MWC schools. No one at the AAC would be able to prevent that, and no one should criticize AAC leadership when it inevitably happens,

What the commissioner can do is stuff like create a better basketball tournament. The AAC has several basketball programs with proud histories. They deserve better than what is happening in Fort Worth. It’s sad to think the MAC, the MVC, the Mountain West, and maybe even the Sun Belt have better tournament atmospheres than the AAC. Bring it to New Orleans or Memphis where people want to go.

Outside of that, I don’t know what big moves there are for a commissioner to make. A new marketing slogan, maybe? The biggest job is to get a TV contract, and that has eight years left.

conference mates don't like that FEF is our home court but just put it in the Landers Center in Southaven (quiet, safe suburb)




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tons of hotels
15 mins to Graceland
25 mins to the Tunica Casinos
25 mins to Beale

(04-03-2024 04:28 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  

(04-03-2024 10:18 AM)Yosef181 Wrote:  They didn't ask for their old friend Judy MacLeod to come back?

The only current AAC members that MacLeod didn't oversee in CUSA are South Florida, Navy, Army, Temple, and Wichita State.

Right!

It's like everybody except for almost half!

Ha ha ha (laughs in Standard Sunbelt Supremacy Scenario)

Woah now, never suggested that. Don't get too excited.

10/15 is 66.66%.