A new and better FBS thread

[The_Sicatoka]

The remaining 4 would have to admit the entire MWC in order to avoid the MWC exit fees with prospective members. Or could they use the PAC12 exit fees to pay for specific MWC members? Boise, SDSU, Colorado State, Air Force are probably the top MWC members they would want. Is WY and NM the only schools the PAC wouldn’t want at this point?

I've pondered if the MWC might vote to dissolve and divest to "off-board" unwanted members in a future association with PAC remnants. The NCAA credits would be distributed and no exit fees.

And the two you mention I could see being "off-boarded". They'd become much more west/Cali.

[NDSUstudent]

This is bad for us. The conference will disolve or merge with another

The western US will have one FBS conference, which is completely ridiculous.

[MWC]

If Cal and Stanford were on board they could probably do a lot of things....They could add Hawaii, SDSU, CSU, Boise and UNLV. Perhaps try to pull in Gonzaga and St Mary's for Olympic sports.

They could even take a run at some AAC schools as well.

They could do a lot of things but the very large exits fees put a severe damper on schools not wanting to dole out 34 million to go to what will be another G5 conference..Or G6 as it were.

[The_Sicatoka]

If Cal and Stanford were on board they could probably do a lot of things....They could add Hawaii, SDSU, CSU, Boise and UNLV. Perhaps try to pull in Gonzaga and St Mary's for Olympic sports.

They could even take a run at some AAC schools as well.

The PAC10 could barely get $20M share per in media.
These new pondered consortiums would get half that at best and are nationwide travel.

Like I said before, they'd be the broke PAC-Mountain conference.

[The_Sicatoka]

They could do a lot of things but the very large exits fees put a severe damper on schools not wanting to dole out 34 million to go to what will be another G5 conference..Or G6 as it were.

Yup, $34M is a hurdle. That's why I see status quo, move in toto, or dissolution vote as more likely that 2 to 4 members departing.

Exit fees are a poison pill.

[BigHorns]

The western US will have one FBS conference, which is completely ridiculous.

Because all the power teams are joining “national” conferences like B1G and B12 now. It’s the G5/G6 that will try to be regional if they can to save money.

It’s estimated it will cost Oregon/Washington $10m a year in travel expenses in B1G. That means if they get a $30m offer, it’s worth $20m net revenue.

The lower conferences are being forced to stay regional because the math doesn’t work if your media deal is only $4m/year.

[BigHorns]

This is bad for us. The conference will disolve or merge with another

I hate this, but things aren’t looking great at the moment.

We needed a little bit of movement and shuffling, not conference implosion.
It’s starting to look like PAC may be done or become the MWC

[HerdBot]

Unfortunately for OSU and WSU the PAC exit fee is $free.99

To split a mediocre MW TV deal?

[NDSU92]

To split a mediocre MW TV deal?

For all the other schools that are flippin the deuce and hitting the road this afternoon.

The comment was made that the two schools could reinvest the PAC exit fees of the schools leaving. Unfortunately there are none.

“We get stronger the longer we wait to negotiate a deal” really stands out as a fucking dumb thing to say, and say repeatedly. The PAC schools really knocked it out of the park with these last two commissioner hires.

[MWC]

For all the other schools that are flippin the deuce and hitting the road this afternoon.

The comment was made that the two schools could reinvest the PAC exit fees of the schools leaving. Unfortunately there are none.

“We get stronger the longer we wait to negotiate a deal” really stands out as a fucking dumb thing to say, and say repeatedly. The PAC schools really knocked it out of the park with these last two commissioner hires.

One semi interesting side note.

Gloria Nevarez was the Deputy Commissioner of the Pac 12 from 2010 to 2018. Maybe they should have promoted her.