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[BigHorns]

Any chance we go CUSA or MAC?

I would imagine if there are openings we would.

Problem with CUSA is it is known who they will backfill with, and it’s very unlikely to come our direction. Way too many southeast schools want in. Tarleton is near the very top of that list.

MAC I’m more optimistic on. They simply don’t have as many good options in the northeast, either with FBS or FCS. Only a few schools come to mind that they could engage before looking our way.

I think it’s very unlikely either conference does something crazy like add Sacramento St. The travel costs are significant for both conferences, and their media deals don’t support that. Even MW reaching to Toledo and NIU is surprising, but that conference has historically traveled more, and has a much better media deal at the moment. It could be seen as a jump in revenue and exposure for those 2 schools.

[The_Sicatoka]

PAC pressing the pause button.

https://x.com/bmarcello/status/18415...ad-998414.html

[gotts]

PAC pressing the pause button.

https://x.com/bmarcello/status/18415...ad-998414.html

2 weeks to 3 months is the estimated timeframe for the evaluation.

I'm glad they realized Bisonville needed more time to form an FBS committee.

[BigHorns]

PAC pressing the pause button.

https://x.com/bmarcello/status/18415...ad-998414.html

Looks like they are trying to evaluate who they can afford/lure to join.
If the money is big enough, they may take another run at AAC schools, otherwise they will fall back to someone like a Texas St.

The perfect world for them would be to get a contingent offer or two in hand from the media companies.

I don't see a path for PAC to directly bubble thru to us, unless they can poach another MW school. But I think those schools are locked down with a GoR now. So we need to see if MW will add us, or poach from MAC and create openings there.

[NDSUstudent]

PAC pressing the pause button.

https://x.com/bmarcello/status/18415...ad-998414.html

They are running some numbers so they can show Memphis the money.

[The_Sicatoka]

They are running some numbers so they can show Memphis the money.

Quite likely, but I suspect their media deal won't be as lucrative as they hope.

[NDSU92]

They are running some numbers so they can show Memphis the money.

Will be interesting what they get. Obviously probably less than half of what the PAC12 was going to get, but they have less schools so there may be some balancing in their favor there.

Memphis is never going unless the PAC doesn’t force them to sign a commitment. And even then I don’t think they’d just for less than double what they get from the AAC.

Their goal like all top AAC schools is to be ready for a date to the ACC prom when FSU and Clemson try their jailbreak to the SEC.

[BigHorns]

They are running some numbers so they can show Memphis the money.

The numbers will tell them if they are realistically shopping for Memphis, UTSA, UNT, Texas St, USM, or all of the above. PAC will most likely target some set of AAC and/or SBC schools at this point.

I think MW schools may be unobtainable now. They only go shopping at CUSA if the shit really hits the fan. Less than 1% the PAC glances at FCS schools at all. MAC would also surprise me, though the MW surprised me there already, so maybe they also chase Toledo and NIU depending what happens.

[southcliffbison]

The numbers will tell them if they are realistically shopping for Memphis, UTSA, UNT, Texas St, USM, or all of the above. PAC will most likely target some set of AAC and/or SBC schools at this point.

I think MW schools may be unobtainable now. They only go shopping at CUSA if the shit really hits the fan. Less than 1% the PAC glances at FCS schools at all. MAC would also surprise me, though the MW surprised me there already, so maybe they also chase Toledo and NIU depending what happens.

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Toledo is famous for being the hometown of Cpr. Klinger of MASH fame. It was/is the butt and punchline of many jokes during MASH's run. Suddenly, it's become this huge, magnificent media market that's garnering scrutiny from the gutted PAC. When the hell did this happen??? and, more importantly, why????

[NDSUstudent]

These schools don't even really need to be in a major media market, just adjacent to it these days. I mean Tarleton is in city of 21k a 100 miles from Dallas and it is in a major media market I guess. I've been to Dallas 10+ times and I never heard anyone even mention the place.

Starting to think if NDSU was 3 miles east and was Minnesota State, people would be saying we are in the Minneapolis market.