What if you were Cuse or Pitt? Or even Duke? When the
PAC appeared to be in trouble, Oregon State and Washington State may have had a chance to be in the B12, but they stuck it out with Oregon and Washington. I'm not saying it would have happened, but it may have been their only opportunity to not be relegated to the Mountain West.
Thread Replies (51)
B12 comes tomorrow and offers a spot. You’re the AD. Yes or No?**
-- JKHokie-RunFor32
Aug 21, 2023 at 12:21 PM ET
JKHokie-RunFor32
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08/21/23 12:21 PM ET
No...the Big12 sucks (unless we have to join)**
-- Tuckahokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 03:30 PM ET
Tuckahokie
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08/21/23 03:30 PM ET
No. ACC payouts should pass Big 12 in a few years...
-- Old Line Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 03:29 PM ET
Old Line Hokie
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08/21/23 03:29 PM ET
There is no point where ACC payouts will surpass the B12**
-- xx97
Aug 21, 2023 at 05:01 PM ET
xx97
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08/21/23 05:01 PM ET
Shows PAC12 passing Big 12 next year.
-- HokieDelNorte
Aug 21, 2023 at 06:42 PM ET
HokieDelNorte
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08/21/23 06:42 PM ET
I said it was from before the PAC break up
-- Vienna_Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 06:49 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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08/21/23 06:49 PM ET
why??? I don't get this recent awe of the Big 12,
-- cvillehokie92
Aug 21, 2023 at 02:13 PM ET
cvillehokie92
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08/21/23 02:13 PM ET
Utah is a bottom feeder in all this as well, how you do on field
-- Vienna_Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 06:12 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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08/21/23 06:12 PM ET
Tomorrow~no. If ACC blows up and no invite from B10 or SEC, then yes
-- hokiesrule98
Aug 21, 2023 at 02:10 PM ET
hokiesrule98
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08/21/23 02:10 PM ET
The B12 would take VT in a heartbeat, and based on recent events, would
-- Big12 guy
Aug 22, 2023 at 06:53 AM ET
Big12 guy
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08/22/23 06:53 AM ET
More-- it historically going back to the SWC etc. has not been the most
-- Nelsonia Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 01:37 PM ET
Nelsonia Hokie
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08/21/23 01:37 PM ET
Correct, B12 was the TX/OU/NEB/aTm and who they wanted to own after the SWC
-- Vienna_Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 06:33 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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08/21/23 06:33 PM ET
if the top schools leave, the ACC leftovers can become a B12 clone
-- Vienna_Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 09:10 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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08/21/23 09:10 PM ET
No thanks, zero financial benefit right now.
-- wwhokie1
Aug 21, 2023 at 01:18 PM ET
wwhokie1
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08/21/23 01:18 PM ET
What if you were Cuse or Pitt? Or even Duke? When the
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-- Big12 guy
Aug 21, 2023 at 01:34 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/21/23 01:34 PM ET
If I were Pitt, Cuse, or Duke, I would be very concerned. GOR prevents
-- wwhokie1
Aug 21, 2023 at 06:23 PM ET
wwhokie1
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08/21/23 06:23 PM ET
why? assuming (which I don't) FSU/Clem/Miami/UNC leave
-- Vienna_Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 07:14 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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08/21/23 07:14 PM ET
If the ACC loses its top 4 to 6 teams, I seriously doubt they will be able
-- wwhokie1
Aug 21, 2023 at 10:29 PM ET
wwhokie1
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08/21/23 10:29 PM ET
Set aside your opinion of the B12 for a moment, and focus
-- Big12 guy
Aug 21, 2023 at 08:03 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/21/23 08:03 PM ET
If the GOR holds, and nothing says it won't, expansion is irrelevant
-- Vienna_Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 08:18 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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08/21/23 08:18 PM ET
The GOR is not forever, and the current situation is untenable.
-- Big12 guy
Aug 21, 2023 at 08:27 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/21/23 08:27 PM ET
They were absolutely no brainers to not add, they add nothing, they cost
-- Vienna_Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 08:34 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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08/21/23 08:34 PM ET
Yes, the current model is not sustainable for anyone except the SEC
-- Vienna_Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 09:08 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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08/21/23 09:08 PM ET
Ill be the first to admit that I don't know the answer for the ACC, but
-- Big12 guy
Aug 22, 2023 at 08:37 AM ET
Big12 guy
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08/22/23 08:37 AM ET
If the goal is survival at any cost, then it should die
-- Vienna_Hokie
Aug 22, 2023 at 09:52 AM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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08/22/23 09:52 AM ET
They also didn't have 12+ years remaining on a GOR that pays very well**
-- Vienna_Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 02:45 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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08/21/23 02:45 PM ET
Fair, but the fact is, they never made the call. Remember, before the PAC
-- Big12 guy
Aug 21, 2023 at 03:50 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/21/23 03:50 PM ET
Once again, there is nothing out there that makes the ACC better
-- Vienna_Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 05:52 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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08/21/23 05:52 PM ET
Now, or when the top ACC teams leave? **
-- Big12 guy
Aug 21, 2023 at 08:06 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/21/23 08:06 PM ET
both, if top teams leave, you see what that means and decide how to move
-- Vienna_Hokie
Aug 21, 2023 at 08:21 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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08/21/23 08:21 PM ET
I think WV and UCF are content. They should be in the ACC, but there
-- Big12 guy
Aug 21, 2023 at 08:36 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/21/23 08:36 PM ET
You control nothing yet. Bunch of scrambled eggs needing bacon.**
-- MrFantastic!
Aug 21, 2023 at 12:56 PM ET
MrFantastic!
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08/21/23 12:56 PM ET
Big 12 doesn't want or need ND**
-- Millpoint
Aug 21, 2023 at 02:22 PM ET
Millpoint
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08/21/23 02:22 PM ET
All would take ND. BIG 12 took WVU. They take about anyone!**
-- MrFantastic!
Aug 21, 2023 at 02:25 PM ET
MrFantastic!
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08/21/23 02:25 PM ET
Says the league that gobbled up Louisville, BC, Syracuse, etc?**
-- xx97
Aug 21, 2023 at 05:03 PM ET
xx97
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08/21/23 05:03 PM ET
LOL.. why so huffy? Ames rivalry game got you nervous?**
-- MrFantastic!
Aug 21, 2023 at 02:33 PM ET
MrFantastic!
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08/21/23 02:33 PM ET
Better to have a real rival in Ames
-- Millpoint
Aug 21, 2023 at 04:09 PM ET
Millpoint
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08/21/23 04:09 PM ET