Well, being a smart ass is better than the alternative (I'll stop there)
There is nothing out there that i have read to substantiate your assertion that the B12 was a willing shill, other than your opinion.
Maybe there is another opinion out there similar to yours? A link to collaborate would certainly be appreciated, but we know what is going on here.
Thing is, best case scenario, is that the ACC survives with their contract until 2036, and VT somehow gets some of that uneven distributions they are throwing around. Otherwise, by the time 2036 comes around, the B12 will have a different contract in 2031, and I have no doubt, at least from your perspective, it will be way over inflated, artificially of course.
Not sure how that contributes to the thread of thinking outside the box, but hey, what do I know.
** Edited by Big12 guy at 2/11/2025, 9:06:17 PM
Thread Replies (48)
Rick Pitino wants the Big East to expand
-- HOO86
Feb 09, 2025 at 08:44 PM ET
HOO86
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02/09/25 08:44 PM ET
What could have been.
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 10, 2025 at 03:04 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/10/25 03:04 PM ET
Heck, if the BB only members had departed leaving those with football...
-- EDGEMAN
Feb 10, 2025 at 04:24 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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02/10/25 04:24 PM ET
Maybe not a merger, but a scheduling agreement w/shared TV package
-- cburgroop
Feb 10, 2025 at 01:31 PM ET
cburgroop
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02/10/25 01:31 PM ET
Merge but divide into three conferences.
-- Truthahn
Feb 11, 2025 at 09:41 AM ET
Truthahn
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02/11/25 09:41 AM ET
I would be 100% for that, but as to your last sentence ....
-- cburgroop
Feb 12, 2025 at 09:21 AM ET
cburgroop
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02/12/25 09:21 AM ET
I would support something like this as well. Geographic pods or
-- Big12 guy
Feb 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM ET
Big12 guy
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02/11/25 10:26 AM ET
Given that the Big East currently only has 4 schools (1 FBS and 3 FCS) that
-- VTHokie2000
Feb 10, 2025 at 02:03 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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02/10/25 02:03 PM ET
There's not much benefit to an ACC / BE alliance....now , B12 possibly
-- cburgroop
Feb 10, 2025 at 04:47 PM ET
cburgroop
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02/10/25 04:47 PM ET
Given that the dust has not settled yet, I would not rule out the
-- VTHokie2000
Feb 10, 2025 at 06:02 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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02/10/25 06:02 PM ET
I'll be the first in line to say that I was
-- Big12 guy
Feb 10, 2025 at 06:12 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/10/25 06:12 PM ET
we know nothing about the extension, except that there is one
-- daveinop
Feb 12, 2025 at 08:33 AM ET
daveinop
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02/12/25 08:33 AM ET
I agree with that, as we really don't know the specifics, other than what
-- Big12 guy
Feb 12, 2025 at 08:54 AM ET
Big12 guy
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02/12/25 08:54 AM ET
in the ACC, the disparity in what each school brings to the table
-- daveinop
Feb 12, 2025 at 01:17 PM ET
daveinop
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02/12/25 01:17 PM ET
Big 12 is not undervalued.........
-- 2hhoop3
Feb 11, 2025 at 07:58 PM ET
2hhoop3
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02/11/25 07:58 PM ET
Maybe, as I really wouldn't know, as I have yet to read the
-- Big12 guy
Feb 11, 2025 at 08:39 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/11/25 08:39 PM ET
You know exactly what the argument.....
-- 2hhoop3
Feb 11, 2025 at 08:49 PM ET
2hhoop3
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02/11/25 08:49 PM ET
Well, being a smart ass is better than the alternative (I'll stop there)
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-- Big12 guy
Feb 11, 2025 at 09:02 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/11/25 09:02 PM ET
I'm not sure what use it is to rehash the B12 contract, and the point
-- Big12 guy
Feb 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/12/25 12:30 PM ET
You misunderstand. I'm not defending the B12, it is what it is. The
-- Big12 guy
Feb 12, 2025 at 01:01 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/12/25 01:01 PM ET
It's why i like this board. it's easier to find an echo chamber, but
-- Big12 guy
Feb 12, 2025 at 01:28 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/12/25 01:28 PM ET
If it is time to think outside the box, then maybe people should start to
-- VTHokie2000
Feb 10, 2025 at 06:18 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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02/10/25 06:18 PM ET
Call the P2's bluff? it's risky if you are not in the P2, but maybe it's
-- Big12 guy
Feb 10, 2025 at 06:45 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/10/25 06:45 PM ET
Agree again, imagine the uproar if everyone but the P2 set the rules
-- VTCALS72
Feb 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM ET
VTCALS72
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02/11/25 10:27 AM ET
Are you sure there would be an uproar though? The networks could easily
-- VTHokie2000
Feb 14, 2025 at 01:03 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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02/14/25 01:03 AM ET
Not call the P2's bluff per se. Instead, think of it as being a complete
-- VTHokie2000
Feb 10, 2025 at 07:18 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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02/10/25 07:18 PM ET
Ya, but what about the money? You just broke the P2 off by themselves.
-- Big12 guy
Feb 10, 2025 at 07:27 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/10/25 07:27 PM ET
What money? If the networks have decided to allocate their financial
-- VTHokie2000
Feb 10, 2025 at 07:43 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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02/10/25 07:43 PM ET
Well, then we can revisit your idea if/when the P2 breaks away. I
-- Big12 guy
Feb 10, 2025 at 07:46 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/10/25 07:46 PM ET
How does anyone know what the P2 and/or networks want? Remember money
-- VTHokie2000
Feb 10, 2025 at 08:32 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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02/10/25 08:32 PM ET
It might make sense if they change the compensation for 🏀 tournament, S16
-- Stech
Feb 10, 2025 at 01:15 PM ET
Stech
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02/10/25 01:15 PM ET
There is a reason why the Big East football schools left
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Feb 09, 2025 at 11:33 PM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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02/09/25 11:33 PM ET
Hahaha they are scared of the P2 power and money
-- HokieAl
Feb 09, 2025 at 10:23 PM ET
HokieAl
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02/09/25 10:23 PM ET
That's about the most ludicrous thing I've ever heard.
-- saret
Feb 09, 2025 at 08:52 PM ET
saret
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02/09/25 08:52 PM ET
I preferred the old Big East to the ACC
-- Sunsetunderground
Feb 09, 2025 at 08:50 PM ET
Sunsetunderground
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02/09/25 08:50 PM ET
there's no better TV than the Big East b-ball tournament.
-- reestuart
Feb 10, 2025 at 01:15 PM ET
reestuart
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02/10/25 01:15 PM ET
The basketball was good when they finally let us play basketball in the BE.
-- wwhokie1
Feb 10, 2025 at 01:10 PM ET
wwhokie1
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02/10/25 01:10 PM ET
I understand your preference. But the BE treated us like
-- saret
Feb 09, 2025 at 09:00 PM ET
saret
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02/09/25 09:00 PM ET
Talk about unbalanced schedules and conference championships…..
-- RJHokie
Feb 09, 2025 at 08:57 PM ET
RJHokie
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02/09/25 08:57 PM ET
If the Big East opted to go with regionalize divisions, then it may be a
-- VTHokie2000
Feb 09, 2025 at 10:09 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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02/09/25 10:09 PM ET
The ACC would be the remaining conference with 28 schools.
-- RJHokie
Feb 09, 2025 at 10:26 PM ET
RJHokie
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02/09/25 10:26 PM ET
Whichever name (ACC vs, Big East) the conference uses I would think would
-- VTHokie2000
Feb 10, 2025 at 07:38 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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02/10/25 07:38 AM ET