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Article from Clay Travis had 2 major tidbits of information

Although, I don't think the SEC and B10 are going to 20 teams, he did have to major tidbits of information. 1. Clay confirms what Luke DeCock's reported that the ACC requires only a majority of voting members to agree to dissolving the GOR. Many have said it takes a super majority but he confirms it is only a majority. Clay does not state it but Notre Dame does get a full vote. This makes the possibility of the ACC breaking up a bigger possibility. ESPN may think that its more valuable to take the top 4 to 6 schools from ACC and move them into the SEC and get rid of the dead weight of the schools like BC, Duke, Wake, etc. 2. The next piece I have not seen reported but is a huge thing. The SEC deal with ESPN guarantees all new “top” expansion candidates will receive the same pro rata payment in the event of expansion as the current schools receive. That means whoever ESPN agrees to who are "top" if they are added to SEC, they prorate the contract for the teams added. It would be nice to know who they consider "top". But in the near term, the SEC does not have to worry about "losing" money for adding a new team. It will be interesting to see if the B10 has that wording in there contract. If you do, then I would expect Washington and Oregon to move to B10 a year or 2 after the new contract is signed. On another note. What is the fascination with these national writer's with UVA? Other than being linked to UNC, what do they bring to the table. Its not football prestige, its not fans, its not TV viewers? I think we have seen with the last 2 or 3 expansions with Texas, Oklahoma, UCLA and USC, those bonds are no longer applicable. Otherwise California would have gone with USC and UCLA and Oklahoma St would have gone with Oklahoma.
Posted: 07/20/2022 at 08:16 AM ET

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Article from Clay Travis had 2 major tidbits of information
HokieZig 07/20/22 08:16 AM ET
Item 1, I believe he is wrong re dissolving the GOR. As to item 2 thats
133743Hokie 07/20/22 10:55 AM ET
I asked before but you didn't respond. Do you have any proof about
HokieZig 07/20/22 11:22 AM ET
I have the Bylaws. From 1.6.2(c)
daveinop 07/20/22 01:03 PM ET
But that is for the actual conference
HokieAl 07/20/22 01:29 PM ET
here is the other voting option
daveinop 07/20/22 02:04 PM ET
Very interesting, thank you
HokieAl 07/20/22 03:16 PM ET
I can't prove it but the GORs are likely individual grants
daveinop 07/20/22 07:38 PM ET
well, when you have NCAA championships, it does increase your
HokieToph 07/20/22 10:31 AM ET
Maybe I am wrong but I can't remember a big conference taking
HokieZig 07/20/22 11:24 AM ET
read what I said ... from a writer's perspective.
HokieToph 07/20/22 11:53 AM ET
We aren't arguing with you
hokieZ71 07/20/22 12:39 PM ET
Most major conference additions have been busts though
hokieZ71 07/20/22 11:53 AM ET
That’s true but our football program is head and shoulders above them. And
BNOMO 07/20/22 11:17 AM ET
Yeah, but 90% of the $$ behind this is for football.
hokieZ71 07/20/22 11:01 AM ET
That's exactly my point. We hear and read from a writer's perspective
HokieToph 07/20/22 11:55 AM ET
Not sure the love for UVA either. They are no better than the #2 team...
EDGEMAN 07/20/22 09:23 AM ET
remember its a UNC ploy
Mercury 07/20/22 05:28 PM ET
Like you I’m lost. I cannot see what they bring to football expansion at
BNOMO 07/20/22 11:15 AM ET
In either of the two P2 conferences, they would be a .250 team at best.
EDGEMAN 07/20/22 12:22 PM ET
"The fascination" is
Vippie1 07/20/22 09:21 AM ET
This is about football, SEC doesn't give a crap about the LAX champ, etc.**
cvillehokie92 07/20/22 10:59 AM ET
okay if you want to think there is zero risk that
Vippie1 07/20/22 11:50 AM ET
Repeating something is not confirming something
daveinop 07/20/22 08:35 AM ET