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harlote101 OP
May 30, 2025 at 02:19 AM ET
NSIR Yomark hits pause on Equity Naming Rights

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RandomAsianGuy
He doesn’t have votes.
As I said before, PE most likely requires a new longer GoR. Not all B12 schools want to be stuck. Even for the name change, Yormark doesn't seem to have enough votes. The B12 is not as united as you may think.
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Stech
Wow, his answers were very vague, that’s not usually his approach. 🤔
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Stech
One addition, he was direct about not trying to schedule the ACC or working
with them. 🤔
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RandomAsianGuy
I doubt the ACC (or the P2) would want to have any alliance with the B12.
We may see more matchups between the ACC schools and the B12 schools but no formal scheduling arrangement.
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HouClone
He probably doesn't want the Big 12 to be stuck in a long-term agreement
with the ACC as the ACC could be a shell of itself after 2030.
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RandomAsianGuy
Or more like no conference wants the B12 as it is a shell of its formerself
without UT, OU, NU, and A&M.
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Stech
Or the ACC could take some B12 teams, ESPN owns 50% of the ACCN & makes $$$
Yes the ACC could lose some schools. but what if the 4 Corners come to the ACC? We know Utah is not happy, we know that Colorado could see Deion go to the NFL or a bigger football school. Maybe the 4 Corners want to be back with Stanford and Cal. It sure would be way better for those 6 schools for Olympic Sports. I just don't get why some on this board can't see the reduction in exit fees in the ACC was very likely ESPN saying if you lose schools, we will back you to get other schools. We have already paid and are getting paid for the ACCN, why couldn't it go that way too? That just seems way more likely to me. ** Edited by Stech at 5/30/2025, 2:40:54 PM
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1947Sunbowl
More Im thinking is ACC is doing ok
If they can keep the numbers competitve for the "brand' schools, and maybe even be agressive and poach some schools from the Big 12 WVU, Arizona, Arizona state, Colorado and Utah. and even Kansas and kansas state, they might be able to be the P3
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Big12 guy
The media contract just isn't there for all that guys. 2036 is far off.
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MrFantastic!
Thus first paragraph. ND desiring c
Stanford and cal in Acc
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Stech
Sorry I am not sure which line you’re talking about, could you copy & paste
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Baltimore_Hokie
Can you blame him? With everything that's going on?
He knows what happened the last time there was an ALLIANCE. That said, it's not like he trashed the ACC.
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Stech
He did not trash the ACC, you're right, he also didn't embrace it either, &
I do understand after they were not even invited to the false alliance why he is skeptical. That said, I thought the two conferences saying they are working together might give them more leverage than going it alone. It's still very interesting that neither the ACC or B12 Commissioners were on the Smash Capital calls. Why do you think they were not on the calls?
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Baltimore_Hokie
Not sure about the Big 12, but I think it speaks volumes about-
the faith that certain ACC members have in Jim Phillips' ability to steer the conference out of the current mess it's clearly in. I will also speculate that the commissioners weren't included because the plan, as I understand it, would likely put them out of a job, or, at the very least, greatly diminish their importance and influence. So, of course they're not going to like it, and, accordingly, their input wouldn't matter for much in the grand scheme.
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Stech
Heard Phillips is planning to retire in 2029, he may be legacy focused.
So he may not care if he has a job by the time this would happen.
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Baltimore_Hokie
If I were him, I wouldn't bank on the legacy I was leaving, at all.
Frankly, I can't think of a single battle he's won, nor a single positive thing he's done. His entire tenure has been running around in a panic sounding and acting like a weakling and making things worse.
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Stech
Remember his name is Jim “Dame” Phillips, he wants to keep ND Indy, there’s
the legacy he cares about most. Now if he and ND pull off the 70 teams with no Conferences that would keep college football national, even I would have to admit, that would be quite the coup. However, as good as ND is at negotiating, don’t underestimate the Power Ego 2!!