Online Now 373

Panther247 Board

The home for all discussion on Pitt athletics

On this Board 174
Record: 1446 (12/21/2012)

Online now 312
Record: 1921 (4/30/2012)

Reply

Conference realignment thread

  • No number will be too high AS LONG AS there are TV sets to add .. tickets to sell .. interest and commerce to generate. There is a saturation point. The bubble will burst if the greed is not balanced by vision and cooperation .. organization. This poker match won't last much longer. They need to consolidate and then the organization will come. I fear the ACC is the blemish that needs to go.

    Then the remaining conferences will sit down and work out the path forward.

    OR NOT .. and stupidity will continue.

    This post was edited by Pitt0008mmd on 11/19/2012 at 6:27 PM

    Pitt0008mmd

  • Pete Thamel ‏@SIPeteThamel

    Just talked to an ACC source about $50 million exit fee: "We have no intention to negotiate with MD. We're satisfied it's legally binding."

    Bob Lichtenfels

  • Pitt will collect on these exit fees. I think that's the hope. THen we'll go back to being in a basketball conference. Unfortunately, the basketball won't be as good .. and the football will be horrid.

    Pitt0008mmd

  • Bob Lichtenfels said...

    Pete Thamel ‏@SIPeteThamel

    Just talked to an ACC source about $50 million exit fee: "We have no intention to negotiate with MD. We're satisfied it's legally binding."

    The ACC has to fight this furiously.

    signature image

    CrazyPaco

  • Who goes where?

    Prediction:

    VT, NC St to SEC
    UNC, UVa to Big Ten
    FSU, Clemson, GT, Lville, Duke, Cuse to Big 12

    ACC will look like this:
    Pitt, BC, Miami, WF
    USF, Cincy, UConn, Temple, UCF
    ND

    In any case, Pitt never wanted to win at all costs .. so now they'll suffer the ultimate price.

    Pitt0008mmd

  • Pitt0008mmd said...

    In any case, Pitt never wanted to win at all costs .. so now they'll suffer the ultimate price.

    ...said in the voice of Darth Sidius.

    Blankstare01

  • I have read a ton of the Star Wars spin off novels. They're worth the time. But i don't watch the new movies. Is Darth Sidius as cool as Vader?

    The humility and simplicity of the original star wars films was very authentic. haha .. i can remember cutting out character likenesses from the backs of cereal boxes and wearing them as masks when the Return of the Jedi came out in theaters.

    Pitt0008mmd