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Zhorn96

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  1. This shit is redonk. UNC board of trustees is advisory… they don’t do that publicly unless they know the votes are in favor and they oppose it for their own reasons. I expect the vote to approve goes through since the UNC President is the decision maker and is supposedly in favor, but this is some serious Game of Thrones shit.
  2. Despite all the headlines the past couple days saying there has been a shift, Cal peeps say nothing has changed and a vote is expected today or no later than tomorrow on formal acceptance of Cal, Furd and SMU into the ACC under the terms previously discussed. Headlines the past couple days are allegedly click bait bullshit. Now we’ll see if Cal insiders are full of shit or not
  3. we'll see. Possible vote has been scheduled for tonight apparently... edit: Vote is in fact now scheduled for tonight. If it proceeds, its happening gif time I don't agree with you on the donors/insiders, at least in the last few years. If you're saying that Cal's athletic leadership (encompassing the AD and the support from the Chancellor's office) is the dumbest pile of shit in the known universe, I am in firm agreement.
  4. FWIW, Cal Insiders are saying it is basically done (90+%) and has been for over a week, its just paperwork and details and while you never know... blah blah. 18 sports would compete in the ACC was the last I heard. Other sports will have to stay in their non Pac leagues or find a new one and I expect 6 or so sports to be on life support (need massive donor support immediately to "self fund") or cut in short order. Some of the delay was Clemson and FSU causing a fuss for a higher distro but allegedly, UNC and NC State flipped more than a week ago pending final details being sorted out. The Big 12 stuff came out of nowhere to them, everyone felt like it was a media plant story to kick things along a little but no one was aware of any discussions with the Big 12 at all.
  5. C'mon man, you know that unless its Swimming, Water Polo, Rugby or Crew, Cal has no shot. Even if they were in a League with UCSD, Panhandle State, Slippery Rock and Michigan Tech, they'd find a way to fuck it up much more likely
  6. meh, I think everyone recognizes that 2036 is irrelevant at this point. By 2030 all of this will be going on again and things will settle out. Cal and Furd have zero shot at staying with the cool kids if they don't do this. ACC gives them a 5-10% chance if they get their shit together and lean into their donor pool (a big ask and believe it when you see it). Cal will get UCLA couch change money for at least a little while which will make up some of the gap but their leadership fucked them into this corner
  7. fuhbaw and bball only it would appear. makes sense
  8. I was being facetious re: the fanfic. And agree about the donor subsidies... those 3 schools have deep deep pockets if they can figure out how to access them.
  9. I mean...SMU comes in for free for x years and Cal/Furd come in at 60-70% shares. That's $50Mish added to the pool of other schools. Do they go uneven to shut Clemson and FSU up? Or is it an even split for an extra $3-4M a year each? Travel is negligible except for the new schools...1 trip out west for football every other year and same presumably for bball (maybe once is year) is negligible. And Apple is definitely hovering, do they sign an auxiliary deal for another $1-2M per school for filler games (or maybe more)? I dunno. Shit is blowing up in 5 years anyway, so...
  10. That he is afraid of losing a recruiting edge? At least we can non sarcastically say "afraid to compete" for once
  11. Lulz, this got posted on a Cal board "ACC insider here: the NC schools flipped. You're in with stanford. Just be aware what an awful mistake you've made. The acc has a contract with ESPN with a composition clause that allows ESPN to renegotiate payouts with schools, but not the acc to negotiate for more money. FSU and Clemson are going to slice the throat of the ACC sometime in the next year. ESPN will slash the payout to the bone after Clemson and FSU leave and the ACC will crumble if 8 schools find landing spots.Also, prepare to get absolutely hosed on every single call in every single sport whenever you play a school from tobacco road. Pac 12 refs are like little children compared to the game rigging masters at work in the ACC.That being said,welcome aboard."
  12. Tuesday was the day Cal insiders were told to look for a potential vote... we'll see
  13. Rugby is self funded and actually makes a small profit. But its a big Title IX issue. Would think track, baseball, gymnastics (M&W), lacrosse and field hockey are the most likely candidates
  14. dunno if this is the deal structure (could be?) but the Cal side is feeling pretty optimistic that a move to the ACC is happening with 'Furd and while they wont get a full share, its more than 50% and would eventually scale to full partnership. Would be for most sports but Cal would also be looking to axe a number of programs, mostly men's in all likelihood. 30 sports currently so 6-ish getting chopped would be logical. We'll see, negotiations are ongoing but UNC/NCState sound like they are close to flipping their vote.
  15. UC Regents re-affirmed that it'll be "something" but its unclear what the number is.
  16. a couple different sources suggest that donors have stepped up and committed the money if needed. The alarm bells have (apparently) finally been recognized and the impact of the AD failing would be catastrophic far beyond just "no more football." I'm also in the skeptical camp re: that level of engagement but there is definitely money available if they can tap into it. That was always the issue.
  17. sounds like Cal, Furd and SMU would take $0 TV for a certain number of years and it might be for football only, not other sports (if bball is included seems murky). That's $90Mish that can be redistributed to the other 15 teams. I suspect it would be uneven distro to keep Clemson, FSU and possibly UNC happy. Buys them time til the next realignment Armageddon in 2030 I suppose
  18. if a vote happens tomorrow, and there is a 12pm meeting scheduled, Cal/Furd are going to the ACC. Cal peeps, without saying "its happening", seem optimistic. Put in a Roach 4 CB for Cal/Furd to the ACC! Ok, maybe a Roach 3 CB
  19. game changer. It's-Its are fucking delicious
  20. Roachian update from Wilner. He might as well put a 4 confidence CB pick in
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