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Since the ACC pays its members over thirty million a year and the big east pays their members four million a year any school from the big east that gets invited and turns the invitation down would be foolish.
If SJU still played football and was invited we’d have our new eight thousand seat arena in a couple of years instead of just a dream.
 
“They didn’t bring us in to leave, and we didn’t join to leave.”

And I didn't get married to get divorced.  Things happen.  But I don't think there is a threat because the ACC wouldn't have an interest, not b/c UCONN wouldn't be interested.
 
LJSA was right on with the withdrawal penalty being way too low. My fear is that this realignment explodes to where the major football conferences all go to sixteen members and not only Conn jump but Villanova decides to upgrade its football program and jumps.
 
It literally wouldnt bother me one second if UConn jumped ( I don’t think they will their football team is the equivalent of a midget basketball team ). I’ll gladly take their exit fee move on to another school. I can’t see Novs jumping either football us expensive 
 
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Football is a very expensive proposition but with the playoff system expanding to twelve and probably sixteen shortly after that and with the tv rights escalating every contract the big ten and sec expect to pay out seventy five million dollars annually to its members.
How do non football schools like SJU expect to compete in say ten years?

 
 
Eventually FBS football is going to break away from the NCAA without conference affiliation instead creating a single monopoly with unfathomable media value and the potential for huge corporate sponsorships.  Heck we might even see salary caps. 

Personally I'd love to see a European style set up with 5 18 team divisions of increasing value, including the ability to rise up, be relegated and allow the four lower division winners to participate in an end of year playoff with the top 4 or 8 from the "Premier" division.  Hell, the way the playoffs go its already like the Premier league with 4 teams pretty much guaranteed to take 3 spots (qualify for the champions league) every year anyway.  (PS I think Oklahoma moving to the SEC will change that)

What happens to all other NCAA D1 sports, including basketball, once the NFL minor leagues is fully developed will be interesting to see.
 
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And that's why the exit fee should have been $100 million.
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Yep, 100 million exit fee that drops 5 million per year.  So, if you leave after 5 years...its 75 million.  If you leave after 19 years then its 5 million.
 
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Paultzman post=437551 said:
https://twitter.com/sportscenter/status/1422316628403007490?s=21


You just ruined my dinner.

I’m surprised this kid is ranked this high.  Skilled but marginal athlete.  Will struggle to get past people at the next level I think.  Not saying he isn’t good, but top 50 seems high to me.
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May as well change title of thread to Around the Big East w/o date reference. Thx mods!
 
Nova did not get a B10/Gavitt Games this year so UCLA provides a nice replacement.

Bigger difference between that and SJU schedule, look at the Mohegan Sun Tourney.  Purdue, North Carolina and Tennessee.  Win or lose they will get 2 out of those 3.  And all of them are projected to be real good next year.

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https://twitter.com/jonrothstein/status/1422935596398489608?s=21

Villanova's 21-22 non-conference schedule:

Tennessee (Mohegan Sun)
Purdue/North Carolina (Mohegan Sun)
At UCLA 
At Baylor (Big East-Big 12 Battle)
Big 5 (St. Joe's, Temple, Penn, LA Salle)
Rothstein
 
Obviously hope to see Nova rock that out-of-conference schedule.  
 
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Paultzman post=437633 said:
https://twitter.com/jonrothstein/status/1422935596398489608?s=21

Villanova's 21-22 non-conference schedule:

Tennessee (Mohegan Sun)
Purdue/North Carolina (Mohegan Sun)
At UCLA 
At Baylor (Big East-Big 12 Battle)
Big 5 (St. Joe's, Temple, Penn, LA Salle)
Rothstein.                                         This is the kind of OOC schedule that we need to get . We are making progress , not at Nova’s pace but , slowly .   Gonzaga started to get big dividends from playing really tough OOC games Vs National Opponents .  Even if they only went .500 against the top teams , they benefitted from the exposure .  It helped their Recruiting immensely .   Along with their consistent top 10 Rankings every year .  The Zags play in a mildly tough Regular Season League and usually dominate .  They would never have achieved their Elite position Nationally, if they played only the Colorado School of the Mines or , East Washington Christian or  Idaho State Potatoes .    What a coup it would be to get a home and home with Gonzaga , played at the Garden .  How about it , Mike Cragg ? 
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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Jeremiah Robinson-Earl — the No. 32 pick in the 2021 NBA draft — has agreed to a four-year, $8 million rookie deal, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
 
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