Realignment Question

[Hudsheen#Fired]

Slight gain in basketball? ROFLMAO Being in the same conference with Gonzaga, SDSU, Boise and two former PAC 12 schools is light years ahead of the SBC.

Agreed this conference would have 2-3 teams make tournament each year

[JamesTheJeweler]

Slight gain in basketball? ROFLMAO Being in the same conference with Gonzaga, SDSU, Boise and two former PAC 12 schools is light years ahead of the SBC.

If we really cared about basketball now, Marlin would not still be our coach. I'll believe they're serious about the program when they dump him. But they won't. He'll be here dragging down the program like an albatross around our necks till he decides to retire.

[Big Buds]

I don’t believe there is any real smoke to these rumors. If the money is there to not only offset the travel cost, but improve our budget, I say it’s worth it. It would without a doubt improve the perceived brand of Louisiana nationally.

[tdncz]

If we really cared about basketball now, Marlin would not still be our coach. I'll believe they're serious about the program when they dump him. But they won't. He'll be here dragging down the program like an albatross around our necks till he decides to retire.

++++++
100!

[tdncz]

I don’t believe there is any real smoke to these rumors. If the money is there to not only offset the travel cost, but improve our budget, I say it’s worth it. It would without a doubt improve the perceived brand of Louisiana nationally.

Agree 100%
But IF it is true, the money is the #1 reason.

[cajun4life]

If you jump to the PAC it’s a temporary move. With the goal to be attractive enough to the Big12 by growing the athletic budget and fan support.

You guys really believe that we have people in place within the university that would ever have the vision to believe it would be possible?

I mean half of this board doesn’t even realize the CFP was a real shot until we hit 8-1. Never minds that we are one of about 10 G5 programs that have a realistic shot to ever get in to the CFP.

[CajunNation]

If the tv contract comes in at around 7 mill/yr (highly likely), and we say no, that would be the end of my support for this university in every capacity.

For you Big12 people, they are watching. That would tell them all they need to know about how serious we are.

[Jacob81]

Does 5 million a year bump cover travel costs for all sports?? I would question that.

[ZoomZoom]

Uh, this ain't he old WAC. Not even close.

I see numbers like 6 to 9 mill per school TV contract being thrown around.

Who is throwing those numbers around? That, along with OSU and WSU known to be taking more than an equal share, is a big impediment. And throw in the money they owe the MWC, it’s a bad deal all around.

At one point, CBSSN was the media they were courting. That’s a non starter.

Here’s this years deal. 11of 13 on the CW.

The Pac-12's 2024 media deal includes a one-year agreement with The CW and Fox Sports to broadcast most home games for the conference's two remaining teams, Oregon State and Washington State:


Nothing says “high demand” like the CW.

In fact, here’s an article on what the new PAC might draw.
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.co...9/17/pac-12-tv

[HoustonCajun]

2 conferences feed the Big12. The AAC and the (old)MWC/(new)PAC.

We are in neither.

If the PAC feeds the Big 12 and we join the PAC, then we have a shot at the Big 12 that we wouldn't have and don't currently have with the SBC.

[ColaCajun]

A lot of things would improve with the move to Pac12. For one, I'd bet that ticket sales would increase with a better football and basketball home conference schedule. Having Gonzaga and SDSU coming to the Cajundome every year or every other year would be huge. Secondly, we'd get the 'SBC' narrative off our back when it comes to scheduling. Our basketball profile would increase being in a multi-bid league and we'd probably have an easier time scheduling quality home opponents with a stronger strength of schedule.

And if Memphis would join soon after us, then we'd throw Memphis into the fold of basketball home opponents.

Media money + increase in ticket sales = Happy Cajuns

[Turbine]

Does 5 million a year bump cover travel costs for all sports?? I would question that.

If the current budget was zero it might not, but $5mil will more than cover the difference over current expenditures.