Realignment Question

[CajunRebel]

Moving to the PAC would either be the best decision we ever made or the worst. There would be no in-between.

[Turbine]

Moving to the PAC would either be the best decision we ever made or the worst. There would be no in-between.

It would create tremendous interest in the program.

[Policarp]

It would create tremendous interest in the program.

Yes it would.......2-3x more easily.

[HoustonCajun]

I really haven’t seen any talks of Louisiana being a travel partner with TXST. Not sure where this is actually coming from.

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[CajunRebel]

It would create tremendous interest in the program.

It very well could, but the PAC could also fall apart in a few years.

[ZoomZoom]

The 11 million figure being used by the PAC is what the new ACC members are getting paid by the ACC for partial shares for the next 7 years. Thats when everything gets reshuffled again.

PAC is wishing, no takers. Greed rides a blind horse.

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[Policarp]

It very well could, but the PAC could also fall apart in a few years.

So could the Sun Belt. Might as well triple revenues while you can

[cajunfan96]

We are getting schooled and look like a high school team. Need to study the game film and learn how to run an offense. Then again, there is 15 years of this crappy basketball with Marlin that will never change.

No way a good BB conference takes a program with no commitment or coaching!

[Big Buds]

CNNBBS.

Guess I missed it then.

[Duckster]

Just spit balling. . . Let's say there's a PAC invite if we want it. Can't see us going out west alone. Who goes with us from the south since the PAC and MWC seem to have run out of decent candidates to poach out west? Will be more attractive if at least four move together. But will it be more attractive to TV networks. . . I have no idea. The AAC exit fees are pretty stiff so study potential SBC West schools. Candidates: TX St, who seriously wants to surpass UTSA? Its shocking how far So. Miss football has fallen since 2012. And still uncompetitive in SBC. Maybe this is their moonshot back to football relevance? Same goes for Arkansas St. A four PAC deal of Louisiana, TX St., Ark St., and So. Miss to PAC makes for a central time zone TV window games and regional travel pod. Have read the new PAC hasn't announced which Olympic sports it will sponsor, but to save travel expense if possible only basketball, baseball, softball, T & F compete in the PAC. Park others like tennis, golf, volleyball in a southern regional conference that will take them in. Boom! The PAC 12 consists of 12 members again, the #1 overall G6 conference.

[JamesTheJeweler]

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

Yeah, well the great equalizer in basketball is Bob __'in Marlin. I dont care how much money they throw at the program. He's coaching against teams with the same budget. If yall think the loss to Houston was bad.....wait until we step on the court with a team like Gonzaga. Besides, that TV deal sucks. Not a chance I'd jump on that ship. Unstable, and teams aren't exactly running to join. Too much shake-up left in realignment to marry yourself to a situation like that. Thanks, but no thanks.

[ZoomZoom]

… that TV deal sucks. Not a chance I'd jump on that ship. Unstable, and teams aren't exactly running to join. Too much shake-up left in realignment to marry yourself to a situation like that. Thanks, but no thanks.

Ah, a businessman’s view.

[CajunT]

Just spit balling. . . Let's say there's a PAC invite if we want it. Can't see us going out west alone. Who goes with us from the south since the PAC and MWC seem to have run out of decent candidates to poach out west? Will be more attractive if at least four move together. But will it be more attractive to TV networks. . . I have no idea. The AAC exit fees are pretty stiff so study potential SBC West schools. Candidates: TX St, who seriously wants to surpass UTSA? Its shocking how far So. Miss football has fallen since 2012. And still uncompetitive in SBC. Maybe this is their moonshot back to football relevance? Same goes for Arkansas St. A four PAC deal of Louisiana, TX St., Ark St., and So. Miss to PAC makes for a central time zone TV window games and regional travel pod. Have read the new PAC hasn't announced which Olympic sports it will sponsor, but to save travel expense if possible only basketball, baseball, softball, T & F compete in the PAC. Park others like tennis, golf, volleyball in a southern regional conference that will take them in. Boom! The PAC 12 consists of 12 members again, the #1 overall G6 conference.

Good questions. Does joining the new PAC whatever get our program closer to the P5 dream? The obvious answer is no, and $7M is not worth the move if new members would not even get a full share the first 3 years. But we've had this discussion already. There is no real number at this point for a conference media package and it's not clear if new members would have to accept a lower share the first 3 years.

[ZoomZoom]

Good questions. Does joining the new PAC whatever get our program closer to the P5 dream? The obvious answer is no, and $7M is not worth the move if new members would not even get a full share the first 3 years. But we've had this discussion already. There is no real number at this point for a conference media package and it's not clear if new members would have to accept a lower share the first 3 years.

Spot on, and the other side of this is in 3 years, you think WSU and OSU will give up their bloated share to a MWC level funding?

[cajun4life]

Good questions. Does joining the new PAC whatever get our program closer to the P5 dream? The obvious answer is no, and $7M is not worth the move if new members would not even get a full share the first 3 years. But we've had this discussion already. There is no real number at this point for a conference media package and it's not clear if new members would have to accept a lower share the first 3 years.

Only makes sense if it would include:

Memphis
Tulane
Louisiana
TxSt

But we know it won’t, so it’s a non-starter. I disagree with it not positioning us for a P4 move.