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Big 12 agrees to new 6-year media rights deal w/ESPN & Fox thru 2031 worth about $2.3 billion ($380 million/year), sources told @ActionNetworkHQ. 1st report @SBJ. Add in @CFBPlayoff & NCAA revenue, Big 12 revenue will be $50M/school despite losing OU/UT (currently $42M/school)

https://twitter.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1586733250088734723?s=46&t=HU8CR8nELM-MhOKzIP5z7A

The defectors cashed in.

The next president will be chosen before they formally apply to protect both parties. 

32 minutes ago, John Lewis said:

Nothing has officially happened as of yet.

So when it does, and it will, the university will be prepared to immediately address the public and allay their fears? What will the message be? My guess is the same old boiler plate. 

4 minutes ago, Brad said:

It was a curious announcement nonetheless and if the B12 moves without USF, I sort of doubt it actually comes to fruition...nothing to base that on but the desperation of the announcement.

It truly is a silly debt to take on. So what if we miss a few practices due to rain? At the level we’re descending to it won’t make a difference in recruiting or wins and losses. 

22 minutes ago, BullsFanInTX said:

What can he possibly say?  We got left behind.  How can you possibly spin that good.

Doesn’t matter if it’s bad news. Rip the band aid off and tell the truth. That will allow the few people who still have a glimmer of hope to move on.

Where are you? Now is not the time to bury your head in the sand. 
 

Personally, I think he’s working the phones planning his exit.

Once our TV money is cut in half (or worse) how will we pay for these new facilities? I imagine budget will be cut from other sports to the extent of eliminating at least a few. 

Why go “all in” now? If we are left out of realignment we won’t need these fancy facilities - the money would be better used fo field a decent coaching staff for the next several years or so until the wheel starts turning again.

5 minutes ago, JTrue said:

So, the stuff @lotsofbull99 posted that was blatantly anti-Semitic was moved elsewhere so that people continue to think he’s just a harmless troll looking for laughs?

@Brad, can we ban @lotsofbull99? We don’t need members like that in our community.

How did we pass FSU so quickly? What’s going on up there?

What is UCF doing wrong? They were making strides, but have started to stagnate over the past few years. Is it quantity over quality?

22 minutes ago, Capital H said:

Looks like Orlando is still unblemished. 

DJ took a backseat in the rotation but had a two point conversion throw. 

Also looks like Price was kept out of the box score, but all over the highlights in run and pass blocking.

Price caught DJ’s 2pt conversion pass. The announcers mentioned that they were teammates at USF. 

14 hours ago, JTrue said:

So if we’re talking as universities, the University of South Florida is more recognized than the University of Central Florida?

Yes.

USF and UCF could not be going in more different directions at the moment. I don't think preeminence is coming any time soon to our friends to the east.

Regardless of Strong, we play GT week 2 next year. Should be a much easier game for us considering the major offensive scheme change they’ll likely be going through. 

11 minutes ago, MikeG said:

I think he is saying they have a local guy from their affiliate covering the game. Would have been nice to tell us who in case they also have a twitter feed.

If they’re not in Amherst then what’s the point? There’s no value in having some random Times staffer watching on TV and tweeting out the obvious. 

Looks like the Times is taking the week off.

20 minutes ago, Patrick zarza said:

I can guaranteeeeeeee Matt Baker wont.. he was covering us this week and you can tell it was a chore for him so he does his usual USF put downs.

Will he keep Oklahoma in?

2 hours ago, bullsbucsfan426 said:

Just go out and win. UNC is a dumpster fire this year, but end of day ECU trashed them and that's something to be respected. Two weeks to prepare does bother me. Sure, they've been worried about their family. But they got rested and they have confidence from their last game. 

I will point out what happened the last time CCS got upset at the team. They took the Tulane game and waxed them for three quarters. Hoping for a bit more of a complete effort here though. 

They had all offseason to prepare for an FCS team and lost. The extra week won’t help them much. 

2 minutes ago, LewSFBulls said:

Must be it. Seemed to take away a dimension of our offense. There was some suspect playcalling, especially a sweep on 3rd and long if I recall.

With the CB pressing WR at the line it’s hard to hit those bubble screens. The TE in the seam beats that defense, and that’s where Wilcox had a big game. Also the occasional busted coverages to Salomon and St. Felix. 

Lovie plays a Cover 2 man which mitigates WR screens. The intermediate routes are where the opportunities were.

Don’t forget The Big Sombrero. 

1 hour ago, TExpress said:

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

UCF #165, we are academically separating ourselves from Mickey Mouse U.

The gap has been widening every year. How long until we're right on FSU's heels?

National

#35 UF
#70 FSU
#124 USF
#165 UCF
#187 FIU
#230-301 FAU

Public

#8 UF
#26 FSU
#58 USF
#87 UCF
#100 FIU
NR FAU

Everywhere says it’s on BTN, but my Frontier channel guide is showing SMU @ Michigan on BTN (585) next week at 3:30pm.