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ESPN legitimate conflict of interest

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How is ESPN navigating the tricky conflict of interest they find themselves in? It seems exercising any influence would be against ethics laws.

A has contracts with B and C.

B and C begin talks exploring new business partnership.

A uses contract with B to stop  Bs partnership with C, it would be in bad faith from the perspective of C. Vice versa is also true if A instead Influences C to not do business with B, it is in bad faith from the perspective of B.

 

How does ESPN get around this glaring conflict? 

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Minimally we should get breach of contract against Pitt and Cuse for the LAST time Espn screwed us over #jussayin

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How is ESPN navigating the tricky conflict of interest they find themselves in? It seems exercising any influence would be against ethics laws. A has contracts with B and C. B and C begin ta

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ESPN cares as much as about this round of conflict of interest as they did last time. Which is somewhere around how much I care about whether One Direction is getting back together.

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1 minute ago, Gismo said:

How is ESPN navigating the tricky conflict of interest they find themselves in? It seems exercising any influence would be against ethics laws.

A has contracts with B and C.

B and C begin talks exploring new business partnership.

A uses contract with B to stop  Bs partnership with C, it would be in bad faith from the perspective of C. Vice versa is also true if A instead Influences C to not do business with B, it is in bad faith from the perspective of B.

 

How does ESPN get around this glaring conflict? 

Could the 11 schools that wasted their time on this disaster get together and sue ESPN and the B12? 

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1 minute ago, Rex Havoc said:

Could the 11 schools that wasted their time on this disaster get together and sue ESPN and the B12? 

If ESPN exercised any influence then I think there is a case, but it is very tricky and might even go both ways. If an AAC member goes to the big 12, it may be against the interest of the relationship the AAC member school had with ESPN? One benefits financially and one doesn't, it's like a zero sum. So do they point at each other and say each acted in band faith of their relationship?

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I feel like ESPN is untouchable.  Also hard to prove since I doubt they are leaving a paper trail connecting the dots.  Also getting on ESPNs bad side isnt a wise financial move.

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14 minutes ago, Rex Havoc said:

Could the 11 schools that wasted their time on this disaster get together and sue ESPN and the B12? 

Minimally we should get the $15k back from the cost and production of the application packet. 

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6 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Minimally we should get the $15k back from the cost and production of the application packet. 

Minimally we should get breach of contract against Pitt and Cuse for the LAST time Espn screwed us over #jussayin

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21 minutes ago, Gismo said:

If ESPN exercised any influence then I think there is a case, but it is very tricky and might even go both ways. If an AAC member goes to the big 12, it may be against the interest of the relationship the AAC member school had with ESPN? One benefits financially and one doesn't, it's like a zero sum. So do they point at each other and say each acted in band faith of their relationship?

I'm betting nothing will happen. Geez we've had a lot of waiting for nothing 

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21 minutes ago, usfbullrider said:

I feel like ESPN is untouchable.  Also hard to prove since I doubt they are leaving a paper trail connecting the dots.  Also getting on ESPNs bad side isnt a wise financial move.

ESPN needs more competition, so they can't pull crap like this. 

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44 minutes ago, Rex Havoc said:

ESPN needs more competition, so they can't pull crap like this. 

Sue them, and go to Fox and the interweb companies! The time is now! Free yourselves from the bondage of ESPN!

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Cable cutters will put espn out of business or hurt them a great deal...it's happening now actually. 

Why do you think ESPN is dumping people.

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