Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Sellular1]

43 minutes ago, El_Toro_86 said:

Memphis thought a big wad of cash from FedEx would wash out the stains

[BurghBulltoo]

We may be shedding our own tears in October but too funny for now....can't wait for the twittersphere to explode in Memphis

http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/tigers/University-of-Memphis-not-among-Big-12-expansion-finalists-ESPN-reports-392168051.html

 

Edited September 2, 2016 by BurghBulltoo

[Dogma]

55 minutes ago, 2000bull said:

tigerjay is not going to be happy

[Skingraft]

Id say you could cut this down by eliminating Tulane, AF, SMU, Rice, and UCONN. 

 

 

[usfbullrider]

 

I never understood the fedex advantage.  The logic never added up

1. Big 12 can get any company out of about 100 or so companies to sponsor their championship game.  The only advantage is how much fedex is willing to pay over fair market value.

2.  Fedex is a private company which means it too has investors to answer to.  It cant be willing to prop up memphis forever or overpay on financial obligations.

3.  I think academics was a non-starter.

 

[BurghBulltoo]

Big 12 expansion snub is devastating news, but Memphis must carry on

 

http://www.commercialappeal.com/columnists/geoff-calkins/Big-12-expansion-snub-is-devastating-news-but-Memphis-must-carry-on-392186251.html

[MMW]

13 minutes ago, BurghBulltoo said:

We may be shedding our own tears in October but too funny for now....can't wait for the twittersphere to explode in Memphis

http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/tigers/University-of-Memphis-not-among-Big-12-expansion-finalists-ESPN-reports-392168051.html

 

We could be but TigerJay so it's funny.

[Dogma]

http://www.commercialappeal.com/columnists/geoff-calkins/Big-12-expansion-snub-is-devastating-news-but-Memphis-must-carry-on-392186251.html

 

 

Edited September 2, 2016 by Dogma

[MMW]

7 minutes ago, usfbullrider said:

 

I never understood the fedex advantage.  The logic never added up

1. Big 12 can get any company out of about 100 or so companies to sponsor their championship game.  The only advantage is how much fedex is willing to pay over fair market value.

2.  Fedex is a private company which means it too has investors to answer to.  It cant be willing to prop up memphis forever or overpay on financial obligations.

3.  I think academics was a non-starter.

 

This is how I saw it too.  Either it was a good business decision to sponsor the B12 CCG (in which case it still is) or it wasn't.

FedEx is not someone's person slush fund it is publicly traded company.

[deters-]

19 minutes ago, Skingraft said:

Id say you could cut this down by eliminating Tulane, AF, SMU, Rice, and UCONN.