MrAlien

the BIG12 is stacked for basketball, can Tech even make the tournament?

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Correct me if I am wrong, but I do think the MWC exit fee does change at a certain date. So I think they will still have some interest from MWC schools like SDSU and UNLV. Plus the conference still has their own Pac12 TV network, and can self stream. Gonzaga is also an option

So far I think he has done well recruiting, on paper this is a very strong team. We know he can coach the defensive side of the ball, its been said he was the architect of the defense under Mac. Assuming he can get the players to buy into his system then I think this team could be tournament bound in March. Getting to the Sweet 16... The AAC should be a multi bid conference, and the lowest seeded team would probably be a 12 seed at worst. Which means the match ups should be winnable in the first 2 rounds, so very possible that UNT could reach the Sweet 16.

so best bet is to have uber drop me at the west 7th area and walk over to the game? how far a walk is that?

Stanford and Cal might be able to survive football as independents, but will need to find a conference for other sports. Not being in a major conference is going to set recruiting back for all those sports. If I were the PAC, I would get a deal done ASAP, and if some schools dont like it then let them leave. the longer this takes the worse it gets.

Was that $20 Million per school offer made before or after Colorado left? I would assume that the payout decreases as more schools leave.

Of course he is the guy, in fact I think he deserves a lot of credit for some of the success that this team has had. My point is, should this team reach the Sweet 16, its going to be very hard to keep him.

Th PAC is in trouble... Their potential media deal is shrinking by the day... I dont think any of the MWC schools are going to pay the exit fee to leave. It doesnt look like that conference will have a easy way into the playoffs, and probably a 1 bid conference in March. I am not even sure a merger with the MWC is what the remaining PAC schools would want, certainly there would be a disparity with compensation and payouts.

How many of those schools are actually serious? Filing paperwork just gets everyone talking about you, donors ear's pop up, and your social media footprint sees a boost.

I dont see how their deal gets close to $30M, viewers tuned in to watch UCLA and USC play, those are nationally recognized programs, the rest are just regional draws.

UNT does not have the best track record when it comes to paying for coaches, a sweet 16 caliber coach (and staff) comes at a price, I just dont know that the university is ready to go there. Dusty May going to be moving, its just a matter of timing. The good programs making a change already have their next coaches in place by the time the final four happens.

as a power conference, no.

if UNT made the Sweet 16, I think Hodge and the coaching staff would be poached by other programs rather quickly.

The top team in the AAC should be a sweet 16 team... However would the university back a coach that takes us to the sweet 16?

It all comes down to money, if the PAC12 pay out is better then you could say its worth it. However I have to wonder based on who is left and who could possibly join the PAC12, is the pay out going to be worth it? Its safe to say, with out SC, CU, and UCLA the payout per school is not going to be close to $30 million... Will it even be half that?

Once you get past the SEC and Big10, the next best thing to have are the big media markets. This has been the AAC's game plan, and its one that I think will pay off in the next era of college sports media. Though I dont think I would take as many schools, 16 tops.

A website really... is this 2005??? They should have an app for this already. I should be able to pull out my phone between a touch down and a PAT make a small donation.

The university does not do a good job of asking for money, I have had a few phone calls always at the wrong time. A letter would be a good start, however I would like to see an app that we could donate directly through (no 3rd party BS), see how much is being raised, and other stats. That way if I am at a UNT event or watching a game, and I get that sudden urge of generosity, I can pull out my phone and make a quick donation in a few seconds.

looking at the all the conference teams, the top 4 teams (FAU, Memphis, UAB, and UNT) do play a lot of home and away games, which is what you want if you are trying to push a multi bid conference. Memphis and UNT only play once, however they both play SMU twice, which will really push the DFW media market. I really think the AAC did a good job putting the schedule together.

probably the toughest conference schedule in a while... 3 schools finished 22/23 in quad 1 (along with UNT), 4 more schools in quad 2.

Get out and watch games... get your brand in front of people's eyeballs, and you create brand awareness. Go out to your favorite sports bar and have them put the game on, bring your friends, make it a regular thing. It would be nice if someone would compile a list of DFW area sports bars that are committed to showing the games.

stick to bigger markets, bigger population areas, thats going to translate to more eyeballs on screens which means more $$$. I think that business model might be able to convince some schools outside the region to have interest, especially if they fit that model. schools like UNLV and SDSU fit the model, and could turn the AAC into a very lucrative conference.

If the P12 was going to keep what ever status it has as a "power conference" then they would have received better offers for a media deal.

So your entire basis is that some of the other teams might be just as bad? I'm not trying to be negative, I'm being realistic that this is a rebuild.