A few more tidbits from the Sun Belt press conference

[Harry]

The Sun Belt just had its teleconference to announce the addition of Texas State.

There were a few good tidbits related to UNT as it heads for the door:

There is an exit fee for the Sun Belt. It is one year's revenue distribution. So essentially, UNT would lose its slice of the revenue from the league for the next athletic/academic year. Sun Belt commissioner Karl Benson would not provide an estimate of what that revenue would be.

read more: http://meangreenblog...rom-the-su.html

[UNTflyer]

I think I got a $20 bill in my wallet...

I am mobile.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

I think I got a $20 bill in my wallet...

I am mobile.

Wait, I've got change for you in case the Sun Belt doesn't.

[GrayEagle]

Somewhere in my reading someone did provide that estimate. It's less than $500,000.

[UNTflyer]

Sold!!!

I am mobile.

[UNTexas]

You have to spend money to make money.

[PlummMeanGreen]

Somewhere in my reading someone did provide that estimate. It's less than $500,000.

And did I read somewhere that Karl Benson just placed a $5 million departure fee for future departees after this wave is gone?

[MeanGreen61]

Saw somewhere that the entry fee to join CUSA is $2million. Is that correct ?

[oldguystudent]

And did I read somewhere that Karl Benson just placed a $5 million departure fee for future departees after this wave is gone?

Now there's a brilliant plan to attract quality programs. Crappy FCS schools, no television contract, one crappy bowl tie-in. Sign me up! While we're at it, might as well set minimum conference ticket prices at $200 per seat per game and demand 40,000 per game commitment.

If Benson is really trying to pull crap like that, then we should not wonder one iota why he let the WAC collapse under his watch twice. (The other being the mass migration to form the Mountain West in the late 90s)

[houstonmeangreen]

read more: http://meangreenblog...rom-the-su.html

Easy to see they were not happy about not getting into Conf USA

[UNTLifer]

Now there's a brilliant plan to attract quality programs. Crappy FCS schools, no television contract, one crappy bowl tie-in. Sign me up! While we're at it, might as well set minimum conference ticket prices at $200 per seat per game and demand 40,000 per game commitment.

If Benson is really trying to pull crap like that, then we should not wonder one iota why he let the WAC collapse under his watch twice. (The other being the mass migration to form the Mountain West in the late 90s)

As I understand it, Benson can't place an exit fee because he must do what the university presidents want. They must agree to this fee, so he can say whatever he wants, but it doesn't matter unless he has the backing of the schools.

Why did the Sun Belt presidents hire him?

[UNT90]

I am mobile.

I am Mike. Nice to meet you. What have you done with Derrick?