ACC and MSG

[CaribouJim]

The MSG will sell out. The BE and Fox will guarantee that it does. Each school will have to commit to X amount of tickets and be billed for it. There may be homeless people in there with free tickets, but it will sell out. They won't give the MSG a reason to walk away.

If I were MU I would allocate a disproportionate # towards their season ticket point system for those that buy tickets through MU for at least the '14 BE tourney. It would be nice if other BE schools had some incentives too.

And maybe have SI Swimsuit models populating the baseline like I just saw at the Knicks game tonight - that can't hurt.

[TheSultan]

I am struggling to understand exactly what you thought the Big East could have done. Here is the timeline:


September 2011: Syracuse and Pitt announce they are leaving for the ACC & the Pac-12 invites Oklahoma, OSU, Texas and Texas Tech. Texas A&M to the SEC looked very likely at that point. Later that month, the BE has discussions with Kansas, KSU and Missouri about joining.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/colle...LFtDYQJpeeT4cN

"According to multiple sources, the most likely scenario -- should Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech leave the Big 12 for the Pac-12 -- would bring Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri to the Big East."


Late September 2011: Oklahoma, Texas, et al. announce they are remaining in Big 12. A&M move to SEC official.


October 2011: Missouri invited to SEC. TCU and WVU invited to Big 12.


Fall 2011 through early 2012: Big East invites a number of schools to join...


Once the four B12 schools said "no" to the P12, and the SEC decided to expand necessitating a response from the B12, there was absolutely nothing for the BE to do. They certainly could not have negotiated a better TV deal at that point because there was such instability in membership. They weren't going to get anyone to jump from another BCS conference because they didn't have the money. Perhaps they could have found a way to entice Syracuse, Pitt and WVU to stay, but with no $$$, how were they going to do that?

Yes, Syracuse and Pitt acted in bad faith. But once the initial TV offer was turned down, and Syracuse and Pitt announced they were leaving, the end was in sight. All that's left were the details.

[MUAlphaBangura]

If I were MU I would allocate a disproportionate # towards their season ticket point system for those that buy tickets through MU for at least the '14 BE tourney. It would be nice if other BE schools had some incentives too.

And maybe have SI Swimsuit models populating the baseline like I just saw at the Knicks game tonight - that can't hurt.

I think if Caribou Jim would put calls out to all his current and former leggy supermodel "friends", MSG would have no trouble selling out!

[CaribouJim]

I think if Caribou Jim would put calls out to all his current and former leggy supermodel "friends", MSG would have no trouble selling out!

I don't think anyone can disagree with that.

[pbiflyer]

I think if Caribou Jim would put calls out to all his current and former leggy supermodel "friends", MSG would have no trouble selling out!

But would someone give them a ride from Milwaukee, or would it be another missed opportunity?

[CaribouJim]

But would someone give them a ride from Milwaukee, or would it be another missed opportunity?

Ouch!!!!!!

[IWB]

But would someone give them a ride from Milwaukee, or would it be another missed opportunity?

Post of the week pbiflyer, that was classic!

[ziggysfryboy]

But would someone give them a ride from Milwaukee, or would it be another missed opportunity?

With authority!!