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09-05-2021, 03:20 PM | #9571 | |
**** That Noise
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Jack Trice
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It will be a lot more clear if they sign or GoR or not. It’s still possible in a year or two other conferences extended invites to the remaining 8(or at least 5-7 of them). They aren’t doing their negotiations yet. Their rights are up in 24(and Big12 in 25). There’s time. TCU was set to join the Big East(as was Iowa State) until they got the Big12 invite and the Big12 ended up surviving and Big East went away from football. If conferences don’t expand, I think the Big12 does. Maybe adds Memphis and Boise St. I really think Amazon is going to become a player and overpay for the Big12 if it stays together. That will open the door to other conferences in the future. They already have NFL Thursday Night Football, and are trying to get Sunday Ticket. The more football fans for them the better. They can also advertise said schools products, which I’ve been guilty of seeing a slick Chiefs or Cyclones item and buying. My source said(about a month ago) than Amazon is interested in a 14-16 team Big12, and media footprint doesn’t matter to them. They want the large alumni base, avid fans, and more people seeing their ads and buying products from them. They also have triple the money of Disney/ESPN(who disney is already thinking about getting rid of). It’s going to be an interesting next few years. |
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09-05-2021, 03:37 PM | #9572 |
Inmem 2.0
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09-05-2021, 04:03 PM | #9573 | |
Rabbi Goldmann
Join Date: Nov 2012
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If Amazon wanted that, why not do it with PAC? Their deal expires same time ours does, 2024. They have way better brands and superior markets. Plus Amazon is a West-coast high tech brand associates with those programs. And I’m aware their sports suck (5 of the 6 North teams lost yesterday and Oregon survived at the end vs SDSU). |
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09-05-2021, 05:32 PM | #9574 | |
**** That Noise
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I’m assuming going to Amazon has some risk, and at this point the Big12 may have to take some risks. |
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09-06-2021, 02:33 PM | #9575 | |
Would an idiot do that?
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Arizona
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I've always thought it was a weird flex, whether it's Kansas football or how Kansas BB aren't supposed to ever do it, or i KU fans making fun of KSU fans doing it in the octagon, etc. One week people are flexing fandom because people in SoCal don't care to show up to sports, then the next week we're flexing because the Kansas fans who did show up had too much fun. |
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09-06-2021, 04:57 PM | #9576 | |
Champion Golfer Of The Year
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Holy crap.. 2010 |
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09-07-2021, 02:01 AM | #9577 |
Would an idiot do that?
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09-07-2021, 02:13 AM | #9578 | |
The talking stonehead
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Blue Springs, MO
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Maybe an FCS move would be the smart thing for them in the long run with all this realignment focusing on football programs. |
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09-07-2021, 04:05 PM | #9579 |
**** That Noise
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Location: Jack Trice
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And Kansas thinks they are going to the B1G.
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09-07-2021, 04:06 PM | #9580 |
I’m a Mahomo!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mid-Missouri
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09-07-2021, 04:16 PM | #9581 |
Time For Your Wake Up Call !!!
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09-07-2021, 04:16 PM | #9582 |
MVP
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09-07-2021, 04:36 PM | #9583 |
El Gato Gordo Loco
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09-07-2021, 05:29 PM | #9584 |
MVP
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09-07-2021, 05:36 PM | #9585 |
In Search of a Life
Join Date: Mar 2006
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They are taking extra time to put glitter allover the invite since they like art and shit.
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