Maryland may actually be leaving the ACC

[HJS]

According the Pitt Newspaper, MD has subpoenaed all docs relating to the ACC from Pitt. This seems stupid and overly broad... but it is supposed to be part of their defense that WF and Pitt tried to poach a team from the B1G (which I don't really understand).

Nonetheless, I am somewhat surprised the Big Ten hasn't told MD to stand down. First, the last thing the B10 needs is for the ACC (a business competitor) to demand similar... more relevant documents... about its TV negotiations and business marketing plans. Further, whatever antitrust action MD thinks it has because the ACC was considering poaching a team pales in comparison to a potential antitrust claim the ACC would have against B10 for ACTUALLY poaching a team.

[twballgame9]

I think the anti-trust is based on the exorbitant exit fee, not the poaching. Would be counter-intuitive to base an anti-trust claim on teams moving.

That said, I am too lazy to read the counterclaims again.

[gallopingghost]

According the Pitt Newspaper, MD has subpoenaed all docs relating to the ACC from Pitt. This seems stupid and overly broad... but it is supposed to be part of their defense that WF and Pitt tried to poach a team from the B1G (which I don't really understand).

Nonetheless, I am somewhat surprised the Big Ten hasn't told MD to stand down. First, the last thing the B10 needs is for the ACC (a business competitor) to demand similar... more relevant documents... about its TV negotiations and business marketing plans. Further, whatever antitrust action MD thinks it has because the ACC was considering poaching a team pales in comparison to a potential antitrust claim the ACC would have against B10 for ACTUALLY poaching a team.

MD is the new UConn. Their antics will backfire in the long run. Just pay the exit fee like you agreed to and move on douche bags.

[Dick Rosenthal]

Maryland's athletic department is broke and the University's finances are a mess. The State itself is going bankrupt and the gubernatorial election will only serve to determine whether the incompetent profligate spender will defeat the criminal profligate spender in the Democrat primary. The Republican, who is actually pretty smart, will draw about 35% of the vote in the general election. I think the Big Whatever is already regretting the decision to add Maryland. Just wait till Illinois declares goes the way of Greece and Iceland, which is almost a demographic certainty at this point, they will have two nearly bankrupt schools sucking the league down.

[rktbrkr]

Which two BIG schools would Pitt and WF be trying to poach?

The one that makes sense is Penn St - if the PA Gov tried to push it thru a la VA Gov force feeding VaTech to the ACC. I'm sure Pitt would love to have PSU in ACC with them and PSU would resist mightily unless the Gov somehow pressed for it.

WF has no logical connection to any BIG school that I can think of. Maybe there were one on one conversations between officials at some ACC schools with some BIG schools but without ACC approval.

This sounds like a fishing expedition by MD a desperation move to avoid a big penalty. If they cancelled the BIG move now would they have to pay a penalty to them? LOL

[eagle9903]

Which two BIG schools would Pitt and WF be trying to poach?

The one that makes sense is Penn St - if the PA Gov tried to push it thru a la VA Gov force feeding VaTech to the ACC. I'm sure Pitt would love to have PSU in ACC with them and PSU would resist mightily unless the Gov somehow pressed for it.

WF has no logical connection to any BIG school that I can think of. Maybe there were one on one conversations between officials at some ACC schools with some BIG schools but without ACC approval.

This sounds like a fishing expedition by MD a desperation move to avoid a big penalty. If they cancelled the BIG move now would they have to pay a penalty to them? LOL

Northwestern and penn state.

[rktbrkr]

Is there any connection between WF and NW aside from being excellent private schools with traditionally bad football teams?

[eagle9903]

Is there any connection between WF and NW aside from being excellent private schools with traditionally bad football teams?

No

[HJS]

So Rutgers just cut a check for $11.5mm to leave the AAC after one year in the conference... which is not unlike the check TCU cut to leave the Big East, a conference they never played a game in. It takes an awful lot of hubris to believe that all these universities throughout the country wrote multimillion dollar settlements and yet they all were essentially donations because they failed to consult the legal mind of a non-practicing college administrator who happend to hold a JD.

[HJS]

A little piece on the cooling off period we have entered in Conference Reallignment.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... -era-ended

It doesn't say so, but my guess is that the merry-go-round will start again when the B12's TV contracts come up again. BTW... was watching something the other day on Mizzou. Can't believe how badly the B10 screwed that up. Mizzou was literally putting off joining the SEC waiting for the B10 to make a counter-offer. Instead, Delany talked about there being no need to ever expand beyond 12 teams. A few months later they are stuck adding MD and Rutgers. Incredible.

[claver2010]

Welcome Louisville!

http://tracking.si.com/2014/02/25/louis ... =obnetwork

Report: Louisville football recruit arrested after impregnating his cousin

By Brendan Maloy

Sharieff Rhaheed-Muhammad recently accepted a football scholarship from Louisville. (WPTV-5 West Palm Beach)

Three-star Louisville football recruit Sharieff Rhaheed-Muhammad was arrested Monday on felony charges of lewd lascivious behavior after allegedly impregnating his 14-year-old cousin, according to WPTV NewsChannel 5′s Will Greenlee (via Deadspin’s Barry Petchesky).

Police reportedly obtained a warrant for a DNA sample, which proved with nearly 100 percent certainty that he was the father. The victim reportedly chose to abort the pregnancy.

From Greenlee’s report:

The teen girl’s mother told police she bought a pregnancy test and confronted her daughter in October after seeing her daughter acting strangely. The mother said her daughter began crying, saying she had had sex with Rhaheed-Muhammad.

The girl said she was 11 when Rhaheed-Muhammad began touching her inappropriately. She said when they had sex in June 2013, Rhaheed-Muhammad “did not force himself on her and that it just happened.”

Rhaheed-Muhammad plays linebacker for Fort Pierce (Fla.) Central High School

A spokesperson for Louisville told WPTV that coach Bobby Petrino had been made aware of the situation.

[DavidGordonsFoot]

A spokesperson for Louisville told WPTV that coach Bobby Petrino had been made aware of the situation.

Thank goodness for that.

[HJS]

A spokesperson for Louisville told WPTV that coach Bobby Petrino had been made aware of the situation.

Thank goodness for that.

Who better to sympathize with someone who made a mistake for inappropriate activities with someone much younger than Bobby Petrino?

[DavidGordonsFoot]

A spokesperson for Louisville told WPTV that coach Bobby Petrino had been made aware of the situation.

Thank goodness for that.

Who better to sympathize with someone who made a mistake for inappropriate activities with someone much younger than Bobby Petrino?

exacto

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

A spokesperson for Louisville told WPTV that coach Bobby Petrino had been made aware of the situation.

Thank goodness for that.

Who better to sympathize with someone who made a mistake for inappropriate activities with someone much younger than Bobby Petrino?

exacto

is the patron saint still looking for a job?

[HJS]

Apparently, the kid quietly verballed to Charlie Strong. Petrino really just held onto the commit. Caught this quote from his HS coach: "Sharieff is a great young man. He's one that you have to get to know first. He's very to himself at first, but once you really get to know him he really opens up and you really get to see what a fantastic human being he is. Louisville is getting a guy that's going to be fun to be around and a fun teammate as well."

[NotoriousOrange]

Seems like he is has a lot of fun at family reunions

[rktbrkr]

he should have signed with FSU, they have a crackerjack crim defense attorney knows how to handle these sex assault misunderstandings

[claver2010]

Didn't know where to put it but 4 of hte top 5 & 7 of top 10 basketball games on ESPN involved ACC teams

Moral: Swofford is clearly a bad negotiator




http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2014/03 ... -for-espn/

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

Didn't know where to put it but 4 of hte top 5 & 7 of top 10 basketball games on ESPN involved ACC teams

Moral: Swofford is clearly a bad negotiator




http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2014/03 ... -for-espn/

i think the arizona aid has gone to your brain claver. if swofford had been more forward thinking and created an all-acc network there would have been hundreds... that's right FUCKING HUNDREDS of people that would have watched those games

[HustlinOwl]

Didn't know where to put it but 4 of hte top 5 & 7 of top 10 basketball games on ESPN involved ACC teams

Moral: Swofford is clearly a bad negotiator




http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2014/03 ... -for-espn/

There were a lot of really bored people on January 7th.

[DuchesneEast]

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-03-21/sports/bs-sp-terps-lawsuit-0322-20140321_1_exit-fee-the-acc-atlantic-coast-conference

Subpoenas issued to at least 10 ACC schools in Maryland-ACC legal battle
'ACC's clear goal is to prevent any meaningful progress or resolution,' school says in motion filed Friday

Maryland's attorneys were quoted as saying : "Wahhhhhhh, they wont settle quickly, wahhhhh, wahhh, they are holding the money we owe them, wahhh"

[DuchesneEast]

I am reading this and they are employing a spaghetti defense. No matter what it costs the ACC I hope they dont settle. It will coast MD more and they cant divide it by 14.

[twballgame9]

I can't wait to see who the money pit in Bristol, CT Orlando, FLA hires to file the motions to strike and defend any depositions that take place.

[SiValEagle]

So Rutgers just cut a check for $11.5mm to leave the AAC after one year in the conference... which is not unlike the check TCU cut to leave the Big East, a conference they never played a game in. It takes an awful lot of hubris to believe that all these universities throughout the country wrote multimillion dollar settlements and yet they all were essentially donations because they failed to consult the legal mind of a non-practicing college administrator who happend to hold a JD.

Rutgers probably cut the check before the ink was dry on the B1G offer. They don't want any bumps in the road to B1G. They probably still can't believe their good fortune and are worried that B1G will somehow try to get out of taking them on.

[claver2010]

Fox Sports 1 launched. I still question how they are going to deliver the premiums sought for the Big Ten when they couldn't do it for their wholly-owned flagship sports station.
http://deadspin.com/you-will-not-be-pay ... 1154646778

The answer is Molly McGrath.

On FS1's #1 broadcast team for college football, not bad

[claver2010]

ACC keeps $31 MM already taken, but gets no more

http://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/ag ... -14_lryjmo

[hansen]

ACC keeps $31 MM already taken, but gets no more

http://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/ag ... -14_lryjmo

How much was the buyout supposed to be? i forget

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

ACC keeps $31 MM already taken, but gets no more

http://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/ag ... -14_lryjmo

How much was the buyout supposed to be? i forget

i thought it was north of 50

[eagle9903]

does this mean 81 will come back