Secret meetings and survival mode: Inside the stunning USC-UCLA move and the chaos it caused
When the Big Ten landed USC and UCLA, it rocked the sports world. Here's how the move happened and the scramble it unleashed once word got out.
Here is how this actually went down.
- Thread starter 12375CAT
- Start date
This is a really good read. Thank you.
Of particular interest is the strength of the ACC’s exit structure, which would make it very difficult for Fla St. or Miami or anyone (except, it’s implied but not outright stated, Notre Dame) to leave.
Rittenberg has carved out a great career following his time as ace Daily Northwestern sports editor.
Of particular interest is the strength of the ACC’s exit structure, which would make it very difficult for Fla St. or Miami or anyone (except, it’s implied but not outright stated, Notre Dame) to leave.
Rittenberg has carved out a great career following his time as ace Daily Northwestern sports editor.
"Rittenberg has carved out a great career following his time as ace Daily Northwestern sports editor."
Agreed!
Agreed!
I'm listening to SiriusXM ESPNU College Sports Radio with Andrea Adelson who also is part of the above article.
ACC Withdraw Fee $120 Million in 2022
Example: ACC Grant of Rights Fee $30 Million in 2022 and increases each year. Grant of Rights also affects TV for departing team even in new conference.
Example: ACC Grant of Rights Fee $30 Million in 2022 and increases each year. Grant of Rights also affects TV for departing team even in new conference.
i had already found and read that article and thought it was honestly kind of mediocre, one that told people most of what they already knew. i suppose i was already quite familiar with the ACC grant of rights etc. i dunno, ESPN reporting and journalism these days is kind of disappointing. they were onto something interesting with the timing of the meeting and then the subsequent announcement but they seemingly weren't able to get anything useful from an actual source that had inside information on the process, it was just people talking about their perspectives from the outside. which, well, any of us could tell us our own perspectives and reactions from the outside, we don't need other ADs to tell us that they were shocked or surprised.
it was headlined as a tell-all and in reality i thought it was a "tell not much (that you don't already know)". but with lots and lots of words so you are supposed to be impressed by it as a long-form piece.
What I find bothersome about this piece: It heavily features numerous unnamed sources. Sometimes you just have to go with the anonymous well-placed source in a piece like this, but when the whole thing pivots on a bevy of them, one after the other, it compromises credibility. (Which AR already knows, I'm sure.)
You either think that was funny because you believe it is untrue, or else because you know that it is true and you approve. I rather suspect this is a case of the latter.
It reminds me of a Northwestern fan who, for some reason almost impossible to discern, believes that college football history began in 1995.
