What it says is absolutely nothing. No conference would willingly walk into a sure-fire lawsuit. There's not a program in this country worth that. That's a poor analogy, IMO. First of all, A&M is not asking for the assets and kids; the *SEC* is. A&M has, in fact, asked for *nothing* other than their freedom (which they didn't really even ask for, right? Because, well, frankly, they don't have to, as far as I know - they are not contractually bound to the Big12, are they?) The proper analogy, if we're sticking with the divorce theme, is the kid (A&M) asking to live with his mother (SEC), which she agrees to so long as the dad (Big12)... well, signs a paper stating he won't sue for custody.
They don't; no waivers, in fact, are needed. But the SEC has asked for them, for CYA purposes. If the 9 schools refuse... the SEC could simply grant A&M entrance and go about their business. But the threat of a lawsuit would linger...
Well, they basically need them or else they can't take their big field trip east. All waivers are "just CYA"; ....that doesn't mean the teacher is going to let you get on the bus without your SIGNED permission slips, rather your boarding the bus is contingent thereupon. Ergo, looks like Texas A&M got its dad & uncles & elder brothers to sign their permission slips, but getting its crazy baptist relations and angry plains kinfolk to do the same may be more difficult. Too bad...
lol at aggy whining about a "violation of trust". like when you committed to the big xii last year that resulted in a huge tv contract that will most likely be voided? cry me the brazos.
The ACC did it when they grabbed teams from the Big East. There is your answer. Trying to compare this to a marriage is really r****ded. The SEC is asking for something that is unprecedented.
Then A&M should just ask them to do that instead of making unreasonable requests. Waive your right to sue before the ish even hits the fan? Just waive your right to sue period!! That takes a pair. Kinda like me going up to a man and asking to bone his wife. If you want them SEC, just take them.
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The landscape has changed though, Groogrux. We can't just paint a picture and then leave it at that. This has been, and will continue to be a very dynamic situation. College football is being swallowed by the sound of inevitability. We are headed to conference Armageddon. A&M was wise to get out in front of it in order to control their own destiny. If not them, believe me - someone else would have made this move. The Big 12 was not going to survive this.
A&M has no control over the SEC or Big 12. This is longer really about A&M; they've made their move. Are you having marital issues? LOL. Lots of divorce and wife-boning here! Just as I don't begrudge Baylor their right to go down fighting, I don't see how anyone can blame the SEC for CYAing. Earlier, MM mentioned, iirc, that Baylor received $15M/year for 20 years as part of their Big12 TV contract - is that right? If that # is wildly off, I apologize - but I thought that's what I read. So theoretically, Baylor could sue the SEC for $300M. Theoretically, the 9 Big 12 schools together could sue the SEC for $2.7B. (Again, using numbers I believe MM provided earlier - it may be more as I assume UT, OU and probably OSU receive more/year than Baylor, et al.) There is not a program in existence that's worth a potential $2.7B lawsuit.
Of course they do. But if I know I'm innocent I'm probably not worried about covering my arse or getting sued if I have nothing to hide.
There's more to a lawsuit than just winning/losing. They have to pay for it, regardless, and dedicate untold number of resources towards it. And then, yeah - through misrepresentation or an unfavorable verdict, etc., there's always the specter that they could lose the darn thing. A lawsuit is to be avoided at all cost. I'm guessing SEC's point of view is: A&M came to us; we didn't poach them; we didn't even pursue them. They asked for admittance and, with your blessing, we'll OK it. Basically, A&M is asking SEC for a cut and SEC is making sure the people in line behind them are OK with the move.
Long piece from SI: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...rd.ld.writethru.1786/index.html#ixzz1XKGm1CkT
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