i seriously can't believe some of you don't understand why baylor wouldn't be peeved about losing $15 million a year. i mean, i know you are all itching to get out of the big xii more than a black man itches to get out of vidor, but let's not let that get in the way of sanity. it's not like they're trying to foster the implosion of a conference because a network they knew was going to be around wanted to air a football game against kansas.
what's a little sad is how much the mentality of every school in TX is Machievellian to the point where it doesn't matter if you step over other TX schools, it's all out what's best for each institution, that the means justify the ends.
ok great let's talk sanity will Baylor actually keep TAMU from leaving? or are they just prolonging the inevitable? Honest question...
I'm reading the smoke from the fire, yo. Baylor seems to be the only known fly in the ointment at the moment. And notice how I said "if" not "when" on the lawsuits. You're the one who started flying the litigation speculation flag before anyone else, now you seem to be running from it. It's not hard to reason that Baylor would be the most likely to bring a suit out of this whole deal since they have the most to lose.
Fixed. If you want to make yourself better it's best to do that when you are a free agent, and not a year after you agree to be in a conference.
I flew the claim of litigation flag about 3 weeks ago, I think...maybe 2 weeks.m when i started hearing in in emails and texts. You all told me it was insignificant, "laughable" and a few tried to define for me what tortious interference was. totally sweet.
no, but that doesn't mean you waive your right to sue if you feel that may be an option for you down the road.
If they were worth the money they could get it somewhere else... the gravy train is leaving time for them to earn their pay check. You are worth what someone is willing to pay.
and boom goes the dynamite: ChrisLevel Chris Level All very fascinating RT @suzhalliburton Iowa state not waiving its rights to sue, either, according to des moines register. BU has company
what are you getting out of it then? I don't see how suing or threatening to sue (which don't doubt they have and are doing) gets them anywhere. To me their focus is way off and that is reason they are in this position in the first place.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/ar...ins-legal-rights-to-block-Texas-A-M-departure Iowa State officials are retaining their legal rights in the growing muddle surrounding Texas A&M’s decision to join the Southeastern Conference. John McCarroll, an Iowa State spokesman, said Wednesday that the school has not waived its rights to sue either the SEC or Texas A&M for the involvement in that university’s decision to leave the Big 12 Conference. “There has been no waiver of any legal rights,” said McCarroll, speaking for school president Gregory Geoffroy. Numerous media outlets have reported that Baylor officials have expressed interest in filing a lawsuit that would challenge the legality of A&M’s change of conferences. McCarroll said no other member of the Big 12 has asked Iowa State, however, to join in a lawsuit against SEC or Texas A&M. He declined comment on whether Iowa State would waive its rights at some point. The dramatic change in Texas A&M’s planned exodus to the SEC came to light when SEC presidents voted conditionally to accept the Aggies as the conference’s 13th member on Tuesday night. In announcing the vote, the SEC presidents said the university would be accepted as long as there were “no contractual hindrances to its departure." "We were notified (Tuesday) afternoon that at least one Big 12 institution had withdrawn its previous consent and was considering legal action," University of Florida president and SEC chairman Dr. Bernie Machen said in a statement released Wednesday. "The SEC has stated that to consider an institution for membership, there must be no contractual hindrances to its departure.” The SEC received written assurance from the Big 12 on Sept. 2 that it was free to accept Texas A&M as a member, Machen said. But that assurance applied to the conference as a whole, rather than individual members, according to USA Today. A decision on A&M’S SEC fate might take time, as each member may have to consider getting approval of their Board of Regents or executive boards to approve a waiver of legal rights. That doesn’t apply to Iowa State, however, according to Regents spokesperson Sheila Doyle. Doyle cited a Regents bylaw that provides the presidents of Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa authority to make all decisions relating to intercollegiate athletics. Geoffroy declined interview requests with the Des Moines Register this week.
are you kidding me with these posts? are you seriously asking why a university in a conference where tv deals were signed that gives them $15 milllion annually would not want to waive their rights to sue if they found that something illegal went on that caused them to lose this money. seriously? why don't you ask yourself why the SEC wants them to waive this right?
i'll say it one more time: $13-15 million per year for 20 years...lost. if you can't understand why someone would not gladly waive a claim to that, I'm not sure I can help out.
Also another thing I think is of note is the more BU kicks and screams the more unstable the big 12 becomes I think. Once again I can't say this enough BU is being shortsighted just like the Big 12 has been.
Iowa St. not waiving right to sue. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/ar...ins-legal-rights-to-block-Texas-A-M-departure How dare they not care more about the desire of A&M to separate from Texas. They are being so selfish. Why don't they just save A&M the trouble and move to the WAC forfeiting the millions and millions of dollars they will make in the big 12.
Blah blah blah. It's dumb to give up your option to sue later on and lose out on millions of dollars period. Call it whatever you like.
my understanding is that the meeting today was pretty well unified with a lot of anger directed at A&M. i'm reasonably certain liucci and the gang will contine to try to suggest this is just baylor...but it's not.
But BU is obviously threatening to sue when they have no sound stance on it. If they think the SEC or TAMU did something illegal would that not be out? would they not have or been investigating? These rumors are not new. If you are going to sue would NOW not be the time to sue? What other step do they want to happen? **** or get off the pot Baylor otherwise stop wasting my mother ****ing Time! Go start a BU to conference USA thread haters.
