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Originally Posted by RustShack:
I don't see why the Big12 would get that waiver when the B1G never could(if they even tried I guess?)
But you would think the other conferences would want us to stay at 10 and continue to beat on each other instead of having a few more free wins like all the other conferences.
They aren't really free wins for the Big 12 considering the fact that you have the worst OOC winning percentage of any major conference, but I understand your point. Wouldn't want Baylor to play SMU, The Incarnate Word, Lamar, and La Petite in the OOC and still get Memphis, Cincy, Kansas, Texas Tech, and Kansas in conference. Nine free wins would be a pretty nice head start.
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https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/...in-big-12-2023
Cincinnati, Houston and UCF are negotiating a settlement in the “$17 million to $20 million range,” which would allow the schools to exit the American Athletic Conference early and officially join the Big 12 on July 1, 2023, sources told Action Network.
The completion of that deal would then allow the six Conference USA schools — Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA — to join the AAC on July 1, 2023.
AAC by-laws require departing schools to provide 27 months’ notice and pay a $10 million exit fee. Without the settlement, the schools may not leave until July 1, 2024.
BYU, an independent, will officially join the Big 12 next season.
American commissioner Mike Aresco initially sought $35 million from each school to leave early for the Big 12, sources said. In 2019, UConn paid only $17 million to leave the AAC early, despite providing only 12 months’ notice.
Multiple sources said they are “fully confident” that a settlement will be reached this month by UC, UH, UCF and the AAC.
The addition of BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF will give the Big 12 14 members next season, including Oklahoma and Texas, which will be leaving the Big 12 for the SEC in 2025 — unless they negotiate an early exit.
How Does Cincinnati, Houston & UCF’s Settlement Impact Conference USA?
The UC, UH and UCF deal is imperative for the six schools moving from C-USA to the AAC because they must provide 14 months’ notice before leaving.
That 14-month deadline was two days ago on Sunday, but the schools have requested and received a one-month extension from the league to the deadline before providing notice on their intention to leave, sources said.
The C-USA schools moving to the American must forego two years of conference revenue to the league, sources said. That amount could range from $1.5 million to $3 million per school, depending on whether College Football Playoff and NCAA basketball tournament revenue is ultimately determined as revenue provided by the league. The exact buyout remains undecided, sources said.
Besides those six schools leaving to the American, Conference USA members Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss, along with FCS member James Madison, will begin play in the Sun Belt this season. The C-USA schools negotiated a buyout with the league in the “neighborhood of $1.75 million” in addition to forfeiting one year of conference revenue, sources said.
To combat its losses, Conference USA, in turn, is adding Liberty, Jacksonville State, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State to its league in 2023.
C-USA also considered adding Tarleton State and Eastern Kentucky. In March, at the conference basketball tournament, C-USA presidents heard formal presentations from both schools, but the league decided not to add either at this time, sources said.
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https://www.tennessean.com/story/spo...gs/9896306002/
The SEC is considering an intraconference playoff in response to the uncertain future of the College Football Playoff and the conference's impending expansion to 16 teams, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported Monday.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey told ESPN that many options would be considered at the league's spring meetings next week as the conference evaluates the CFP's future after the 2025 season. Talks about a CFP expansion to 12 teams were started last year but fell apart after support eroded from other conferences.
"We need to engage in blue-sky thinking, which is you detach from reality. What are the full range of possibilities?" Sankey said to ESPN, noting that postseason changes are not imminent.
Florida athletics director Scott Stricklin told ESPN that schools will "absolutely" consider an all-SEC playoff.
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