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Ben Johnson's avatar

I don't think it was naive. I think in the long run they will come out further ahead by not making such a rushed impulsive decision where they gave up shares for upwards of 8 years, especially now when they will receive a quarter of what they were expecting this year. Reality bites sometimes.

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RhinoDawg's avatar

With regard to O & UW, I’m not sure that’s the case. They settled for less, but that equals what they were getting on the expiring contract, and 75% more than the Apple offer. They’re in one of the top two conferences, and in an expanded recruiting footprint. A plane ride is a plane ride. The extra expenses are blown out of proportion.

The teams that are the most screwed are Stanford and Cal. That’s a head scratcher. The ACC? That’ll be gone in less than two years. I certainly think the PAC-2 schools fared better than them, even before the financial judgement.

I’m still hoping that the Cougs n Beavs can tread water long enough to latch onto a P4 conference that includes equal or better programs. Reaching down wont end well for them, unless they’re satisfied not playing the dirty game year after year.

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RhinoDawg's avatar

Which isn’t a bad plan either.

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