From: james.m.gibson@gmail.com   
      
   On Friday, August 4, 2023 at 3:11:24 PM UTC-4, xyzzy wrote:   
   > Eric Ramon  wrote:    
   > > On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 6:26:41 AM UTC-7, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:    
   > >>>> Where do you think Oregon is going to land?    
   > >>> the talk is B1G but I wouldn't be surprised if Oregon and Washington    
   > >>> end up in the Big 12.    
   > >>>    
   > >>> It's also possible that a new conference will be formed, schools to be   
   determined.    
   > >> Depends on what you mean by "new conference." It could just be that,    
   > >> say, the Big 12 or Pac-whatever-it-is-this-week just accepts new teams    
   > >> and comes up with a more appropriate name accordingly.    
   > >>    
   > >> I suppose a full-on Big 12/Pac-12 merger could be a "new conference" if    
   > >> neither existing conference would really be in control of it, but I    
   > >> don't see that happening.    
   > >    
   > > here's an interesting article from today.    
   > >    
   > > https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/third-party-   
   nfluence-may-soon-shake-foundation-of-college-football-impacting   
   conferences-programs/    
   > >   
   > Speaking of possible private equity involvement:    
   >    
   > https://www.sportico.com/business/finance/2023/florida-state-a   
   hletics-jpmorgan-private-equity-funding-acc-1234733152/   
      
   Who gets saddled with the initial debt?  The university, so that if the later   
   the sponsorship doesn't work out, it crumbles completely as an institution?   
      
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