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So would playing in Memphis or Mexico be worse?

Posted on 7/21/25 at 2:11 pm
Posted by Yukons Worst
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 2:11 pm
Posted by Dueces
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 2:15 pm to
Would this be called whoring yourself out?
Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
13329 posts
Posted on 7/21/25 at 2:16 pm to
Wow, that’s interesting. They want to be a big boy.
Posted by Jwho77
cyperspace
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 2:23 pm to
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
26952 posts
Posted on 7/21/25 at 2:34 pm to
Damn, that Fred Smith trust $ must be burning a hole in their pocket.
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
15439 posts
Posted on 7/21/25 at 2:35 pm to
The Fred Smith estate must be making payments to his beneficiaries, and Memphis is getting $200M to join a power conference.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 2:38 pm to
If you aint SEC or B1G you aint shite
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 2:40 pm to
Theyll call you. You don’t call them
Posted by Swagga
504
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 2:40 pm to
Memphis should focus solely on basketball going forward. Theyre never going to be a power player in football or baseball, and 200 million goes a long way.

You don’t need to be P5 in NCAAB to get in the tourney. This seems like a poor use of really valuable resources.
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 2:43 pm to
Seems like it would be a hell of a lot easier and cheaper for Memphis to just bribe enough school presidents to vote them in.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 2:44 pm to
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Memphis should focus solely on basketball going forward. Theyre never going to be a power player in football or baseball, and 200 million goes a long way.

You don’t need to be P5 in NCAAB to get in the tourney. This seems like a poor use of really valuable resources.


But even if your football team sucks you get a cut of TV money

What was profit share for big12 vs AAC last season?
Posted by Carter
Member since Nov 2003
3584 posts
Posted on 7/21/25 at 4:08 pm to
Given the history of Memphis trying to get into a big conference, this isn't surprising. I'm shocked they could throw around 200 million though.
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 4:18 pm to
I want to know what Tulane’s offering the ACC…
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 5:36 pm to
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I'm shocked they could throw around 200 million though.


Fred Smith net worth 5 billion
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 6:03 pm to
So much bad news coming out of Memphis lately

But this is by far the most embarrassing
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 6:41 pm to
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want to know what Tulane’s offering the ACC…


You'd think they wouldn't have to buy their way in. Makes geographic sense even if that means less than it used to. Decent academic profile. Recruiting pipeline into Louisiana. We know better but NOLA is seen as a good travel destination. They proved they can be respectable in football.
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
54311 posts
Posted on 7/21/25 at 7:22 pm to
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You'd think they wouldn't have to buy their way in.


Well SMU had to
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
17990 posts
Posted on 7/21/25 at 7:26 pm to
It was Fred’s dying wish to join the BIG XII
Posted by Keys Open Doors
In hiding with Tupac & XXXTentacion
Member since Dec 2008
32838 posts
Posted on 7/21/25 at 8:07 pm to
Did SMU pay $200 million and forfeit a decade of TV payments?

I think that was the deal, right,?
Posted by Dueces
Member since Jul 2009
1120 posts
Posted on 7/21/25 at 9:16 pm to
The bullet point where they would allow themselves to be put up for expulsion is just pathetic.
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