http://www.cufund.org/wp-content/the...l%20Report.pdf
With nearly $300 million of donations collected in two years time (2007-08 and 2008-09), leaving the Big 12 shouldn't be an issue. I'm sure a good number of that alumni group would love to see CU in the Pac-10.
I'd buy back my season tix tomorrow if Bohn came out and said that we were going to the PAC regardless of any other expansion plans by other teams, and we need fan support to help payoff the penalty.
I would do this even with the asshat head coach we have.
However until something positive comes out of the athletic department, I'm left with "burned to the ground", and that has made me forget how to write any check payable to the University of Colorado.
Everyone is so focused on the AD, and yes, athletics are a main driver in this, but this ultimately has nothing to do with Bohn, the AD or the AD budget. If the invite comes, the AD will provide input, but the AD could say 'no' and the Regents could say 'yes'. That's not gonna happen, but you get the gist. This is a SCHOOL decision that helps both academics and athletics. The money for this will come from the school, maybe equally from the academic side and the athletic side. It's a CU thing, not an AD thing.Originally Posted by GoBuffs08
My support for CU is due to the past, present and future.
The past - Too many good times to count.
The present - the success of cross country and track, and kinship with too many dear ol CU friends.
The future - our next mNC!
Go Buffs!
Colorado football is not a matter of life and death; it's more important than that.
exactly. ESPN asking if CU AD has the money. F that. There is money to get this done. Do we have the money NOT to do it?
Nothing explains why CU needs to join the Pac-10 quite like just observing Texas Politico's the last few days. OU pulling OSU along? Come on. Time to distance ourselves from these retards. The Pac10 is SO much better suited for CU.
First of all, it's not a buyout fee. Everyone is reporting this incorrectly. It is a penalty. At the end of the academic and athletic year, the Big 12 pays disbursements to all members. CU gets around $9 million. Should CU decide to leave the contract, then CU will not receive 50% of its disbursements for the final 2 years. So our AD will have to absorb $4-5 million per year in lost revenue the next 2 years, but there's no check to be written to the Big 12.
If we accept a Pac invite, then CU fans need to rally, buy our season tickets, and make our donations. We need to enter the new conference from a position of strength.
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I will buy all sorts of stuff as soon as Hawkins is gone. Can't be strong with him at the helm. The PAC move is a great start though, but if we roll in to a new conference with that loser the school is not showing any kind of commitment to trying to win or for that matter even be mediocre.
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The CU Fund is such a joke. It has, like, $500 million? It used to be over $700 million. Do you know what the big boys have? Multi billion. That is what they have. Plus, they don't give a **** about sprots.
9 million loan shouldn't be impossible. ****ing assholes.
The other thing to keep in mind on the exit penalties is that if six or more teams leave the conference, then it ceases to exist and any penalties that might ensue are null and void.
Not true according to what people have been posting today. Apparently takes a 9 school vote to disband without paying off the remaining schools.
This would seem to be the case according to the bylaws (http://http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/handbook/ConferenceHandbook.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410) but there's nothing specific in there about what happens if the conference ceases to exist. They only mandate a vote of 75% on financial issues (obviously paraphrased but that's the crux of it). I refuse to believe that Texas will give any extra money to the remnants of the conference if it bolts though. If 6 (or more) teams leave the conference, no one is forfeiting money. I'd bet money on that.
The regents could have just read this thread, and blown off that meeting this evening with the attorneys.
given that this is allbuffs, they probably would get more attorney's giving advice (and for free!) by reading allbuffs than having a meeting.
Anyone know anything about Tom Marsico?
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