So basically no different than 8 days ago…still talking, haven’t come to a financial agreement both parties can agree on.
Frankly, I’d love for the WCC to force GU’s hand, ditch the sweetheart deal from several years ago agreed to solely to appease GU. Maybe they’ll be pissed off enough that they’ll take whatever offer the B12 has given them, however bad it may be. They are likely to leave anyhow so the sooner the better. The WCC can then get on with life whatever that looks like.
I agree. Pull the rug from the Zags and just get it over with.
The comment about NCAA Tournament units is interesting. The only way I can interpret that, if true, is that the Zags are trying to get the Big-12 to agree to some incentive structure for NCAA appearances like what they have in the WCC. They probably realize that their overall media share is going to be a fraction of what the football schools get, and they may even have to start out taking no media revenue a la SMU to the ACC. They want to keep NCAA Tourney units to fund the program. I expect the Big 12 can’t collectively go as far as the Zags might want. Sharing the revenue for any future tournament success from Gonzaga will help off-set the costs of bringing them into a conference based in the Southwest and Midwest.
Sooner or later, the Zags will learn what it’s like to be the fish swimming with the sharks.
This article and Yormark’s quote in it sounds less promising for GU in the near term.
The latest Gonzaga to the Big 12 rumors (msn.com)
And this article suggests the ACC could implode. If that happens I imagine you see Clemson and FSU jump to the SEC. NC and Duke are two valuable of brands not to land somewhere and could be a bidding war if you will between Big10 (stronger in basketball) and SEC (stronger in football). But makes you wonder about Stanford and Cal…will they be back in the same position as WSU and Oregon State in a few years looking for a home.
Notre Dame to Big Ten becomes a real possibility as ACC implosion looks imminent with changing times in the conference realignment arena (sportskeeda.com)