2017 BYU Game could be cancelled...

[dawgstudent]

FWTCT brings up a great point.

http://www.forwhomthecowbelltolls.c...ougars-football-big-12-conference-realignment

 

[Xenomorph]

So we travel first in the home/home and get screwed again. What's new?

 

[dawgstudent]

Baylor nods. I'm just waiting for UMASS to drop football.

 

[Xenomorph]

It's like every other AD in the country knows.. "Hey, I should schedule...

..a home/home with those suckers in Starkville. They'll agree to travel first and then I can cancel!"

 

[patdog]

That would royally suck. We have got to have the worst luck in the country with teams backing out of their return games to Starkville. Although, a home game with Wisconsin would be pretty cool if we could work it out.

 

[Dawg1976]

Yeah, I wouldn't mind Wisconsin being the sub. Looks like they might need us too in the shake up.

 

[johnson86-1]

FWTCT brings up a great point.

http://www.forwhomthecowbelltolls.c...ougars-football-big-12-conference-realignment

I really don't think they're going to get conference realignment done with less than 14 months notice, but how in the 17 do you get mutual out clauses without a buyout for the team losing the home game? I would say the MSU lawyer that signed off on that needs to be publicly whipped, but the way the SEC put us behind the 8 ball by not only not giving us enough notice on teh power 5 requirement, but publicly announcing the requirement so that BYU knew we needed them a hell of a lot more than they needed us, that may have just been something BYU shoved down their throat because they could.

 

[patdog]

Yeah. It's disappointing that we still haven't learned how to structure a contract to prevent this.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Sounds like a reasonable provision

considering the situation.

In it there is language that would protect Mississippi State if the SEC were to go to nine conference games OR protect BYU if they were to join a Power 5 conference like the Big 12.


Odds are, we play the game anyway.

 

[patdog]

I don't think the chances of the SEC going to a 9-game schedule were ever nearly as high as was being reported. You don't add a P5 OOC requirement if you think you may be adding a conference game in the near future.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Looks like to me

we were the one that Needed the Game.

 

[johnson86-1]

considering the situation.

In it there is language that would protect Mississippi State if the SEC were to go to nine conference games OR protect BYU if they were to join a Power 5 conference like the Big 12.


Odds are, we play the game anyway.

That is in no way a reasonable provision. Hey, if we move to a 9 game SEC schedule, we can cancel a home game that would cost a couple of million dollars to replace with an equivalent opponent. If you join the Big 12, you can cancel an away game that you can then replace no problem, possible by taking a 7 figure payment to play another away game.

Again, not sure it's MSU's fault. The SEC 17ed us by not giving enough lead time on the new rule. But if it weren't for that, I would be ready to proclaim whoever negotiated the contract incompetent.

 

[EngDawg]

Isn't FWTCT done by WMD?

 

[bbqbully]

17 'Em. I don't want them here or there. That 2001 game with them was the worst 17ing I've ever seen done to an MSU team by officials in my lifetime. And I've seen some bad ones. Stay your Mormon asses in Utah.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

BYU is just like Mormon chicks---a lot of lead up and then nothing, it's ultimately depressing.

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[wtw2400]

Wisconsin would be a better opponent and it would bring a lot more fans to Starkville. Plus put a national spotlight on Starkville. Some of you maybe saying that Wisconsin wouldnt agree to a one game deal at Starkville but they may not have a choice with the new Big Ten and SEC Power 5 non conference rules.

Kudos to FWTCT for beating the instate media to get this up. Theyve been getting some great talent lately. Brian said on the B&B show the other day that Brooks Roberts is now a recruiting writer for them. Thats just great news.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Wisconsin would be a better opponent and it would bring a lot more fans to Starkville. Plus put a national spotlight on Starkville. Some of you maybe saying that Wisconsin wouldnt agree to a one game deal at Starkville but they may not have a choice with the new Big Ten and SEC Power 5 non conference rules.

Kudos to FWTCT for beating the instate media to get this up. Theyve been getting some great talent lately. Brian said on the B&B show the other day that Brooks Roberts is now a recruiting writer for them. Thats just great news.

Not sure we want a noncon game with Wisconsin. I'd rather find a weak sister for an auto win.

 

[Palos verdes]

I absolutely hate conference realignment!

 

[tatedog]

I can understand being out negotiated by Tulane, but who gets out lawyered by Mormons?

 

[rumsearch]

Live and learn

No shame getting out negotiated by someone who has lots of experience trying to keep MULTIPLE wives happy.

 

[missouridawg]

I can understand being out negotiated by Tulane, but who gets out lawyered by Mormons?

Outlawyered? We put a clause in there protecting us from a 9 game conference schedule too.

 

[johnson86-1]

Wisconsin would be a better opponent and it would bring a lot more fans to Starkville. Plus put a national spotlight on Starkville. Some of you maybe saying that Wisconsin wouldnt agree to a one game deal at Starkville but they may not have a choice with the new Big Ten and SEC Power 5 non conference rules.

The difference is, before getting bent over by us, Wisconsin would go to the Big 10 and say, hey, we lost a game due to no fault of our own and we're going to try to negotiate a power 5 replacement, but if you don't give us a waiver publicly, we're going to get a #%*& jammed up our ***. And the Big 10 would say, you're right, that would be idiotic for us to put you in that position. We'll grant you a waiver so you can at worst get a home and home on even terms.

On the flip side, we would be short another home game and also short a power 5 opponent, and the SEC, like they basically did when announcing the rule in the first place, will tell MSU to make sure we take lube to the negotiations.