03-19-2024, 04:46 PM
Sure, it’s all about getting settlement check.
But maybe our resident legal experts can answer this — what if Clemson (and FSU and anyone else) just went ahead and booked home-and-home series with the likes of Bama, Michigan, U$C, etc etc? How could any governance infrastructure prevent the teams from physically meeting on the field? (Assume for a minute that the SEC wanted Clemson - either now or in the future - would it really prevent Clemson/Bama from happening? How? By suspending Bama? Right….as if.)
I really wonder how much teeth these conference structures have. What’s to prevent Fox or ESPN or whoever to negotiate a separate TV deal to show a “bootleg” game or games?
Other than $$ I don’t see a whole lot of things that can deter a school or schools from going rogue.
But maybe our resident legal experts can answer this — what if Clemson (and FSU and anyone else) just went ahead and booked home-and-home series with the likes of Bama, Michigan, U$C, etc etc? How could any governance infrastructure prevent the teams from physically meeting on the field? (Assume for a minute that the SEC wanted Clemson - either now or in the future - would it really prevent Clemson/Bama from happening? How? By suspending Bama? Right….as if.)
I really wonder how much teeth these conference structures have. What’s to prevent Fox or ESPN or whoever to negotiate a separate TV deal to show a “bootleg” game or games?
Other than $$ I don’t see a whole lot of things that can deter a school or schools from going rogue.