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$35m in exit fees for Army to join AAC
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:49 pm
by wpgrad
“Another hurdle is Army’s future football schedules. As an independent, the Black Knights have more than 80 games scheduled in the coming years, with a combined exit fee of more than $35 million, sources tell Yahoo Sports. The school has enlisted scheduling guru Dave Brown in an effort to break free of the agreements or reschedule the games. There is a possibility that Army’s scheduled opponents could conceivably play one another.”
Re: $35m in exit fees for Army to join AAC
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2023 4:47 pm
by ColdWarYushok87
Dave Brown the former Giants QB?? Oh boy.
Re: $35m in exit fees for Army to join AAC
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:10 pm
by RABBLE
Do you mean that the exit fee to payoff 80 plus teams is 35 Million???
Tell all our conference lovers take a powder. What the hell!!
Forget all this crap for the recent reasons contained on my post on the subject. I think everybody up there are going nuts.
Stay the course and just laugh about joining another league like the last time, Monken or no Monken.
We will do nicely staying our own boss in matters of football, thank you.
It' would be like the president of Yale telling us who to schedule, when we play and the site we play and the time we play. Anybody got a brain up there at the academy?
Oh sure, money talks alright but what happens when this second- rate teams of the AAC depart and then what do you do?
Twiddle your thumbs, pay a big exit fee like the last time and then start all over again after Monken moves on or retires.
You know damn well that this league is only a stepping- stone for those teams to a Power 5 conference.
Re: $35m in exit fees for Army to join AAC
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:27 am
by palidog
I understand that Army is negotiating those fees into its new deal with the AAC. Plus, not all these deals are signed, especially those down the line, or have out clauses that limit liability.
Re: $35m in exit fees for Army to join AAC
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:26 am
by rog66
RABBLE wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:10 pm
Do you mean that the exit fee to payoff 80 plus teams is 35 Million???
Tell all our conference lovers take a powder. What the hell!!
Forget all this crap for the recent reasons contained on my post on the subject. I think everybody up there are going nuts.
Stay the course and just laugh about joining another league like the last time, Monken or no Monken.
We will do nicely staying our own boss in matters of football, thank you.
It' would be like the president of Yale telling us who to schedule, when we play and the site we play and the time we play. Anybody got a brain up there at the academy?
Oh sure, money talks alright but what happens when this second- rate teams of the AAC depart and then what do you do?
Twiddle your thumbs, pay a big exit fee like the last time and then start all over again after Monken moves on or retires.
You know damn well that this league is only a stepping- stone for those teams to a Power 5 conference.
Rabble as usual you make more sense than anyone. Do we need a scheduling guru to figure out how we can fork over 35 million to be part of a now low tier G5 conference? Does the AAC really want Army so bad where they would be willing pay the 35 million fee to have Army part of their conference? I DON'T THINK SO! Do we really want to be like Navy with losing records year in and year out and be drummed into irrelevance after finally building our football program back up?
How about when the new construction on the stadium is finally completed? Does anyone in their right mind believe having 6 AAC teams playing at Michie stadium is going to sellout ever game? Wasn't that the reason for building the new addition was to have some better P5 teams come in and play there? Once Army gets in the AAC good luck trying to get out of it.
Maybe I should have checked with my guru before posting this, but my guru is not costing me 35 million dollars.
Re: $35m in exit fees for Army to join AAC
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:04 pm
by hiangle6
rog66 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:26 am
RABBLE wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:10 pm
Do you mean that the exit fee to payoff 80 plus teams is 35 Million???
Tell all our conference lovers take a powder. What the hell!!
Forget all this crap for the recent reasons contained on my post on the subject. I think everybody up there are going nuts.
Stay the course and just laugh about joining another league like the last time, Monken or no Monken.
We will do nicely staying our own boss in matters of football, thank you.
It' would be like the president of Yale telling us who to schedule, when we play and the site we play and the time we play. Anybody got a brain up there at the academy?
Oh sure, money talks alright but what happens when this second- rate teams of the AAC depart and then what do you do?
Twiddle your thumbs, pay a big exit fee like the last time and then start all over again after Monken moves on or retires.
You know damn well that this league is only a stepping- stone for those teams to a Power 5 conference.
Rabble as usual you make more sense than anyone. Do we need a scheduling guru to figure out how we can fork over 35 million to be part of a now low tier G5 conference? Does the AAC really want Army so bad where they would be willing pay the 35 million fee to have Army part of their conference? I DON'T THINK SO! Do we really want to be like Navy with losing records year in and year out and be drummed into irrelevance after finally building our football program back up?
How about when the new construction on the stadium is finally completed? Does anyone in their right mind believe having 6 AAC teams playing at Michie stadium is going to sellout ever game? Wasn't that the reason for building the new addition was to have some better P5 teams come in and play there? Once Army gets in the AAC good luck trying to get out of it.
Maybe I should have checked with my guru before posting this, but my guru is not costing me 35 million dollars.
So which of the current teams we have coming to Michie are going to sell out a game? Holy Cross? Deleware State? Maybe Troy? And why would an updated Michie attract any other P5 teams? It's not like they will get part of the gate if we do sell out. Not sure about the whole 35 mill number, but that is for the AD to figure out. We are currently playing CUSA, AAC, Sunbelt, and FCS (8 of 10 games excluding Navy and AF) teams as the bulk of out schedule. I submit that AAC would be an upgrade to schedule quality. Certainly SMU, Tulane, and Rice, are nationally known institutions, if not football powerhouses.
Re: $35m in exit fees for Army to join AAC
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:06 pm
by rbmarmy
I forget how much it cost us to get out of Conf USA but it was more than enough. And then we struggled for 2 years to get back on track. Now 35 million to get out of future schedules and some very attractive games.. If Conf AAC does not work what will be the exit fee yo leave then. And don't forget the 98 million dollar renovation that will now cost 172 million now and is on hand what about the old stadium because of storm damage and price. Pretty soon its real money
Re: $35m in exit fees for Army to join AAC
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:32 pm
by hiangle6
By my count we have exactly 1 P5 team scheduled to come to Michie in the next decade that is not named Syracuse, Wake Forest, or BC. That would be Cincinnati in 2031. Other than that it is a bunch of teams that are at the same level or below the current AAC roster. Not discounting the cost of buying out of those games, but schedule quality should not be a reason we opt out of the AAC.
Re: $35m in exit fees for Army to join AAC
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:51 pm
by wpgrad
hiangle6 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:32 pm
By my count we have exactly 1 P5 team scheduled to come to Michie in the next decade that is not named Syracuse, Wake Forest, or BC. That would be Cincinnati in 2031. Other than that it is a bunch of teams that are at the same level or below the current AAC roster. Not discounting the cost of buying out of those games, but schedule quality should not be a reason we opt out of the AAC.
Changed it for you: "we have a whole bunch of P5's that are coming to Michie in the next 10 years to include BC, Syracuse, Wake Forest and Cinci."
Re: $35m in exit fees for Army to join AAC
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:23 pm
by hiangle6
And your statement is just as deceptive as you believe mine to be. Except mine does not guild the lilly to imply there are a bunch of other P5 teams on their way to Michie.