Rosenberg (SI): Michigan regents discussed leaving Big Ten Conference

I like the idea, but go where? Independent is a financially weak place to be, look at ND. ACC is a nothing football conference with a terrible TV revenue deal. CFP won't hold a spot for Michigan.  I hate NDs Independence (Self-serving and self importance). I want Michigan to win championships against the best.

I thought there would be about a 5% chance before, but after what happened today I give it a 50% shot now. Im all for it, Burn down their false empire.

God I fucking hope so

I wouldn’t be shocked if he leaves the job before Michigan has the chance to get out of the conference. That way he can blame it on someone else. 

Even if Michigan moved aggressively on this, leaving the conference doesn’t happen overnight. It won’t happen next year and likely not the year after. May not happen for 5-6 years or until the next TV contract renewal. But I’d be willing to bet Pettiti will leave and take another job before Michigan dumps the B1G. That way the B1G can hire another commissioner and he can say “hey it’s that guy’s fault.”

Snatch a Conference Championship and a Natty first.

Also per other thread this was leaked to ESPN 30 minutes before UM was informed AS THEIR TEAM WAS ON A PLANE - TO A SPORTS CHANNEL THAT DOESNT CARRY Big 10 GAMES!!!!!!

BET!

Tony is a tit, man
Suckin' on ol' Ryan's glans
Suckin' on his member
It's a sweeter than November wine.
Yes it's sweeter than the wine.
You can tell by the way the guy burps that it's gotta taste fine.

**Apologies to the Wainwright family

UM to ACC.  Brings ND.

OSU to SEC.

USC and UCLE and Oregon and Wash go "this is NOT what we signed up for."

And Iowa and Purdue and MSU wonder why the networks suddenly pull all that $$$ they'd been promised.

Rosenberg working back into the good graces of the Michigan family? This issue has made strange bedfellows.

Also, I had no idea about the connection between Stalions and the dude on the CMU staff. Well done sir.

Even if it doesn't happen, just the threat is huge!!

well stop discussing and actively start the legal process of leaving 

I wouldn't suggest something impulsive but explore a super conference with schools that draw big money like ND, Bama, USC, Texas, A&M, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma.  It probably means that we need to drag OSU and PSU with us.  It would generate a huge TV contract.

Let MSU and Purdue find something who will pay to broadcast them.

Michigan

Notre Dame

Florida State

Clemson

Miami

North Carolina

Duke

Edit: Forgot about Cal and Stanford too. Please make this happen, it's the perfect combination of athletic and academic prestige.

I'm all for it. ACC, SEC, B12, Pac2, Independent, new conference. I don't care, if the conference will allow mob rule before due process and punish for something that is not illegal but because it was allegedly obtained in a possibly illegal manner then this is the results.

Good, even if a bluff they need to hear this message how idiotically they've handled this.

Good. Fuck this shit hole of a conference. ACC or independent!

this whole thing is so fucking stupid.

this is like saying “it’s ok to steal someone’s TV as long as you enter through a window. Michigan picked the lock on the front door and stole the TV, therefore they deserve punishment.”

What are the chances that the contractual language could allow Michigan to break away free and clear under the current circumstances?

The only conference to whom moving does not materially *hurt* Michigan is the SEC.

I think moving is a bad idea. But moving to the ACC or the Big 12 is a *very* bad idea.

OSU's involvement in this complicates matters, because they are the logical moving partner... but they are part of the problem.

And I suspect that contracts are pretty ironclad. And the B1G's tv partners would be livid.

They should be (and, I'm confident, probably are) livid right now. Especially if there's any traction to this report.