If K-State had a snowball's chance of being in the Big 30, you would write a gasbagging manifesto about how it makes all the sense in the world. And if they were outside the Top 70 looking in, you would squeal like a stuck pig about how that's a terrible plan that's certain to fail.but you see your 30-team scenario will end up in court or congress, like nil. you can't cut off half or two thirds of the country's universities from participating in the national sport. that has never made sense from a fundamentals point of view. nor can you have ucla soccer flying to nyc to play rutgers - for long anyway. in commerce, the fundamentals have to be right for the game to be played, so to speak.
no i would not. i am a realist. i have done this sort of m&a stuff most of my career. if the fundamentals are not right, stuff just doesn't come together.If K-State had a snowball's chance of being in the Big 30, you would write a gasbagging manifesto about how it makes all the sense in the world. And if they were outside the Top 70 looking in, you would squeal like a stuck pig about how that's a terrible plan that's certain to fail.
But yeah, it's all about the economic fundamentals.
#Relentless-blowhard-who-can't-shut-up
I can only hope to God that I never owned stock in any of the entities you were evaluating. Imagine having due diligence performed by an attention-starved egomaniac who can convince himself of anything.no i would not. i am a realist. i have done this sort of m&a stuff most of my career. if the fundamentals are not right, stuff just doesn't come together.
Nothing prevents the remaining schools from competing on their own. K State and the Big 12 can join the NAIAbut you see your 30-team scenario will end up in court or congress, like nil. you can't cut off half or two thirds of the country's universities from participating in the national sport. that has never made sense from a fundamentals point of view. nor can you have ucla soccer flying to nyc to play rutgers - for long anyway. in commerce, the fundamentals have to be right for the game to be played, so to speak.
Let's see if I got this right.