Oliver Luck hired by B12.

[WVUALLEN]

N Carolina and ND are the two major players left
Clemson and Florida State would have to become AAU schools. ND is a big enough brand that their AAU status wouldn’t matter.
But the target has now shifted to the ACC. Their stupidity with the GOR is the reason why it isn’t breaking up today.
They are stuck making less than 1/2 what the SEC and B1G make so UNC will be very vulnerable when time comes.
Crazy thing is they already aren’t even Top 20 in revenue

Anyone looking at everything has to say the ACC won’t last
If it does it would be at the same place as the Big 12. Behind the SEC and B1G.

Nebraska? Only non AAU member of Big 10.

 

[TownesVanZandt]

GOR is to the end of the current media contract
If the media contract is somehow extended then the wording can remove either school from their obligation to the conference
The problem is of course Fox who holds media rights as well and aren’t interested in extending them with the Big 12
But that can be easily paid off

 

[mofo]

Hope the
West Virginia University leadership, is not Influenced by the Stupidity represented here, hourly.

Sincerely

 

[steeleer]

No, that isnt his job.

He wasn't hired to help schools depart the conference, dummy.

His role will be advising the B12 conference in the TX/OU departure, possibly expansion, media rights regotiation, ect. He cannot ethically perform that role if he is also working to help WVU jump ship - those are opposite missions.

That is very simple, very basic.

I'd argue he has no fiduciary duty to any of the schools - he isn't managing their money or any assets. You are misusing terms.

His duty would be to the conference.

Everything else you said are the ramblings of a person who watches TV but has no real life experience.

What you are suggesting Luck do is completely unethical.

1) He isn't managing their money, but dumping WVU to the curb would have a massive financial impact.
Fiduciary Duty (per Cornell Law) "When someone has a fiduciary duty to someone else, the person with the duty must act in a way that will benefit someone else, usually financially.

2) The Big 12 is an organization but it is not owned by any one person. It exists to serve its member teams. The B12 commissioner works for the schools in a way similar to the NFL Commissioner. In the end, if everyone has a home going forward and are satisfied with the outcome, then that is all that matters.

There is a real possibility that every team ends up elsewhere else. If Luck can help maneuver that, who is going to sue him?

Lastly, if a couple more teams leave, then the B12 no longer officially exists. Kinda limits one's legal options when there is no longer a conference.

 

[mofo]

1) He isn't managing their money, but dumping WVU to the curb would have a massive financial impact.
Fiduciary Duty (per Cornell Law) "When someone has a fiduciary duty to someone else, the person with the duty must act in a way that will benefit someone else, usually financially.

2) The Big 12 is an organization but it is not owned by any one person. It exists to serve its member teams. The B12 commissioner works for the schools in a way similar to the NFL Commissioner. In the end, if everyone has a home going forward and are satisfied with the outcome, then that is all that matters.

There is a real possibility that every team ends up elsewhere else. If Luck can help maneuver that, who is going to sue him?

Lastly, if a couple more teams leave, then the B12 no longer officially exists. Kinda limits one's legal options when there is no longer a conference.

That's why there will be
zero Exodus till 2025.

Talk is cheap.

 

[Darth_VadEER]

1) He isn't managing their money, but dumping WVU to the curb would have a massive financial impact.
Fiduciary Duty (per Cornell Law) "When someone has a fiduciary duty to someone else, the person with the duty must act in a way that will benefit someone else, usually financially.

2) The Big 12 is an organization but it is not owned by any one person. It exists to serve its member teams. The B12 commissioner works for the schools in a way similar to the NFL Commissioner. In the end, if everyone has a home going forward and are satisfied with the outcome, then that is all that matters.

There is a real possibility that every team ends up elsewhere else. If Luck can help maneuver that, who is going to sue him?

Lastly, if a couple more teams leave, then the B12 no longer officially exists. Kinda limits one's legal options when there is no longer a conference.

He doesn't work for WVU. He works for the B12 conference. Not a specific individual school.

By your argument, Bowlsby should be helping TX/OU leave to SEC because it's more beneficial to them....right?

If Luck's desire is to assist individual schools jump ship, then he can work for them directly...but he is not, he is working for the B12 conference itself.

 

[steeleer]

He doesn't work for WVU. He works for the B12 conference. Not a specific individual school.

By your argument, Bowlsby should be helping TX/OU leave to SEC because it's more beneficial to them....right?

If Luck's desire is to assist individual schools jump ship, then he can work for them directly...but he is not, he is working for the B12 conference itself.

His responsibility is to the Big 12, which by absolute definition is the exact sum of its member schools. The only reason the Big12 exists is because of those schools. Every member, by absolute definition, has equal power and value in this system.

WVU's situation due to its geography is unique and needs to be treated as such. I would be baffled if this topic wasn't massively broached prior to Luck agreeing to take this on. I'm sure that if the B12 stays together and can remain a P5 conference that WVU will stay. If not, everyone will be jumping ship...which by definition means there is literally no more ship to jump from. Who sues Luck then?

Exactly.