Ackerman - BE - TV Contracts, Expansion, Gonzaga - Oct 2021

[Husky_U]

Dana O'Neil
@DanaONeilWriter
Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman told The Athletic that with the FOX deal expiring in 2025, she will ask her presidents to at least examine expansion. "That's in the back of our minds,'' she said. "What school helps with our basketball aspirations?"
3:33 PM · Oct 13, 2021

Hmmmm... What "school"... Makes you wonder if FOX is pushing a certain addition.

[Bogg]

Husky_U

Dana O'Neil
@DanaONeilWriter
Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman told The Athletic that with the FOX deal expiring in 2025, she will ask her presidents to at least examine expansion. "That's in the back of our minds,'' she said. "What school helps with our basketball aspirations?"
3:33 PM · Oct 13, 2021

Hmmmm... What "school"... Makes you wonder if FOX is pushing a certain addition.

[ArmyVet]

Dana O'Neil
@DanaONeilWriter
Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman told The Athletic that with the FOX deal expiring in 2025, she will ask her presidents to at least examine expansion. "That's in the back of our minds,'' she said. "What school helps with our basketball aspirations?"
3:33 PM · Oct 13, 2021

Hmmmm... What "school"... Makes you wonder if FOX is pushing a certain addition.

Asked about a certain Catholic school in Spokane... "Geography is not insurmountable"

[LMS]

Val used “school” in the singular rather than plural form. Only one option being considered in my opinion.

[kayako]

It's good to start thinking about it, even if there isn't a slam dunk candidate like uconn was.

[kayako]

Dana O'Neil
@DanaONeilWriter
Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman told The Athletic that with the FOX deal expiring in 2025, she will ask her presidents to at least examine expansion. "That's in the back of our minds,'' she said. "What school helps with our basketball aspirations?"
3:33 PM · Oct 13, 2021

Hmmmm... What "school"... Makes you wonder if FOX is pushing a certain addition.

Asked about a certain Catholic school in Spokane... "Geography is not insurmountable"

https://twitter.com/DanaONeilWriter/status/1448372875400859651?s=20

Not insurmountable but "kind of high on the list" was Ackerman's quote. I'd think Zags will at least be considered, but that idea gets tossed very quickly.

[ArmyVet]

Dana O'Neil
@DanaONeilWriter
Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman told The Athletic that with the FOX deal expiring in 2025, she will ask her presidents to at least examine expansion. "That's in the back of our minds,'' she said. "What school helps with our basketball aspirations?"
3:33 PM · Oct 13, 2021

Hmmmm... What "school"... Makes you wonder if FOX is pushing a certain addition.

Asked about a certain Catholic school in Spokane... "Geography is not insurmountable"

https://twitter.com/DanaONeilWriter/status/1448372875400859651?s=20

Not insurmountable but "kind of high on the list" was Ackerman's quote. I'd think Zags will at least be considered, but that idea gets tossed very quickly.

True, but you are focusing on the wrong part

Here is how the meeting will go:
Val - "I think we should add Gonzaga. How can we make this happen?"
Presidents - "This is going to take some work."

[gtmoBlue]

Fox is probably pushing for Notre Dame or S'cuse...

[Bogg]

So we're really doing this Gonzaga thing, huh?

[Xudash]

Well, looky there: the obvious top 3 candidates get tossed out virtually immediately by Bogg and gtmo:

Gonzaga.
Notre Dame.
Syracuse.