Introducing the Beavs and the Cougs to the West Coast Conference

By: maxANDcheese

on December 22, 2023, 1:44 PM | 14 comments

The WCC welcomes @BeaverAthletics and @WSUCougars as #WCCsports affiliate members across 12 sports, beginning in 2024-25.🗒: https://t.co/eAqEIW9poJ pic.twitter.com/H6kGvufWNW— West Coast Conference (@WCCsports) December 22, 2023

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Frosty's dad

FROSTY IS A BEAR

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| 2 years 6 months #

I wish the schools out there the best. Few things I'd enjoy more in the CFB than see the cast offs beat up on the Big 10 and SEC.

gobble gobble chumps

PLS

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| 2 years 6 months #

Lol nice

Also it's not really introducing -- isnt this the conference Gonzaga plays in?

CLT_Hokie88

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Yes, this is an already existing conference that Wazzou and Oregon State are joining for everything except football

gobble gobble chumps

PLS

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| 2 years 6 months # ^

I was bamboozled by a misleading thread title!

maxANDcheese

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Fixed

CLT_Hokie88

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Hoodwinked!

daveinop

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Mt Hoodwinked

Rayo

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| 2 years 6 months #

Could be a nice landing spot for Florida State if they go independent for a while

bar1990

ATLIEN

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| 2 years 6 months #

For anyone following this - Washington judge ruled that Wazzou and Oregon have the right to distribute all P12 revenue as they see fit (within reason), so those schools are getting a fat paycheck while 10 other schools will likely get half the expected revenue, and Wazzou/OrSU will get a windfall

Rayo

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That's so awesome if it actually happens. 6x the original shares? That's way more than the SEC and Big 10 this year. Build a new stadium or something, do it up

bar1990

ATLIEN

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It won't be 6x. From one of many pieces on this:

Upon granting his preliminary injunction last month, Whitman County (Wash.) Superior Court Judge Gary Libey was clear in his expectation that WSU and OSU act in a reasonable manner.

"This is not a shutout," he said at the time. "The (preliminary injunction) is going to be modified to make sure the other 10 are still treated in a fair manner ... Nobody's going to take advantage of somebody else."

The notion that WSU and OSU would divide $420 million by two never squared with their strategic intentions or the legal reality.

My guess is that WSU and OrSU will keep ~2x their normal payout, as well as all other stuff (IP, remaining inventory, etc) and the other schools will essentially get $5m each shaved off the top. Just a guess based on all the stuff I've read.