Uh,oh. I’m starting to hear it from some Marshall fans. Or see it on Facebook, as the case may be.
A one … a two … a three … “I knew they shouldn’t have left the MAC!”
The chant was inevitable after Conference USA nearly drowned in its last TV deal. When the league announced the multi-network deal, officials in Irving, Texas, weren’t about to admit the carnage was worse than expected.
The numbers I heard the day of announcement: Less than $250,000 per school per year of the short contract, well short the pre-realignment seven figures.