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[QUOTE="PeteCalvin, post: 254338, member: 439"]
But they didn't do everything to make SU, Pitt, and WVU happy.  That's why those schools left.  They gave Marinatto a chance to make things right, and he completely  things up.  Gross was one of the loudest voices to the Conference with regards to signing the ESPN TV deal.  The money was on par, maybe a little bit better, than what the ACC had received.  Signing the deal would have created at least some stability.  Marinatto put ND in charge of the negotiations, and look what happened.  The second  was not going after schools like KU, KSU, etc., when the BIG 12 was on the ropes.  He could have swiped those schools in the very small window of opportunity when it looked like Texas and Oklahoma were bolting.  That would have solidified everything, or at least could have given them more bargaining power with the networks.  Marinatto was asleep at the wheel and chose not to lead when it was clear the conference needed to act.

Marinatto was left at the alter precisely because he didn't do everything in his power to ensure that the football schools had security.  He allowed an atmosphere of uncertainty to fester to the point that SU, Pitt and WVU chose to act in their own best interests...for long term security and relevance.

Marinatto and the BE brass have noone to blame but themselves.
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