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[QUOTE="Phillymoose, post: 4297623, member: 254"]
Seems to me like you're talking past each other.  What I'm hearing is the landscape around a long term contract has changed to the point where it is highly likely one party or more will be willing to break it as the opportunity is greater than the consequences.

Given this likelihood, it might be good business for the parties to the contract to identify, up front, the liquidated damages that would occur on breach.  It was thought, at the time of signing, that the math would never work out so that it made sense for a party to leave.  Surprise!!

I think what these gents have been (in)eloquently saying is - why not define that now? - knowing full well that certain parties are already doing the math.  The point is an acknowledgement - that the GOR will not hold the conference together and cannot do so once the equation produces a different result for certain parties.  No one is saying to ignore the damages - only to accept the fact that parties break contracts all the time.  Didn't SU break a contract with Wyoming to do an away game there? - - paid a liquidated damages fee IIRC.  Breaking contracts is business too.  Attempting to hold a party to specific performance in this case will be futile.  It's in our interest to make new agreements with new partners based on current facts - that work for us going forward.  I don't think anyone is saying not to collect the cash that results from damages for breach of the old contract.
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