Memphis AD says Pac-12 membership offer 'was not a good deal' after Tigers reaffirm commitment to AAC
The Pac-12's membership offer to Memphis would have been a "bad" deal for the university, Tigers athletic director Ed Scott said Thursday, confirming, too, that the Pac-12 was only willing to cover $2.5 million of AAC's $25 million exit fees.
Why did Memphis reject Pac-12 and stay in AAC? It came down to a bad deal, AD Ed Scott says
Scott spoke to the media toward the end of a whirlwind week. On Monday, the athletic department released a statement saying Memphis was committed to the AAC after the Pac-12 had offered it a spot in a rebuilt version of the conference. Memphis chose to stay in the AAC alongside Tulane, UTSA and South Florida, which had also been Pac-12 targets.
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