As much as I like the merger I'm only for it for one season. After that unless they really want to stick together then that's up to them. But the one that stands to lose it all is the UAAP. From a business standpoint, it doesn't help them in the long-run as every team runs the risk of getting shunted down the standings or being upstaged by the other schools. Of course the NCAA wants what the UAAP has and they have everything to gain from this.
Do you think that Henry Sy would like to see Megamall connect through a tube that will connect Robinson's Galleria and Shangri-La EDSA? Do you think Summit magazines would like to do a joint venture with Mega publishing? Do you think ABS-CBN Skycable would like to keep Solar Sports because Studio 23 and its other channels are feeling the heat from not rating (oh yeah, they're no longer on its cable roster). Do you think that GMA is willing to do a project with those no-balls hotel putschists (here's a jab -- they say they're willing to die but as soon as they get tear gassed then they give up! Bwahahaha)? Er, maybe on this it's possible because that's politics and you know how it makes for strange bedfellows.
If it happens then it is without a doubt a great thing for college basketball. Sorry let me qualify that -- for the UAAP and the NCAA. Not for the other leagues. They are already having a hard time getting sponsors or even television coverage.
A friend from State University joked, "I guess UP's not content being #8 in the basketball standings that it wants to slide down to #16."
So is it for the fan, for business, or for the country? The answer is somewhere in between. One thing is for sure, they'll have to fix a lot of things.
Do you think that Henry Sy would like to see Megamall connect through a tube that will connect Robinson's Galleria and Shangri-La EDSA? Do you think Summit magazines would like to do a joint venture with Mega publishing? Do you think ABS-CBN Skycable would like to keep Solar Sports because Studio 23 and its other channels are feeling the heat from not rating (oh yeah, they're no longer on its cable roster). Do you think that GMA is willing to do a project with those no-balls hotel putschists (here's a jab -- they say they're willing to die but as soon as they get tear gassed then they give up! Bwahahaha)? Er, maybe on this it's possible because that's politics and you know how it makes for strange bedfellows.
If it happens then it is without a doubt a great thing for college basketball. Sorry let me qualify that -- for the UAAP and the NCAA. Not for the other leagues. They are already having a hard time getting sponsors or even television coverage.
A friend from State University joked, "I guess UP's not content being #8 in the basketball standings that it wants to slide down to #16."
So is it for the fan, for business, or for the country? The answer is somewhere in between. One thing is for sure, they'll have to fix a lot of things.
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