In the future I can’t imagine the networks will be happy with an Alabama vs a William and Mary or Ohio State vs a Bowling Green. I know if I was spending that kind of money, I’d want the best value for the buck. Conversely that would hurt the little guy.
I don’t think we really wanted to. But maybe a few back door deals to make sure those two had a landing spot. I think once the dust settles expansion may be over for a while. The four left are about saturated.
I agree. I think CFB in its entirety will stagnate. Attendance is almost maxed out by the traditional powers, Donations are probably capped. TV, with cord cutting, is maybe maxed, and the younger generation slowly going toward other sources of entertainment.
I wouldn’t mind taking those four, but don’t see any upside. Playing Stanford would be neat and maybe adding Gonzaga for the triangle Basketball fans. But other than that?
I don’t see the rosy outlook that lots of people do. This is copied from one of the most recent finds I just googled.
Here's an overview of cord-cutting statistics:
95.1 million people will cut the cord in the US by 2023, which is 35.9% of the US population.
There will be 80.7 million...
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