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That makes 13 in the Big 12. I wonder if Utah follows BYU and becomes #14.They gone.... the buffs will play big 12 games in 2024.
Colorado Officially Set To Leave Pac-12 To Join The Big 12, After Approval On Thursday. Buffs Called The Pac-12's Bluff: Report
Colorado has decided that leaving the Pac-12 for a new home in the Big-12 is the best move forward for the school.
I think Utah holds out for B1G. But I could see Arizona might go Big 12
Wouldn't AZ and AZ St be four corners schools? I was wondering if Oregon or Washington would make the jump
I know it looked like I contradicted myself but not really, I was quoting in one and my opinion in other, probably could have written it better. Yes, I understand 4 corners to be AZ, ASU, CU, Utah. If Big 10 wants OR and WA personally I feel they would jump to Big 10 in a heartbeat. Anyone know if Big 10 has qualified/approved OR and WA?
I'm about a decade older than you, so can't speak for pre-2000, but the "arguing for the sake of arguing" has been going on since at least the early 2000s. Just like the politics shows.
The Big10 didn't want Oregon or Washington last week. Why do you think Colorado going to the Big12 all of a sudden makes them attractive?
I don't think any of those schools would sign the long ACC GOR. Modifying the ACC GOR would open the doors for more expansion by the Big10 and SEC. That would mean that the only way to get those schools into the ACC would be to set it up so that at least half of those schools would almost immediately leave the ACC along with 4-8 other teams leaving the ACC. There are probably some schools in the ACC that would want that result, but not enough to vote it through. The current ACC, plus those schools is a long shot.
Maybe adding those Schools could bring about an agreement by a majority of ACC members to renegotiate the GOR with a shorter life?
90’s ESPN was more interviews, and replays of old games. There were sports round tables every week with a bunch of reporters and anchors. Someone figured out that it was boring talk and arguing, and that they could have 90% arguing with just two people for less money and better ratings
Seems like a good time for a conference commissioner not to be distracted by a lawsuit
That is basically what I was saying that I don't think will get the votes. There was an article this week or last about Disney looking to sell or spin off ESPN in large part because of the rising costs of the broadcast rights. ESPN is bringing in less money while having to pay out more money. It was reported earlier this year that the SEC pitched a 9 game conference schedule to ESPN to increase the TV payout, but ESPN told them that they will not pay any more even if they get an extra conference game. There was also an article this week that listed multiple reasons that the rise in TV revenue is not sustainable. That article said that the long ACC-ESPN contract might actually benefit the ACC in the long run. They would still be behind the Big10 and SEC, but could end up being far ahead of the Big12 and Pac12 (if they are still around) because the next round of broadcast contracts is not likely to be as lucrative as the present.
I doubt he's spending much time or energy on the NU lawsuit. There will be lawyers for that, and he was so far removed from the day-to-day goings-on within the football program that even naming him is farcical. It's all lawyering by the Plaintiffs' counsel. If he were still at NU, this would be a different conversation.
Might mean getting ND as a full member even closer. Since they play Stanford. I’d get them all and have ACC East And West.
I think this has more to do with media companies. There is a long history of channels/stations that have a niche market that become profitable in that niche who then try to grow and expand the audience. The result is usually that the profitability tanks, but the audience grows. Then sometime later, the "growth" audience that was pulled in by some gimmick leaves. That happens after the base core audience had long left because their niche was no longer served. A sample list: TechTV, Headline News, MTV, ESPN.
I agree with all of this and will add that I also think this is good reason to be skeptical of the $90m- $100m per team projections being touted by the presumptive “Power 2.” Maybe they get there, but I remain skeptical at this point.
