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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 947956" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>I'm almost certain when the B1G approached GT, they laid out a roadmap of what they eventually wanted to do, and modeled out the revenue. Maryland didn't leave and eat $30+ million because they enjoyed the freezing B1G weather and visiting Indiana and Iowa. They left the ACC because, even a decade ago, they knew the B1G teams were headed for lucrative payouts. The whole "hindsight is 20/20" defense for GT not leaving is a terrible excuse. B1G didn't go to GT on a wing and a prayer...they went to GT showing a financial model of future revenue streams. IMO, it came down to whether you had faith in Swofford/ACC or Delaney/B1G. The ACC has never done any favors for GT. GT had the right AD at the time as Radakovich was able to get GT an invite and pushed for the B1G, GT just didn't have leadership above our AD to see B1G's vision. In fact, if you read the AJC article I linked to earlier in the thread, it's quite depressing to know that GT's President at the time (Peterson) emphasized academics and was railing against college sports becoming too much of a business. College sports has ALWAYS been about business. The irony is, the B1G also has a great academic reputation, so GT and Peterson could have had our cake and eat it as well. You would think a league of AAU members would be exactly what GT and Peterson wanted, in addition to great sports conference and big media contract on the horizon.</p><p></p><p>I go through my ups and downs about GT getting another shot at the B1G. As the days go by, I'm starting to believe it will be more about "brands" than market. Cable is what makes markets important. Unfortunately, more and more people are cutting the cable cord...and that's a bad omen for GT. Then this came out the other day, which makes me worried about GT's prospects even more:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/espn-is-launching-its-own-streaming-service/452514[/URL]</p><p></p><p>It's not a secret that the majority of media contracts are based on carriage fees...and that's where market location for schools is important. The problem is, a lot of people don't like the all-in one product of cable anymore, and are fine with ala carte channel subscriptions. In terms of how it applies to GT, it means teams with massive fanbases are a premium. It's why FSU and UNC are the highest on the wish list for the B1G.</p><p></p><p>We are not the flagship university in GA, and our fanbase is dwindling by the day. Either through aging, or apathy of our fan base. The last 4 years has eroded our fanbase even further. Unless GT goes on a 'Bama/UGA/Clemson type run, I really don't see our fanbase improving that much. We had the option to join one time, and we turned it down. We will reap what we sow if things don't work out for us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 947956, member: 360"] I'm almost certain when the B1G approached GT, they laid out a roadmap of what they eventually wanted to do, and modeled out the revenue. Maryland didn't leave and eat $30+ million because they enjoyed the freezing B1G weather and visiting Indiana and Iowa. They left the ACC because, even a decade ago, they knew the B1G teams were headed for lucrative payouts. The whole "hindsight is 20/20" defense for GT not leaving is a terrible excuse. B1G didn't go to GT on a wing and a prayer...they went to GT showing a financial model of future revenue streams. IMO, it came down to whether you had faith in Swofford/ACC or Delaney/B1G. The ACC has never done any favors for GT. GT had the right AD at the time as Radakovich was able to get GT an invite and pushed for the B1G, GT just didn't have leadership above our AD to see B1G's vision. In fact, if you read the AJC article I linked to earlier in the thread, it's quite depressing to know that GT's President at the time (Peterson) emphasized academics and was railing against college sports becoming too much of a business. College sports has ALWAYS been about business. The irony is, the B1G also has a great academic reputation, so GT and Peterson could have had our cake and eat it as well. You would think a league of AAU members would be exactly what GT and Peterson wanted, in addition to great sports conference and big media contract on the horizon. I go through my ups and downs about GT getting another shot at the B1G. As the days go by, I'm starting to believe it will be more about "brands" than market. Cable is what makes markets important. Unfortunately, more and more people are cutting the cable cord...and that's a bad omen for GT. Then this came out the other day, which makes me worried about GT's prospects even more: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/espn-is-launching-its-own-streaming-service/452514[/URL] It's not a secret that the majority of media contracts are based on carriage fees...and that's where market location for schools is important. The problem is, a lot of people don't like the all-in one product of cable anymore, and are fine with ala carte channel subscriptions. In terms of how it applies to GT, it means teams with massive fanbases are a premium. It's why FSU and UNC are the highest on the wish list for the B1G. We are not the flagship university in GA, and our fanbase is dwindling by the day. Either through aging, or apathy of our fan base. The last 4 years has eroded our fanbase even further. Unless GT goes on a 'Bama/UGA/Clemson type run, I really don't see our fanbase improving that much. We had the option to join one time, and we turned it down. We will reap what we sow if things don't work out for us. [/QUOTE]
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