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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 947977" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>In a streaming world, they won't get money from people who don't want the content. Forcing people who don't watch sports to pay for it has been a big part of the amount of money involved for the last 30 years. So, the "market" doesn't matter. However, if the big 2 are trying to grow a national football league, then being in the area would matter. What if the NFL only had teams east of the Mississippi? Would people in California watch it? What if there was another competing league in the West. Would people in the Southeast watch it? How many people in Oregon will subscribe to SEC content if the closest team to them is in Missouri? How many people in the Southeast are going to subscribe to Big10 content if they are all "yankee" and California teams?</p><p></p><p>As I said, I don't think the TV markets will matter as much, but you can't build a national brand if you are geographically limited.</p><p></p><p>As to Clemson and FSU in the SEC. It might happen. The big issue to me is that people seem to assume that things will always be the way they are at the current time. Clemson is a powerhouse, but they haven't always been. FSU was very good under Bowden until they weren't. They were good at the beginning under Fisher, then they weren't. They appear to be on the upswing now, but for how long. Even look at Alabama. They have a history of being good, but they also have periods of mediocrity. Ten years from now, Clemson and/or FSU might be irrelevant to bringing eyeballs nationally. If a fan puts together what he thinks the perfect conference would be of power football teams, five years later he will probably think he was smoking crack when he put it together. The NFL has, and has had, some powerhouse teams. But the NFL goes out of its way to try to get parity to keep fans across the nation engaged.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 947977, member: 2426"] In a streaming world, they won't get money from people who don't want the content. Forcing people who don't watch sports to pay for it has been a big part of the amount of money involved for the last 30 years. So, the "market" doesn't matter. However, if the big 2 are trying to grow a national football league, then being in the area would matter. What if the NFL only had teams east of the Mississippi? Would people in California watch it? What if there was another competing league in the West. Would people in the Southeast watch it? How many people in Oregon will subscribe to SEC content if the closest team to them is in Missouri? How many people in the Southeast are going to subscribe to Big10 content if they are all "yankee" and California teams? As I said, I don't think the TV markets will matter as much, but you can't build a national brand if you are geographically limited. As to Clemson and FSU in the SEC. It might happen. The big issue to me is that people seem to assume that things will always be the way they are at the current time. Clemson is a powerhouse, but they haven't always been. FSU was very good under Bowden until they weren't. They were good at the beginning under Fisher, then they weren't. They appear to be on the upswing now, but for how long. Even look at Alabama. They have a history of being good, but they also have periods of mediocrity. Ten years from now, Clemson and/or FSU might be irrelevant to bringing eyeballs nationally. If a fan puts together what he thinks the perfect conference would be of power football teams, five years later he will probably think he was smoking crack when he put it together. The NFL has, and has had, some powerhouse teams. But the NFL goes out of its way to try to get parity to keep fans across the nation engaged. [/QUOTE]
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