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<blockquote data-quote="RamblinRed" data-source="post: 948093" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p>I wish I had the study on hand but there was one a couple of years ago looking at the demographics of the TV viewers for all the major US Sports.</p><p>College football had one of the older "avg age" (I believe it was about 55). Not super old yet but significantly older than NBA, MLS, and MLB and a little older than the NFL (which is basically US).</p><p>It also was one of the more 'white' audiences. Only PGA and NASCAR had a higher percentage of white viewers. </p><p></p><p>College football definitely has some long term concerns in terms of who its audience is, though it is probably a decade from it really becoming an issue.</p><p></p><p>As far the the B1G talk. Former commish Warren in one interview said they would need few years to digest the programs they just brought in, so it may be a little time before they make a move. In terms of ACC schools I think there are 2 big time periods coming up. First is the end of this decade when the B1G media contracts expires. The second is around 2033-2034 as the SEC contract expires and the ACC contract is a couple of years from expiring. IMO those are the 2 most obvious windows when movement could happen.</p><p></p><p>I believe B1G would have some interest in GT, but I don't believe GT is at the top of the list. I would think UNC and UVA, at the very least, would be higher on the list of ACC options due to their state flagship status and populations in their states. Oregon and/or Washington could be attractive due to their location (especially if they want to add schools to pair with the LA schools), though it is interesting that they could have taken them now and chose not to. One of the AZ schools could be attractive if they really are thinking National. </p><p></p><p>I also expect there to be a limit on how many schools the SEC or B1G would want to add. They are only going to make moves that make financial sense. There are not likely many more programs that would add enough value to increase the per share revenue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RamblinRed, post: 948093, member: 1776"] I wish I had the study on hand but there was one a couple of years ago looking at the demographics of the TV viewers for all the major US Sports. College football had one of the older "avg age" (I believe it was about 55). Not super old yet but significantly older than NBA, MLS, and MLB and a little older than the NFL (which is basically US). It also was one of the more 'white' audiences. Only PGA and NASCAR had a higher percentage of white viewers. College football definitely has some long term concerns in terms of who its audience is, though it is probably a decade from it really becoming an issue. As far the the B1G talk. Former commish Warren in one interview said they would need few years to digest the programs they just brought in, so it may be a little time before they make a move. In terms of ACC schools I think there are 2 big time periods coming up. First is the end of this decade when the B1G media contracts expires. The second is around 2033-2034 as the SEC contract expires and the ACC contract is a couple of years from expiring. IMO those are the 2 most obvious windows when movement could happen. I believe B1G would have some interest in GT, but I don't believe GT is at the top of the list. I would think UNC and UVA, at the very least, would be higher on the list of ACC options due to their state flagship status and populations in their states. Oregon and/or Washington could be attractive due to their location (especially if they want to add schools to pair with the LA schools), though it is interesting that they could have taken them now and chose not to. One of the AZ schools could be attractive if they really are thinking National. I also expect there to be a limit on how many schools the SEC or B1G would want to add. They are only going to make moves that make financial sense. There are not likely many more programs that would add enough value to increase the per share revenue. [/QUOTE]
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