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<blockquote data-quote="Pointer" data-source="post: 813466" data-attributes="member: 4719"><p>Few things here.</p><p></p><p>1. You're assuming ESPN is a healthy business with a strong future. I'm not so sure this is the case. They have an old business model tied down to many contracts related to cable tv subscriptions. The way they operate, much of the know how of the employees there is related to dealing with cable television and people in that business.</p><p>Currently, ESPN spend $5 per customer.</p><p>They charge $8 per customer. These are both monthly figures.</p><p></p><p>I think we can all agree that the future is direct to customer subscriptions, which is what I'm getting at. ESPN is a large and old machine that may or may not be able to adapt to it, with all of their infrastructure built to deal with cable tv.</p><p></p><p>Currently, as it stands, per Disney CEO (Disney owns ESPN) it would cost ESPN $15 per customer per month to go this route. Ain't gonna cut it while currently getting $8 from the customer per month.</p><p></p><p>They are ok right now as they still have plenty of cable tv subscriptions, but it is a clear trend that that is coming to an end.</p><p></p><p>Who's to say a newer more efficient and able network doesn't come in built right away for direct to customer model. (Think Netflix and Blockbuster). Who's to say ESPN will still be the same ESPN it is today in 2036?</p><p></p><p>2. Nobody has even said that the SEC is planning to add beyond OU and TX. I'm not buying it just yet, not saying it's impossible, I just don't see it. The Big 12 has been in a bad way ever since the last round of realignment. Since then, they have been pretty weak, and Oklahoma and Texas honestly haven't done much to carry the load (much more so with Texas). It is a very similar situation with when the ACC raided the Big East. Teams from the Big East wanted out of a failing conference and the ACC was happy to take them.</p><p></p><p>3. The remaining conferences are much stronger then the BIG 12 and will not just sit idly by if the SEC really is trying to start it's own league. The ACC is still the major power in basketball, and had had recent success in football as well (just been spun into less success by those with interest in the SEC). The B1G had also had similar success and are quite a healthy conference. They can surely hold their own against the SEC.</p><p></p><p>A really effective move to make in the short term is prevent the expansion of the playoffs to 12 teams.</p><p></p><p>4. The SEC is just a couple of bad future head coaching hires away from turning into what Texas has become. Trees don't grow to the sky and what goes up must come down. Most of the SEC's hype is due to Alabama (specifically Nick Saban), when they come back down to earth, the hype will eventually come with them (FSU, MIAMI... come to mind). I don't see Alabama being as lucky as OSU in getting two great head coaches in a row.</p><p></p><p>5. It's easy to allow greed to rush you into a hasty decision. All of these fans calling for their team to join some super conference of the SEC are more than ok with all of the tradition that would surely die with it. Lots of schools not currently hyped up would be left by the wayside, which is terrible. The point of sports in general isn't just money, it's about competition, tradition, rivalries, and the highs and lows of each team. Just like how trees don't grow forever, what is down won't stay down forever, but deals like this will ensure the unnecessary death of what could have a bright future.</p><p></p><p>Excuse any weird wording, wrote all this on my phone and the autocorrect can be crazy at times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pointer, post: 813466, member: 4719"] Few things here. 1. You're assuming ESPN is a healthy business with a strong future. I'm not so sure this is the case. They have an old business model tied down to many contracts related to cable tv subscriptions. The way they operate, much of the know how of the employees there is related to dealing with cable television and people in that business. Currently, ESPN spend $5 per customer. They charge $8 per customer. These are both monthly figures. I think we can all agree that the future is direct to customer subscriptions, which is what I'm getting at. ESPN is a large and old machine that may or may not be able to adapt to it, with all of their infrastructure built to deal with cable tv. Currently, as it stands, per Disney CEO (Disney owns ESPN) it would cost ESPN $15 per customer per month to go this route. Ain't gonna cut it while currently getting $8 from the customer per month. They are ok right now as they still have plenty of cable tv subscriptions, but it is a clear trend that that is coming to an end. Who's to say a newer more efficient and able network doesn't come in built right away for direct to customer model. (Think Netflix and Blockbuster). Who's to say ESPN will still be the same ESPN it is today in 2036? 2. Nobody has even said that the SEC is planning to add beyond OU and TX. I'm not buying it just yet, not saying it's impossible, I just don't see it. The Big 12 has been in a bad way ever since the last round of realignment. Since then, they have been pretty weak, and Oklahoma and Texas honestly haven't done much to carry the load (much more so with Texas). It is a very similar situation with when the ACC raided the Big East. Teams from the Big East wanted out of a failing conference and the ACC was happy to take them. 3. The remaining conferences are much stronger then the BIG 12 and will not just sit idly by if the SEC really is trying to start it's own league. The ACC is still the major power in basketball, and had had recent success in football as well (just been spun into less success by those with interest in the SEC). The B1G had also had similar success and are quite a healthy conference. They can surely hold their own against the SEC. A really effective move to make in the short term is prevent the expansion of the playoffs to 12 teams. 4. The SEC is just a couple of bad future head coaching hires away from turning into what Texas has become. Trees don't grow to the sky and what goes up must come down. Most of the SEC's hype is due to Alabama (specifically Nick Saban), when they come back down to earth, the hype will eventually come with them (FSU, MIAMI... come to mind). I don't see Alabama being as lucky as OSU in getting two great head coaches in a row. 5. It's easy to allow greed to rush you into a hasty decision. All of these fans calling for their team to join some super conference of the SEC are more than ok with all of the tradition that would surely die with it. Lots of schools not currently hyped up would be left by the wayside, which is terrible. The point of sports in general isn't just money, it's about competition, tradition, rivalries, and the highs and lows of each team. Just like how trees don't grow forever, what is down won't stay down forever, but deals like this will ensure the unnecessary death of what could have a bright future. Excuse any weird wording, wrote all this on my phone and the autocorrect can be crazy at times. [/QUOTE]
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