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Hawkinole

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Re: Texas and OU to where?!?!
« Reply #140 on: July 23, 2021, 06:20:41 PM »
Quote from: TamrielsKeeper on July 23, 2021, 06:14:30 PM
Best guess would be that they realize the B1G is fully in bed with Fox due to the BTN and ESPN wants to control everything except the the B1G content.

ESPN just destroyed the B12, which Fox has a part of.  They fully own the ACC and SEC.  If they get the PAC/ACC they fully own the rights to everything but the B1G.
The ESPN article said this has to do with television, which is what I thought, but I didn't think it all the way through to this extent. The Big Ten may have to claw for more than two teams.
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« Reply #141 on: July 23, 2021, 06:33:00 PM »
Quote from: TamrielsKeeper on July 23, 2021, 06:14:30 PM
Best guess would be that they realize the B1G is fully in bed with Fox due to the BTN and ESPN wants to control everything except the the B1G content.

ESPN just destroyed the B12, which Fox has a part of.  They fully own the ACC and SEC.  If they get the PAC/ACC they fully own the rights to everything but the B1G.
Ehhh. I think that might be a stretch. ESPN still makes plenty of money off (and pays plenty of money too) the Big 10. And in truth, I wonder how much consolidation helps that four-letter network. You're cutting down the total inventory of useful games, though you might get some better ones on the top end. 

In the end, I find myself thinking we assign far more malevolence to ESPN than probably makes sense. 
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« Reply #142 on: July 23, 2021, 06:33:53 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on July 23, 2021, 05:23:39 PM
Everything you said about California and college sports is true...

...but I'm not sure that adding the dregs of the B12 is good for them.

I would suppose that accepting this sort of offer might be a defense against the proposal that the B1G just go raid their best teams for a superconference.

But if the best teams get drawn into some sort of 20-team monstrosity with the dregs of the B12, they may just ditch the PAC for the B1G anyway...

I just don't think the dregs of the B12 save the PAC's financial situation.
You say that now, but when you can sell Cal-Iowa State to the networks, watch out. 
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« Reply #143 on: July 23, 2021, 06:41:00 PM »
Quote from: bayareabadger on July 23, 2021, 06:33:53 PM
You say that now, but when you can sell Cal-Iowa State to the networks, watch out.
That's not any worse than Berkley-Oregon State or Berkeley-Washington State or Berkeley-Arizona.  Throw in Texas Tech which does actually turn on some TV sets east of the Rockies in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin metro areas.

Seriously, I don't think it would be any WORSE for the PAC because I don't think things can GET any worse for the PAC.  But they might could get BETTER with a little effort and imagination.
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« Reply #144 on: July 23, 2021, 06:48:00 PM »
So, does the B1G make an all-out push for Notre Dame now? 

If UT and OU really do make the move to the SEC, then the domers are the last and final chess piece on the table.

And Texas and OU in a 16-team SEC superconference puts the writing on the wall for the move to the 4-team super-conference "final solution" kind of realignment that could simply eliminate an independent Notre Dame from their new breakaway playoff.

What's the only thing better for the big boys than taking 11/12th of the money from a 12-team playoff?

Taking ALL of it.

This is the kind of move that removes Notre Dame's power as an independent and could actually force them into a conference.  And give the power consolidation in the SEC, the B1G would be crazy to let the ACC have ND without making a final serious run at them.



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« Reply #145 on: July 23, 2021, 06:54:15 PM »
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« Reply #146 on: July 23, 2021, 07:05:16 PM »
I'll raise your "Buckeyes to SEC" twitter, with a "USC to B1G" twitter.

Things are getting silly now...


https://twitter.com/cfbtalksonig/status/1418703795484340229
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Re: Texas and OU to where?!?!
« Reply #147 on: July 23, 2021, 07:07:18 PM »
Lol...I called it!!!
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« Reply #148 on: July 23, 2021, 08:30:31 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 23, 2021, 03:25:05 PM
The SEC is looking at four team pods apparently.
Thank Christ
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« Reply #149 on: July 23, 2021, 08:42:24 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on July 23, 2021, 03:37:04 PM


It's rearranging the deck chairs like the old Big East when they got raided... You had a bunch of second tier and worse schools left, not a sustainable power conference.

It was a weird time when the compromised Big East still had a BCS tie-in.  
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« Reply #150 on: July 23, 2021, 08:44:35 PM »
Quote from: rolltidefan on July 23, 2021, 04:42:51 PM
i'm sure this has been discussed in these 9 pages, but the b1g, pac and acc won't sit idly by for long. they'll make moves and the bigxii will be picked apart.

i wouldn't be surprised to see mizz jump to b1g if offered. which would also solve the ou leaving ok st delimma.

sec gets ou, texas and ok st, loses mizz.
I halfway think the SEC would be glad if Mizzou left.  Hell, thee SEC brass might be urging the OKST brass to have a little conversation with the Mizzou brass.
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« Reply #151 on: July 23, 2021, 08:52:16 PM »
Wow, things are getting crazy.
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« Reply #152 on: July 23, 2021, 09:02:48 PM »
The Big 12(8) will be fine.....North Dakota State is already a member in wrasslin'......why not fooseball??
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« Reply #153 on: July 23, 2021, 11:01:27 PM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on July 23, 2021, 05:44:27 PM
Interesting...


Unless there are some sort of exit clauses that are financially feasible, that suggests they won't be headed our way.
Good!
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