USC & UCLA to B1G by 2024; conferences react; TV contracts thread

[Tom McAndrew]

TODD AARON GOLDEN: Safe for now, how long will IU, Purdue stay realignment-proof?

The future is currently bright for Indiana, Purdue and the Big Ten's traditional schools in the realignment chess match, but will it stay that way forever? Todd Golden wonders how

www.tribstar.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Analysis | What’s true and what’s false about the current state of college football?

The sky seemed as though it was falling when USC and UCLA abruptly left the Pac-12 for the Big Ten last Thursday.

www.collegian.psu.edu

 

[BobPSU92]

Watching all this conference reliagnment/implosion horse-a$$, suddenly being Penn State isn’t such a bad thing. It’s so weird to think that we are one of the cool kids. We are on the inside looking in wondering what we did to get a seat at the (kiddie) table instead of being left out in the cold.

I guess all we can do is thank Sandy for her foresight in positioning us for a bright future (that we don’t deserve).

 

[MontereyLion]

Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina and Virgina in negotiations with SEC. ESPN in negotiations with ACC to end TV contract.

 

[LionJim]

Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina and Virgina in negotiations with SEC. ESPN in negotiations with ACC to end TV contract.

Holy crap. If these reports are true, then Pitt to the B12, one would surmise.

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[Tom McAndrew]

Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina and Virgina in negotiations with SEC. ESPN in negotiations with ACC to end TV contract.

Some conflicting reports on this:

 

[VaDave4PSU]

Unless ESPN is about to be a part of some kind of NCAA withdrawal or power play about the playoff, they have zero reason to negotiate ending the ACC GoR.

 

[MontereyLion]

I think in the fog of War there is going to be alot of miss reporting. When the shells stop falling and the mist rises, we'll find out who lands where.

 

[Midnighter]

You could make an argument that, at least in football, Northwestern > Indiana.

Stanford will probably spend some of its massive endowment (that’s what she said) to study if football is financially feasible going forward. I honestly think they could not give a sh*t.

 

[PSUSignore]

Watching all this conference reliagnment/implosion horse-a$$, suddenly being Penn State isn’t such a bad thing. It’s so weird to think that we are one of the cool kids. We are on the inside looking in wondering what we did to get a seat at the (kiddie) table instead of being left out in the cold.

I guess all we can do is thank Sandy for her foresight in positioning us for a bright future (that we don’t deserve).

And yet many posters have longed to move to the ACC for years. The Big 10 has been one of the best places to be for quite some time.

 

[Mile High Lion]

Stanford will probably spend some of its massive endowment (that’s what she said) to study if football is financially feasible going forward. I honestly think they could not give a sh*t.

Stanford sees its peer group as Harvard, Princeton, MIT, etc... and it is. They are in competition to be the best university in the world. Winning a football championship isn't much help.

 

[Midnighter]

Stanford sees its peer group as Harvard, Princeton, MIT, etc... and it is. They are in competition to be the best university in the world. Winning a football championship isn't much help.

Yeah, that was sort of my point.

 

[BobPSU92]

Stanford sees its peer group as Harvard, Princeton, MIT, etc... and it is. They are in competition to be the best university in the world. Winning a football championship isn't much help.

Penn State laughs at stanford.

 

[Mile High Lion]

Penn State laughs at stanford.

We have better ice cream. Priorities!

 

[PSU12046]

We have better ice cream. Priorities!

Yeah, and PSU's mascot isn't a tree

 

[Shadow99]

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[Moogy]

Oh, right, all that money the cable companies paid the Big Ten - as a result of adding a team that no one watches (and that actually decreases viewership). Mea culpa, I should have remembered that.

Why are you having a problem understanding this? It was described very clearly in the article. Just admit you were wrong and move on.

 

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The Latest on Big Ten Expansion

After adding USC and UCLA, the Big Ten appears to have paused expansion efforts, while keeping an eye on Notre Dame.

www.si.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

ACC-Pac 12 alliance should equate to a Clemson exit

Two years ago, the Atlantic Coast Conference had Notre Dame right where they wanted them, and they did not close the deal. Now, with the SEC and Big Ten expanding to make the Power 5, the Power 2. They have left the ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12 scrambling to find a way to still be relevant by the time...

www.si.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Collins: Notre Dame holds future of major college sports

Jul. 10—It's a difficult chore, determining whether to look at Notre Dame as a program with unprecedented financial leverage and power in college football, or as a program in many

lancasteronline.com

 

[WestSideLion]

LOL. Like anyone would believe that message,

 

[DavidM]

Yeah, the guy who grabbed the two most important programs in the Big Twelve--and essentially started a new arms race with the Big Ten--is going to do what's best for college football. How amusing.

 

[Liontown]

Inside the stunning USC-UCLA move to the Big Ten -- and the chaos that followed​

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...stunning-usc-ucla-move-big-ten-chaos-followed

 

[Tom McAndrew]

First and 10: The complete, bitter backstory of how college football ended up on the brink

Matt Hayes explains how a lack of trust among Power 5 commissioners blew up the 12-team Playoff and led to expansion gone wild. Plus: SEC power rankings, MVPs and more.

www.saturdaydownsouth.com

 

[Bones80]

Apparently California board of Regents are meeting to discuss UCLA move to BIG. Litigation has been raised.

 

[WVilleLion]

Apparently California board of Regents are meeting to discuss UCLA move to BIG. Litigation has been raised.

They probably are not in favor of the extra revenue UCLA would receive (TIC).

 

[PSUSignore]

Has anyone seen any chatter about whether USC and UCLA will get a full revenue share from day 1 or if they will gradually ramp up like Nebraska, Rutgers and Maryland did in the recent expansions?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Big Ten Blame

The Big Ten’s recent expansion is being blamed on Fox and ESPN, but it is actually an example of content extracting maximum value through consolidation

stratechery.com