Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC
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Alternatives for ISU. And JP should be working ALL of these simultaneously.
1. Sneak into the Illuminati planning to move CFB outside the NCAA into it's own league, and work to pull this forward. This would entail a total realignment (with hopefully some geographic rationality) with 64 or 72 or 80 teams. I think ISU would be OK in this scenario based on size, fanbase, and recent success. Honestly, this is what I hope (and expect) to eventually happen.
2. get in bed with Kansas (or Pitt, more creatively) and fellate Barry Alvarez, Gene Smith, and anybody else who matters that might be convinced they need a little more inventory for the B1G network
3. Partner with KU, KSU, OSU and try to convince the Pac12 into a vision of a 16 team conference with Coastal and Midwest divisions that rarely actually play each other. They have a new commish who may want to make a mark. Maybe this would make sense with some kind of Apple or Amazon contract. I'd keep TT, Bay, TCU and go for 20, but I think they are all to toxic for Pac12 sensitivities.
4. Have the entire American join the Big12. That's 19, so you gotta pull one more - at this point, doesn't really matter who lol. Have (2) 10 team divisions, winners play in a CCG. You play 9 in your division, 2 from the other and only 1 non-con. Sorry, but have to hog that inventory because a lot of mouths to feed - this is almost 2x number of games as the SEC, so even at . There are partner teams near WV, only adding 3 in Tex/Okla. You get a couple in Florida and Cinci/Memphis for some bball. I think that's much better than just having 8 teams. Maybe in time you can challenge Pac12 for 4th place money...
#1 and #3 would be good from a money standpoint (I'd hate being in the B1G personally). #2 is meh. #4 is your zombie apocalypse scenario. Even with a bigger contract due to more inventory, you are looking at a 50% revenue drop.
See you on the other side, Ray.
1. Sneak into the Illuminati planning to move CFB outside the NCAA into it's own league, and work to pull this forward. This would entail a total realignment (with hopefully some geographic rationality) with 64 or 72 or 80 teams. I think ISU would be OK in this scenario based on size, fanbase, and recent success. Honestly, this is what I hope (and expect) to eventually happen.
2. get in bed with Kansas (or Pitt, more creatively) and fellate Barry Alvarez, Gene Smith, and anybody else who matters that might be convinced they need a little more inventory for the B1G network
3. Partner with KU, KSU, OSU and try to convince the Pac12 into a vision of a 16 team conference with Coastal and Midwest divisions that rarely actually play each other. They have a new commish who may want to make a mark. Maybe this would make sense with some kind of Apple or Amazon contract. I'd keep TT, Bay, TCU and go for 20, but I think they are all to toxic for Pac12 sensitivities.
4. Have the entire American join the Big12. That's 19, so you gotta pull one more - at this point, doesn't really matter who lol. Have (2) 10 team divisions, winners play in a CCG. You play 9 in your division, 2 from the other and only 1 non-con. Sorry, but have to hog that inventory because a lot of mouths to feed - this is almost 2x number of games as the SEC, so even at . There are partner teams near WV, only adding 3 in Tex/Okla. You get a couple in Florida and Cinci/Memphis for some bball. I think that's much better than just having 8 teams. Maybe in time you can challenge Pac12 for 4th place money...
#1 and #3 would be good from a money standpoint (I'd hate being in the B1G personally). #2 is meh. #4 is your zombie apocalypse scenario. Even with a bigger contract due to more inventory, you are looking at a 50% revenue drop.
See you on the other side, Ray.
Because they took games that were on ESPN and moved them to streaming when they said they wouldn’t. ESPN+ is a decent enough thing for what it is. It is an improvement over Cyclones.tv. That said streaming is still difficult for a lot of people on the US. Then you took games that people had no problem getting and shoved them on there of course people are going to be mad.
It isn’t the cost it is the accessibility for people that’s the problem right now. If you had everyone with access to high speed internet in the US and you gave it a few years for old people to learn how to do it then you wouldn’t hear complaints.
I believe the PAC12 requires AAU status. This, they would only add us, and/or KU, if they end up making that even matter.
You might ask the same question regarding Iowa. The AAU status is substantial. The viewership can't be ignored. The proximity should be taken into account. Again, urban media markets, IMO are a dying breed in favor of streaming. With that in mind, ISU brings as much, if not more than many others. I can just see the B1G saying the digital computer was invented by a member of the conference. And, I'm sure there are countless more reasons. I can't wait for that first on-line poll. You know. The ones where we come out in droves.
One thing to consider if it comes down to it, the B1G requires schools to have wrestling. KU doesn't, and hasn't for quite a while. ISU obviously does and would fit well with the B1G. It wouldn't be enough on its own, but add up the proximity, AAU status, and that and scales tip.
Let's make a play for all the old big 12 schools. Tamu, miZZOU, COLORADO, NEBRASKA. Get the band back together again
The current Big East is made up of a bunch of private schools that have a sh!t ton of private money pumped into them. You aren't comparing apples to apples here.
I agree, but I’d rather whip out an ISU than watch my metaphorical 10” **** shriveling up by 2” every year while getting slapped in the face with the SEC’s 14” monster that is growing by 2” every year. The Big Ten will be admitting defeat if they do nothing.
Not being able to get ND in the fold in the past has to be making the Big 10 powers looking for a thin window in a tall building right now. I think the ACC is in a better spot than they are right now.
K State is not getting into the Big 10 or the Pac 12. Full Stop.
Academics matter to those two leagues and K State is basically a community college.
Academics matter to those two leagues and K State is basically a community college.
They’ve been sleeping around. I don’t want syphilis in my house.
Agree. The NCAA is going to be OUT of big time CFB sooner than later.
How many teams do you need to have your own independent CFB league? 30? 40? Is it different for CFB than for the Big4 professional leagues? They all have 30s.
Does this go to an NBA and ABA look? A 30ish team blue blood brand league, and the "next 40" league? That might not be horrible I suppose. Disappointing, but you'd still have good rivalries and enough good teams that the money would be there, just less of it. You could do relegation in this scenario, which would be way fun, but the good ole boys would never ever consider it.
They all hated UT, now that they're gone we could finally have peace. Not to mention we would be back up to 12 actual schools.
That ship has sailed aTm is fighting Tx coming into the SEC, Mizzou doesn't care and is taking the easy money of being a SEC whipping boy. Nebby is safe in the B1G so they don't care. The Buffs have disappeared into the mismanagement of the P12 and no one knows where they are anymore.
Who cares if they moved games off ESPNU? What do you think is gonna happen in a 16 team conference? ISU fans still won’t buy it like other fanbases.
The fact is that we’re all cheap, me included. We are going to get relegated because of it too.