This is exactly what I feared. …. Crap
- Thread starter mark
- Start date
Wouldn't having a bidding war for inventory of a product that the Big XII has be a good thing?
It's funny how perspective goes. I read that and my first thought was "Poor Pac12. They're f***ed."
Yeah, I kinda thought it was funny people thought we were going to be just as viable in the new Big 12. We are going to be a much further arms length from the SEC and the Big 10. Just wait till the SEC numbers come out.
There's still got to be a business model behind these high 'estimates'. Unless the streaming model pays solid dividends, I don't see this happening. The economy is slated to slow to a crawl, margins will be reduced, entertainment spending will drop, interest rates will climb, balance sheets will be strained, borrowing will drop, much MUCH more pessimism on spending than optimism. I'm just not in that ballpark of optimism. I'll believe it when I see it.
Last edited:
That depends on whether or not the bidders consider that our product and the B1G product are indeed the same product.
Just need a few more religious schools in the Big 12 then we'll be rolling in the dough
I expect the Big 12 to get a lowball offer from ESPN and I fear we don’t have any better options. Big 10 teams will make 66.7 million per school. How much will the Big 12 teams make with their new deal? 10-15 million?
My first thought was with stupid money on the table why not add a solid regional university to the western division.
Has ISU EVER had things fair? No, we've always had to overcome obstacles others don't have to.
And, to be fair, that the Big XII ends up with 2 or more bidders for their product.
As the economy slows and inflation climbs remember 1 billion is really 900 million with 10% inflation. That aside, the smart move in a down economy is to spread your dollars per viewing streaming audience. Not risk growing an audience to match exorbitant bids. I believe when push comes to shove, things will balance out a bit more.
Meh, let the powers at be sort it out, nothing I can do about it. I actually thought the thread title was about some kind of crazy NIL deal.
Rising tides raise all boats. This will mean a bigger payday for all the other conferences as well. With Amazon coming on board there will be plenty of other suitors. Demand for college football isn't going anywhere, and when other networks can't get SEC and B1G they'll start bidding over the 3rd best option, the Big XII. I don't think the relative difference in pay will be all that different than what it is now. I guess we'll see.
CycloneErik
Well-Known Member
And, well, our track record of overcoming them isn't that stellar. Obstacles stop progress a lot more than we like to admit.
- Mar 27, 2006
- 40,829
- 28,324
- 113
Correct. The system isn't fair, has never been fair, and isn't intended to be fair.
We really need to pray we can land in the Big 10 at some point.
Otherwise we’ll be UNI.
Otherwise we’ll be UNI.