Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

[2speedy1]

Because the big ten doesn’t own the majority of BTN anymore and those carriage fees aren’t what they were. Also the presidents don’t want a P2. That is a media and message board narrative. They added the LA schools because it is a perfect fit of academics, athletics, politics, and market. Could it happen one day, sure, but there is zero rush for the big ten or sec to make a move. Especially since they are still trying to figure out how to integrate the LA schools.

They still get a share of the carriage fees. So in the end they add up, and still matter. Similar to the out of the box thinking ideas, that people like from BY. Any way you increase revenue is a good thing.

Those carriage fees matter to the media partners that own parts of the BTN. I look at it like royalties, And being they only get a share of them means getting the biggest markets is what matters most. Because that is what gets them the most, and is most important.

 

[HFCS]

Maybe Energizer will license out their bunny for our new rebrand.

 

[JHUNSY]

Moment of truth tomorrow:

 

[Cyched]

Kliavkoff's Last Stand

 

[2speedy1]

Still just a plane ride. I dont see it mattering if they add Washington and Oregon. They arent taking a bus from LA to Seattle, so a plane to Seattle vs a plane to the MidWest is not much different.

 

[enisthemenace]

Moment of truth tomorrow:

 

[2speedy1]

Longer trip means higher cost. And not just for the football team. You have to factor in all teams that are participating in the B1G. Track, tennis, golf, gymnastics, swimming, etc. Those add up over time.

Really... last I checked I can fly to Vegas, in many cases cheaper than to Chicago. The whole distance is more expensive is overblown. The amount of distance difference for LA to Seattle vs LA to Chicago area is insignificant in the cost and time, in the long run. Especially when they are getting $50m+ a year more in the B1G vs PAC.

 

[cysmiley]

Starbucks will pay tuition for their employees to attend ASU online. Would adding ASU make the Big 12 the official conference of Starbucks?

JP better be contacting Starbucks as a client for Cytown!

 

[Kinch]

Still just a plane ride. I dont see it mattering if they add Washington and Oregon. They arent taking a bus from LA to Seattle, so a plane to Seattle vs a plane to the MidWest is not much different.

Problem is good luck hiring extra charter jet pilots.

 

[BMWallace]

Still just a plane ride. I dont see it mattering if they add Washington and Oregon. They arent taking a bus from LA to Seattle, so a plane to Seattle vs a plane to the MidWest is not much different.

A plane ride from LA to Ann Arbor to play a noon ET kick which feels like 9 AM to a someone used to Pacific Time. Body clock games are a real thing, and its much harder to go west to east than east to west. By adding teams in the same time zone, that reduces the number of those body clock games for the west coast schools.

 

[2speedy1]

Problem is good luck hiring extra charter jet pilots.

They are flying everywhere now, so it is no different in that aspect. The only place USC is not flying to is UCLA and they are still together.

 

[isucy86]

You want to share a link for that?

It's been about a year since I read articles. Here's one written by Andrew Bucholtz that goes through some numbers.

Aweful Announcing Article

 

[2speedy1]

A plane ride from LA to Ann Arbor to play a noon ET kick which feels like 9 AM to a someone used to Pacific Time.

So change the goal post. It is too costly...nope....it is going to take more pilots....nope.....but but but, jetlag.

 

[Cyhig]

Moment of truth tomorrow:

Now this would be a meeting I would like to see streamed.

 

[wenkeej]

I can't tell; butt-hurt, jealous, or over-projecting to mask the scared little boy inside...

 

[RezClone]

Kliavkoff's Last Stand

Take it from a Proud Member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe:

The historical precedent for Last Stands by guys named George.... Not good.

 

[stateofmind]

This rumdum is getting crushed on his Twitter because he keeps calling Arizona AU when it’s the university of Arizona.

Yet the University of Kansas goes by KU. That always had bothered me.

 

[qwerty]

Big 12 vs. Pac-12 Basketball Attendance Comparison

The Pac-12’s fall from grace has been creeping up with expansion talk from other conferences on a daily basis, and another example of that is the difference in basketball attendance numbers compared to the Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 is the best conference in basketball so it’s expected to see...

www.heartlandcollegesports.com

 

[HFCS]

A plane ride from LA to Ann Arbor to play a noon ET kick which feels like 9 AM to a someone used to Pacific Time. Body clock games are a real thing, and its much harder to go west to east than east to west. By adding teams in the same time zone, that reduces the number of those body clock games for the west coast schools.

I fly LA-Orlando once or twice a year and the direction from LA to Orlando just completely kills an entire day even non stop compared to when I fly anywhere in central time zone.

The times USC/UCLA plays in eastern time zone it's going to be quite a bit different than their already long trips to Seattle/Pullman because at least that was no time change.

For Washington in the Big 12 at least we're not quite as Eastern as the Big Ten is, for now, after ACC crumbles we probably will be.

 

[enisthemenace]

I can't tell; butt-hurt, jealous, or over-projecting to mask the scared little boy inside...

He has a point. Again…the Buffs, by themselves, mean close to nothing.