Texas could very well go to Big Ten some day if the money is better and as a way of avoiding the quest to improve on the field.
Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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Texas could very well go to Big Ten some day if the money is better and as a way of avoiding the quest to improve on the field.
GT seems like they would be in front of UVA. Wouldn't UNC and Duke be substantial overlap since B1G seems to place their value on TV sets in certain regions?
The ACC uncertinty probably just threw a big wrench into Washington and Oregon to the Big 10. Those 2 spots could easily be used for ACC refugees and ND.
If anything I bet UVA is the B1G's #1 choice maybe #2 behind FSU.
UVA is a premier public university academically, one of the best, if not the best, in the country. Plus, they have an NCAA championship pedigree in basketball.
I don't think Texas would leave and their traditional rivals to be an island. Now Aggie on the other hand...
Pitt and NC State would be great Big 12 additions
Pretty much the state of the world now, zero empathy. "I didn't care when these things happened before to other people and it didn't affect me but now it happened to me and I'm mad about it"
Both fit the culture for sure. Good closer trips for WVU, UCF. I have no need for Louisville, a private school with major scandals recently
No longer a requirement for Big Ten per their former commissioner Kevin Warren.
That's exactly why FSU is getting outright vocal now. They see a potential landing spot in the B10 being eaten up.
It depends what the Big10's agreements are with CBS & NBC at the 3 & 7 time slots. CBS & NBC might have an exclusivity with Big10 that another Network linear game cannot be shown at those times.
It might also help the Big12 because it brings clarity to the overall expansion picture. If FOX knows their $ commitment to Big10, then they can make a clear decision whether to invest in the Big12's 15th & 16th spots. But I said last week, FOX is paying $12M per school of the $32M. I have a tough time believing FOX won't pay the $24M annually to keep them and ESPN the only TV partners in the Big12. FOX is vested in not letting a Apple, Amazon or other streamer in the picture.
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I think Louisville fits Big 12 as well. Decent football program, and big basketball brand.
After they ruin the SEC you mean, right?
I want to see the ACC sue anyone that leaves for as much money as they can get. Maximum chaos.
That's not how it works, at all.
The ACC can simply say no.
There's an exit fee, yes. On top of that, the ACC owns the IP rights for the tv media of the respective conference members even if a member chooses to leave. The ACC has the right to say no to sell those rights back. Even billionaires like Taylor Swift have been unable to buy their rights back when they wanted to.
The B1G didn’t want the negative perception of killing the PAC in one swoop, so they waited.
Also, the PAC crumbling around Oregon and Washington gives the B1G more leverage to bring them in at an even steeper discount.
Just my two cents.
This is essentially why I don’t think Oregon and Washington are going where they (or any conference) wants them to go…but where the networks want them to go. At this point we’re waiting on Fox and ESPN…