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    ***OFFICIAL***CF Prediction Thread - Iowa State vs Iowa

    I don't take much away from the final score due to the turnovers, but Iowa's DL played considerably better than I expected against B1G level OL. The OL did the same - Indiana has a very aggressive defense with a couple of All Americans on it. Both lines seem ahead of schedule to me. I think...
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    Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

    To those wondering about the numbers earlier... Here's how the SEC gets to $80M per school with UT/OU in the SEC. That's with all the layoffs ESPN has been having to make. When you add helmet schools the numbers get big, real fast.
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    Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

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    Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

    I'm going to go ahead and bet that the B10 isn't going to change the model that's led to it's long term stability while nearly every other conference (outside the SEC) has had defections or threats of defections. Adopting the revenue model that collapsed the B12 seems like a pretty foolish...
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    Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

    It's an inventory/consistency problem - no conference outside the SEC offers any network great games every single week to put on tier 1, Fox would love to own that, an expansion to 20 makes that much more likely.
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    Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

    Because they're now broadcasting ASU vs. Stanford in a terrible time slot and making no money on it, but having to pay Stanford/ASU $33M each for their rights. Even the dregs of the B10 have much stronger TV draws than the lower end of the P12 and now they can pair the better parts of the P12...
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    Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

    That's why you don't add just one school - bring 5 so they have some geographic rivals and shorter trips. The P12 is already massively spread out geographically - no one is driving from Salt Lake City to Eugene. Other than in state rivals they're flying everywhere already. I think football is...
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    Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

    No, because the PAC12 is already underpaid on a per team basis - adding the 8 least valuable properties of the B12 to the P12 ends up losing money for all their existing membership. Per the Dennis Dodd's report, he indicated that the B12 less Texas/OU could be valued as little as $9M per...
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    Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

    What the media partners want is more certainty in their inventory and to avoid the PAC12's time zone problem while still owning their valuable content. One of the biggest problems w/ buying the PAC12 rights is you get 12 time zone problems with it. If you take their 4-6 best properties and...
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    Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

    ACC is off the table for the B10 - GOR through 2035. Saying "regardless of GORs" is the same thing as saying "I know this can't happen, but...". P12 is hurting for money, has multiple blue bloods available, and the schools all fit the B10 mold. It's the only hand the B10 can play here.
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    Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

    How about all of the above? You have to remember that the death of BOTH the PAC12 & the B12 would create a massive revenue vacuum for sports rights. A ton of money would then be available for the B1G's rights. CBS currently has no premiere rights to CFB after losing the SEC's Tier 1 deal to...
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    Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

    This is unfortunately correct. This is 100% about money. I'd prefer the top 64-96 schools just break away and collectively bargain a single TV deal so everything in the sport could be about rivalries and short trips for athletes. The money machine demands otherwise. Any addition has to add...
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    Report: OU & Texas reach out to join SEC

    B1G's next move here should be to go after the top of the PAC12, which ironically could create maybe the best realistic landing spot for ISU from the fallout of this. The PAC12 TV Deal is the worst in the P5, Larry Scott was a clown that set them up to fail, and all their top members have...
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    Tips on Buying a Smoker for a novice?

    Nothing can compete with a good Kamado in terms of versatility and taste IMO. It's an all in one solution for great everything. You don't need a BGE, I agree Kamado Joe is probably the best Kamado out there right now in terms of value, but they're both expensive. Both of those will run you...
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    Playstation Vue

    I've had Vue for like a week and it's worked fine. Have Mediacom internet. Mediacom rep called me today and offered me 100 down Internet + TV for $85 a month. That seems too good to be true. Said no contract required either. I'm happy with Vue, but Vue plus my internet is $105, I'm all for...
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