Big Ten and other Conference Expansion

[ScriptOhio]

I think ND is the only school that has the ability, if they wanted to, to let everything fall into place and the B1G and SEC go to 24 schools....and then they tell the B1G they want in. I can promise you, that door is getting opened for ND and the B1G goes to 25. No conference would ever be at full capacity when it pertains to ND.

If Notre Dame is such a "national brand" that every cable company in every state in the United States would want to carry the BTN (if Notre Dame is a B1G member) you are probably right.

 

[zincfinger]

Day 2: I still don't like this. I was pissed when Rutgers and Maryland became a permanent part of Buck's schedule at the expense of Iowa, Purdue, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Travel issues, especially non-revenue sports travel will grow in significance. And what about teams that have to fly to the coast one week and play a noon game the next week at home or on the east coast. Gonna be a whole lot more kids getting degrees in kinesiology, law enforcement, and communications.

Oh, and bringing two LA schools into the Big Ten helps recruiting how? Not to mention the historical record of USC and probation.

If other schools in the Pac 8/10/12/8 are shitting in their boxers, imagine what's happening downstream in MAC/Big Sky/Mountain West offices. Bend over and kiss those big paydays goodbye.

On the issue of travel burdens, is a chartered team road trip from Columbus to Los Angeles, today, a bigger burden than a chartered team road trip from Columbus to Minneapolis was in 1935? I would guess it’s less.

 

[Dryden]

On the issue of travel burdens, is a chartered team road trip from Columbus to Los Angeles, today, a bigger burden than a chartered team road trip from Columbus to Minneapolis was in 1935? I would guess it’s less.

Thank you. This "travel burden" bs was brought up ten years ago when Texas was a rumored candidate to join the B1G. Once you've chartered the plane, there isn't too much difference between flying 1,000 miles or 2,000 aside from the added 90 minutes en route. LA to Corvallis and Pullman aren't exactly picnics.

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[Abenaki]

 

[Jake]

 

[TampaBuckeyes]

Thank you. This "travel burden" bs was brought up ten years ago when Texas was a rumored candidate to join the B1G. Once you've chartered the plane, there isn't too much difference between flying 1,000 miles or 2,000 aside from the added 90 minutes en route. LA to Corvallis and Pullman aren't exactly picnics.

The thing i’m more worried about is the time change. When someone is flying across the country to play, then they have to be in the 3:30, 5 or 8 time slot. You can’t have these kids from EST essentially playing at 11pm, and you can’t have Cali kids coming to the east and playing at 9am.
With all the money coming in the schools need to be chartering flights for all sports, not just the big ones. Not sure if they are doing that now.

 

[nickp]

USC and UCLA alone to the Big Ten would raise BTN's carriage revenue by right about $100 million a year

 

[TampaBuckeyes]

No no no no no no no. Fuck those fucktards.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

The only reason…the only one…I’d enjoy ND in the conference is because they’d constantly get into bitchfests with DFBIA about academic and arrogance smack…they could go off on each other for all eternity

This is precisely why Stanford and Berkeley are my choice over Oregon and Washington. The only difference being, no bitch fest. It would just be, ‘sit down and shut up.’

 

[BigWoof31]

 

[Abenaki]

 

[Thump]

 

[Dryden]

No kidding, Tyler? The fact the ACC made their exit fee excessively punitive and gave away their TV rights for 20 years has been proof since before Maryland left. Hell, it's why Maryland left.
Why Maryland voted against the ACC’s $50 million exit fee
-- September 13, 2012

“The most important part is this is a great conference, and what we should be doing is making it so attractive that others want to join the conference and stay in the conference, rather than threatening them to stay,” said Loh, pointing out that the Big East’s exit fee is “something around $3 million to $5 million.”

Loh stressed that his objection stemmed solely from personal beliefs, and not a desire on Maryland’s part to protect itself in the event that it one day decides to leave the ACC. In fact, Loh repeatedly praised the relationship between Maryland and the ACC, saying that the school will continue to be a part of it for years to come.

Maryland Reportedly Leaving ACC to Join Big Ten
-- November 19, 2012

 

[dragurd]

Eh I'd take them regardless and if ND wants in you still have space that feels like they are letting Notre Dame dictate who comes with