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Big Ten and other Conference Expansion

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Which Teams Should the Big Ten Add? (please limit to four selections)

  • Boston College

    Votes: 32 10.2%

  • Cincinnati

    Votes: 19 6.1%

  • Connecticut

    Votes: 6 1.9%

  • Duke

    Votes: 21 6.7%

  • Georgia Tech

    Votes: 55 17.6%

  • Kansas

    Votes: 46 14.7%

  • Maryland

    Votes: 67 21.4%

  • Missouri

    Votes: 90 28.8%

  • North Carolina

    Votes: 39 12.5%

  • Notre Dame

    Votes: 209 66.8%

  • Oklahoma

    Votes: 78 24.9%

  • Pittsburgh

    Votes: 45 14.4%

  • Rutgers

    Votes: 40 12.8%

  • Syracuse

    Votes: 18 5.8%

  • Texas

    Votes: 121 38.7%

  • Vanderbilt

    Votes: 15 4.8%

  • Virginia

    Votes: 47 15.0%

  • Virginia Tech

    Votes: 62 19.8%

  • Stay at 12 teams and don't expand

    Votes: 27 8.6%

  • Add some other school(s) not listed

    Votes: 25 8.0%
  • Total voters
    313
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Oregonbuck said:
I don't want NBC anywhere near the B1G. What they're proposing is the same as what Notre Dame wanted from the Big12. Gives NBC the revenue to pay ND its $75M and let them stay independent while using the B1G as it's prostitute. No way is this good for the B1G.
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There is nothing in there that says Notre Dame gets 75m in fact it probably behoves NBC for Notre Dame to join the B1G at that point.

The real question is as Cincibuck says does Notre Dame still try to get special treatment or not.
 
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dragurd said:
There is nothing in there that says Notre Dame gets 75m in fact it probably behoves NBC for Notre Dame to join the B1G at that point.

The real question is as Cincibuck says does Notre Dame still try to get special treatment or not.
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"NBC has already pushed the idea of combining Big Ten telecasts with its existing Notre Dame coverage as a “perfect one-two punch.” "

Sure sounds like they want to keep ND independent
 
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Notre Dame lost half its TV audience last year. After they get pasted by Ohio State and get another loss against a B1G team, the bloom will come off this rose. The audience for the Ohio State - TSUN game was 7 times the size of the audience for Notre Dame - Stanford. It was also more than twice the audience for Notre Dame's bowl game. With Freeman at the helm, things will improve for them, but not in any way to rival Ohio State.
 
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scarletmike said:
My only condition if I were Kevin Warren looking at a deal including CBS and NBC is that no games for the top teams (OSU, scUM, PSU, Wiscy, maybe one or two others) get put exclusively on their (shitty, IMO) streaming platforms, network TV only for those two.
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Those of us who watch the premier league and support the big 6 clubs (LFC, Man U, Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham) already have to deal with this problem.
 
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Steve19 said:
With Freeman at the helm, things will improve for them, but not in any way to rival Ohio State.
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There's a lot that can be said about Kelly. He killed a kid. He turned a blind eye while his players harassed another kid into suicide. He also gave ND their only period of national relevance since the early Holtz years. Yes, those teams folded like a scissor lift in the wind when they hit a BCS bowl or the playoffs, but he gave them one of two brief periods of at least being competitive since the late 70's. To assume that Benedict Freeman--who's never coached a college game in his life--is some automatic upgrade over Kelly is nonsense. Odds are more likely that he's just the next Gerry Faust.
 
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Oregonbuck said:
"NBC has already pushed the idea of combining Big Ten telecasts with its existing Notre Dame coverage as a “perfect one-two punch.” "

Sure sounds like they want to keep ND independent
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NBC Sees Big Ten Being ‘NFL of College Conferences’
  • NBC would televise prime time Big Ten/NFL games on Saturday/Sunday nights.
  • Big Ten could follow the successful broadcast TV model of the NFL.
NBC has already pushed the idea of combining Big Ten telecasts with its existing Notre Dame coverage as a “perfect one-two punch.”

Now, as rights negotiations with the conference near the finish line, NBC is proposing a strategy that calls for back-to-back, prime-time Big Ten and NFL games on Saturday and Sunday nights, said sources.
  • NBC is pitching a fall Saturday football schedule that includes triple-header coverage of Big Ten games on Fox, CBS, and NBC from early afternoon to night.
  • The slate would be followed by NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” the most-watched show in prime time for a record 11 straight years.
“The Big Ten would have exposure in every TV home,” said one source. “It would also be a smart idea to follow the model of the most successful sports league in America.”

NBC, ESPN, and Amazon declined to comment on negotiations. The Big Ten did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Billion-Dollar Deal
The Big Ten is expected to command at least $1.25 billion annually for its next media rights deal from bidders including NBC, Amazon, ESPN/ABC, and CBS Sports. The winner will air games alongside Fox Sports, the conference’s primary TV partner and an operating partner in the Big Ten Network.

Entire article:
https://frontofficesports.com/nbc-sees-big-ten-being-nfl-of-college-conferences/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=article-sharing

“The Big Ten would have exposure in every TV home,”
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That would be a huge B1G recruiting advantage over the other conferences....:biggrin:

This would not only give NBC an effective monopoly on the most valuable weekend timeslots for football ratings, but also likely compromise Notre Dame's ability to have night games shown by their official broadcast partner. That could create an additional incentive for the Fighting Irish to finally join the Big Ten.
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https://www.elevenwarriors.com/the-...nbc-big-ten-prime-time-mel-tucker-nft-project
 
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So do you want to stay with FOX, who believes that Prime Time is noon on Saturday, or go with NDBC (the D is intentional), who wants to add the Big Ten to its contract with Notre Dame, and who believes that Prime Time is late afternoon and evening? Pete Bevacqua, Sawbrick, and the Pope are pushing for the latter.
 
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  • NBC is pitching a fall Saturday football schedule that includes triple-header coverage of Big Ten games on Fox, CBS, and NBC from early afternoon to night.
  • The slate would be followed by NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” the most-watched show in prime time for a record 11 straight years.
"This would not only give NBC an effective monopoly on the most valuable weekend timeslots for football ratings, but also likely compromise Notre Dame's ability to have night games shown by their official broadcast partner. That could create an additional incentive for the Fighting Irish to finally join the Big Ten."

I'm sorry, but I'm skeptical. I guess I'll believe it when it happens. Until then, this is all just contract negotiation and maneuvering
 
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