Big Ten and other Conference Expansion

[Woody1968]

Gene Smith Doesn‘t Anticipate Ohio State Having A Football Game Only on Peacock This Year, But Felt Big Ten Had to “Test the Waters” in Streaming

Gene Smith doesn’t anticipate Ohio State will play a Peacock-only football game this year, though he says some men’s basketball games could be exclusive to the platform.

www.elevenwarriors.com

GENE SMITH DOESN‘T ANTICIPATE OHIO STATE HAVING A FOOTBALL GAME ONLY ON PEACOCK THIS YEAR, BUT FELT BIG TEN HAD TO “TEST THE WATERS” IN STREAMING​

It’s only a matter of time before Ohio State will play a football game that’s only available on Peacock, but Gene Smith doesn’t expect that to be in 2023.

Michigan, Penn State and Michigan State already know they will play a game broadcast only by Peacock this fall, as the Big Ten announced last week that the Wolverines’ season opener against East Carolina, Nittany Lions’ second game against Delaware and Spartans’ Week 3 non-conference game against Washington will all be exclusive to the NBC-backed streaming platform.



The Big Ten’s new TV deal stipulates that eight football games each year will be exclusive to Peacock, which means there will still be five more to-be-determined Big Ten games this season that air only on the streaming platform. That said, the two Ohio State games that were seen as the most likely candidates for a Peacock game this year – its non-conference games against Youngstown State and Western Kentucky – have already been scheduled for Big Ten Network and FOX, respectively.

Ohio State still has six conference games for which TV networks have yet to be announced (Maryland, Purdue, Penn State, Wisconsin, Rutgers and Minnesota), so the possibility of the Buckeyes playing a Peacock-only game this season still can’t be ruled out. But it would catch Ohio State’s athletic director by surprise if that happens at this point.

He does expect several of Ohio State’s men’s basketball games to be exclusive to Peacock this year, though, as the Big Ten’s new TV deal allows for up to 47 games each year (32 conference games and 15 non-conference games) to be broadcast exclusively on the streaming platform.

Just sayin': The definition of SUCKS = when an Ohio State football away game is just on the Peacock Network.

Meh, I have Peacock - it is 1.99 a month.

 

[Mike80]

man 11W is putting out all sorts of red meat stories today....

First, Gene doesn't want to have any more November night games....

Then the story about the turf not going away anytime soon...

Now, no games on Peacock....

Just trying to get everyone riled up for clicks I see

 

[Bestbuck36]

The first time the Buckeyes arent televised and you have to have a streaming app to see the game there's gonna be some smoke in the city!

 

[knuckifyoubuck]

I manage to find HD streams of any sport event I want to watch if it's not on YouTubeTV. I'll buy a PS5 for NCAA but I am not buying cock to watch the Bucks, I'll gladly steal that stream.

Are we allowed to share links to streams in season if we get the shaft or is that against the rules?

 

[Bestbuck36]

I manage to find HD streams of any sport event I want to watch if it's not on YouTubeTV. I'll buy a PS5 for NCAA but I am not buying cock to watch the Bucks, I'll gladly steal that stream.

Are we allowed to share links to streams in season if we get the shaft or is that against the rules?

There'll bea thread for that

 

[Jaxbuck]

How much can a one time use/month of a streaming service actually cost?

Whatever it is, I assure you people will pay it to see the Bucks.

 

[Bestbuck36]

How much can a one time use/month of a streaming service actually cost?

Whatever it is, I assure you people will pay it to see the Bucks.

Maybe. We can still rage against the machine though!!!

 

[gmen6981]

How much can a one time use/month of a streaming service actually cost?

Whatever it is, I assure you people will pay it to see the Bucks.

Not sure if they still do, but Peacock used to offer a 7 day free trial. Even so, it's pretty cheap. I believe it's only $4.99 a month so it wouldn't exactly break the bank to subscribe for a month to see a game then cancel. Some cable providers carry it for free depending on your package. I have it as part of my Spectrum package.
As for those games they already have scheduled, seems to me that it's Sparty that's kinda getting the shaft. UM/East Carolina and PSU/Delaware are games that are only really going to interest their respective fanbases. The MSU/Washington game is a much higher profile game.

 

[gmen6981]

Announcing the 2024-25 schedule and new scheduling model at 4:30 this afternoon on B1G Network.

Big Ten to Announce New Scheduling Model, 2024 Matchups on Thursday

The Big Ten will release its new football scheduling model and who every team will play during the 2024 and 2025 seasons at 4:30 p.m. Thursday on Big Ten Network.

www.google.com

 

[Jaxbuck]

Announcing the 2024-25 schedule and new scheduling model at 4:30 this afternoon on B1G Network.

Big Ten to Announce New Scheduling Model, 2024 Matchups on Thursday

The Big Ten will release its new football scheduling model and who every team will play during the 2024 and 2025 seasons at 4:30 p.m. Thursday on Big Ten Network.

www.google.com

Penn State fans up in arms by 4:35

 

[Zurp]

Penn State fans up in arms by 2:56

FIFY

Edit - so, I was joking, sort of, when I posted that.
Then I decided to go check out Nittany Lounge.

Big Ten 2024/25 football scheduling model to be announced 6/8

pennstate.forums.rivals.com

The thread was started yesterday at 5:02PM.

Sooo, the B1G network is going to use the Ohio State AD to help release the information along with the B1G COO? Well, that should certainly suppress the notion that the B1G looks at the league as the big two little eight.

Spoiler alert: PSU opens Big 10 play on the road.

(In case you haven't been following, Penn State seems to have more than their fair share of conference openers on the road. They are very unhappy about that.)
So, not the biggest pile of cult-anger you've seen. But there are already some embers that are ready to turn into bonfires at 4:30 today.

 

[Jake]

Penn State fans up in arms by 4:35

I expected that, but didn't expect Bobby Carpenter to join them.

 

[Abenaki]

 

[Abenaki]

I expected that, but didn't expect Bobby Carpenter to join them.

Why is Illinois-Purdue protected?

 

[Illini Dylan]

Why is Illinois-Purdue protected?

It is actually a "trophy game" the Purdue Cannon, wasn't sure how much weight the conference would put in to something like that, but apparently they did a little bit.

Was hoping we'd get Indiana and Iowa as our other protected games, think that would have made more sense, given the natural animosity Illinois has always had between those two.