Big Ten and other Conference Expansion

[RhodeIslandBuck]

They might try after a while to reconstitute the pac-8 or 10. So long as they can get the big names back, lose the smaller schools, and maybe snatch ND. But it will come down to the money. Big ten is going to be dishing out 75M a year to each school in media rights alone. Probably similar to the ND as a Indy they wouldn’t need to make it all up, but would need to get close to it.

UCLA and USC arent going anywhere. The Pac-8/10/12 is dead, the national approach to leagues (certainly for the Big Ten at least) is the new way. It's definitely possible the Big Ten could end up having a Pacific or West Coast division but beyond that, not a chance.

 

[BigWoof31]

It's times like this when the most trusted name is sports is Sir Yacht

 

[BB73]

They might try after a while to reconstitute the pac-8 or 10. So long as they can get the big names back, lose the smaller schools, and maybe snatch ND. But it will come down to the money. Big ten is going to be dishing out 75M a year to each school in media rights alone. Probably similar to the ND as a Indy they wouldn’t need to make it all up, but would need to get close to it.

With the expanded playoff, ND isn’t going to join a conference to get a share of playoff money, when they figure they’ll make the expanded playoff half of the time, and then keep a full playoff share all for themselves.

 

[Thump]

Oregon coach Dan Lanning slams Colorado after move to Big 12: ‘I don’t remember them winning anything’

Colorado voted last week to return to the Big 12 in 2024, leaving the Pac-12 conference with just nine teams.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Jake]

For the love of Woody just do not take Miami under any circumstances. We killed that program 20 years ago and I have zero interest in reviving them. Let them rot forever.

Speaking of Miami...

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

 

[Dryden]

 

[ExpatAkronite]

I was thinking bible belt 12 but this is way better!

 

[CincyInterloper]

Is there any chance Utah ends up in the B1G? They are in the AAU now. I know it sounds ridiculous, but if the PAC can go from owning the west coast markets and being the solid #3 power conference to being poached by the Big-12 (the Big-12!!), I figure anything can happen.

 

[dragurd]

Is there any chance Utah ends up in the B1G? They are in the AAU now. I know it sounds ridiculous, but if the PAC can go from owning the west coast markets and being the solid #3 power conference to being poached by the Big-12 (the Big-12!!), I figure anything can happen.

Doubtful. Now Arizona state is AAU you'd think they would jump to in front of them. So you'd think Washington, maybe Oregon, Stanford as long as ND is there plus 1 and ASU would all be ahead of them from the Pac and quite a few ACC teams would be as well

 

[Jake]

Are conferences even conferences anymore? It used to be about being the best in your region, with the winners of those regions playing each other in bowl games. Now anyone with half a pulse gets a bowl bid, and regions mean nothing, but it's never been more profitable.

 

[CincyInterloper]

Doubtful. Now Arizona state is AAU you'd think they would jump to in front of them. So you'd think Washington, maybe Oregon, Stanford as long as ND is there plus 1 and ASU would all be ahead of them from the Pac and quite a few ACC teams would be as well

I agree with everything you say, but the GOR makes the ACC teams less mobile. The B1G could add any team left in the PAC right now just by picking up the phone, which tells me they must not want to add anyone. The PAC always seemed like a west-coast version of the Big-10 to me, so I think the cultural fit is there. The contrast in how poorly the PAC has been managed over the years as compared to the B1G is staggering.

 

[Mike80]

Are conferences even conferences anymore? It used to be about being the best in your region, with the winners of those regions playing each other in bowl games. Now anyone with half a pulse gets a bowl bid, and regions mean nothing, but it's never been more profitable.

I wonder if this is what an NWA wrestling fan thought in the mid/late 80s when it was clear that the WWF (Big Ten?) and WCW (SEC SEC SEC?) were emerging as more or less national brands on the pro/fake wrestling scene and the old-school territories were dying out....

 

[CincyInterloper]

Are conferences even conferences anymore? It used to be about being the best in your region, with the winners of those regions playing each other in bowl games. Now anyone with half a pulse gets a bowl bid, and regions mean nothing, but it's never been more profitable.

It seems like when it comes to entertainment, one can always increase profits by dumbing down the product to make it more attractive to the unwashed masses. Mike80's observation regarding wrestling seems spot on. Get rid of the history and add smoke machines and fireworks. I'm afraid we, the discriminating consumers, are not the target audience.

 

[Dryden]

It seems like when it comes to entertainment, one can always increase profits by dumbing down the product to make it more attractive to the unwashed masses. Mike80's observation regarding wrestling seems spot on. Get rid of the history and add smoke machines and fireworks. I'm afraid we, the discriminating consumers, are not the target audience.

The target audience is any mobile device owner smart & wealthy(ish) enough to buy a sub to a streaming service and setup an online gambling account.