Big Ten and other Conference Expansion

[CincyInterloper]

In this case, it keeps the sports entity from siphoning any money from the educational entity, no?

That's been the assumption I've been under as to "why take the money" from the start.

So are all college sports going to be part of this new entity, or just men's football and basketball? If it is all sports, I think this could be the beginning of the end for the non-revenue sports.

 

[Jaxbuck]

So are all college sports going to be part of this new entity, or just men's football and basketball? If it is all sports, I think this could be the beginning of the end for the non-revenue sports.

I haven't seen enough detail to hazard a guess.

Logically I would keep the non revenue sports under the old model of the student athlete and make it part of the educational mission as they have done for over 100 years from now.

My basic premise is that the Universities aren't the right organization to house a professional sports team under. That's the new bit that just magnifies the issue, imo.

 

[Jaxbuck]

From what I gather the 21 years wasn't a locked in tv deal it was the grant of rights which essentially grants the B1G as entity your TV rights to shop. Aka the thing holding the ACC together. Aka USC and Michigan don't want tied to Rutgers and Purdue for 21 years.

Yes.

Much better way to illustrate the issue. I was trying to generalize a little too much but this is, as I understand it, the rub so to speak.

And yes, this is why the big boys are saying "fuck you" and the little guys are saying when do we get our money?

Overall, it's the canary in the coal mine to the idea that sooner or later the big boys are going to break off and do their own thing (the Premier League tiered approach like Euro soccer we've spitballed on in the past here many times) I think the tsun or USC guys even touched on it in a statement? Something about "there may be a time when we want to break off.." something like that?