Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[hoopsfan22]

All of this money the B1G will be raking in, but they are killing the fun and tradition of the game. Games on Thursday nights? Good luck tailgating at that one. No more ESPN games? Good bye regular visits by College Game Day or anything more than a passing mention of your games on the nation's preeminent pregame show. Sorry but BTN's pre-game tailgate show that tries to compete is super lame.

 

[BigTenFan]

All of this money the B1G will be raking in, but they are killing the fun and tradition of the game. Games on Thursday nights? Good luck tailgating at that one. No more ESPN games? Good bye regular visits by College Game Day or anything more than a passing mention of your games on the nation's preeminent pregame show. Sorry but BTN's pre-game tailgate show that tries to compete is super lame.

I know next week's Penn State - Purdue game is a sellout in West Lafayette

 

[Rufus]

Don’t sleep on Big Ten Network as conference expands its broadcast empire

“I know there’s been a lot of focus on Fox, CBS, NBC, but we’re still going to be as involved as we’ve ever been,” said Dave Revsine, the lead studio host for Chicago-based BTN.

chicago.suntimes.com

 

[CL82]

I know next week's Penn State - Purdue game is a sellout in West Lafayette

It doesn’t feel like it’s a rivalry game. Is it the start of the season, or just general fan support?

 

[dayooper]

It doesn’t feel like it’s a rivalry game. Is it the start of the season, or just general fan support?

Many of the Big10 schools just sell out their stadiums. PSU, OSU, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and MSU all regularly are at full capacity. Even for lousy games, they still sell out. The other Big10 schools (sans Rutgers) all have decent attendance as well. Michigan, OSU, Wisconsin, Nebraska and PSU all travel well and sell out many opposing stadiums. The other schools fight to get them on their schedule because they are guaranteed sell outs. There are Big10 alumni over the world and they watch their sports.

Games at USC and UCLA will be packed for those schools. It’s why I don’t think there will be any divisions for football. Too much money to be made in ticket sales and concessions in LA.

Many of people that aren’t from the Midwest don’t understand how important sports are to us and how big football really is. I know that Detroit is known as Hockeytown, but football is king here. If (huge, huge if) the Lions actually do something, the celebration will last for days. Many states struggle supporting 1 college program while Michigan supports a pro team, 2 Big10 teams, 3 MAC teams (2 of which get decent attendance) and numerous division II and III programs, several of which have won NC’s in their respective divisions. That’s just Michigan.

 

[Chin Diesel]

All of this money the B1G will be raking in, but they are killing the fun and tradition of the game. Games on Thursday nights? Good luck tailgating at that one. No more ESPN games? Good bye regular visits by College Game Day or anything more than a passing mention of your games on the nation's preeminent pregame show. Sorry but BTN's pre-game tailgate show that tries to compete is super lame.

Thursday is the new Friday. When you get a football schedule months out, most of college football loving people find a way to get there and enjoy the pregame.

College football Thursday night on ESPN was a wasteland when it started and then it started to gain some ground. Took NFL about 5 minutes to realize Thursday night football will draw eyes. Once NFL started Thursday games, college football went back to scheduling more obscure games. You won't see a marquee college game going head to head with the NFL.

I don't watch much ESPN Game Day but do agree Fox's pregame show is horrible.

 

[hoopsfan22]

I know next week's Penn State - Purdue game is a sellout in West Lafayette

When they have those big OSU-PSU white out matchups that were typical on Saturday nights that will now move to NBC, will the lead in be Golden Girls or Matlock reruns or maybe a little Lester Holt to get you hyped?

 

[BigTenFan]

It doesn’t feel like it’s a rivalry game. Is it the start of the season, or just general fan support?

Not a rivalry game- but National TV Penn State v Purdue. All students are wearing black to counter Penn State white out game

 

[dayooper]

When they have those big OSU-PSU white out matchups that were typical on Saturday nights that will now move to NBC, will the lead in be Golden Girls or Matlock reruns or maybe a little Lester Holt to get you hyped?

Huh? That game could be on The Hallmark channel and it would get numbers. Big10 fans would find that in a heartbeat. You could play The Bridges of Madison County before and OSU/PSU fans would be hyped.

 

[bobbyinaz]

When they have those big OSU-PSU white out matchups that were typical on Saturday nights that will now move to NBC, will the lead in be Golden Girls or Matlock reruns or maybe a little Lester Holt to get you hyped?

The lead in will be a Notre Dame game

 

[Chin Diesel]

When they have those big OSU-PSU white out matchups that were typical on Saturday nights that will now move to NBC, will the lead in be Golden Girls or Matlock reruns or maybe a little Lester Holt to get you hyped?

Huh? That game could be on The Hallmark channel and it would get numbers. Big10 fans would find that in a heartbeat. You could play The Bridges of Madison County before and OSU/PSU fans would be hyped.

The lead in will be a Notre Dame game

Whether it's Golden Girls, Bridges of Madison Country or ND football, that's basically the same demographic.

 

[hoopsfan22]

Huh? That game could be on The Hallmark channel and it would get numbers. Big10 fans would find that in a heartbeat. You could play The Bridges of Madison County before and OSU/PSU fans would be hyped.

Won't Herbie and Desmond be sad that they can no longer cover their teams?

 

[CoastAtlantic]

 

[Storrs South]

 

[dayooper]

I think this is huge. Entering early negotiations tells me that The Big12 will survive and be the depository for the excess PAC schools not in the P2.

 

[CoastAtlantic]

 

[goldendomer]

I think this is huge. Entering early negotiations tells me that The Big12 will survive and be the depository for the excess PAC schools not in the P2.

My guess is the Big 10 wants the Big 12 to make the next move and than the Big can go for their desired schools.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[goldendomer]

I disagree with Frank here. The Big 12 at least has two media partners open to negotiation. The Pac just took a kick to the groin.

 

[dayooper]

My guess is the Big 10 wants the Big 12 to make the next move and than the Big can go for their desired schools.

Could be. I think there’s money to be saved in consolidating the 2. While there are some brands that aren’t great in the Big12, having schools in 3 or 4 (depending on who goes where) time zones will be a huge benefit to the media partners. The exit fee of the Big12 seemingly has done its job and prevented the break up the conference. Using the Big12 brand instead of the PAC brand leads me to believe that the PAC is losing schools.

I think the only 2 that are a possibility to move to the Big10 are Oregon and Washington. That puts 4 into the Pacific time zone making a nice late game set. Then again, ESPN could be wanting to just use the Big12 with that late game. I would assume games against the Big10 teams would get better ratings than Big12 teams, but I’m not sure they want to spend the money.

 

[Rufus]

I never realized how valuable Washington was until this past two months. Oregon and Washington would be good fits for the B1G.

I don’t see how the B1G could pass on Stanford and Cal. Sure, they aren’t big football brands, but their academics and research would put them at the top of the B1G. It would also lock down the State of California for the B1G. San Diego State may find itself in the PAC 12 or Big 12, but it won’t carry California anymore than Cincinnati can carry Ohio.

 

[huskymedic]

... damn lawyers and those technicalities:

 

[dayooper]

I never realized how valuable Washington was until this past two months. Oregon and Washington would be good fits for the B1G.

I don’t see how the B1G could pass on Stanford and Cal. Sure, they aren’t big football brands, but their academics and research would put them at the top of the B1G. It would also lock down the State of California for the B1G. San Diego State may find itself in the PAC 12 or Big 12, but it won’t carry California anymore than Cincinnati can carry Ohio.

Eh, would Stanford and Cal bring any conference California by themselves? Not sure they would.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Chin Diesel]

Eh, would Stanford and Cal bring any conference California by themselves? Not sure they would.

No, but since USC and UCLA will already be members, the addition of Stanford and Cal absolutely locks down Cali for the B1G.