If he said that, he's an idiot.
He said it just last week.
He calls Big Ten revenue for UCLA a "small delta" before factoring in added expenses.
He claims the next PAC 12 media rights deal will "close the gap" with the B1G and SEC.
If he said that, he's an idiot.
Link to article with Paul Finebaum quotes that the Flug is talking about. to me, it suggests further the West Coast expansion. Notre Dame continues to be on their radar.
.........So how many teams are the goal? Is is 24? We could see 40-48 P2 teams,......
This is the the new model, IMHO. Getting quality content for the media partners and BTN. Adding Washington and Oregon would help with the content in football, but the way the media deal is written, they may need more programs to have the Friday primetime late night Saturday games. Those schools need to have away games in conference and USC/UCLA are paid for the Fox/NBC/CBS deals. They don't want to give up that inventory. Having 4 school with the ability to play those games makes scheduling much easier.A guess on my part, but for football they may want multiple content options available in each time zone for network and BTN viewing. Maybe games starting every 2 hours, I don;t know. It will be interesting to see how they do it. Maybe Friday night football, multiple games, too.
I agree with this as well, but will need some more basketball oriented programs. The only true basketball schools in the Big10 right now are Indiana, Purdue and UCLA. MSU is pretty close, but will need to see what they become when Izzo retires. Wisconsin, Iowa, OSU and Michigan are the next tier down (either boring basketball or not consistent play). They need name programs that will create must see games. Those teams seem to be in The ACC and maybe one in The Big East that seems to fit the bill.They can do the same for Basketball and spread out over every day of the week, except Sundays during NFL season. The BTN will be a huge money producer. The SEC will need to match this.
I was recently at the famed Trevi Fountain in Rome...when we came home, we decided to play the theme from the movie "Three Coins in the Fountain".
Seems like the lyrics are apropos to realignment...
Three coins in the fountain
Each one seeking happiness
Thrown by three hopeful lovers
Which one will the fountain bless?
Three coins in the fountain
Through the ripples how they shine
Just one wish will be granted
One heart will wear a valentine
Make it mine
Make it mine
Make it mine
Now that the B1G has west coast teams, they will always have a game for the late-night time slot. That means the B1G can stagger their games so they always have at least one game going on their own (BTN) or one of the major networks (CBS/NBC/FOX) from noon until after midnight. No one else will have that kind of TV domination. And now ESPN/ABC will no longer have the marquee matchup in the prime time slot where they could garner 90% of the CFB viewers. Now that audience will most certainly be split between whatever non-B1G game ESPN/ABC shows and the B1G game that NBC has. The competition in that time slot is probably the biggest problem for ESPN not having B1G games.A guess on my part, but for football they may want multiple content options available in each time zone for network and BTN viewing. Maybe games starting every 2 hours, I don;t know. It will be interesting to see how they do it. Maybe Friday night football, multiple games, too.
They can do the same for Basketball and spread out over every day of the week, except Sundays during NFL season. The BTN will be a huge money producer. The SEC will need to match this.
So how many teams are the goal? Is is 24? We could see 40-48 P2 teams, another 40 +/- of the mid 2-3 and the G5.
Now that the B1G has west coast teams, they will always have a game for the late-night time slot. That means the B1G can stagger their games so they always have at least one game going on their own (BTN) or one of the major networks (CBS/NBC/FOX) from noon until after midnight. No one else will have that kind of TV domination. And now ESPN/ABC will no longer have the marquee matchup in the prime time slot where they could garner 90% of the CFB viewers. Now that audience will most certainly be split between whatever non-B1G game ESPN/ABC shows and the B1G game that NBC has. The competition in that time slot is probably the biggest problem for ESPN not having B1G games.