"But everyone knows the Hawkeyes"
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"But everyone knows the Hawkeyes"
These numbers are way way off. Big ten schools not named rutgers or maryland made about 55 mil per school on the old media contract. That number isn't increasing only by 2 million per school under the new 2023 contract. Contract talks are for around 80mil+ per school for the new rights deal. Its this number that makes adding california schools to the big ten more reasonable for AD's to swallow the travel costs. Obv no deal is done but to suggest that the new media deal will only ad 2mil per school is not based in realityThe BIG is currently likely in negotiations with FOX for 2023 new deal... It is estimated that the BIG total package will amount to around $800 Million a year or $57Mil per school..at 14 teams.
FOX does not assume all 14 teams are worth $57 mil annually. tOSU is prob worth $120mil a year...etc.. Same for every conference really.
But as a collective group total is likely around $800 mil. Now......
If the BIG adds say ISU/KU...prior to this new deal it is not going to still be $800 Mil it will be prob $850 Mil. ISU/KU doesnt add ZERO....LMAO. This is a low estimate for ISU/KU btw IMO.
$850 Mil with 16 teams is around $53mil.
So in theory that is $4mil less per BIG team. But wait.. ISU/KU will receive a partial share for let's say 7 years (see Nebraska, Rutgers etc..)...Half a share is $26.5 Mil per year for ISU and KU each.
Or...$800 mil left for remaining 14 teams roughly.. ZERO net loss for the BIG for first 7 years..
Add to that it is possible ISU/KU offer to provide the BIG with the Tx/Ou exit fees and penalites and you likely have ISU/KU not costing the BIG anything extra for a decade..
If the future is streaming and subscriptions which are likely based on fan enthusiasm etc.. Then adding ISU fball and KU bball is only going to add to the BIG a decade from now..
Unlike Rutgers and Maryland and several other BIG schools IMO.
To look at YOY bowl ratings in isolation is very deceiving and a lazy comparison when being used to justify does X or Y school draw eyes.I don't think anyone is saying the only ones who watched the Fiesta Bowl was because of Oregon. They may be saying no one watched it, which is sort of true.
https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2021/01/cfp-semifinal-ratings-rose-sugar-espn-viewership/
"The Iowa State-Oregon Fiesta Bowl drew 6.68 million earlier in the day, down 21% from the last non-semifinal edition two years ago (LSU-UCF: 8.47M) and the least-watched edition of the game on record."
You need people to actually watch the games to get advertisers though. IF 20 mill. people live close to Rutgers, but none of them watch, how much is that worth?Nobody cares who draws more. Its about advertising revenues.
It was a video sharing app like CAMEO, where you pay a "celebrity" to video chat with you, and it was for Spencer Petras. Like the app was promoting it and their introductory message was "Spencer Petras from the Iowa State Buckeyes" and they had a photo of him in an Iowa uniform..Tweet no longer available... what'd I miss out on?
Even if say 5% of that 20 million watch that game it's still going to be more than 90% of the Des Moines area watching an ISU game.You need people to actually watch the games to get advertisers though. IF 20 mill. people live close to Rutgers, but none of them watch, how much is that worth?
Spit-balling again? And the source of your numbers (along with the missing number) are????Even if say 5% of that 20 million watch that game it's still going to be more than 90% of the Des Moines area watching an ISU game.
People found different hobbies in lockdown.College football ratings in 2020 were down across the board...alot. I can't figure out why that is given the Pandemic and people prob having more time on their hands etc..
So odd that sports TV ratings were not great last year..
So far. Who knows how their football program will come around the next few years.And they are dead weight.
The Big Ten is going to add us for Wrestling? Keep in mind we have people on here who think Kansas is stupid for thinking the Big 10 cares about their basketball program.
ISU checks all the boxes the B1G valuesWell it would be a combination of AAU status, Football, Basketball, and Wrestling. Iowa State is actually pretty good(normally) at a lot of sports. The problem is we’ve been normally not very good at football until recently.
It’s a long shot still, but other than being a blue blood powerhouse Iowa State checks the rest of the B1G’s boxes.
You have more faith in their program than Iowa State's.. Lol Jesus.So far. Who knows how their football program will come around the next few years.
You can't have it both ways. You can't say that nothing matters but football when talking about everyone but Iowa State. Are we different? Is there a reason why they will look at ISU wrestling but not KU basketball?Well it would be a combination of AAU status, Football, Basketball, and Wrestling. Iowa State is actually pretty good(normally) at a lot of sports. The problem is we’ve been normally not very good at football until recently.
It’s a long shot still, but other than being a blue blood powerhouse Iowa State checks the rest of the B1G’s boxes.
Lol you think one million in nyc metro watch Rutgers? Rutgers-penn state drew less than 600,000 NATIONALLY on FS1. Take the L and go home.Even if say 5% of that 20 million watch that game it's still going to be more than 90% of the Des Moines area watching an ISU game.