Best options:
1.B10
2. Pac12 reform
3. Everything else is just survival.
1.B10
2. Pac12 reform
3. Everything else is just survival.
After much thought, my best-case, realistic realignment scenario.
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Doubled mine this year. Not a big donor but working my way up.
Bring up all the scenarios you want, but if they don’t involve ISU to the B1G or part of the PAC, then ISU athletics as we know it is done for.
JP would have to make huge cuts….including cutting many sports. We could no longer make any improvements to facilities, etc. We might have to beg the state for funding again, which probably won’t happen.
We’d be in bad shape.
We have an interesting experiment going on...one media company is gradually taking over college FB. They fully "own" (or will in a couple of years) two of the P5 conferences for number of years, a share in 3 other P5 conferences, most of the bowls, and the CFB playoff. It will basically be up to the Big Ten and the Pac-12 to determine if they like the way things are working out. Do they want a media company to be in full control that will sabotage one of its partners to be in control of everything? SEC + ACC will have 32 teams. Big-Ten + Pac-12 + Big 8 have 34.
An interesting website that gives a summary of who holds what sports media rights (pro and college)
tvrev.com
An interesting website that gives a summary of who holds what sports media rights (pro and college)
Sports Media Rights: Current TV Deals and What's on the Horizon — TVREV
The next few years. of sports media rights negotiations have an opportunity to alter TV... if any of the rightsholders really change, of course
tvrev.com
Good read. Thanks for posting. While CBS passed on paying premium for the $EC, I could see them emerging as a player for rights. No offense to the Mountain West, but K State/Iowa State, TCU/Texas Tech Baylor / Oklahoma State matchups are better content for CBS Sports Network than a lot of the matchups that currently air. They could program some damn good football using CBS/CBS SN the same way ABC/ESPN does now.We have an interesting experiment going on...one media company is gradually taking over college FB. They fully "own" (or will in a couple of years) two of the P5 conferences for number of years, a share in 3 other P5 conferences, most of the bowls, and the CFB playoff. It will basically be up to the Big Ten and the Pac-12 to determine if they like the way things are working out. Do they want a media company to be in full control that will sabotage one of its partners to be in control of everything? SEC + ACC will have 32 teams. Big-Ten + Pac-12 + Big 8 have 34.
An interesting website that gives a summary of who holds what sports media rights (pro and college)
Sports Media Rights: Current TV Deals and What's on the Horizon — TVREV
The next few years. of sports media rights negotiations have an opportunity to alter TV... if any of the rightsholders really change, of course
A B1G +Pac 12 + Big 8 + Fox Sports alliance is our best hope.We have an interesting experiment going on...one media company is gradually taking over college FB. They fully "own" (or will in a couple of years) two of the P5 conferences for number of years, a share in 3 other P5 conferences, most of the bowls, and the CFB playoff. It will basically be up to the Big Ten and the Pac-12 to determine if they like the way things are working out. Do they want a media company to be in full control that will sabotage one of its partners to be in control of everything? SEC + ACC will have 32 teams. Big-Ten + Pac-12 + Big 8 have 34.
An interesting website that gives a summary of who holds what sports media rights (pro and college)
Sports Media Rights: Current TV Deals and What's on the Horizon — TVREV
The next few years. of sports media rights negotiations have an opportunity to alter TV... if any of the rightsholders really change, of course
I wonder if CBS would have bid higher for SEC games if they had known (like ESPN did) that Texas and Oklahoma were jumping ship?
Not sure. From what I read they weren’t even close to what ESPN was willing to bid. They didn’t try very hard to keep it. Almost feels like they thought $EC was overvalued.
But would they have thought that it was overvalued if it included TX and OU?
I want the outcome that Matt Campbell wants. If it keeps him in Ames, I'm all in.
San Diego St. increases travel cost and will do no where near what Houston would do in tv ratings. UH vs All 4 other 4 Texahoma schools do nicely. SDDU doesn't move the needle versus anyone.
Obviously this is the worst case scenario. But if it comes to adding BYU, Houston, Cincinnati, Memphis, UCF, USF… they’d probably have to come at a discount(which would still have to be more than they make now) for 5 years. Then hope that their fan base and viewership grows significantly. Hope for Iowa State to become a powerhouse like Nebraska in the 90’s. Hope the new conference can win some playoff games. Hope several long shots come together quickly and we keep P5 status.
Here’s to getting that B1G invite, or at least some type of PAC merger.
Here’s to getting that B1G invite, or at least some type of PAC merger.
Maybe OU decides they’ll stay, we add BYU and the whole episode was a ruse to get rid of Texas.
100 percent this. I am bummed to get relegated to AAC 2.0, but will increase my donation to keep Campbell. If I have to pay double for season tickets, I will.
If the Big 12 stays at 8 teams a year or two it sets up some intriguing scheduling options. We would have 5 non-conf games instead of 3.
I agree. Hope YOU can make it happen.
I am certain Jamie will try.
Just like some do not like my scenarios, I think it is unwise to say - “give us a great outcome, or else.” Or else what? I will repeat myself - you better have plan A, B, C and D.
We actually totally agree on the best outcomes. Those are obvious.
