Big10 rumors today

FriendlySpartan

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If that’s not a wink to KU I have no idea wtf Warren is doing there.
Read his actual quote. He is being asked if basketball will play a role at a basketball conference. What is he supposed to say that basketball doesn’t matter to a room full of basketball media right before the season kicks off? It’s not a nod to KU, they have been looked at and they don’t bring anything to the table unless they take a massive media rights cut.
 
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isucy86

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The "alliance" isn't going to pay the PAC's bills though. That was 100% a SEC playoff expansion roadblock. Nothing less nothing more.
IMO one way the Alliance can be monetized for the Pac12 (and Big10) is for the Big10 Network (aka FOX) to bundle BTN and Pac12 Network in carriage fee negotiations with cable & streaming platforms. The BTN is currently in around 60M households and Pac12 Network about 15M households.

That would mean FOX is fully invested in the Pac12. It also would require the Big10 is confident that cable & streaming services value BTN.
 

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Read his actual quote. He is being asked if basketball will play a role at a basketball conference. What is he supposed to say that basketball doesn’t matter to a room full of basketball media right before the season kicks off? It’s not a nod to KU, they have been looked at and they don’t bring anything to the table unless they take a massive media rights cut.

Y U so mad?
 

FriendlySpartan

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His whole purpose has been to drive a narrative of big 10 superiority, and how Iowa State isn’t worthy.

when the narrative shifts in the slightest, he gets mad. It’s been a trend.

it’s what he is. He at least offers some insight
Actually I would totally be ok with ISU in the big ten, makes sense for essentially every reason but media money. Would drop 4/5 teams in the big ten right now for ISU.
 

Cyched

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Actually I would totally be ok with ISU in the big ten, makes sense for essentially every reason but media money. Would drop 4/5 teams in the big ten right now for ISU.

Because I'm in a good mood I'll play the guessing game:

Nebraska
Maryland
Rutgers
???
 

Win5002

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Agree. But there may be a way to make the "divisional" CCG round as part of a playoff somehow. That would bump the value of those games. That giant Altimore consulting report had a crazy playoff / CCGs idea laid out in it.
what page was the playoff idea in it?
 

Cyclones1969

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Maybe you can tell me, since I keep asking all of these hawkroaches who pretend this site isn’t there whole life

What are some good sites for other big 10 schools. I’d like to read about what other schools are going through.

247 is boring. Looking for kind of independent fan sites.
 

mctallerton

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Dude, I don’t even dislike you. You have brought a non hawk big 10 perspective, which has been mostly good.
Can I tack on non-gopher attitude, these guys are so insufferable at times hanging on to iowa, ohio state, and wisconsins coat tails you would think they have actually won something.
 
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FriendlySpartan

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Why Purdue? Also a public land grant, which fits the B1G profile.
Irrelevant in football with no real desire to improve. Basketball is very hit or miss and falls short every year they have expectations. Academics are excellent and the institution itself is great but I was talking more from an athletics perspective.
 
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