USC and UCLA to the Big 10?
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I don’t think the ACC currently has a $50 million buyout. I believe it was replaced by all members granting media rights to the conference through 2036. This means if someone leaves they will not be able to bring home game media revenue to their new conference, and the ACC contracts would control the broadcast of their home games until the grant of rights expires. As the years tick away that becomes less and less cost prohibitive.
One out could be to have enough schools vote to dissolve the ACC.
FSU is still broke. They are just now getting out of the read. Sara (Spanx) already bailed them out with Taggart, she wont be fronting anymore money. FSU needs a conference to pay for all of their buyout for them to join another conference. Also, Florida will will kick and scream if FSU gets an invite to the SEC.
College athletics are no longer regional, which makes it lose some of its charm IMO. But I wouldn't mind going to a road game in Oregon or Washington, it's beautiful country up there with a lot of amazing beer.
Very true. It always starts with one looking out for their interest over the group.
I've read that the B1G will be targeting Notre Dame and possibly both Oregon (Nike money) and Washington next.
The B1G is all about TV markets and pulling in huge amounts of money, They now have the 4 largest TV markets in their footprint and 15 of the top 35 according to this list, That's the reason they went after Rutgers (NJ-NYC) and Maryland (Baltimore - D.C.). They're no dummies.
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I don't understand why the SEC would want more football teams. Yes, money. But at some point, there are diminishing returns. Why would Auburn and Tennessee and Kentucky want to sell wins for a couple more million. The schools are swimming in cash already.
Don't add Clemson. Don't add Virginia Tech. Don't add anyone really. But if we had to, let's get some basketball schools. Virginia. North Carolina. Take we could beat in football.
Don't add Clemson. Don't add Virginia Tech. Don't add anyone really. But if we had to, let's get some basketball schools. Virginia. North Carolina. Take we could beat in football.
College baseball means more to the rest of the SEC than basketball
The only chance any team has at this point to join the SEC or the Big 10 is whether or not they can bring enough money to the table to make it worthwhile for the conference. Let's say that these conferences. are in TV contracts that pay out $50 Million per team. Unless a new team is significant enough to convince their network partner to re-do the deal, adding a new team just means that each School will get a smaller share. Notre Dame and Oregon carry enough cache to possibly make that happen.
I think the SEC and Big 10 have already spoken on their opinion of the Big 12. They are locked out. Oregon, Washington are the premier options left in the Pac 12, with Arizona, Colorado and Utah as outside possibilities because of the TV markets they represent. The ACC is most likely screwed, but even if they could get out of their grant of rights deal I don't know if there are many teams that would be able to make the jump. The viewership just isn't there. I could maybe see UNC to the Big 10, but that might be it.
If these schools want to make the jump, they better get in soon. The SEC TV Deal is already done and I would guess Notre Dame is the only school that might get them to re-negotiate. The Big 10 deal is being negotiated right now and is close to being completed. Once that is done, we probably don't see either of the Power 2 add anyone for awhile.
I think the SEC and Big 10 have already spoken on their opinion of the Big 12. They are locked out. Oregon, Washington are the premier options left in the Pac 12, with Arizona, Colorado and Utah as outside possibilities because of the TV markets they represent. The ACC is most likely screwed, but even if they could get out of their grant of rights deal I don't know if there are many teams that would be able to make the jump. The viewership just isn't there. I could maybe see UNC to the Big 10, but that might be it.
If these schools want to make the jump, they better get in soon. The SEC TV Deal is already done and I would guess Notre Dame is the only school that might get them to re-negotiate. The Big 10 deal is being negotiated right now and is close to being completed. Once that is done, we probably don't see either of the Power 2 add anyone for awhile.
Since no one else memtioned it....
Anyone else find it funny that UCLA and USC didn't want any part of the SEC conference schedule? Lmao.
Oregon, Gonzaga, and Stanford are the teams out west that I'd like to see in our conference. Not interested in Miami, FSU, or GTech really. Clemson, USF, UV/VTech, and ECU/UNC maybe. Just teams I prefer, but no specific reasons behind them. Not interested in either AZ school.
It will all be about money, and soon enough the SEC may be able to charge schools to join... lol
Anyone else find it funny that UCLA and USC didn't want any part of the SEC conference schedule? Lmao.
Oregon, Gonzaga, and Stanford are the teams out west that I'd like to see in our conference. Not interested in Miami, FSU, or GTech really. Clemson, USF, UV/VTech, and ECU/UNC maybe. Just teams I prefer, but no specific reasons behind them. Not interested in either AZ school.
It will all be about money, and soon enough the SEC may be able to charge schools to join... lol
Not that my opinion matters, but we already have Texas who wants to be in charge, screw NC and Duke, let them reign over the basketball concept. Miami, NCST, WVU and ND would be killer additions. SEC would have 6-7 legit contenders for playoff spots every year. Now it is yet To be determined if we go sfter ND who is in middle of BIG10 country.
Yeah, I'm not a fan of Texas joining the conference. Wanted WVU to join years ago, but people here weren't keen on that.
I don't want ND anywhere near the SEC.
That would be interesting if the SEC raided the Big10 before renegotiating a TV deal.
You don't get it. Why would those B1G teams leave a better payday? It's being estimated that in 2024 each B1G team will make $120 million whereas the SEC would pay out $100 million to each of their teams. Plus, it's rumored that the B1G is close to adding Notre Dame and Stanford with Oregon (Nike money) and Washington after them. As previously indicated, the B1G now has the 4 biggest TV markets in the country and somewhere around 16 to 17 of the top 35 or 40.
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You don't get it. I said SEC should target those schools, I didn't say the schools should accept.
Kick and scream all they want. With the addition of Texas and OU, UGA, UK, SC, AND UF don't have the voting power to keep them out. FSU or Miami will get an invite, maybe both. GT too. If the SEC puts any value on foreign veiwing
GT would be ironic. They would be going full circle. From SEC charter member, to leaving in dispute over scholarship numbers, to Independent, to ACC, back to SEC. Many thought GT was making a major mistake bolting the SEC(they did) but this would bring them back.
It would be for sure. But GT held on to Paul Johnson far to long. He has the personality of a wire brush and ran an offense that didn't get kids to the NFL. Pretty soon he was welcome at GA HS and kids didn't want to visit. The guy that replaced him is just strange. Plus I just don't think football appeals to many of their students and alumni. When push comes to shove they might be a P5 team that goes down.
