Reporters ask questions the public wants to know. They don’t just ask random questions. They didn’t ask him what he prefers Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter?
Cracks in the B1G?
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I would bet that this doesn't happen. OSU, Michigan, and the like don't have anywhere they can threaten to leave to. They could say the SEC, but they would just be making the same or less money. In short, I think the top of the Big 10 lacks leverage.
People here want this to happen to the Big 10 so they are letting that color their view of how likely this is to happen.
People here want this to happen to the Big 10 so they are letting that color their view of how likely this is to happen.
Then why are longtime members who are nothing little schools making the same cut out of the current $8 media pie as tOSU, Michigan, PSU?
Depends on the super league
Most viewers are casual. They want big brand vs big brand.
A Superleague of 48 is a big tent. Even more if it’s just an informal separation, divided only by TV rights ownership, but still vying for same postseason and occasionally playing each other
Some have been forecasting ratings decline from consolidation. The opposite has occurred.
For the same reason why Wake was once getting the same as FSU and Clemson
Because their revenue still grew 150% annually with the new TV deal. They didn’t need to. Also noteworthy the new TV deal was executed before a $22M price tag for the players came into existence
The ACC is in survival mode and knows it. The B1G isn't.
So you think if the next media deal grows revenue again there will still be unequal distribution?
My man have you seen modern media, reporters will ask just about anything to drive engagement. Yeah he asked and he got a non answer and then titled the whole article on a throwaway line
Do you even call a 48 team group a super league though? People have alot of different definitions for super league so kinda curious
I’d argue this. While CFB drives a lot of viewership, ratings have gone down over time (especially the last 10 years). I don’t think realignment is the primary reason, but it hasn’t helped.
It could get big enough to counteract it but I'm skeptical that just deleting a state like Arizona and Colorado is the key to growing a sport. There hasn't been a decline because the Big 12 and ACC and MWC fans still (maybe naively) think they are a part of this.
If it was the current entire BIg Ten and SEC...you've lost most of Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, NY and Massachusetts that all had current P4 teams, not even getting into loss of G5 interest. That's also without even getting into all the P4 fans like me who were previously big volume viewers who would now never watch or would now switch to NFL.
Superleague won't be bigger than what college football was unless it can create new fans of teams that have no connection to the state or school they become fans of. The NFL can do that some, I don't know that I've ever seen a minor league sport do that.
I also think a huge playoff could reduce regular season ratings. Part of the reason I've always watched regular season college football is it was the only sport where every game was a single elimination playoff. 12 team playoff reduced that some, Big Ten's 28 team playoff goal totally destroys that.
No way it doubles again. And with increased costs towards player payments I do think there will be unequal rev distribution OR a Super League is created.
I don’t consider that a non answer. Unless of course you a fan of the school in the wrong side of the issue.
How is it an answer? It’s as vague as it can be with playing it straight down the middle, honestly kinda impressed with how neutral his comment was.
How clearer did he need to be? Basically said it would be devastating to the Big 10 if Ohio State wasn’t in the conference.
First off, I fully believe that Texas is going to destroy the SEC eventually. They've destroyed every conference they've been in. Second, at some point, the big dogs in the B10 are going to want a greater share than whats going to NW and Purdue. That's just the way it goes. Now, whether that is getting a bigger portion of the TV revenue with the conference intact or whether it is ejecting to go to the super league, that's the question. I do know if the super league does happen, my days of watching CFB outside of ISU and the B12 are over. The NFL is a better product anyway. If they want to ruin the sport, go ahead, but I can guarantee that VERY few fans are going to pick a new team to root for.
