Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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I agree completely with this take. The four schools added were the best options and is a win for the Big12. Expecting those schools to put up similar records in a much harder conference isn’t likely to happen though and because of that ISU has way more value then any of the new 4.
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Google is wading into the NFL Sunday Ticket battle.
Apple - Amazon - Google
Those are three heavyweights. Hope these playas want some college ball too.
I love how even the pro-PAC guys are low-key confirming what everyone else is saying: ESPN gave them a lowball offer.
Can they get close to the Big12 from the open market? It's ESPN that wants the "After Dark" time slot they keep saying are so valuable.
Fully believe the Big12 will make more per school than the PAC12. Whether or not teams jump ship, I do not know. As Keeler said, the ADs/Presidents at these schools like the caviar and the prestige they believe comes with the PAC. In realignment the only thing that beats $$$ are EGOs!
It’s funny how Wilner has quote retweeted a BYU fan who thinks the Pac-12 is stronger than the Big 12 and didn’t really ask a question or say anything other than “rooting for the Pac.” The BYU fan’s quote doesn’t really add anything to his tweet except to his credibility.
Nice, subtle use of his platform.
LOL. Some deluded people think there's actually going to be a bidding war after ESPN dropped a $25 million deuce on top of the Pac 1X.
Maybe the PAC can team up with USA network. Hire Elvira and someone to replace Gilbert and restart Up All Night with PAC 12 games. Maybe Walton could replace Gilbert?
The only thing I could see is ESPN lo-balling PAC because they prefer an 18 school combo. Having two-three middle class conferences is inefficient to ESPN, unless a conference like the PAC can be had really cheaply.
So, combining the two makes sense for ESPN. With exit fees and the fact it doesn't seem wise to have the worst time zone and where an off-brand will do the worst be the base. Add in the central location, with 3 schools already in the east, and the Big 12 as the base is the best way for ESPN to get to one middle class conference.
But, this is ESPN. They could want that middle class to mostly be for late night, off hours to supplement the SEC (with ACC schools added). So they try to move 6-8 Big 12 to PAC, and 2-4 to ACC (even though it obvious it will soon be picked apart). Then, the Pac18 gets combined with 6 ACC leftovers? seems like a ton of work and transactions, and still needing to get enough ACC schools to P2 and a 3rd super conference, otherwise ESPN is paying two middle class, one of which is a west coast based conference with no LA.
How did I forget?!?!? She would raise PAC viewership. Or at least a younger version.
Cincy replays on Big 12 Legendary Games on Big 12 on ESPN+ is going to be great.
Being a middle schooler during that era, the amount of tease going on with that network, from 'Up All Night' to Silk Stalkings, was commendable.
Meh if we get the 4 corners. The Pac 12 will not have more value than the B12 and I don't really believe they do anyway. OU Washington and Stanford are the only schools that have any value. Supposedly according to the experts Stanford has no value but I personally think they have some.
Wait until you see the replay of the GOAT of games on the B1G Network, Big Ten's USC vs SEC's Texas. Vince Young had himself a game.
