Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

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Former Utah AD weighs in and doesn’t think going to the Big 12 is worth it.


His hypothetical $35 million per team PAC-12 deal is a far cry from the $25 million number that’s been floated around. It’s also interesting that even in his rosiest hypothetical, the Big 12 number is still higher. That says a lot.
 

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Canzono latest PAC12 puff piece where he quotes an AD as the B12 threat as “laughable”….
One interesting nugget though apparently no AD/Prez has seen the ESPN offer yet. 1 day prior to the window expiring. That seems odd and likely not good for their hopes on the amount. IMO.

 

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CSU and SDSU when realignment comes up:

“They’ve got a new stadium!” And that’s about it.
You forgot actually the most important case:

"I know taking on these absolutely garbage worthless football programs would devalue the Big 12 and ultimately financially destroy ISU athletics, but I would love to take a trip to San Diego, Ft. Collins, and New Orleans to watch a conference game vs. SDSU, CSU, and Tulane along with 8,000 other fans."
 

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Looks like we've found the AD leaking the Big12's texts to Kliavkoff.
Brilliant - I have no idea what either conferences media deal will be, and though all projections show the Big 12s to be significantly more, I see no reason to jump.
 

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Canzono latest PAC12 puff piece where he quotes an AD as the B12 threat as “laughable”….
One interesting nugget though apparently no AD/Prez has seen the ESPN offer yet. 1 day prior to the window expiring. That seems odd and likely not good for their hopes on the amount. IMO.


I love this guy from Arizona.

 

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Probably still a good bet to say Utah is culprit #1, as a team being a direct target of the 4 corner's move, and one that doesn't appear to want to leave the PAC. ASU might be #2 with the wildcard they've been. ORWA tied for #3 since they're actively extorting both sides.
 

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You forgot actually the most important case:

"I know taking on these absolutely garbage worthless football programs would devalue the Big 12 and ultimately financially destroy ISU athletics, but I would love to take a trip to San Diego, Ft. Collins, and New Orleans to watch a conference game vs. SDSU, CSU, and Tulane along with 8,000 other fans."

Does anyone even go to those places if their preferred Sportsball team isn’t playing?
 
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Does it pay out way less? That’s yet to be known. Navigate has it fairly even.

And ESPN IS protecting its sec interests by doing the bait and switch. They would love to push schools to the ACC because they know it will get raided.

ESPN has an ACC problem- it will be spending money on schools in that conference, just a matter of how many.

You said it yourself, it’s going to get raided. That only happens if schools are getting paid- including leftovers. It is more difficult to move schools to SEC if not also building it up as the leftover 3rd conference. It gets very difficult to do if Big 12 adds PAC schools.

Which is the point- if the PAC schools wait or pass, the Big 12 easily could be in ESPN’s crosshairs. And all it would take is a few schools preferring wake and BC over KSU and BYU, because it will mostly be the same 16-20 schools in the end

The Big 12 is in a good spot- if all want it to be. The eastern schools “want” is going to be tested at some point
Navigate does not have it even. The ACC paid out around $31MM per while the Big XII was at roughly $43MM per for '22.

Even factoring the new Big XII makeup w/o OUT does not make up a $12MM difference. And the amount of revenue lost with OUT gone has also been revised to a much smaller amount.

I think at one point, ESPN had it in for the Big XII. But now, I don't think so. Houston, UCF, & Cincy would've been good additions to the ACC. ESPN surely could've pushed for that.

Who could the ACC realistically add that would significantly boost their revenue outside of ND?

I don't think we need to worry about the ACC coming for Big XII teams. But, I guess we'll see, hopefully sooner rather than later.

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