Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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Yeah they got added with no med school, something ISU said was basically impossible when we left.
Everyone said its med schools only and ISU saw the writing on the wall, and left, then they go out and add ASU with worse numbers than ISU and also no med school.
So what is the truth?
ASU actually is opening a med school. But I do find it weird that ISU bailed out as there are other schools with out med schools in AAU
Yes, and those places far below our research, still there.
There are schools without a med or eng school that are there, yet we left?
ND made it in last year.
Oregon has no med or eng school
ASU may be adding a med school but that hasnt started yet.
Brandeis doesnt have a med or eng school
etc etc.
None. They're just going to push it to FUBO as part of the settlement with them.
I think the closest MWC trip for NIU is about 1,000 miles (Air Force). Longest distance in MAC is Buffalo (slightly more than 600 miles) (and they aren't on the schedule every season).
Guess I don't blame them for the move. Mountain West has somewhat higher pedigree than MAC (gap not as large as it was pre-Pac-migration).
Its pretty obvious what their next move is now that Disney has acquired 80% of Fubo. Pretty hilarious that the response to a lawsuit Disney knew it was going to lose was to buy the company suing them.
They're going to save a bunch of travel money in the Horizon, however.
I just refuse to pay for live TV.
"Live" reruns of Storage Wars or American Pickers or whatever else? Nah.
Give me a stand alone sports option? OK.
Problem is that somehow Fubo is more expensive than YTTV. The point was to eliminate the non-sports channels to save a few bucks, not make it more expensive.
There could be marketplace reasons, as the announcement mentions. But yesterday DTV & EchoStar (Dish/Sling) jumped into the battle asking the Courts not to dismiss the lawsuit because the anti-trust issue remains. Basically, the JV antitrust issues don't go away just because Disney bought the plaintiff (FUBO).
The other part of the "marketplace" arugument could deal with Disney's acquisition of FUBO. It basically means there are now 2 dominant multi-channel streaming platforms: YTTV & Disney (which owns FUBO & Hulu). All 3 of those products currently cost basically the same, around $83/month. I wonder if FOX & WB started wondering who they got into bed with.
Also, the latest I read, it was speculated the Venu Sports package was going to cost in the neighborhood of $50/mo. vs. low-$40's when Venu was announced While the JV has been proceeding over the last year, Disney/ESPN has been moving forward with their own ESPN standalone direct to consumer product. The is expected to launch August 2025 and cost around $30/month. If Disney believes it can get $30/month for standalone ESPN, why do they need Venu Sports which is still facing legal scrutiny and just adds another platform for Disney to juggle operationally. Afterall they currently have:
- Hulu, Disney, ESPN+ standalones plus
- Hulu+ and now Fubo multichannel platforms plus
- ESPN direct to consumer (August 2025)
- Multi Channel Platforms (Hulu/Fubo; combined or 2 price/content points)
- An a la carte platform where customers can buy: ESPN DTC, ACCN, SECN, ESPN+, Hulu, Disney+ and standalone services offered by other companies (e.g. Max, Paramount, etc.)
Well, Turner will be left behind since they lost the NBA. ESPN, Fox, and Discovery will be the new conglomerates.
According to this report, Fubo will not have an exclusive, separate ESPN/Fox/WBD bundle.
Venu Sports Streaming Service Will Not Move Forward
WBD, Fox and ESPN have decided to call it quits on the joint venture.
Long term, unbundling via cord cutting was never going to result in cost savings for too many people
DTC may result in a little savings by removing the profit of the middleman, but the production side will be able to capture most of it
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