Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)

[cykadelic2]

Some on here believe he is the second coming and the savior of all things college sports. He's not, at best he is a hypocrite that has some ideas that might help the rest of us, but might not, and most of which are very unlikely to actually happen.

But notice he is not doing anything to rein in the out of control NIL and transfer portal, because he is able to use that to his and TTs benefit.

You are so immaturely obsessed with Campbell that you are incapable of comprehending what he is trying to accomplish.

The second paragraph is a prime example of that. He is lobbying Congress to get the House Settlement codified and get a limited anti-trust exemption so that the NCAA or CSC can actually enforce House and its NIL rules as well as enforce its own transfer/eligibility rules.

 

[CycloneT]

Could have a huge impact on sports rights moving forward

 

[cykadelic2]

Could have a huge impact on sports rights moving forward

That hopefully is good for the B12 and potentially other conferences as long as ESPN/SEC and Fox/B10 are not allowed to consolidate more brands and relegate 20-25 B12/ACC schools.

Netflix/WBD didn't have an OTA outlet. Paramount/WBD does with CBS which provides more impetus/cash for them to bid along with the TNT/TBS channels.

 

[2speedy1]

You are so immaturely obsessed with Campbell that you are incapable of comprehending what he is trying to accomplish.

The second paragraph is a prime example of that. He is lobbying Congress to get the House Settlement codified and get a limited anti-trust exemption so that the NCAA or CSC can actually enforce House and its NIL rules as well as enforce its own transfer/eligibility rules.

IM OBSESSED WITH CAMPBELL?!?!?!?

You seriously didnt just post that! You have literally posted about him and repeated the same thing on his 7x10 and double to triple money claim on every page here for something like 1000 pages over the last 2 years.

If anyone is obsessed with him its you. Im only commenting about him as replies to your constant repeating of the same thing over and over and over and over again.

He can lobby until the end of time, doesnt mean any of it is actually going to happen.

 

[cykadelic2]

IM OBSESSED WITH CAMPBELL?!?!?!?

You seriously didnt just post that! You have literally posted about him and repeated the same thing on his 7x10 and double to triple money claim on every page here for something like 1000 pages over the last 2 years.

If anyone is obsessed with him its you. Im only commenting about him as replies to your constant repeating of the same thing over and over and over and over again.

He can lobby until the end of time, doesnt mean any of it is actually going to happen.

Here you go again on another childish tirade.

I am obsessed with Campbell's lobbying efforts with Congress to help save ISU's ass when the current TV deals run out at the end of the decade, not with Campbell himself but you continue to display that you are incapable of comprehending that.

 

[2speedy1]

Here you go again on another childish tirade.

I am obsessed with Campbell's lobbying efforts with Congress to save ISU's ass when the current TV deals run out at the end of the decade, not with Campbell himself but you continue to display that you are incapable of comprehending that.

Ok whatever dude, you are the one that has repeatedly insulted people on here, but yeah Im childish, sure, whatever you say, but maybe you are just a child.

 

[isucy86]

You do realize that Petitti's proposal will eliminate conference championship games and there will be essentially no conference champs?

Conferences determined conference champs for a long time before we had CCG's. Not hard:

1. Conference Record
2. If same record, head-to-head
3. Etc. Etc. Conferences have to do it today some years to pick the 2 teams for CCG.

Not a fan of 24 team playoff. We would just see incremental blowout games over what there currently are.

But one thing Pettiti and Sankey understand is the TV folks will pay for playoff games. ESPN is paying $1.3B for 11 games!! Crazy when one considers the Big10's current media deal for around 120 games is $1.1B.

 

[bphill4isu]

It appears Jamie has been invited to the roundtable…

 

[isucy86]

Interesting. I'm surprised the travel costs for the West Coast schools aren't higher. They reported between $600,000-3,000,000 increase against a revenue boost of +$40 million. Well worth it for the accountants.

Helped a lot by adding the 4 schools.

Using FB as example, joining Big 10 only resulted in 3 cross country trips a season. And other than flight, other travel aspects (Hotel, food, ground transportation) cheaper in Big10 towns vs. Pac12 towns.

 

[isucy86]

You're alluding to he wants only to go to the SEC. Which to me doesn't make as much sense as you're appearing to make it. Isn't TT's best path to the playoffs in the B12? I guess everyone's opinion is dependent on where they see CFB going.

But Big 12 media deal is only 40-50% of Big10/SEC. The reward for a great season is bids.

But Bucks > Bids. Just like pro sports, consensus thinking is money can buy wins. It's not wrong thinking, but it's also not absolute.

Otherwise, ISU wouldn't be holding their own against the Hawks.

 

[isucy86]

Your argument is unfalsifiable for now, so fair enough, it may be the case. I will say I don't believe for a second the SEC will cave, so Campbell's true motive is irrelevant to me so long as his crusade remains beneficial to Iowa State and all non-SEC non-Big Ten athletic departments. Is the situation ideal, given that he may be disingenuous? No, but beggars can't be choosers

How will it be beneficial to Iowa State? Even people pushing the CC agenda have said larger shares of a single negotiation media deal will go to the dominant Big 10 & SEC schools.

The haves are not going to share equitably in a League structure, even if it achieves the promised 2-3x revenue multiplier.

Look at the recent Big 10 PE payout discussions where OSU, Mich, PSU were rumored to be getting $190M, Oregon & USC getting $145M and the other 13 schools $105M.

Any 70 schools entity is going to have the same dynamic as the PE discussions. And I'd bet most Big12/ACC schools would initially fall-in behind the other 13 Big 10 schools.

 

[BooneCy]

It appears Jamie has been invited to the roundtable…

That list is pretty interesting.

 

[cykadelic2]

How will it be beneficial to Iowa State? Even people pushing the CC agenda have said larger shares of a single negotiation media deal will go to the dominant Big 10 & SEC schools.

The prevailing model with pooling would be that all FBS schools have the potential of having their media revenues doubled and that a portion of the pooled revenues (e.g. 25%) would be shared unequally based on TV ratings. SEC and B10 schools would make more money and likely maintain their existing revenue gap but they wouldn't have larger shares of the total media pie compared to what they have now.

 

[cykadelic2]

It appears Jamie has been invited to the roundtable…

Interesting to see Sankey and Petitti represented by the ESPN and Fox Presidents.

 

[cykadelic2]

Conferences determined conference champs for a long time before we had CCG's. Not hard:

1. Conference Record
2. If same record, head-to-head
3. Etc. Etc. Conferences have to do it today some years to pick the 2 teams for CCG.

Under Petitti's proposal, you could end up with 2 or 3 undefeated teams in conference play that obviously would not be playing each other. And there wouldn't be a mechanism to determine the conference champ and all 24 teams in his proposed CFP would be selected by a Committee.

His proposal is absolutely absurd and a direct function of oversized conferences.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Interesting to see Sankey and Petitti represented by the ESPN and Fox Presidents.

They're invited as well.

They work at the behest of the presidents and chancellors no matter how much you want to believe that's not the case.

 

[cykadelic2]

They're invited as well.

They work at the behest of the presidents and chancellors no matter how much you want to believe that's not the case.

They are and they don't.

 

[BooneCy]

Lo They are and they don't.

That is an interesting statement. The presidents employ them. Why do you feel the presidents are not 100% for there ability to consolidate all the money. The directors are just the willing front man to this band.

 

[isucy86]

Under Petitti's proposal, you could end up with 2 or 3 undefeated teams in conference play that obviously would not be playing each other. And there wouldn't be a mechanism to determine the conference champ and all 24 teams in his proposed CFP would be selected by a Committee.

His proposal is absolutely absurd and a direct function of oversized conferences.

Only in your mind.

There is talk of 10 conference games. So one more game to help determine a champion. And less chance of 2 undefeated teams in a conference.

Like I said, look at criteria college conferences use today selecting their CCG teams. Even happens at the NFL, NBA & MLB level to determine division champ/playoff team.

You might be too young, but before college playoffs, after w/l. The Big10's criteria for determining its Rose Bowl team was team that hadn't played in the Rose Bowl most recently. In other words, the criteria can be somewhat arbitrary, but as long as the criteria are agreed upon, no controversy.

Plus, other than the money. Do CCGs matter. Who had the better 2025 season? Duke or Miami.

 

[cykadelic2]

Only in your mind.

There is talk of 10 conference games. So one more game to help determine a champion. And less chance of 2 undefeated teams in a conference.

Like I said, look at criteria college conferences use today selecting their CCG teams. Even happens at the NFL, NBA & MLB level to determine division champ/playoff team.

You might be too young, but before college playoffs, after w/l. The Big10's criteria for determining its Rose Bowl team was team that hadn't played in the Rose Bowl most recently. In other words, the criteria can be somewhat arbitrary, but as long as the criteria are agreed upon, no controversy.

Plus, other than the money. Do CCGs matter. Who had the better 2025 season? Duke or Miami.

The possibility exists under Petitti's plan (with no CCGs and no auto qualifiers) that the team with the best conference record or tied for the best conference record will not make the CFP.

The fact that all playoff participants would be determined by a Committee is absolutely ridiculous and FBS CFB would likely be the only competitive league on earth to have such a ridiculous (and avoidable) process.