Oregon & Washington to the B1G - Clemson & Florida State Next?

Clemson and Florida State continue to be on the B1G's radar. But there are rumblings that the SEC now has more interest in those two than they have before. Word is ESPN may be pushing them to not lose two more big draws to FOX/CBS.
 
ESPN is the 800lb gorilla in the room that is causing all of the realignments. They are the reason that it has become MORE about money than anything else.
 
jager said:
ESPN is the 800lb gorilla in the room that is causing all of the realignments. They are the reason that it has become MORE about money than anything else.
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It's fun to blame the boogeyman but this is only a small part of the overall situation.
 
When I think about how we got to the B1G. TO kind of started all of the realignment with a big FU to Texas!

That move may be the most progressive thing TO ever did.
 
Mavric said:
Clemson and Florida State continue to be on the B1G's radar. But there are rumblings that the SEC now has more interest in those two than they have before. Word is ESPN may be pushing them to not lose two more big draws to FOX/CBS.
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Interesting, I wonder if the B1G would be interested in other ACC teams in 2030?

Also, what is your source on this? This stuff is a guilty pleasure to read about on my end.
 
Mavric said:
Clemson and Florida State continue to be on the B1G's radar. But there are rumblings that the SEC now has more interest in those two than they have before. Word is ESPN may be pushing them to not lose two more big draws to FOX/CBS.
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It will be interesting to see how this plays out. With Ted Carter's recent remarks basically stating that the revenue distribution in the the B1G should be based on TV viewership ratings with only a "only a couple of schools that really represent the biggest brands in the Big Ten, and you can see that by the TV viewership" it is clear he believes OSU & Mich should get the lion's share of the money while all the others scramble for the leftover scraps. Wonder where FSU & Clemson would fit into this scheme.

I don't see any of this being good for college football as a whole.

Change has been constant in college football for years now but there's really no denying that the changes haven't paid off in a huge way for most teams - especially Ohio State. But a recent discussion on revenue sharing has Ohio State's President believing that change could be coming to the Big Ten Conference they play it.


In a recent interview with USA Today, Ohio State President Ted Carter spoke about the current even revenue sharing split among the Big Ten members whether a future split might be more proportional to revenue generated. Carter said that while he wouldn't speculate, new members don't necessarily come in with the same share as of now.

“I don’t want to get into the type of conversations that are happening inside the Big Ten,” Carter said. “I would just tell you that we’re a proud member of the Big Ten, and that’s where we’re going to stay. We have … our own bylaws for how we do the distributions. When new members join the conference, they don’t always come in at the same share, as you know. So … that’s the way our media rights deals are set up. That’s how we’re set up for now.”

Carter didn't explicitly call for a change in the current revenue sharing model but did point to Ohio State's record-setting numbers in their Week 1 win over Texas.


“We don’t have any answers. I will say that there’s only a couple of schools that really represent the biggest brands in the Big Ten, and you can see that by the TV viewership. I mean, look what we just went through with the Texas game (Ohio State’s football season opener)… You know, 16.(6) million people watching that game over the whole game. And it peaked at 18.6 million. It’s the most watched opening game in history, third-largest game ever watched in a regular season (on Fox). So, that’s what happens when you put the Ohio State brand out there.

Carter believes that changing the model is a conversation to be had in the future.

“It doesn’t matter what Ted Carter thinks. I think that’s going to be a conversation that will be had over time.”
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Ohio State President Believes Major Change Could Come To Big Ten
 
jager said:
ESPN is the 800lb gorilla in the room that is causing all of the realignments. They are the reason that it has become MORE about money than anything else.
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Some kind of link or list of stats etc would be warranted with such a posted notion, I'd think. We know about broadcast rights, etc. What else ya got?
 
Mavric said:
Clemson and Florida State continue to be on the B1G's radar. But there are rumblings that the SEC now has more interest in those two than they have before. Word is ESPN may be pushing them to not lose two more big draws to FOX/CBS.
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Clemson would be a poor cultural fit to me in the Big Ten. That's an SEC school. Florida State and Miami make a better pairing for the Big Ten in my eyes.
 
Dogs In A Pile said:
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. With Ted Carter's recent remarks basically stating that the revenue distribution in the the B1G should be based on TV viewership ratings with only a "only a couple of schools that really represent the biggest brands in the Big Ten, and you can see that by the TV viewership" it is clear he believes OSU & Mich should get the lion's share of the money while all the others scramble for the leftover scraps. Wonder where FSU & Clemson would fit into this scheme.

I don't see any of this being good for college football as a whole.



Ohio State President Believes Major Change Could Come To Big Ten
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I don't see the rest of the B1G agreeing to this outside of OSU, Mich, & USC (maybe Oregon). What would make something like this come to fruition is if the biggest draws in the game decide to consolidate (form their own conference/division).
 
Hagg said:
Some kind of link or list of stats etc would be warranted with such a posted notion, I'd think. We know about broadcast rights, etc. What else ya got?
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I know it's just my opinion, but it really feels like ESPN caused this. College football used to be more regional and have national rivals (Miami, FSU, FU). I guess i just miss those days. By by the way I'm old.
Does this info help with my opinion?
1996:
ESPN became a national cable partner for the SEC, marking the start of their ongoing relationship.
This caused the BIG to create their own network to compete with the revenue generated and shared with the SEC.
led to the SEC network, longhorn network, ACC network, etc. All owned by ESPN.
This led to conferences trying to get big name teams and viewers (big markets).
 
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jager said:
I know it's just my opinion, but it really feels like ESPN caused this. College football used to be more regional and have national rivals (Miami, FSU, FU). I guess i just miss those days. By by the way I'm old.
Does this info help with my opinion?
1996:
ESPN became a national cable partner for the SEC, marking the start of their ongoing relationship.
This caused the BIG to create their own network to compete with the revenue generated and shared with the SEC.
led to the SEC network, longhorn network, ACC network, etc. All owned by ESPN.
This led to conferences trying to get big name teams and viewers (big markets).
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If the "Longhorn Network" would have been the "Big 12 Network" in the same format as the SEC Network, I think everything since then may have been very very different.
 
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