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Hurtlocker

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  1. I'm still struggling to see how this one makes any logistical and financial sense, outside the ACC network getting a bump in Cali.
  2. Report: Dodds admits courting ND Matt Fortuna, ESPN Staff WriterMay 23, 2012, 09:00 AM ET No, the Big 12 isn't planning on expanding just yet. That doesn't necessarily mean it wouldn't welcome Notre Dame, though. Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds told CBSSports.com on Tuesday that conference representatives have spoken with the Irish as far back as August 2010 about moving the athletic department's Olympic sports to the Big 12....
  3. Agree with this completely. This is the next big revenue slot to fill once the playoffs are expanded. Currently when you look at these media deals, they only value conference games. Even if you go play another P5, er P4 it isn't factored in because, one, its a H/A usually so you only get half and, two, because it isn't consistent...its an outlier they can't measure. That leaves 25-33% of the games undervalued. You can fix this by playing more conference games, or entering into a scheduling agreement. For instance if the new Big 16 and the SEC decide to play 8 conference games and two H/A's a year against each other, they'd have 12 P4 games on the schedule, providing value to both media deals, and maximizing the entire regular season. Downside, you get rid of "tune ups" But do something like this and a $60m media deal turns into an $80m one as fast as you can say Abilene Christian.
  4. Hahaha yeah one game. Tell me you don't know oSu football without telling me. But yeah, that was likely as close as we'll ever get. Texas has had and will have many more. Wasn't it right after a student plane crash or something?
  5. The benefit is the more times you put Iowa against Minnesota, the less times you need to feature them against Ohio State.
  6. Also, looking at the map, they are a pretty region conference now, much better distance wise than the B1G and not much worse than the Pac was prior. Might as well wait and watch, probably better off with ACC schools around WVU/Cinci/UCF than going further west. They're remarkably in a good spot for what could have been.
  7. Yeah, these non-power match ups like Iowa/Minnesota or Indiana/Purdue are going to be conference channel draws. The B1G's big games will be one of Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan or USC at noon, 3:30 or primetime (eastern) against whoever they play that week.
  8. Doesn't matter what the B1G says any more, they're being run by Fox.
  9. Independant sounds perfect then, they can be a US Olympic training center and get funding that way.
  10. Watch how the intra conference basketball scheduling occurs. You'd think it would be random so they can have different teams play each other, but they don't. The networks make sure that its always Kansas/Kentucky every year, or Texas/Tennessee. The B1Gs rights are owned by BTN, which is now primarily owned by Fox. The schedule will end up being whatever garners the biggest audiences against Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State and USC week in and week out. The trophies are fun to talk about in the pregame, but they don't have an impact on audiences. Ohio State/Maryland last year drew 6.6m on ABC in the afternoon....running opposite of Minnesota/Iowa drawing 2.5m on Fox.
  11. True, you also have promotion of BYU, Cinci, UCF, and Houston, primarily due to desire meeting timing. If the Pac dissolved a year earlier, the four left without chairs may have had one. And, if this bullshittery with FSU has legs, you may see Syracuse, BC, Wake and Tech join them on the outside.
  12. Not sure if you've been paying attention, but destroying geography and rivalries has pretty much been the defacto approach for the past 20 years.
  13. That's why you see more of those protected games in the West, they're just putting a fence around those teams so the big brands can play each other more. The only rivalry game in the B1G that matters to Fox is Michigan/Ohio State.
  14. Haha i had 14 hours driving and couldn't remember which one it was, but I remember it giving me a chuckle when he said, "She can't say nothin because NDAs and all that but its the one the BoR said we need more money, so you figure it out" He was so sneaky.
  15. Random realignment hearsay of the day from some homer whose daughter works at the SEC Network - they're planning some announcement with FSU in 2-3 weeks. Also, it will involve two schools.
  16. I think we can all agree that no one likes Missouri.
  17. Or land an hour away in Harrisonburg. Hell, you could land in LAX and take an hour to get to the Rose Bowl.
  18. its from Sportico's database
  19. They don't have to. Pretty sure the Big 12 would be happy to take Pitt, VTech, and some combo of Louisville/NCState/Duke, while the B1G grabs UNC/UVA
  20. Basically came down to $4.5m per game. Guessing we'll see late night games on peacock or FS1 to pay for them.
  21. SDSU just built a new stadium, not sure what ASU's is for.
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