Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[Friscobull]

Just now, BullyPulpit said:

 I wish the Big 12 luck. Will be interesting to see how it all plays out. 

I only wish us luck, to hell with everyone else, every team for themselves.  

[Brad]

2 minutes ago, Friscobull said:

I only wish us luck, to hell with everyone else, every team for themselves.  

What about package deals?

[BullyPulpit]

2 minutes ago, Friscobull said:

I only wish us luck, to hell with everyone else, every team for themselves.  

I hate ESPN and what they did to us and the Big East. I will not stop hating them above all. Of course I want what is best for USF, but if ESPN can pay for what they have done, all the better! 

[USFBULL_08]

Oh man, Big 12 is cooked if they are throwing up this hail mary.

Edited July 28, 2021 by USFBULL_08
Also, pretty funny they are making it against the AAC instead of SEC.

[Brad]

If you could get all these guys to join, @puc86 would gladly argue with them.

[NewEnglandBull]

 

[CousinRicky]

25 minutes ago, SquareKnight said:

Don't argue with me PUC...argue with the people who know. 

Whereas the last round of realignment was driven by inventory — bundle together as many schools from as many markets as possible to command the highest possible subscriber fees — the next round will be more about content,  - Stewart Mandel

https://theathletic.com/1090554/2019/07/25/five-scenarios-for-the-future-of-college-conference-realignment/

 

There's this assumption out there that if the SEC goes to 16, everyone else will follow. That's outdated thinking. This is not 2011. Cable households don't matter. – Stewart Mandel

https://twitter.com/slmandel/status/1418611611267260417

 

Of course, back then, the conference was going after the New York market for the Big Ten Network. Kansas offers very little in terms of television market, but television markets aren't likely to matter as much this go-round as brands do,  - Tom Fornelli

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/options-for-big-ten-to-consider-as-texas-oklahoma-trigger-college-football-conference-realignment-talks/

 

But if traditional cable subscription numbers continue to decrease, leagues might be less concerned about markets and would instead target members with large, passionate fan bases, willing to pay whatever to see their teams.  - Adam Rittenberg

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/19743196/why-2023-next-big-date-conference-shuffling

So we're talking basketball now?  

[NewEnglandBull]

 

[Friscobull]

53 minutes ago, Brad said:

What about package deals?

I am ok with it if it benefits us, we can always use the package to screw them over in the future if necessary.

[Friscobull]

58 minutes ago, BullyPulpit said:

I hate ESPN and what they did to us and the Big East. I will not stop hating them above all. Of course I want what is best for USF, but if ESPN can pay for what they have done, all the better! 

I don’t like ESPN either but I let that go a long time ago, business is business, we just need to do it to them before they do it to us.