Does Georgia Tech get a lot of Atlanta residents watching their games? Seems like 90% of the state are University of Georgia fans and GT fans would consist of alum and maybe family members. Feels similar to the theory that Rutgers was going to bring eyeballs from NYC, which feels like a fairly small group as well.
It's shit or get off the pot time
This is a good question, and more relevant today than when Rutgers joined the conference. I wonder how relevant? When Rutgers joined, we didn't necessarily need "eyeballs." Simply getting the Big Ten Network on a cable platform that forced millions of people in New York to pay for it (and at a higher price), whether they watch football or not, made the conference a ton of money. That's still important, but with cord cutting rampant and streaming services getting into the college football business, I assume actual eyeballs will become a bigger deal.
Agreed. I know people are sick of hearing this from me, but I see no possibility that the B1G accepts a non-AAU school.
So the Gophers and Clemson each have had 1/2 century of greatness.
Been here in Twin Cities since 1989 so my immediate data is poor. That offered, the Atlanta market is dominated by Georgia plus the entire SEC...then the ACC with a large B1G contingent. Mainly GT fans watch GT would be my guess.
They are, not sure it matters anymore though, the new additions to the conference have all been land grant schools, Nebraska, Rutgers, Penn State, and Maryland until now. USC is not but UCLA is.
I think the point was, that someone was referencing Clemson as if they were a private school, because of the name. Just like Rutgers, Auburn, Purdue, and Temple are all state schools.
"The Arizona Board of Regents, which controls both Arizona and fellow Pac-12 school Arizona State, had a meeting scheduled for later today, though it was unclear whether conference affiliation and the media rights deal would be on the agenda."
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Agreed on actual eyeballs and advertising dollars being more important than adding residents of a city or state to a big ten plan. Teams with national interest and better TV ratings are going to be more important because those games can demand higher rates from advertisers.
Those 2 are ballsy enough to take on any suit in court to get what they want. They'll find the money. And the question of which conf is better for them, is depending on what is most important to you.
Go West, young man! AZ, ASU, OR, WA all AAU schools. ASU just came aboard last year. Don't want the SE schools.
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I still think Notre Dame is the wild card here. It will need to find a conference. B1G wants to continue to have that opportunity open, and so I think that is also part of the reason it initially indicated it wanted to integrate USC/UCLA before contemplating another expansion. I gaurantee you if the Irish said they are ready to join, B1G would add them ASAP.
Sources: Big Ten has begun preliminary talks to potentially add Oregon, Washington, Cal and Stanford
The Big Ten has been reluctant to move to 20 teams, even if many in college athletics believe expansive superconferences are inevitable.
I'm starting to wonder if the answer Petitti gave on expansion was all b.s. Get 6 from PAC(still wonder the IG posts from Oregon/Ohio State), pressure coming from FSU and Clem to move now(they'd have to tell the ACC by 8/15), and ND contract up in '25. All coming together?
Makes sense, but that reduced share (which I assume is temporary) probably is close to or matches what the current PAC12 deal is so . . .
PAC schools might get $20 million while Big 10 schools get $75-$80 million $30-$40 million reduced share from Big 10> Pac
I mean, even in that short timeframe, a lot of movement is happening.
Sort of feels like they felt they needed to preemptively chime in just to be relevant and in the conversation...you know, "we talked and have no interest." Honestly don't think either Oregon or Washington would be interested in the ACC.
I can think of a lot more ridiculous things...
