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per CBS:
Silverman says he believes realignment is on pause for a while but doesn't discount the notion.
"The success, or lack of success, of conference networks, depending how you look at things, may lead to future expansion," Silverman said. "It may. I think we're in this period now where there is so much activity relating to the NCAA and the college football playoff where that it almost feels like things need to kind of get through this next period of change, and then we'll see. Or maybe it does happen in the midst of this. ... The others that have networks, the Pac-12 and the SEC, do they want to add schools to help grow their networks? We'll see. I don't know. At this point, you're not really surprised one way or the other."
Integrating two new teams can take years, Silverman says, so perhaps conferences need a break. The playoff is under a 12-year deal and it seems the game has settled into a peaceful period.
But with the Big Ten's television deal up in 2016-17, with the only major conference negotiation for a while, and thus the last chance to counter what the SEC is doing, would the league want a five-team East Coast presence instead of three?
It's already established that Big Ten coaches are willing to go anywhere for talent.
Silverman was asked in broad terms how prepared he has to be for the potential of future "Southern markets" in his stable.
"You've got to be prepared," Silverman said. "We're always kind of, not so much just expansion either -- there are a lot of things on the TV industry, the cable bundle, people talk about a la carte. You always have to be evaluating various different potential changes to your business model. We're always kind of looking at what happens if this, what happens if this. Expansion plays a little part in that but it's really more. Where are we going to be in 2020? What is the network look like? How are people going to be watching games?"
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ork-prez-is-always-ready-for-future-expansion
Go Gophers!!
Silverman says he believes realignment is on pause for a while but doesn't discount the notion.
"The success, or lack of success, of conference networks, depending how you look at things, may lead to future expansion," Silverman said. "It may. I think we're in this period now where there is so much activity relating to the NCAA and the college football playoff where that it almost feels like things need to kind of get through this next period of change, and then we'll see. Or maybe it does happen in the midst of this. ... The others that have networks, the Pac-12 and the SEC, do they want to add schools to help grow their networks? We'll see. I don't know. At this point, you're not really surprised one way or the other."
Integrating two new teams can take years, Silverman says, so perhaps conferences need a break. The playoff is under a 12-year deal and it seems the game has settled into a peaceful period.
But with the Big Ten's television deal up in 2016-17, with the only major conference negotiation for a while, and thus the last chance to counter what the SEC is doing, would the league want a five-team East Coast presence instead of three?
It's already established that Big Ten coaches are willing to go anywhere for talent.
Silverman was asked in broad terms how prepared he has to be for the potential of future "Southern markets" in his stable.
"You've got to be prepared," Silverman said. "We're always kind of, not so much just expansion either -- there are a lot of things on the TV industry, the cable bundle, people talk about a la carte. You always have to be evaluating various different potential changes to your business model. We're always kind of looking at what happens if this, what happens if this. Expansion plays a little part in that but it's really more. Where are we going to be in 2020? What is the network look like? How are people going to be watching games?"
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ork-prez-is-always-ready-for-future-expansion
Go Gophers!!
